Popular Names in 1978

This is a list of the most popular names in 1978 as per the official US Census.

The most popular boy's name in 1978 was Michael

The most popular girl's name in 1978 was Jennifer

Other Popular Years

Popular names in 1977Popular names in 1979

Boy's NamesGirl's Names
1MichaelJennifer
2JasonMelissa
3ChristopherJessica
4DavidAmy
5JamesHeather
6MatthewAmanda
7JohnAngela
8RobertSarah
9BrianMichelle
10JosephNicole
11DanielLisa
12Kelly 
13WilliamKimberly
14RyanElizabeth
15KevinChristina
16EricStephanie
17TimothyRebecca
18JeremyCrystal
19JeffreyLaura
20AnthonyJamie
21AndrewErin
22Shannon 
23ThomasAndrea
24StevenMary
25NicholasRachel
26MarkJulie
27CharlesApril
28JustinSara
29AdamChristine
30ScottAmber
31JonathanDanielle
32AaronTiffany
33PaulEmily
34BenjaminErica
35ChadCarrie
36NathanMaria
37StephenBrandy
38GregoryKatherine
39ShawnKaren
40BrandonTara
41KennethMegan
42PatrickMonica
43BryanMisty
44Stacy 
45SeanTina
46TravisJill
47Tracy 
48DonaldPatricia
49KeithSusan
50JacobCynthia
51ShaunKristy
52JesseDawn
53Stacey 
54PeterMelanie
55Holly 
56ToddWendy
57SamuelKathryn
58GeorgeAlicia
59Christy 
60GaryLori
61CoreyBrandi
62JuanKristen
63Leslie 
64KyleKristina
65ShaneNatalie
66CraigAnna
67PhillipTammy
68DustinCourtney
69Dana 
70MarcusSandra
71Jaime 
72CoryCatherine
73JaredVeronica
74JoelSamantha
75Allison 
76DerrickVanessa
77FrankTonya
78CarlosKristin
79AntonioKathleen
80Lauren 
81JeremiahTanya
82JerryJacqueline
83WesleyHeidi
84PhilipMelinda
85ErikDenise
86Ashley 
87BrentMichele
88TroyTeresa
89Robin 
90ZacharyKatie
91TerrySabrina
92CaseyValerie
93RussellGina
94NathanielCheryl
95Lindsay 
96CurtisMandy
97TonyNancy
98AlexanderKristi
99BillyRenee
100CarlLinda
101JohnnyTheresa
102RodneyDiana
103VictorBrenda
104KristopherErika
105VincentTamara
106SethSharon
107MarcBeth
108JonLeah
109LuisPamela
110BobbyMargaret
111AdrianJenny
112BrettJulia
113LawrenceBarbara
114MarioNatasha
115ChristianBrooke
116DannyNichole
117IanSuzanne
118JimmyDeborah
119JayAnne
120RogerDonna
121WillieVictoria
122AlanKatrina
123BradAlison
124JesusKelli
125MichealAnn
126MartinTabitha
127HenryKara
128JoeJodi
129AndreRegina
130RickyCarolyn
131WalterJaclyn
132DamonCarla
133LeeColleen
134RandallCindy
135LanceLatoya
136LucasDeanna
137GeraldKari
138WayneYolanda
139Joy 
140Angel 
141ArthurFelicia
142 Molly
143ManuelSummer
144AllenAimee
145MiguelKendra
146Meredith 
147RoyDebra
148ClintonMarie
149LouisShanna
150TylerSherry
151BrucePaula
152Lindsey 
153JorgeCassandra
154RobertoDesiree
155FranciscoBethany
156JackKrista
157MauriceAdrienne
158FrederickKristine
159NeilJanet
160ReginaldRhonda
161DamienShawna
162BarryRachael
163RonnieBridget
164AlexMeghan
165DarrellVirginia
166DarrenTamika
167IsaacKristie
168TyroneLaurie
169TrevorCandice
170ErnestMindy
171EddieTrisha
172RubenMonique
173Jerome 
174ChrisChristie
175Shelly 
176DaleMartha
177TommyStacie
178LeonardToni
179OscarTracey
180 Kellie
181OmarDiane
182MathewCarmen
183TerranceSheila
184 Miranda
185GeoffreyLatasha
186MitchellJanelle
187CalvinRobyn
188JermaineAlisha
189Kelley 
190HaroldJoanna
191HectorCara
192DwayneShana
193SteveRebekah
194EdwinJillian
195TheodoreMelody
196MarvinCandace
197MelvinKeri
198EvanEbony
199JavierCaroline
200GlennOlivia
201TerrenceAutumn
202AlejandroShauna
203ClaytonSonya
204FernandoSonia
205CameronCarol
206RalphMarisa
207JoeyTricia
208KurtKerri
209RaulAngie
210ClintAnita
211StanleyTraci
212HeathYvonne
213PedroRuth
214RamonClaudia
215MicahJody
216CliffordJanice
217Kerry 
218RafaelAngelica
219JordanMarissa
220AndyAna
221DominicKathy
222HowardTerri
223Lynn 
224JohnathanConnie
225FrancisPriscilla
226ClarenceNikki
227EarlBonnie
228LeonCristina
229RossKrystal
230JarrodRosa
231HarryNaomi
232KarlCharity
233BrendanLakisha
234AlfredAudrey
235 Tasha
236ArmandoGloria
237AustinAnnette
238Shelley 
239TobyJeanette
240JonathonLeticia
241CliftonEllen
242DevinAbigail
243MarcoKate
244DamianGinger
245 Becky
246DarylKeisha
247DuaneTameka
248FranklinJana
249GrantLatisha
250TysonGretchen
251GarrettKarla
252AlvinSylvia
253NicolasCharlene
254GilbertLatonya
255ByronHelen
256CedricFrances
257RayJami
258Leigh 
259ErickRose
260AlbertoDorothy
261 Amie
262WadeChrista
263DeanSherri
264KelvinRita
265JulioBobbie
266NormanJacquelyn
267SpencerJuanita
268BernardHope
269IvanYvette
270CesarEva
271DarrylSheri
272MarshallCorinne
273KirkBelinda
274LeroyJennie
275Lesley 
276AlfredoFaith
277LonnieCharlotte
278Jodie 
279FredJocelyn
280Beverly 
281Kim 
282RoderickEvelyn
283EdgarTrina
284ArturoAisha
285NelsonKirsten
286ReneLakeisha
287FredrickAdriana
288BlakeMarsha
289DemetriusRaquel
290CharlieAlyssa
291GlenJasmine
292AntoineAlice
293Lacey 
294Billie 
295OrlandoRachelle
296EthanSally
297Whitney 
298QuincyJoyce
299LewisMaureen
300Alexis 
301JaysonBrandie
302BradfordAlexandra
303PrestonStaci
304 Stefanie
305Hilary 
306DonJenifer
307Devon 
308AndresChasity
309GerardoElaine
310NickolasRoxanne
311BenPenny
312SalvadorHannah
313HerbertJackie
314DarnellJoanne
315Sandy 
316ErnestoRochelle
317RockyDarlene
318RudyNorma
319Hillary 
320DrewBetty
321ElijahEsther
322TrentTracie
323LamontMarcia
324StuartChristi
325 Chrystal
326AngeloIrene
327LeviLydia
328 Jane
329DarinLakesha
330MarlonAngelina
331DesmondCassie
332LorenzoAnnie
333MarcosJoni
334 Jean
335FelixTanisha
336Shirley 
337BryceChandra
338ChadwickAmelia
339Brock 
340GordonCathy
341LloydMarilyn
342AllanMandi
343TerrellJolene
344RickeyEileen
345KentBrittany
346KendrickRuby
347DwightJudith
348RolandLora
349JimmieTami
350DylanAbby
351LamarMiriam
352LeoPeggy
353FloydNadia
354BeauDebbie
355FreddieEricka
356JohnnieSelena
357QuentinBianca
358Hollie 
359 Grace
360DewayneWanda
361GeneJoann
362JakeKenya
363JuliusElisabeth
364BradyTeri
365EliBobbi
366 Elisa
367MikeNora
368Carlton 
369GuyLorena
370RodolfoAlisa
371PabloElena
372JoshKimberley
373CorneliusAllyson
374KennyCamille
375OliverNina
376 Lara
377PerryChrissy
378RoryTonia
379AlfonsoCecilia
380MiltonJudy
381SamMelisa
382NoelCarissa
383DamionCarly
384Derick 
385MaxGwendolyn
386TerenceTori
387 Antoinette
388RickAlissa
389NickGuadalupe
390Rolando 
391Carey 
392LesterGabriela
393ScottyRoberta
394 Marisol
395HermanMia
396BretJohanna
397KrisDena
398ChesterHaley
399FelipeTania
400AbelMaribel
401ClayAlma
402DanteTia
403GavinTabatha
404DionKasey
405ElvisLana
406GreggTerra
407LorenKylie
408KareemLorraine
409JimCandy
410TedChelsea
411TrentonCheri
412TyAja
413EliasAudra
414GilbertoCeleste
415DarrickJeanne
416Rashad 
417CecilJanine
418ClydeDianna
419 Loretta
420Shelby 
421DariusSonja
422KristoferClaire
423BryonVicki
424DarrinKarina
425JessEsmeralda
426RandolphLashonda
427SalvatoreMisti
428 Betsy
429TaylorSerena
430ThaddeusMarlena
431DanDina
432RustyJenna
433GerardTaryn
434IsmaelBernadette
435MartyRhiannon
436KendallGenevieve
437FabianJosephine
438XavierLynette
439JarrettKizzy
440RogelioMarlene
441GarryRosemary
442Lacy 
443GuillermoIris
444WendellMargarita
445BennyMarla
446ForrestSheryl
447Elisha 
448JerrodJayme
449AntwanLawanda
450SheldonAlana
451MosesKaty
452ShermanMalinda
453EmmanuelTessa
454IraEmma
455LoganAngelia
456RamiroAngelique
457KristofferLatosha
458AronNoelle
459MyronBlanca
460KoryAlyson
461ZachariahLena
462DonnyDeana
463GustavoLatanya
464JamarMaricela
465EverettCherie
466GrahamLeanne
467OtisYesenia
468SammyJoan
469SidneyKatharine
470ChanceCari
471ReubenKarin
472Jamel 
473MalcolmGabrielle
474DonovanLiza
475 Janel
476LandonSophia
477StephanWendi
478ColbyJeannette
479SaulJeannie
480TimmyMarcie
481AlonzoRandi
482ReggieAdrianne
483IsaiahCristy
484JedMayra
485TobiasLillian
486DexterMarcy
487EstebanSasha
488EdmundKarrie
489KurtisBridgette
490OwenTammie
491EmanuelCarolina
492RonKisha
493StewartTera
494TomasDarcy
495ReynaldoMarianne
496MasonGail
497Aubrey 
498NathanaelSusana
499ClaudeMarci
500JarvisRamona
501SonnyLea
502AmosMeagan
503TorreyChastity
504DaneBriana
505RomanShanda
506 Patrice
507WaylonTisha
508JeromyJeanine
509JoesphQiana
510JohnathonMarjorie
511NolanKristal
512LevarPaige
513MarquisClarissa
514RexIsabel
515 Caryn
516EfrainGlenda
517AliConstance
518DeonShanta
519ArnoldShari
520DeandreMyra
521LionelCortney
522BrandenLuz
523CollinArlene
524RandalLarissa
525BennieChristal
526TimTiffani
527LeonardoGeorgia
528TeddyJanna
529MickeyVivian
530TomSommer
531ErichShameka
532KristianMaggie
533HughRaven
534JameyCori
535DonteVickie
536RodrickKimberlee
537BlaineJanell
538HarleyDarla
539MattFarrah
540AltonDoris
541LyleEdith
542ElliottNadine
543WillRonda
544JarodSherrie
545JerodDestiny
546MilesJamila
547CaryMarcella
548LelandJo
549MorrisVicky
550BrantLeann
551 Irma
552ScottieSilvia
553Virgil 
554AveryPauline
555CurtShayla
556DustySheree
557SterlingKenisha
558ArielLaurel
559 Nakia
560RicoCorrie
561WilsonMaryann
562SylvesterChanda
563DemondOlga
564EarnestCatrina
565QuintonKaryn
566HugoTosha
567LutherShonda
568StefanLynda
569JoaquinJanie
570Jaimie 
571SolomonDaphne
572SantiagoMeghann
573WallaceTanika
574WillisJanette
575Jeramy 
576Blair 
577ClarkAlejandra
578MoisesBrianna
579RobbyCorina
580ToryMaya
581JacksonDora
582Vicente 
583AricDominique
584IgnacioJune
585PeteLatrice
586DonnellTomeka
587EmilioBeatrice
588MarionLucy
589DarrelDelia
590 Mariah
591 Marina
592JarredSelina
593AhmadQuiana
594CedrickValarie
595JeremieClara
596Humberto 
597EdmondAraceli
598FreddyLadonna
599NoeAlecia
600JamaalDara
601JedediahElise
602ReidLashanda
603JosueBridgett
604Reed 
605ArchieCorrine
606AntonDeidre
607JovanDaisy
608WyattDemetria
609CarloDolores
610JeramieAntonia
611RodrigoLakeshia
612DelvinElissa
613Scot 
614BartRenae
615ConradCrissy
616HansSharonda
617 Tawana
618JeffryKatina
619Kiley 
620MackMara
621RudolphEdna
622ShadFrancesca
623DeshawnLucia
624DorianAthena
625Nathanial 
626 Eleanor
627ShayneLorie
628ArronIvy
629MonteKesha
630BuddyAmi
631JonasGena
632Brook 
633RhettChantel
634Rigoberto 
635KoreyRena
636TommieNoemi
637JamisonSadie
638VanceJanuary
639WilfredoShanika
640MarquesSusanne
641RoyceSondra
642Raphael 
643 Shamika
644WinstonCelina
645TannerShelia
646DarenJulianne
647JonahLucinda
648ZaneMeaghan
649MalikAdriane
650 Leanna
651ElmerJeanna
652PierreGeneva
653RileyJeri
654DaveSimone
655AdanJan
656Jefferson 
657QuinnDayna
658RooseveltRocio
659TavaresKami
660MarkusAnnmarie
661GradyMalissa
662WestonSusanna
663BradlyTawanda
664DemarcusHarmony
665ChaunceyRosalinda
666ErvinAndria
667KenyattaCasandra
668GiovanniStella
669JamilElaina
670JosiahCallie
671BenitoKia
672Lindy 
673StevieBree
674WillardHayley
675EltonHilda
676GalenIngrid
677BarrettJasmin
678DarianKayla
679 Racheal
680IssacSue
681 Susie
682ZacheryLashawn
683AbramJeannine
684AlvaroMona
685ConorShante
686DameonAnastasia
687DennyLetitia
688BrendonRosalyn
689ColeShavon
690EzraCharmaine
691VanHolli
692WilbertKori
693HoraceMackenzie
694HunterMaritza
695PercyBeatriz
696BrainMollie
697BriceSunshine
698AnwarShasta
699JasperDanelle
700JedidiahElsa
701TremayneJacklyn
702DomingoCora
703SebastianMadeline
704TyreeTiffanie
705TyronFrancine
706AntonyNiki
707ChaseNikia
708HubertKerrie
709JasenLynne
710MarlinMonika
711LouieCaitlin
712CarsonMarta
713DelbertDeidra
714Kenyon 
715LaurenceMarisela
716HassanPhyllis
717HeribertoCathleen
718EllisMaranda
719KenWindy
720VaughnMercedes
721SheltonShalonda
722DiegoVenus
723JeremeyIda
724MauricioMellissa
725AlCelia
726BrentonLisette
727JadeJustine
728MarcelMindi
729ElvinJosie
730 Tamra
731RickieLaquita
732CornellShantel
733CyrusTammi
734Jammie 
735MikelTalia
736RufusBrenna
737Tristan 
738DanialHelena
739ErnieGraciela
740KeenanTomika
741Chet 
742LanePaulette
743NicholausTiana
744TheronBambi
745AriChristen
746JudsonEve
747 Jada
748LeonelRosemarie
749MontyDeirdre
750AgustinGwen
751AntioneGriselda
752KenjiBrandee
753RoccoNatalia
754GregorioRashida
755ThadJeana
756TitusStacia
757DavisAlysia
758EzekielEliza
759JameelNakisha
760KevenBrianne
761 Eugenia
762LeifGeorgina
763RonnyKrissy
764UlyssesLois
765AlphonsoOctavia
766BrennanSalina
767JosefBrittney
768 Christel
769TreyJenelle
770AntwonKellee
771Shellie 
772DontaGladys
773MichelLouise
774RodgerBertha
775LennyMarian
776LowellAshlee
777AdolfoChanel
778ClevelandAda
779 Chiquita
780Garth 
781SenecaShannan
782ErrolKyla
783FidelLourdes
784KipAlexandria
785MosheCarisa
786NickyKacey
787NigelShanon
788TadLeeann
789BertDeena
790Brooks 
791EdwardoMaura
792MaxwellDanette
793OctavioJerri
794Regan 
795DaronShavonne
796DenverTakisha
797 Anitra
798RichieKathrine
799BroderickLacie
800EfrenLatonia
801ElbertDionne
802Jevon 
803TarikLynnette
804TerrillTawanna
805Adrain 
806JeradJena
807SilasLeila
808WilburYadira
809DericAnnemarie
810Emmett 
811Liam 
812BobBernice
813CobyCarina
814OsvaldoJuana
815BradenLatricia
816DejuanLeona
817FedericoShanita
818GinoTyra
819IrvinAlanna
820NikolasDavina
821ParkerEmilie
822RaheemKeely
823TorranceRichelle
824AldoTanesha
825DemarioDesirae
826DenisJoelle
827Jacques 
828LaronMargie
829 Colette
830AbdulDoreen
831DarwinMildred
832MylesShayna
833ShonUrsula
834 Eboni
835CortezMartina
836KhalidJeanie
837WestleyLeilani
838 Shawanda
839BrannonSofia
840FrancescoAbbey
841GiuseppeAbbie
842Javon 
843RashawnMargo
844QuintinStarla
845AmirAlexa
846BurtonGayle
847 Gillian
848JeredStephenie
849SheaTawnya
850VitoLyndsey
851ZackeryMellisa
852BoydMichaela
853DerikSpring
855HomerElla
856 Venessa
857Trinity 
858ChuckFatima
859DirkKarissa
860JabariLiliana
861JeremeShara
862KentonShaunna
863SedrickThelma
864 Chana
865DoyleKarie
866HarrisonCarie
867JuddConsuelo
868TaurusDaniela
869CoyDianne
870GarlandKeli
871RahsaanMarlana
872ChaimSherita
873JaronStarr
874TobinRosanna
875ToreySandi
876AlecTamera
877GonzaloAurora
878JaminDelores
879KarimFelecia
880AugustReagan
881ChaddRosalie
882EloySunny
883JerimiahRae
884 Anissa
885LincolnJuliana
886GarrickNikita
887JohnpaulAriane
888Kelsey 
889WoodrowKylee
890NestorLizette
891RandellVera
892RasheedCaren
893RaymundoChristin
894 Mitzi
895Trever 
896UriahRosie
897DaxAdria
898NicklausNichol
899NorrisAngelita
900ZebulonTenisha
901AhmedAileen
902Cliff 
903GreggorySierra
904JarretSuzanna
905KodyTamica
906Timmothy 
907AnsonNikole
908BernardoTrish
909DeangeloDeanne
910DemarcoCandi
911JermeyLeia
912Kraig 
914AntwainAngeline
915AugustineJanis
916DavonJenni
917EmilKay
918BenjamenRosalind
919CaleSharla
920ChadrickDelilah
921EstevanFaye
922GermanJuliet
923KirbyLiana
924MarceloNatosha
925WilfredAriana
926CordellGreta
927DequanKizzie
928 Mandie
929LukasMelonie
930MitchelEunice
931BrandtJanae
932ChristoperNicolle
933DarronSomer
934DedricAlesha
935DeshaunDamaris
936DuncanJustina
937TateLola
938 Rebeca
939Erwin 
940JustonAshleigh
941 Danita
943MuhammadFawn
944ZackaryFelisha
945 Mendy
946CarmeloSusannah
947 Imelda
948BronsonShonna
949DougEsperanza
950Edgardo 
951GarretSheena
952HasanMagdalena
953IsidroStar
954JebAdrianna
955JuniorAlaina
956EliseoCorinna
957JudeFlorence
958 Ginny
959Alfonzo 
960AndersonCasie
961 Patty
962Claudio 
963DonellTrista
964HiramDanica
965RoscoeKindra
966 Maxine
967CristopherMelodie
968KendellSuzette
969 Trudy
970AndraeCharla
971IrvingKhalilah
972MichaleNellie
973RianRaina
974TuckerYasmin
975AsaLatarsha
976DonavanMichell
977FrancoTherese
978 Danna
979 Elvira
980Rob 
981CullenKirstin
982DereckLayla
983HarlanMalia
984KeonTennille
985LydellValencia
986ReinaldoCamilla
987SamirDixie
988VinceJaimee
989BuckPrecious
990ChipTana
991DerrellFrancisca
992GarettToya
993 Karri
994TremaineKiana
995AmitBettina
996ArnulfoCharissa
997GusKyra
998KermitNicola
999LeopoldoShantell
1000OmariWinter