Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1978

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	67,127
2	Jason	51,600
3	Christopher	47,236
4	David	40,684
5	James	39,894
6	Matthew	34,282
7	John	34,014
8	Robert	33,374
9	Brian	29,432
10	Joseph	26,663
11	Daniel	26,441
12	Joshua	25,204
13	William	24,170
14	Ryan	21,322
15	Kevin	20,094
16	Eric	19,761
17	Timothy	19,597
18	Jeremy	19,509
19	Jeffrey	16,989
20	Anthony	16,808
21	Richard	16,734
22	Andrew	16,720
23	Thomas	16,481
24	Steven	16,390
25	Nicholas	16,342

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mark	14,851
27	Charles	14,844
28	Justin	14,183
29	Adam	13,918
30	Scott	13,539
31	Jonathan	12,514
32	Aaron	12,299
33	Paul	11,733
34	Benjamin	11,414
35	Chad	10,107
36	Nathan	9,890
37	Stephen	9,854
38	Gregory	9,340
39	Shawn	9,289
40	Brandon	9,241
41	Kenneth	9,021
42	Patrick	8,830
43	Bryan	7,291
44	Jose	7,148
45	Sean	7,059
46	Travis	6,953
47	Edward	6,473
48	Donald	6,423
49	Keith	6,172
50	Jacob	6,161
51	Jesse	6,107
52	Shaun	6,105
53	Bradley	6,096
54	Peter	5,872
55	Ronald	5,758
56	Todd	5,497
57	Samuel	5,394
58	George	5,297
59	Douglas	5,151
60	Gary	5,111
61	Corey	4,942
62	Juan	4,837
63	Kyle	4,517
64	Larry	4,514
65	Shane	4,480
66	Craig	4,472
67	Phillip	4,362
68	Dustin	4,177
69	Raymond	4,134
70	Marcus	3,995
71	Dennis	3,861
72	Jared	3,847
73	Cory	3,842
74	Joel	3,810
75	Derek	3,800
76	Derrick	3,786
77	Frank	3,775
78	Carlos	3,729
79	Antonio	3,677
80	Jeffery	3,543
81	Jeremiah	3,445
82	Jerry	3,427
83	Wesley	3,306
84	Philip	3,298
85	Erik	3,261
86	Randy	3,220
87	Brent	3,181
88	Troy	3,152
89	Zachary	3,127
90	Gabriel	3,126
91	Terry	3,089
92	Casey	3,003
93	Russell	2,984
94	Nathaniel	2,925
95	Jamie	2,864
96	Curtis	2,825
97	Tony	2,770
98	Alexander	2,738
99	Billy	2,695
100	Carl	2,606
101	Johnny	2,555
102	Rodney	2,554
103	Victor	2,549
104	Kristopher	2,525
105	Vincent	2,505
106	Seth	2,504
107	Marc	2,480
108	Jon	2,410
109	Bobby	2,398
109	Luis	2,398
111	Adrian	2,306
112	Brett	2,305
113	Lawrence	2,245
114	Mario	2,230
115	Danny	2,209
116	Christian	2,208
117	Ian	2,172
118	Jimmy	2,168
119	Jay	2,151
120	Roger	2,143
121	Willie	2,135
122	Alan	2,122
123	Brad	2,106
124	Jesus	2,074
125	Micheal	2,059
126	Martin	2,050
127	Henry	2,043
128	Joe	2,039
129	Andre	2,033
130	Ricky	2,017
131	Walter	1,991
132	Damon	1,981
133	Lee	1,980
134	Lance	1,971
134	Randall	1,971
136	Lucas	1,953
137	Gerald	1,889
138	Wayne	1,888
139	Luke	1,882
140	Ricardo	1,880
141	Arthur	1,874
142	Manuel	1,849
142	Shannon	1,849
144	Miguel	1,829
145	Allen	1,828
146	Albert	1,803
147	Roy	1,795
148	Clinton	1,763
149	Louis	1,753
150	Tyler	1,752
151	Bruce	1,701
152	Cody	1,683
153	Jorge	1,634
154	Roberto	1,609
155	Francisco	1,608
156	Jack	1,579
157	Maurice	1,575
158	Frederick	1,533
159	Neil	1,527
160	Reginald	1,515
161	Damien	1,507
162	Barry	1,499
163	Ronnie	1,475
164	Alex	1,468
165	Darrell	1,466
166	Darren	1,453
167	Isaac	1,451
168	Tyrone	1,435
169	Trevor	1,406
170	Eddie	1,383
171	Ernest	1,381
172	Ruben	1,380
173	Jerome	1,371
174	Chris	1,339
175	Eugene	1,329
176	Dale	1,323
177	Tommy	1,321
178	Leonard	1,313
179	Oscar	1,311
180	Kelly	1,308
181	Omar	1,293
182	Mathew	1,286
183	Terrance	1,283
184	Jaime	1,279
185	Geoffrey	1,271
186	Mitchell	1,269
187	Calvin	1,261
188	Jermaine	1,255
189	Angel	1,249
190	Harold	1,243
190	Hector	1,243
192	Dwayne	1,237
193	Steve	1,236
194	Edwin	1,230
195	Theodore	1,212
196	Marvin	1,200
197	Melvin	1,162
198	Javier	1,157
199	Evan	1,156
200	Glenn	1,120
201	Terrence	1,116
202	Alejandro	1,107
203	Clayton	1,083
204	Fernando	1,081
205	Ralph	1,079
206	Cameron	1,075
207	Joey	1,072
208	Kurt	1,065
209	Raul	1,036
210	Clint	1,029
211	Heath	1,021
211	Stanley	1,021
213	Pedro	1,017
214	Ramon	1,009
215	Micah	1,006
216	Eduardo	1,002
217	Clifford	1,001
218	Rafael	996
219	Jordan	979
220	Andy	970
221	Dominic	965
222	Howard	956
223	Colin	946
224	Johnathan	942
225	Francis	940
226	Clarence	935
227	Earl	926
228	Leon	924
229	Ross	919
230	Jarrod	913
231	Harry	912
232	Karl	900
233	Alfred	895
233	Armando	895
233	Brendan	895
233	Jessie	895
237	Sergio	891
238	Toby	886
239	Austin	885
240	Jonathon	875
241	Devin	868
242	Clifton	863
243	Marco	854
244	Damian	847
245	Jody	843
246	Daryl	839
247	Duane	837
247	Franklin	837
249	Grant	817
250	Tyson	812
251	Garrett	806
252	Alvin	800
253	Nicolas	799
254	Gilbert	797
255	Byron	793
255	Cedric	793
255	Ray	793
258	Warren	788
259	Erick	784
260	Alberto	781
261	Courtney	777
262	Wade	776
263	Dean	772
264	Kelvin	752
265	Julio	743
266	Norman	739
267	Bernard	738
268	Ivan	737
269	Spencer	736
270	Cesar	733
271	Darryl	727
272	Marshall	718
273	Kirk	716
274	Leroy	707
275	Caleb	702
276	Alfredo	701
277	Lonnie	700
278	Fred	694
278	Greg	694
280	Roderick	691
281	Abraham	689
281	Edgar	689
281	Noah	689
284	Arturo	684
285	Nelson	680
285	Rene	680
287	Fredrick	669
288	Blake	668
289	Charlie	659
289	Demetrius	659
291	Glen	653
292	Antoine	650
293	Julian	643
294	Jeff	639
295	Orlando	636
296	Enrique	631
297	Ethan	627
297	Quincy	627
299	Lewis	625
300	Vernon	622
301	Bradford	599
302	Jayson	598
303	Preston	597
304	Donnie	595
305	Israel	591
306	Don	587
307	Neal	583
308	Andres	582
309	Gerardo	576
310	Nickolas	574
311	Ben	572
311	Salvador	572
313	Herbert	568
314	Darnell	566
315	Bryant	564
316	Ernesto	563
317	Jamal	553
317	Rocky	553
319	Rudy	552
320	Elijah	548
320	Trent	548
322	Drew	547
323	Lamont	541
324	Stuart	540
325	Dana	539
326	Levi	536
327	Angelo	535
328	Ashley	533
328	Darin	533
330	Marlon	530
331	Lorenzo	529
332	Desmond	528
332	Felix	528
332	Marcos	528
335	Tracy	526
336	Leslie	524
337	Bryce	521
338	Brock	518
338	Lloyd	518
340	Chadwick	517
341	Gordon	515
342	Allan	508
343	Terrell	502
344	Rickey	500
345	Kent	499
346	Kendrick	494
347	Dwight	489
348	Roland	485
349	Jimmie	484
350	Lamar	483
351	Dylan	480
352	Beau	478
352	Leo	478
354	Floyd	477
355	Freddie	475
356	Johnnie	467
356	Quentin	467
358	Kerry	463
359	Dallas	462
359	Dewayne	462
361	Gene	453
362	Jake	449
363	Julius	446
364	Brady	443
365	Eli	441
365	Jackie	441
367	Mike	438
368	Carlton	436
369	Guy	435
370	Pablo	433
371	Josh	431
371	Kenny	431
371	Rodolfo	431
374	Cornelius	426
375	Oliver	422
376	Rory	418
377	Devon	417
377	Perry	417
377	Sam	417
380	Alfonso	415
380	Milton	415
382	Derick	414
382	Max	414
384	Damion	413
384	Noel	413
386	Terence	406
387	Frankie	404
388	Rick	403
389	Nick	402
390	Rolando	395
391	Morgan	390
392	Lester	387
392	Robin	387
394	Scotty	386
395	Herman	382
396	Bret	381
397	Kris	380
398	Chester	377
399	Felipe	372
400	Abel	371
401	Clay	369
402	Dante	367
403	Gavin	366
404	Elvis	365
405	Dion	364
405	Gregg	364
407	Loren	362
408	Kareem	361
408	Ted	361
410	Jim	359
410	Trenton	359
412	Elias	357
412	Ty	357
414	Darrick	355
414	Gilberto	355
416	Clyde	353
417	Cecil	352
417	Rashad	352
417	Robbie	352
420	Darius	351
421	Bryon	349
421	Kristofer	349
421	Simon	349
424	Darrin	347
425	Jess	346
426	Randolph	345
426	Salvatore	345
428	Stacy	344
429	Dan	343
429	Thaddeus	343
431	Taylor	342
432	Rusty	341
433	Ismael	338
433	Marty	338
435	Gerard	337
436	Kendall	335
437	Fabian	333
437	Xavier	333
439	Jarrett	330
440	Rogelio	325
441	Garry	322
441	Guillermo	322
443	Dominick	320
443	Harvey	320
445	Wendell	319
446	Benny	318
447	Forrest	317
448	Antwan	316
448	Sheldon	316
450	Jerrod	315
451	Emmanuel	314
452	Moses	313
453	Sherman	312
454	Ira	307
454	Logan	307
456	Ramiro	306
457	Kristoffer	305
458	Aron	304
458	Gustavo	304
460	Donny	303
460	Jamar	303
460	Kory	303
460	Myron	303
464	Zachariah	302
465	Everett	301
466	Graham	298
467	Otis	297
467	Sammy	297
469	Chance	296
469	Malcolm	296
469	Sidney	296
472	Jamel	295
472	Reuben	295
474	Guadalupe	294
474	Stephan	294
476	Donovan	293
476	Landon	293
478	Saul	291
479	Colby	289
480	Timmy	286
481	Reggie	284
482	Isaiah	283
483	Alonzo	282
483	Jed	282
483	Tobias	282
486	Dexter	278
486	Emanuel	278
488	Esteban	274
489	Edmund	271
489	Kurtis	271
489	Owen	271
492	Ron	270
492	Stewart	270
494	Reynaldo	269
494	Tomas	269
496	Bill	267
496	Mason	267
498	Claude	262
498	Jarvis	262
498	Nathanael	262
501	Sonny	261
502	Amos	260
502	Roman	260
502	Torrey	260
505	Dane	259
505	Erin	259
507	Waylon	258
508	Jeromy	257
508	Nolan	257
510	Ali	256
510	Joesph	256
512	Rex	255
513	Alexis	254
513	Levar	254
513	Marquis	254
516	Efrain	253
516	Johnathon	253
518	Deon	252
519	Arnold	250
519	Deandre	250
521	Lionel	249
522	Collin	247
523	Bennie	246
523	Branden	246
523	Randal	246
523	Tim	246
527	Teddy	244
527	Tom	244
529	Leonardo	243
529	Mickey	243
531	Erich	242
531	Kristian	242
533	Donte	240
533	Hugh	240
533	Jamey	240
533	Rodrick	240
537	Blaine	238
538	Harley	237
539	Lyle	235
540	Alton	234
540	Matt	234
542	Elliott	233
542	Jarod	233
544	Jerod	232
544	Miles	232
544	Will	232
547	Cary	231
547	Leland	231
549	Morris	229
550	Brant	228
550	Kasey	228
550	Virgil	228
553	Curt	227
553	Scottie	227
555	Dusty	226
555	Sterling	226
557	Rico	225
557	Wilson	225
559	Avery	224
559	Carey	224
561	Ariel	223
561	Sylvester	223
563	Demond	222
564	Quinton	221
565	Hugo	220
565	Luther	220
567	Stefan	219
568	Earnest	218
569	Elliot	217
569	Joaquin	217
569	Solomon	217
572	Santiago	215
573	Willis	214
574	Clark	213
574	Moises	213
574	Wallace	213
577	Jeramy	212
577	Tory	212
579	Blair	211
579	Robby	211
581	Aric	210
581	Jackson	210
581	Pete	210
581	Vicente	210
585	Ignacio	209
586	Emilio	206
587	Darrel	205
587	Donnell	205
587	Marion	205
590	Ahmad	204
591	Jennifer	203
591	Stacey	203
593	Jarred	202
594	Cedrick	200
595	Jeremie	198
596	Humberto	197
597	Freddy	196
598	Edmond	195
598	Noe	195
600	Jamaal	194
601	Jedediah	193
602	Reid	192
603	Reed	191
604	Anton	190
604	Archie	190
604	Josue	190
607	Carlo	189
607	Wyatt	189
609	Jovan	188
610	Jeramie	187
610	Rodrigo	187
612	Delvin	186
613	Conrad	184
613	Mack	184
615	Bart	183
615	Scot	183
617	Dorian	182
617	Hans	182
617	Jean	182
617	Jeffry	182
617	Rudolph	182
622	Shad	181
623	Jerald	180
624	Nathanial	179
625	Deshawn	178
626	Aubrey	177
626	Jonas	177
626	Shayne	177
629	Arron	176
630	Monte	175
631	Buddy	174
631	Lavar	174
631	Rigoberto	174
634	Korey	173
634	Tommie	173
636	Jamison	172
636	Rhett	172
636	Santos	172
636	Vance	172
636	Wilfredo	172
636	Winston	172
642	Marques	171
642	Raphael	171
642	Royce	171
645	Tanner	169
645	Zane	169
647	Jonah	168
647	Shelby	168
649	Daren	167
649	Malik	167
651	Elmer	166
651	Pierre	166
651	Riley	166
654	Dave	165
655	Jefferson	164
655	Quinn	164
655	Roosevelt	164
658	Adan	163
658	Markus	163
660	Tavares	162
661	Grady	161
662	Weston	160
663	Bradly	159
663	Demarcus	159
663	Josiah	159
666	Chauncey	158
666	Giovanni	158
666	Kenyatta	158
669	Ervin	157
669	Jamil	157
671	Stevie	155
671	Willard	155
673	Benito	154
673	Elton	154
673	Galen	154
676	Darian	153
677	Alvaro	152
677	Andrea	152
677	Lynn	152
677	Zachery	152
681	Conor	151
681	Issac	151
683	Abram	150
683	Davin	150
683	Ezra	150
686	Brendon	149
686	Cole	149
686	Dameon	149
686	Denny	149
690	Van	148
691	Barrett	147
691	Wilbert	147
693	Horace	146
693	Percy	146
695	Brice	145
695	Hunter	145
697	Anwar	144
697	Brain	144
697	Jasper	144
700	Chase	143
700	Domingo	143
700	Jedidiah	143
700	Sebastian	143
700	Tremayne	143
700	Tyron	143
706	Antony	142
707	Hubert	141
707	Jasen	141
707	Marlin	141
707	Tyree	141
711	Hassan	140
711	Louie	140
713	Delbert	139
713	Laurence	139
715	Heriberto	138
715	Kenyon	138
717	Carson	137
717	Ken	137
717	Mauricio	137
717	Vaughn	137
721	Diego	136
721	Ellis	136
721	Shelton	136
724	Jeremey	135
724	Marcel	135
726	Al	134
726	Brenton	134
726	Jade	134
729	Cyrus	133
729	Elvin	133
729	Rickie	133
732	Dedrick	132
732	Jan	132
732	Mikel	132
732	Rufus	132
732	Tristan	132
737	Cornell	131
737	Danial	131
737	Ernie	131
737	Keenan	131
741	Ari	130
741	Chet	130
741	Judson	130
741	Lane	130
741	Nicholaus	130
741	Theron	130
747	Leonel	129
747	Monty	129
749	Antione	128
749	Kenji	128
749	Kenya	128
752	Agustin	127
752	Rocco	127
754	Gregorio	126
754	Thad	126
754	Titus	126
757	Ezekiel	125
757	Ulysses	125
759	Leif	124
760	Brennan	123
760	Davis	123
760	Jameel	123
760	Josef	123
760	Keven	123
760	Kim	123
760	Ronny	123
767	Alphonso	122
768	Billie	121
768	Trey	121
770	Donta	120
770	Michel	120
772	Antwon	119
772	Rodger	119
774	Dewey	118
774	Garth	118
774	Lenny	118
774	Lowell	118
778	Adolfo	117
778	Cleveland	117
778	Cortney	117
778	Fidel	117
778	Kip	117
778	Maxwell	117
778	Nigel	117
778	Seneca	117
786	Errol	116
786	Moshe	116
786	Nicky	116
786	Tad	116
790	Bert	115
790	Brooks	115
790	Cruz	115
790	Edwardo	115
790	Octavio	115
795	Gerry	114
795	Richie	114
795	Tarik	114
798	Daron	113
798	Denver	113
798	Elbert	113
798	Silas	113
798	Terrill	113
803	Broderick	112
803	Efren	112
803	Emmett	112
803	Giuseppe	112
803	Jerad	112
803	Jevon	112
803	Liam	112
803	Wilbur	112
811	Adrain	111
811	Deric	111
813	Bob	110
813	Gino	110
813	Osvaldo	110
816	Coby	109
816	Dejuan	109
816	Irvin	109
816	Parker	109
820	Braden	108
820	Federico	108
820	Jacques	108
820	Nikolas	108
820	Raheem	108
820	Torrance	108
826	Aldo	107
826	Demario	107
826	Denis	107
826	Khalid	107
826	Laron	107
831	Abdul	106
831	Darwin	106
831	Francesco	106
831	Shon	106
831	Tracey	106
836	Carmen	105
836	Cortez	105
836	Myles	105
836	Westley	105
836	Whitney	105
841	Amir	104
841	Brannon	104
841	Javon	104
841	Rashawn	104
841	Vito	104
846	Quintin	103
847	Boyd	102
847	Burton	102
847	Dirk	102
847	Jayme	102
847	Jered	102
847	Shea	102
847	Zackery	102
854	Derik	101
854	Dominique	101
854	Homer	101
854	Jabari	101
854	Melissa	101
854	Trinity	101
860	Chuck	100
860	Harrison	100
860	Jereme	100
860	Kenton	100
860	Sedrick	100
865	Brandy	99
865	Doyle	99
865	Judd	99
865	Taurus	99
869	Chaim	98
869	Coy	98
869	Garland	98
869	Rahsaan	98
869	Tobin	98
874	Jamin	97
874	Jaron	97
874	Torey	97
877	Alec	96
877	Gonzalo	96
877	Karim	96
880	August	95
880	Chadd	95
880	Eloy	95
880	Jerimiah	95
880	Jessica	95
880	Lincoln	95
886	Garrick	94
886	Johnpaul	94
886	Nestor	94
886	Russel	94
886	Woodrow	94
891	Ahmed	93
891	Randell	93
891	Rasheed	93
891	Raymundo	93
891	Sammie	93
891	Trever	93
891	Uriah	93
898	Nicklaus	92
898	Norris	92
898	Zebulon	92
901	Bernardo	91
901	Cliff	91
901	Dax	91
901	Greggory	91
901	Jarret	91
901	Kody	91
901	Timmothy	91
908	Anson	90
908	Deangelo	90
908	Demarco	90
908	Jermey	90
908	Kraig	90
908	Lindsey	90
914	Antwain	89
914	Augustine	89
914	Davon	89
914	Emil	89
914	Kirby	89
914	Marcelo	89
920	Benjamen	88
920	Cale	88
920	Chadrick	88
920	Estevan	88
920	German	88
920	Mitchel	88
920	Wilfred	88
927	Cordell	87
927	Dequan	87
927	Elisha	87
927	Erwin	87
927	Lukas	87
932	Brandt	86
932	Christoper	86
932	Darron	86
932	Dedric	86
932	Deshaun	86
932	Tate	86
938	Carmelo	85
938	Christina	85
938	Duncan	85
938	Juston	85
938	Kelley	85
938	Muhammad	85
938	Zackary	85
945	Antonia	84
945	Doug	84
945	Edgardo	84
945	Kelsey	84
945	Michelle	84
950	Bronson	83
950	Garret	83
950	Hasan	83
950	Isidro	83
950	Jeb	83
950	Junior	83
956	Claudio	82
956	Eliseo	82
956	Jude	82
956	Lashawn	82
956	Sarah	82
961	Alfonzo	81
961	Anderson	81
961	Bobbie	81
961	Donell	81
961	Hiram	81
961	Roscoe	81
967	Kendell	80
967	Tucker	80
969	Amanda	79
969	Andrae	79
969	Cristopher	79
969	Franco	79
969	Irving	79
969	Michale	79
969	Rian	79
969	Vince	79
977	Asa	78
977	Donavan	78
977	Lydell	78
977	Nicole	78
977	Regan	78
977	Rob	78
983	Cullen	77
983	Dereck	77
983	Harlan	77
983	Keon	77
983	Reinaldo	77
983	Samir	77
989	Buck	76
989	Chip	76
989	Derrell	76
989	Germaine	76
989	Gus	76
989	Kermit	76
989	Tremaine	76
996	Amit	75
996	Arnulfo	75
996	Bennett	75
996	Garett	75
996	Leopoldo	75
996	Mohammad	75
996	Omari	75
996	Paulo	75
996	Rashaun	75