Top baby names in Arizona, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 612 |
| 2 | Melissa | 356 |
| 3 | Jessica | 342 |
| 4 | Michelle | 293 |
| 5 | Heather | 256 |
| 6 | Christina | 252 |
| 7 | Sarah | 251 |
| 8 | Lisa | 249 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 239 |
| 10 | Amy | 224 |
| 11 | Angela | 217 |
| 12 | Andrea | 206 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 197 |
| 14 | Nicole | 192 |
| 15 | Amanda | 190 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 178 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 165 |
| 18 | Maria | 163 |
| 19 | Kelly | 155 |
| 20 | Shannon | 153 |
| 21 | Crystal | 139 |
| 22 | Jamie | 133 |
| 23 | Rachel | 128 |
| 24 | Veronica | 123 |
| 25 | Laura | 122 |
| 26 | Amber | 120 |
| 27 | Monica | 118 |
| 28 | Mary | 115 |
| 29 | Sara | 112 |
| 30 | Erin | 110 |
| 31 | Julie | 107 |
| 32 | Danielle | 106 |
| 33 | Vanessa | 105 |
| 34 | April | 104 |
| 35 | Cynthia | 99 |
| 36 | Erica | 96 |
| 37 | Tara | 93 |
| 38 | Christine | 88 |
| 38 | Tiffany | 88 |
| 40 | Carrie | 85 |
| 41 | Patricia | 79 |
| 42 | Katherine | 78 |
| 43 | Emily | 76 |
| 44 | Alicia | 73 |
| 44 | Sandra | 73 |
| 46 | Anna | 70 |
| 46 | Dawn | 70 |
| 48 | Tina | 67 |
| 49 | Melanie | 65 |
| 49 | Tracy | 65 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 826 |
| 2 | Christopher | 598 |
| 3 | Jason | 582 |
| 4 | David | 511 |
| 5 | Robert | 430 |
| 6 | James | 403 |
| 7 | Matthew | 372 |
| 8 | Daniel | 369 |
| 9 | Brian | 334 |
| 10 | John | 320 |
| 10 | Joseph | 320 |
| 10 | Joshua | 320 |
| 13 | Ryan | 266 |
| 14 | Richard | 250 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 248 |
| 16 | William | 222 |
| 17 | Steven | 215 |
| 18 | Eric | 211 |
| 19 | Anthony | 201 |
| 20 | Timothy | 197 |
| 21 | Aaron | 190 |
| 22 | Adam | 189 |
| 23 | Justin | 188 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 181 |
| 25 | Kevin | 175 |
| 26 | Andrew | 170 |
| 27 | Mark | 166 |
| 28 | Jose | 164 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 163 |
| 30 | Scott | 155 |
| 30 | Thomas | 155 |
| 32 | Charles | 151 |
| 33 | Brandon | 145 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 132 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 131 |
| 36 | Stephen | 127 |
| 37 | Paul | 121 |
| 38 | Gabriel | 118 |
| 39 | Nathan | 116 |
| 40 | Jacob | 112 |
| 40 | Travis | 112 |
| 42 | Patrick | 111 |
| 43 | Shawn | 105 |
| 44 | Juan | 102 |
| 45 | Chad | 100 |
| 46 | Carlos | 99 |
| 47 | Jesse | 95 |
| 47 | Jesus | 95 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 95 |
| 50 | Francisco | 94 |