Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	194
2	Jessica	117
3	Nicole	110
4	Elizabeth	109
5	Michelle	107
6	Sarah	98
7	Christina	91
8	Melissa	82
9	Stephanie	79
10	Angela	71
11	Kimberly	69
12	Katherine	66
13	Erin	64
14	Lisa	61
15	Kelly	59
15	Tiffany	59
17	Heather	58
18	Emily	55
19	Danielle	53
19	Mary	53
21	Laura	50
22	Amanda	48
22	Crystal	48
22	Erica	48
25	April	45
25	Christine	45
25	Tamika	45
28	Shannon	44
29	Lauren	43
30	Rachel	41
31	Rebecca	40
32	Karen	39
33	Andrea	38
33	Keisha	38
33	Lakisha	38
36	Sara	37
37	Catherine	33
37	Monica	33
37	Monique	33
40	Amy	31
40	Jamie	31
40	Latoya	31
40	Megan	31
40	Natasha	31
45	Dana	30
45	Kathleen	30
45	Yolanda	30
48	Dawn	28
48	Margaret	28
48	Samantha	28

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	352
2	James	233
3	David	228
4	Christopher	219
5	John	203
6	Robert	187
7	Brian	168
7	Jason	168
9	Kevin	158
10	William	156
11	Matthew	136
12	Joseph	132
13	Daniel	126
14	Charles	121
15	Anthony	105
16	Andrew	95
17	Eric	91
18	Thomas	89
19	Gregory	81
20	Sean	77
21	Richard	72
21	Timothy	72
23	Jeffrey	71
23	Jonathan	71
25	Mark	70
26	Steven	65
27	Patrick	64
27	Paul	64
29	Aaron	63
29	Kenneth	63
31	Ryan	61
32	Derrick	60
32	Joshua	60
34	Stephen	59
35	Nicholas	57
36	Marcus	56
37	Benjamin	52
37	Justin	52
39	Andre	50
39	Shawn	50
41	Keith	46
42	Adam	45
43	Edward	44
44	Antonio	43
44	Ronald	43
46	Peter	40
47	Scott	38
48	Donald	37
48	George	37
50	Jeremy	36