Top baby names in Kansas, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 673 |
| 2 | Amy | 322 |
| 3 | Melissa | 315 |
| 4 | Angela | 310 |
| 5 | Sarah | 295 |
| 6 | Jessica | 284 |
| 7 | Heather | 268 |
| 8 | Amanda | 241 |
| 9 | Michelle | 201 |
| 10 | Crystal | 191 |
| 11 | Christina | 190 |
| 12 | Lisa | 182 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 174 |
| 14 | Jamie | 173 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 165 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 152 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 149 |
| 18 | Kelly | 148 |
| 19 | Andrea | 138 |
| 20 | Amber | 134 |
| 21 | Julie | 132 |
| 22 | Sara | 129 |
| 23 | Nicole | 128 |
| 24 | Rachel | 117 |
| 25 | April | 115 |
| 25 | Erin | 115 |
| 25 | Laura | 115 |
| 28 | Mary | 110 |
| 29 | Shannon | 108 |
| 30 | Megan | 102 |
| 31 | Carrie | 100 |
| 32 | Tiffany | 95 |
| 33 | Misty | 94 |
| 34 | Emily | 86 |
| 35 | Brandy | 81 |
| 35 | Stacy | 81 |
| 37 | Erica | 73 |
| 38 | Lori | 70 |
| 39 | Mandy | 69 |
| 40 | Brandi | 68 |
| 40 | Jill | 68 |
| 42 | Katherine | 65 |
| 43 | Karen | 64 |
| 44 | Kristina | 63 |
| 45 | Alicia | 62 |
| 46 | Christine | 60 |
| 46 | Holly | 60 |
| 46 | Tara | 60 |
| 49 | Leslie | 58 |
| 50 | Anna | 57 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 617 |
| 2 | Michael | 574 |
| 3 | Christopher | 551 |
| 4 | Matthew | 502 |
| 5 | Joshua | 388 |
| 6 | Brian | 362 |
| 7 | David | 361 |
| 8 | James | 353 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 347 |
| 10 | John | 330 |
| 11 | Ryan | 310 |
| 12 | Justin | 282 |
| 13 | Robert | 271 |
| 14 | Daniel | 224 |
| 15 | Timothy | 221 |
| 16 | Eric | 216 |
| 16 | Joseph | 216 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 208 |
| 19 | William | 206 |
| 20 | Andrew | 196 |
| 21 | Aaron | 193 |
| 22 | Kevin | 189 |
| 23 | Scott | 187 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 186 |
| 24 | Travis | 186 |
| 26 | Brandon | 176 |
| 27 | Steven | 171 |
| 28 | Nathan | 167 |
| 29 | Shawn | 162 |
| 30 | Mark | 161 |
| 31 | Chad | 158 |
| 32 | Adam | 145 |
| 33 | Dustin | 133 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 132 |
| 35 | Charles | 125 |
| 36 | Thomas | 122 |
| 37 | Richard | 114 |
| 38 | Anthony | 112 |
| 39 | Jacob | 106 |
| 40 | Bradley | 98 |
| 41 | Patrick | 88 |
| 42 | Gregory | 87 |
| 42 | Shane | 87 |
| 44 | Jonathan | 85 |
| 45 | Paul | 82 |
| 45 | Stephen | 82 |
| 47 | Kyle | 81 |
| 48 | Todd | 79 |
| 49 | Jared | 77 |
| 50 | Bryan | 75 |