Top baby names in Colorado, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 851 |
| 2 | Jessica | 412 |
| 3 | Melissa | 389 |
| 4 | Sarah | 338 |
| 5 | Heather | 333 |
| 6 | Michelle | 291 |
| 7 | Amy | 270 |
| 8 | Nicole | 264 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 255 |
| 10 | Amanda | 254 |
| 11 | Angela | 251 |
| 12 | Lisa | 223 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 219 |
| 14 | Andrea | 204 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 203 |
| 16 | Christina | 202 |
| 17 | Jamie | 195 |
| 18 | Erin | 193 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 193 |
| 20 | Kelly | 188 |
| 21 | Crystal | 185 |
| 22 | Amber | 174 |
| 23 | Sara | 161 |
| 24 | Laura | 157 |
| 25 | Rachel | 150 |
| 26 | Julie | 146 |
| 27 | Shannon | 133 |
| 28 | Katherine | 118 |
| 29 | Emily | 115 |
| 29 | Tiffany | 115 |
| 31 | Mary | 110 |
| 32 | Megan | 108 |
| 33 | Christine | 106 |
| 34 | Tara | 98 |
| 35 | April | 97 |
| 36 | Erica | 96 |
| 37 | Danielle | 88 |
| 38 | Monica | 87 |
| 39 | Carrie | 82 |
| 40 | Anna | 79 |
| 40 | Heidi | 79 |
| 40 | Maria | 79 |
| 43 | Melanie | 78 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 77 |
| 45 | Karen | 76 |
| 46 | Kelli | 74 |
| 47 | Brandy | 72 |
| 48 | Tanya | 71 |
| 49 | Natalie | 70 |
| 50 | Dawn | 69 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 799 |
| 2 | Jason | 629 |
| 3 | Christopher | 622 |
| 4 | David | 568 |
| 5 | Matthew | 552 |
| 6 | James | 461 |
| 7 | Joshua | 459 |
| 8 | Ryan | 422 |
| 9 | John | 421 |
| 10 | Brian | 381 |
| 11 | Robert | 377 |
| 12 | Daniel | 364 |
| 13 | Joseph | 340 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 312 |
| 15 | Justin | 305 |
| 16 | William | 264 |
| 17 | Eric | 260 |
| 18 | Andrew | 252 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 248 |
| 20 | Timothy | 243 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 235 |
| 22 | Adam | 230 |
| 23 | Aaron | 221 |
| 24 | Kevin | 210 |
| 25 | Richard | 209 |
| 26 | Mark | 207 |
| 27 | Anthony | 202 |
| 28 | Steven | 197 |
| 29 | Thomas | 195 |
| 30 | Nathan | 191 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 189 |
| 32 | Scott | 183 |
| 33 | Chad | 173 |
| 34 | Brandon | 165 |
| 35 | Charles | 157 |
| 36 | Paul | 149 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 148 |
| 38 | Travis | 146 |
| 39 | Patrick | 143 |
| 40 | Jacob | 138 |
| 40 | Sean | 138 |
| 42 | Jesse | 134 |
| 43 | Shawn | 117 |
| 44 | Stephen | 115 |
| 45 | Jeremiah | 114 |
| 46 | Gregory | 112 |
| 47 | Shane | 98 |
| 48 | Dustin | 96 |
| 49 | Bradley | 95 |
| 49 | Bryan | 95 |