Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1978
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,747 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,193 |
| 3 | Melissa | 2,051 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,796 |
| 5 | Michelle | 1,474 |
| 6 | Lisa | 1,415 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,271 |
| 8 | Kelly | 1,244 |
| 9 | Amy | 1,159 |
| 10 | Danielle | 1,135 |
| 11 | Heather | 1,100 |
| 12 | Christine | 1,097 |
| 13 | Sarah | 1,081 |
| 14 | Christina | 1,043 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 992 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 818 |
| 17 | Laura | 768 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 759 |
| 19 | Erin | 757 |
| 20 | Amanda | 697 |
| 21 | Angela | 656 |
| 21 | Maria | 656 |
| 23 | Rachel | 628 |
| 24 | Andrea | 624 |
| 25 | Karen | 622 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tara | 596 |
| 27 | Erica | 583 |
| 28 | Julie | 570 |
| 29 | Lauren | 564 |
| 30 | Shannon | 560 |
| 31 | Mary | 539 |
| 32 | Jamie | 514 |
| 33 | Sara | 498 |
| 34 | Katherine | 488 |
| 35 | Michele | 476 |
| 36 | Patricia | 468 |
| 37 | Kathleen | 435 |
| 38 | Susan | 422 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 413 |
| 40 | Vanessa | 412 |
| 41 | Denise | 408 |
| 42 | Crystal | 407 |
| 43 | Kristen | 405 |
| 44 | Dawn | 398 |
| 44 | Jill | 398 |
| 46 | Cynthia | 392 |
| 47 | Catherine | 384 |
| 48 | Emily | 383 |
| 49 | Carrie | 375 |
| 50 | Tiffany | 370 |
| 51 | Allison | 347 |
| 52 | Stacey | 344 |
| 53 | Kristy | 343 |
| 54 | Diana | 333 |
| 54 | Tracy | 333 |
| 56 | Melanie | 332 |
| 57 | Gina | 329 |
| 58 | Tanya | 327 |
| 58 | Tina | 327 |
| 60 | April | 325 |
| 61 | Jaime | 319 |
| 61 | Megan | 319 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 311 |
| 64 | Dana | 310 |
| 65 | Samantha | 306 |
| 66 | Kristin | 301 |
| 67 | Sabrina | 293 |
| 68 | Stacy | 289 |
| 69 | Renee | 284 |
| 69 | Sandra | 284 |
| 71 | Cheryl | 282 |
| 72 | Wendy | 279 |
| 73 | Colleen | 275 |
| 73 | Suzanne | 275 |
| 75 | Alicia | 274 |
| 75 | Lori | 274 |
| 77 | Nancy | 269 |
| 78 | Erika | 266 |
| 79 | Theresa | 261 |
| 80 | Tammy | 258 |
| 81 | Monica | 253 |
| 82 | Natasha | 252 |
| 83 | Kristina | 246 |
| 84 | Melinda | 245 |
| 84 | Natalie | 245 |
| 86 | Sharon | 243 |
| 87 | Anna | 242 |
| 88 | Linda | 240 |
| 89 | Deborah | 239 |
| 90 | Barbara | 238 |
| 91 | Valerie | 235 |
| 92 | Jaclyn | 233 |
| 93 | Alison | 230 |
| 94 | Latoya | 227 |
| 95 | Beth | 224 |
| 96 | Donna | 222 |
| 97 | Victoria | 207 |
| 98 | Diane | 206 |
| 98 | Monique | 206 |
| 100 | Brenda | 203 |