Top baby names in Georgia, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,153 |
| 2 | Amanda | 807 |
| 3 | Melissa | 640 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 621 |
| 5 | Jessica | 510 |
| 6 | Amy | 505 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 488 |
| 8 | Heather | 481 |
| 9 | April | 467 |
| 10 | Angela | 442 |
| 11 | Crystal | 373 |
| 12 | Kelly | 367 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 353 |
| 14 | Mary | 343 |
| 15 | Lisa | 320 |
| 16 | Brandy | 314 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 298 |
| 18 | Christina | 279 |
| 19 | Shannon | 268 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 262 |
| 21 | Michelle | 259 |
| 22 | Christy | 254 |
| 23 | Laura | 241 |
| 24 | Misty | 238 |
| 25 | Jamie | 225 |
| 26 | Brandi | 210 |
| 27 | Julie | 209 |
| 28 | Sarah | 198 |
| 29 | Ashley | 194 |
| 29 | Tonya | 194 |
| 31 | Tina | 189 |
| 32 | Erica | 181 |
| 33 | Andrea | 174 |
| 34 | Rachel | 171 |
| 35 | Wendy | 168 |
| 36 | Carrie | 164 |
| 36 | Kristy | 164 |
| 38 | Karen | 161 |
| 39 | Katherine | 157 |
| 40 | Nicole | 156 |
| 41 | Erin | 152 |
| 42 | Leslie | 149 |
| 43 | Melanie | 148 |
| 44 | Donna | 139 |
| 45 | Emily | 138 |
| 45 | Holly | 138 |
| 47 | Amber | 136 |
| 48 | Stacy | 135 |
| 48 | Tammy | 135 |
| 50 | Alicia | 134 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,480 |
| 2 | James | 1,326 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,304 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,237 |
| 5 | William | 932 |
| 6 | John | 895 |
| 7 | Robert | 883 |
| 8 | David | 862 |
| 9 | Matthew | 649 |
| 10 | Joseph | 603 |
| 11 | Brian | 600 |
| 12 | Timothy | 595 |
| 13 | Charles | 587 |
| 14 | Joshua | 564 |
| 15 | Kevin | 480 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 472 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 452 |
| 18 | Thomas | 431 |
| 19 | Eric | 412 |
| 20 | Daniel | 404 |
| 21 | Anthony | 380 |
| 21 | Richard | 380 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 338 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 323 |
| 25 | Steven | 294 |
| 26 | Andrew | 290 |
| 27 | Stephen | 281 |
| 28 | Adam | 262 |
| 28 | Antonio | 262 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 253 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 245 |
| 32 | Brandon | 244 |
| 33 | Gregory | 237 |
| 34 | Marcus | 235 |
| 35 | Mark | 231 |
| 36 | Travis | 226 |
| 37 | Derrick | 225 |
| 38 | Ryan | 208 |
| 39 | Justin | 207 |
| 40 | Corey | 199 |
| 41 | Larry | 188 |
| 41 | Patrick | 188 |
| 43 | Paul | 175 |
| 44 | Scott | 166 |
| 45 | Willie | 164 |
| 46 | Nathan | 162 |
| 46 | Ronald | 162 |
| 46 | Wesley | 162 |
| 49 | Samuel | 160 |
| 50 | Gary | 158 |