Top baby names in Alabama, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 800 |
| 2 | Amanda | 523 |
| 3 | Amy | 419 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 418 |
| 5 | Heather | 383 |
| 6 | April | 374 |
| 7 | Melissa | 359 |
| 8 | Angela | 355 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 331 |
| 10 | Jessica | 291 |
| 10 | Mary | 291 |
| 12 | Crystal | 256 |
| 13 | Kelly | 237 |
| 14 | Christy | 233 |
| 15 | Brandy | 232 |
| 16 | Misty | 227 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 225 |
| 18 | Ashley | 199 |
| 19 | Lisa | 193 |
| 20 | Laura | 184 |
| 21 | Jamie | 178 |
| 22 | Christina | 175 |
| 23 | Shannon | 170 |
| 24 | Andrea | 166 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 161 |
| 26 | Tonya | 160 |
| 27 | Tiffany | 154 |
| 28 | Brandi | 151 |
| 29 | Kristy | 142 |
| 29 | Leslie | 142 |
| 31 | Wendy | 134 |
| 32 | Erica | 132 |
| 33 | Rachel | 131 |
| 34 | Michelle | 130 |
| 35 | Tina | 129 |
| 36 | Julie | 128 |
| 36 | Sarah | 128 |
| 38 | Emily | 123 |
| 39 | Cynthia | 117 |
| 40 | Karen | 115 |
| 41 | Dana | 108 |
| 42 | Lori | 104 |
| 43 | Carrie | 103 |
| 44 | Tracy | 101 |
| 45 | Alicia | 98 |
| 46 | Monica | 97 |
| 46 | Pamela | 97 |
| 48 | Felicia | 93 |
| 49 | Stacey | 92 |
| 50 | Melanie | 90 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 962 |
| 2 | Christopher | 958 |
| 3 | Michael | 932 |
| 4 | Jason | 856 |
| 5 | John | 640 |
| 6 | William | 638 |
| 7 | Robert | 595 |
| 8 | David | 588 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 531 |
| 10 | Joshua | 416 |
| 11 | Timothy | 411 |
| 12 | Joseph | 401 |
| 13 | Brian | 397 |
| 14 | Matthew | 379 |
| 15 | Kevin | 373 |
| 16 | Charles | 359 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 343 |
| 18 | Anthony | 310 |
| 19 | Daniel | 302 |
| 20 | Steven | 281 |
| 21 | Richard | 261 |
| 22 | Eric | 257 |
| 23 | Thomas | 256 |
| 24 | Brandon | 249 |
| 25 | Adam | 213 |
| 26 | Marcus | 198 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 185 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 182 |
| 29 | Stephen | 179 |
| 30 | Derrick | 178 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 178 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 167 |
| 32 | Justin | 167 |
| 34 | Mark | 165 |
| 35 | Andrew | 161 |
| 36 | Patrick | 160 |
| 37 | Bradley | 157 |
| 38 | Willie | 149 |
| 39 | Larry | 145 |
| 40 | Donald | 138 |
| 41 | Corey | 136 |
| 42 | Paul | 135 |
| 43 | Phillip | 134 |
| 44 | Gregory | 132 |
| 44 | Wesley | 132 |
| 46 | Ryan | 129 |
| 47 | Antonio | 126 |
| 48 | Chad | 119 |
| 48 | Ronald | 119 |
| 50 | Samuel | 118 |