Top baby names in Florida, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,859 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,000 |
| 3 | Jessica | 865 |
| 4 | Heather | 846 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 709 |
| 6 | Michelle | 705 |
| 7 | Christina | 701 |
| 8 | Angela | 665 |
| 9 | Amanda | 619 |
| 10 | Amy | 606 |
| 11 | Kelly | 562 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 522 |
| 13 | Lisa | 487 |
| 14 | Nicole | 483 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 451 |
| 16 | Crystal | 405 |
| 17 | Sarah | 399 |
| 18 | Shannon | 390 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 374 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 371 |
| 21 | Mary | 362 |
| 22 | April | 361 |
| 23 | Laura | 331 |
| 24 | Andrea | 297 |
| 25 | Jamie | 285 |
| 26 | Erin | 277 |
| 27 | Rachel | 273 |
| 28 | Erica | 270 |
| 29 | Julie | 253 |
| 30 | Brandy | 239 |
| 31 | Danielle | 235 |
| 32 | Christine | 226 |
| 33 | Carrie | 214 |
| 34 | Tara | 213 |
| 35 | Monica | 208 |
| 36 | Patricia | 205 |
| 37 | Karen | 202 |
| 38 | Cynthia | 199 |
| 39 | Tina | 196 |
| 40 | Amber | 189 |
| 40 | Sara | 189 |
| 42 | Maria | 187 |
| 43 | Vanessa | 185 |
| 44 | Tracy | 184 |
| 45 | Ashley | 177 |
| 46 | Dawn | 173 |
| 47 | Holly | 172 |
| 48 | Katherine | 171 |
| 49 | Alicia | 166 |
| 50 | Emily | 162 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,243 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,816 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,641 |
| 4 | James | 1,528 |
| 5 | David | 1,353 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,299 |
| 7 | John | 1,223 |
| 8 | William | 989 |
| 9 | Matthew | 899 |
| 10 | Daniel | 875 |
| 11 | Joseph | 869 |
| 12 | Brian | 865 |
| 13 | Richard | 700 |
| 14 | Charles | 694 |
| 15 | Joshua | 663 |
| 16 | Kevin | 619 |
| 17 | Eric | 593 |
| 18 | Anthony | 557 |
| 19 | Timothy | 556 |
| 20 | Thomas | 538 |
| 21 | Ryan | 536 |
| 22 | Steven | 468 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 421 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 418 |
| 25 | Andrew | 416 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 409 |
| 27 | Justin | 390 |
| 28 | Mark | 376 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 367 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 361 |
| 31 | Adam | 357 |
| 32 | Paul | 348 |
| 33 | Stephen | 347 |
| 34 | Shawn | 340 |
| 35 | Scott | 339 |
| 36 | Aaron | 303 |
| 37 | Benjamin | 289 |
| 38 | Gregory | 278 |
| 39 | Bryan | 264 |
| 40 | Sean | 263 |
| 41 | Patrick | 254 |
| 42 | Donald | 244 |
| 43 | Chad | 240 |
| 44 | Edward | 237 |
| 45 | Antonio | 223 |
| 46 | Keith | 222 |
| 47 | Ronald | 219 |
| 48 | George | 202 |
| 49 | Willie | 199 |
| 50 | Samuel | 197 |