Birth year roster
Top names in 1978
The names most likely to appear on 1978 birth certificates, ranked by SSA records.
Girls
- #1Jennifer56,314
- #2Melissa28,327
- #3Jessica26,102
- #4Amy23,213
- #5Heather22,270
- #6Amanda20,520
- #7Angela20,517
- #8Sarah19,976
- #9Michelle18,856
- #10Nicole17,279
- #11Lisa17,033
- #12Kelly16,976
- #13Kimberly16,879
- #14Elizabeth16,807
- #15Christina16,367
- #16Stephanie16,233
- #17Rebecca13,796
- #18Crystal12,594
- #19Laura11,240
- #20Jamie10,982
- #21Erin10,786
- #22Shannon10,598
- #23Andrea10,461
- #24Mary10,040
- #25Rachel9,802
Boys
- #1Michael67,127
- #2Jason51,600
- #3Christopher47,236
- #4David40,684
- #5James39,894
- #6Matthew34,282
- #7John34,014
- #8Robert33,374
- #9Brian29,432
- #10Joseph26,663
- #11Daniel26,441
- #12Joshua25,204
- #13William24,170
- #14Ryan21,322
- #15Kevin20,094
- #16Eric19,761
- #17Timothy19,597
- #18Jeremy19,509
- #19Jeffrey16,989
- #20Anthony16,808
- #21Richard16,734
- #22Andrew16,720
- #23Thomas16,481
- #24Steven16,390
- #25Nicholas16,342