Most popular girls’ names in California, 1978
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,295 |
| 2 | Melissa | 2,450 |
| 3 | Jessica | 2,418 |
| 4 | Michelle | 2,307 |
| 5 | Sarah | 2,141 |
| 6 | Christina | 2,020 |
| 7 | Nicole | 1,935 |
| 8 | Maria | 1,911 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,794 |
| 10 | Heather | 1,749 |
| 11 | Lisa | 1,747 |
| 12 | Angela | 1,434 |
| 13 | Amy | 1,398 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 1,383 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 1,301 |
| 16 | Kelly | 1,258 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 1,217 |
| 18 | Veronica | 1,202 |
| 19 | Amanda | 1,188 |
| 20 | Monica | 1,126 |
| 21 | Amber | 1,113 |
| 22 | Andrea | 1,069 |
| 23 | Laura | 1,058 |
| 24 | Shannon | 1,052 |
| 25 | Erin | 1,023 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Christine | 965 |
| 27 | Rachel | 952 |
| 28 | Crystal | 912 |
| 29 | Julie | 877 |
| 30 | Sara | 868 |
| 31 | Danielle | 860 |
| 31 | Jamie | 860 |
| 33 | Patricia | 855 |
| 34 | Cynthia | 809 |
| 35 | Vanessa | 808 |
| 36 | Erica | 806 |
| 37 | Sandra | 785 |
| 38 | April | 760 |
| 39 | Mary | 701 |
| 40 | Tiffany | 650 |
| 41 | Alicia | 646 |
| 42 | Nancy | 628 |
| 43 | Katherine | 608 |
| 44 | Wendy | 594 |
| 45 | Emily | 567 |
| 46 | Anna | 556 |
| 47 | Diana | 553 |
| 48 | Karen | 539 |
| 49 | Carrie | 536 |
| 50 | Megan | 510 |
| 51 | Erika | 505 |
| 52 | Natalie | 501 |
| 53 | Gina | 497 |
| 54 | Kristina | 493 |
| 55 | Brandy | 472 |
| 56 | Stacy | 467 |
| 57 | Denise | 457 |
| 58 | Claudia | 451 |
| 59 | Melanie | 442 |
| 60 | Sabrina | 437 |
| 61 | Teresa | 436 |
| 62 | Angelica | 435 |
| 63 | Valerie | 429 |
| 64 | Desiree | 428 |
| 65 | Susan | 424 |
| 66 | Tina | 414 |
| 67 | Tracy | 410 |
| 68 | Ana | 404 |
| 68 | Tara | 404 |
| 70 | Linda | 403 |
| 71 | Kristen | 401 |
| 72 | Jaime | 399 |
| 72 | Tanya | 399 |
| 74 | Leslie | 396 |
| 75 | Leticia | 395 |
| 76 | Stacey | 392 |
| 77 | Brenda | 391 |
| 78 | Kristy | 390 |
| 79 | Dawn | 388 |
| 80 | Jacqueline | 384 |
| 81 | Michele | 381 |
| 82 | Julia | 372 |
| 83 | Allison | 370 |
| 83 | Kathryn | 370 |
| 85 | Monique | 364 |
| 86 | Kristin | 363 |
| 87 | Rosa | 361 |
| 87 | Sonia | 361 |
| 89 | Jill | 360 |
| 90 | Adriana | 357 |
| 91 | Brandi | 354 |
| 91 | Misty | 354 |
| 93 | Tamara | 352 |
| 94 | Catherine | 348 |
| 95 | Heidi | 346 |
| 96 | Victoria | 342 |
| 97 | Renee | 337 |
| 98 | Kathleen | 332 |
| 99 | Lindsay | 318 |
| 100 | Holly | 310 |