NameTides

The names of 1978

The ten most popular names given in 1978, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 56,314
  2. Melissa 28,327
  3. Jessica 26,102
  4. Amy 23,213
  5. Heather 22,270
  6. Amanda 20,520
  7. Angela 20,517
  8. Sarah 19,976
  9. Michelle 18,856
  10. Nicole 17,279

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US: boys

  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

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Scotland: girls

  1. Nicola 797
  2. Claire 722
  3. Laura 707
  4. Karen 629
  5. Michelle 585
  6. Louise 575
  7. Jennifer 566
  8. Fiona 564
  9. Lisa 564
  10. Gillian 548

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Scotland: boys

  1. David 1,861
  2. John 1,374
  3. Andrew 1,182
  4. Paul 1,147
  5. James 1,067
  6. Scott 906
  7. Christopher 860
  8. Steven 854
  9. Michael 769
  10. Mark 766

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NSW: girls

  1. Rebecca 985
  2. Michelle 810
  3. Melissa 675
  4. Nicole 666
  5. Lisa 622
  6. Sarah 602
  7. Belinda 593
  8. Amanda 571
  9. Kylie 539
  10. Kelly 531

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NSW: boys

  1. Michael 1,347
  2. Matthew 1,226
  3. David 1,223
  4. Daniel 1,154
  5. Andrew 1,078
  6. Benjamin 1,015
  7. Christopher 889
  8. Mark 888
  9. Adam 841
  10. Peter 735

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,005
  2. Michelle 650
  3. Sinead 629
  4. Catherine 628
  5. Caroline 578
  6. Jennifer 535
  7. Fiona 507
  8. Deirdre 499
  9. Karen 482
  10. Lisa 466

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,280
  2. David 1,637
  3. Paul 1,343
  4. Michael 1,327
  5. Patrick 1,166
  6. James 949
  7. Mark 919
  8. Brian 857
  9. Thomas 811
  10. Stephen 710

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Canadian provinces in 1978

US states in 1978