Top 100 baby boy names in the USA during year 1978

BoysGirls
RankNameBirths
11Michael67,154
22Jason51,619
33Christopher47,251
44David40,699
55James39,912
66Matthew34,312
77John34,032
88Robert33,389
99Brian29,455
1010Joseph26,673
1111Daniel26,443
1212Joshua25,211
1313William24,187
1414Ryan21,340
1515Kevin20,113
1616Eric19,776
1717Timothy19,609
1818Jeremy19,514
1919Jeffrey17,001
2020Anthony16,814
2121Andrew16,743
2222Richard16,730
2323Thomas16,492
2424Steven16,406
2525Nicholas16,359
2626Mark14,868
2727Charles14,851
2828Justin14,193
2929Adam13,919
3030Scott13,543
3131Jonathan12,521
3232Aaron12,316
3333Paul11,737
3434Benjamin11,413
3535Chad10,116
3636Nathan9,893
3737Stephen9,862
3838Gregory9,350
3939Shawn9,286
4040Brandon9,251
4141Kenneth9,021
4242Patrick8,846
4343Bryan7,293
4444Jose7,145
4545Sean7,069
4646Travis6,953
4747Edward6,481
4848Donald6,426
4949Keith6,173
5050Jacob6,162
5151Jesse6,108
5252Shaun6,105
5353Bradley6,099
5454Peter5,882
5555Ronald5,755
5656Todd5,503
5757Samuel5,394
5858George5,293
5959Douglas5,154
6060Gary5,115
6161Corey4,939
6262Juan4,832
6363Kyle4,518
6464Larry4,514
6565Shane4,482
6666Craig4,477
6767Phillip4,363
6868Dustin4,177
6969Raymond4,135
7070Marcus4,004
7171Dennis3,861
7272Jared3,848
7373Cory3,846
7474Joel3,810
7575Derek3,803
7676Derrick3,788
7777Frank3,773
7878Carlos3,726
7979Antonio3,679
8080Jeffery3,541
8181Jeremiah3,442
8282Jerry3,430
8383Wesley3,310
8484Philip3,301
8585Erik3,263
8686Randy3,217
8787Brent3,181
8888Troy3,156
8989Zachary3,135
9090Gabriel3,131
9191Terry3,086
9292Casey3,007
9393Russell2,984
9494Nathaniel2,927
9595Jamie2,865
9696Curtis2,825
9797Tony2,771
9898Alexander2,746
9999Billy2,696
100100Carl2,608

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby names data. Coverage: Names with at least 5 births in a year.

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