Top baby names in Kentucky, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,019 |
| 2 | Melissa | 622 |
| 3 | Amanda | 590 |
| 4 | Amy | 567 |
| 5 | Angela | 565 |
| 6 | Crystal | 517 |
| 7 | Jessica | 465 |
| 8 | Heather | 423 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 398 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 373 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 354 |
| 12 | Christina | 325 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 321 |
| 14 | Sarah | 319 |
| 15 | Kelly | 312 |
| 16 | Mary | 303 |
| 17 | Lisa | 279 |
| 18 | Misty | 275 |
| 19 | April | 264 |
| 20 | Shannon | 251 |
| 21 | Jamie | 248 |
| 22 | Michelle | 242 |
| 23 | Laura | 203 |
| 24 | Christy | 197 |
| 25 | Tonya | 187 |
| 26 | Carrie | 178 |
| 27 | Andrea | 168 |
| 28 | Brandy | 165 |
| 29 | Erin | 160 |
| 29 | Julie | 160 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 156 |
| 32 | Emily | 150 |
| 32 | Tina | 150 |
| 34 | Sara | 146 |
| 34 | Stacy | 146 |
| 36 | Rachel | 144 |
| 37 | Kristy | 140 |
| 38 | Leslie | 135 |
| 39 | Susan | 132 |
| 40 | Tracy | 131 |
| 41 | Nicole | 130 |
| 41 | Tammy | 130 |
| 43 | Tara | 128 |
| 44 | Erica | 121 |
| 45 | Ashley | 114 |
| 46 | Amber | 112 |
| 47 | Melinda | 110 |
| 47 | Wendy | 110 |
| 49 | Karen | 108 |
| 50 | Holly | 107 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,185 |
| 2 | James | 1,183 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,163 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,126 |
| 5 | David | 725 |
| 6 | Robert | 692 |
| 7 | John | 681 |
| 8 | William | 671 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 584 |
| 10 | Brian | 549 |
| 11 | Joshua | 537 |
| 12 | Matthew | 517 |
| 13 | Joseph | 511 |
| 14 | Charles | 443 |
| 15 | Timothy | 436 |
| 16 | Kevin | 374 |
| 17 | Eric | 353 |
| 18 | Daniel | 342 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 308 |
| 19 | Steven | 308 |
| 21 | Anthony | 301 |
| 22 | Thomas | 290 |
| 23 | Mark | 257 |
| 24 | Richard | 251 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 250 |
| 26 | Adam | 248 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 247 |
| 28 | Shawn | 231 |
| 29 | Aaron | 220 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 215 |
| 31 | Ryan | 214 |
| 32 | Stephen | 213 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 210 |
| 34 | Brandon | 207 |
| 35 | Chad | 206 |
| 36 | Paul | 201 |
| 37 | Andrew | 198 |
| 38 | Bradley | 195 |
| 39 | Nathan | 194 |
| 40 | Gregory | 180 |
| 41 | Donald | 170 |
| 41 | Larry | 170 |
| 43 | Gary | 169 |
| 44 | Justin | 160 |
| 45 | Billy | 158 |
| 46 | Bryan | 143 |
| 47 | Travis | 138 |
| 48 | Ronald | 137 |
| 48 | Shaun | 137 |
| 50 | Phillip | 133 |