Top baby names in Indiana, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,511 |
| 2 | Amanda | 880 |
| 3 | Amy | 797 |
| 4 | Heather | 789 |
| 5 | Angela | 774 |
| 6 | Melissa | 761 |
| 7 | Sarah | 663 |
| 8 | Jessica | 608 |
| 9 | Christina | 519 |
| 10 | Kelly | 495 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 491 |
| 12 | Michelle | 481 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 466 |
| 14 | Lisa | 455 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 439 |
| 16 | Nicole | 411 |
| 17 | Crystal | 390 |
| 18 | Jamie | 384 |
| 19 | Amber | 359 |
| 20 | Rachel | 352 |
| 21 | Laura | 348 |
| 22 | Erin | 335 |
| 23 | Sara | 327 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 324 |
| 25 | April | 322 |
| 26 | Carrie | 310 |
| 27 | Andrea | 301 |
| 27 | Mary | 301 |
| 29 | Shannon | 296 |
| 30 | Julie | 288 |
| 31 | Brandy | 239 |
| 32 | Emily | 223 |
| 33 | Jill | 211 |
| 34 | Misty | 210 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 210 |
| 36 | Megan | 206 |
| 37 | Dawn | 191 |
| 38 | Stacy | 190 |
| 39 | Holly | 189 |
| 40 | Erica | 173 |
| 41 | Tara | 171 |
| 42 | Brandi | 168 |
| 42 | Lori | 168 |
| 44 | Christine | 164 |
| 45 | Natalie | 163 |
| 46 | Tracy | 160 |
| 47 | Kristy | 151 |
| 48 | Christy | 150 |
| 49 | Courtney | 148 |
| 50 | Susan | 147 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,603 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,588 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,224 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,103 |
| 5 | James | 1,018 |
| 6 | Joshua | 1,010 |
| 7 | David | 1,003 |
| 8 | Ryan | 905 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 834 |
| 10 | Robert | 825 |
| 11 | John | 802 |
| 12 | Brian | 791 |
| 13 | Joseph | 665 |
| 14 | Eric | 617 |
| 15 | Andrew | 615 |
| 16 | Daniel | 598 |
| 17 | William | 576 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 569 |
| 19 | Kevin | 525 |
| 20 | Timothy | 522 |
| 21 | Adam | 515 |
| 22 | Aaron | 479 |
| 22 | Chad | 479 |
| 24 | Steven | 466 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 458 |
| 26 | Anthony | 440 |
| 27 | Scott | 416 |
| 28 | Richard | 407 |
| 29 | Justin | 398 |
| 30 | Thomas | 386 |
| 31 | Mark | 385 |
| 32 | Charles | 373 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 363 |
| 34 | Nathan | 337 |
| 35 | Bradley | 322 |
| 36 | Brandon | 302 |
| 37 | Shawn | 292 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 284 |
| 39 | Paul | 264 |
| 40 | Gregory | 255 |
| 41 | Stephen | 234 |
| 42 | Patrick | 215 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 211 |
| 44 | Travis | 206 |
| 45 | Bryan | 205 |
| 46 | Shaun | 203 |
| 47 | Kyle | 202 |
| 48 | Todd | 195 |
| 49 | Douglas | 193 |
| 50 | Dustin | 188 |