100 Most popular girl names of 1978, USA

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Updated: May 22nd, 2024

The list of most popular female names in US prevalent in 1978 with their respective percentage. View girl name from popular names trending in America in 1978.

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Boy
Girl
Rank
Name
Occ.
Perc.
Change
1
Jennifer
56320
3.43
-
2
Melissa
28327
1.72
-
3
Jessica
26103
1.59
+1
4
Amy
23212
1.41
-1
5
Heather
22273
1.35
-
6
Amanda
20518
1.25
+3
7
Angela
20516
1.25
-1
8
Sarah
19978
1.22
+3
9
Michelle
18858
1.15
-2
10
Nicole
17277
1.05
+5
11
Lisa
17033
1.04
+1
12
Kelly
16982
1.03
-2
13
Kimberly
16877
1.03
-5
14
Elizabeth
16810
1.02
-1
15
Christina
16370
1
+1
16
Stephanie
16230
0.99
-2
17
Rebecca
13800
0.84
-
18
Crystal
12592
0.77
+7
19
Laura
11244
0.68
+1
20
Jamie
10982
0.67
-2
21
Erin
10789
0.66
+2
22
Shannon
10602
0.64
-3
23
Andrea
10462
0.64
+1
24
Mary
10043
0.61
-3
25
Rachel
9804
0.6
+1
26
Julie
9797
0.6
-4
27
April
9589
0.58
+2
28
Sara
8868
0.54
-1
29
Christine
8272
0.5
+1
30
Amber
8175
0.5
+3
31
Danielle
7984
0.49
-
32
Tiffany
7700
0.47
+2
33
Emily
7480
0.46
+4
34
Erica
7341
0.45
+4
35
Carrie
7318
0.45
-7
36
Maria
7018
0.43
-
37
Brandy
6698
0.41
+14
38
Katherine
6623
0.4
+6
39
Karen
6373
0.39
-7
40
Tara
6329
0.39
-5
41
Megan
5897
0.36
+13
42
Monica
5865
0.36
-3
43
Misty
5834
0.35
-3
44
Stacy
5777
0.35
-2
45
Tina
5699
0.35
+13
46
Jill
5676
0.35
-5
47
Tracy
5628
0.34
+3
48
Patricia
5501
0.33
-1
49
Susan
5418
0.33
-4
50
Cynthia
5404
0.33
-2
51
Kristy
5331
0.32
+17
52
Dawn
5216
0.32
-9
53
Melanie
4999
0.3
-
53
Stacey
4999
0.3
+3
55
Holly
4972
0.3
-3
56
Wendy
4918
0.3
-7
57
Kathryn
4808
0.29
+13
58
Alicia
4750
0.29
+2
59
Christy
4661
0.28
-
60
Lori
4632
0.28
-3
61
Brandi
4500
0.27
+10
62
Kristen
4369
0.27
+10
63
Leslie
4341
0.26
+2
64
Kristina
4229
0.26
+19
65
Anna
4172
0.25
+9
66
Natalie
4167
0.25
+3
67
Tammy
4069
0.25
-12
68
Courtney
4033
0.25
+8
69
Sandra
4004
0.24
-8
70
Dana
4003
0.24
-8
70
Jaime
4003
0.24
-24
72
Catherine
3959
0.24
+3
73
Veronica
3934
0.24
-
74
Samantha
3887
0.24
+11
75
Allison
3867
0.24
-9
76
Vanessa
3853
0.23
+14
77
Tonya
3826
0.23
-13
78
Kristin
3807
0.23
+4
79
Kathleen
3742
0.23
+1
80
Lauren
3670
0.22
+34
81
Jacqueline
3577
0.22
+11
82
Tanya
3576
0.22
-15
83
Heidi
3567
0.22
-2
84
Melinda
3564
0.22
+12
85
Denise
3519
0.21
-7
86
Michele
3484
0.21
-9
87
Ashley
3483
0.21
+19
88
Teresa
3473
0.21
-9
89
Robin
3442
0.21
-5
90
Katie
3425
0.21
+25
91
Sabrina
3351
0.2
-28
92
Valerie
3299
0.2
-6
93
Gina
3221
0.2
-5
94
Cheryl
3167
0.19
+40
95
Lindsay
3123
0.19
+15
96
Mandy
3110
0.19
-2
97
Nancy
3045
0.19
-8
98
Kristi
2992
0.18
+6
99
Renee
2970
0.18
-12
100
Linda
2933
0.18
-1
101
Theresa
2922
0.18
-3
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See also

100 Most Popular Boy Names in USA (1978)

Sources

  1. Social Security, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html