Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Arkansas, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	517
2	Amanda	422
3	Amy	262
3	Angela	262
5	Melissa	238
6	Crystal	217
7	Heather	216
8	Sarah	195
9	Stephanie	194
10	Kimberly	190
11	Misty	187
12	Jessica	168
13	April	165
14	Brandy	153
15	Amber	152
16	Jamie	145
17	Christina	142
18	Ashley	135
18	Lisa	135
20	Mary	132
21	Kelly	126
22	Laura	120
23	Elizabeth	117
24	Andrea	110
25	Rebecca	107
26	Michelle	105
27	Christy	100
28	Tina	97
29	Stacy	96
30	Kristy	95
31	Shannon	91
32	Brandi	88
33	Tonya	85
34	Carrie	81
34	Tiffany	81
36	Leslie	80
37	Rachel	78
38	Tara	73
39	Sara	72
40	Cynthia	68
40	Tracy	68
42	Erin	67
42	Julie	67
44	Erica	66
45	Karen	63
45	Lori	63
47	Dana	60
47	Wendy	60
49	Holly	58
50	Alicia	57

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	593
2	Michael	566
3	Christopher	551
4	James	538
5	John	394
6	David	362
7	Jeremy	329
8	Joshua	298
9	Robert	290
10	William	277
11	Matthew	260
12	Brian	239
13	Eric	212
14	Kevin	205
15	Charles	200
16	Joseph	184
17	Steven	180
18	Justin	177
19	Jonathan	163
19	Timothy	163
21	Richard	158
22	Brandon	151
23	Daniel	149
24	Anthony	127
24	Mark	127
26	Aaron	120
27	Nicholas	115
28	Thomas	114
29	Jeffrey	113
30	Kenneth	110
31	Adam	106
32	Bradley	103
32	Nathan	103
34	Billy	102
35	Marcus	96
36	Stephen	95
37	Ryan	92
38	Gary	87
38	Larry	87
40	Corey	86
40	Shawn	86
40	Wesley	86
43	Chad	85
44	Andrew	84
44	Paul	84
46	Benjamin	83
47	Gregory	81
48	Jerry	77
49	Bobby	76
49	Dustin	76