Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Maine, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	302
2	Jessica	247
3	Sarah	192
4	Heather	182
5	Melissa	177
6	Amy	150
7	Angela	128
8	Michelle	117
9	Rebecca	112
10	Amanda	108
11	Kelly	90
12	Nicole	86
13	Elizabeth	85
14	Erin	78
15	Lisa	71
16	Stephanie	69
17	Christina	65
18	Shannon	63
19	Crystal	61
19	Emily	61
21	Carrie	60
21	Danielle	60
23	Andrea	59
24	Katherine	57
25	Laura	55
26	Jaime	54
26	Kimberly	54
28	Erica	52
28	Rachel	52
30	Heidi	51
30	Jamie	51
32	Julie	48
33	Karen	47
34	Amber	42
34	Dawn	42
34	Stacey	42
37	Megan	41
38	April	40
38	Christine	40
38	Sara	40
41	Katie	38
42	Holly	37
42	Mary	37
44	Jill	36
45	Tracy	35
46	Kristy	33
47	Samantha	30
47	Susan	30
49	Kathryn	29
49	Tara	29

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	312
2	Michael	286
3	Matthew	284
4	Christopher	249
5	Ryan	179
6	Joshua	172
7	James	163
8	David	160
9	John	135
10	Joseph	132
11	Robert	131
12	Scott	128
13	Adam	126
14	Eric	123
15	Jeremy	122
16	Daniel	118
17	Benjamin	117
18	Brian	109
19	Nicholas	108
20	William	100
21	Richard	99
22	Andrew	98
23	Timothy	97
24	Nathan	92
25	Jeffrey	91
26	Kevin	89
27	Aaron	80
28	Thomas	78
29	Jonathan	75
30	Shawn	73
31	Mark	69
32	Justin	67
33	Travis	66
34	Chad	63
35	Paul	62
36	Stephen	61
37	Steven	57
38	Anthony	52
38	Jacob	52
38	Peter	52
41	Jesse	51
42	Charles	50
43	Patrick	49
44	Corey	46
45	Craig	40
46	Todd	39
47	Gregory	38
48	Sean	37
48	Shaun	37
50	Derek	34