Top baby names in Maryland, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 908 |
| 2 | Jessica | 392 |
| 3 | Melissa | 383 |
| 4 | Christina | 338 |
| 5 | Amy | 326 |
| 5 | Heather | 326 |
| 7 | Nicole | 325 |
| 8 | Kelly | 299 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 285 |
| 10 | Angela | 284 |
| 11 | Michelle | 273 |
| 12 | Lisa | 268 |
| 13 | Amanda | 236 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 229 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 227 |
| 16 | Sarah | 225 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 223 |
| 18 | Crystal | 198 |
| 19 | Shannon | 183 |
| 20 | Danielle | 179 |
| 21 | Erin | 171 |
| 22 | Laura | 170 |
| 23 | Christine | 165 |
| 24 | Julie | 160 |
| 25 | April | 151 |
| 25 | Mary | 151 |
| 27 | Carrie | 137 |
| 27 | Karen | 137 |
| 29 | Tiffany | 132 |
| 30 | Jamie | 131 |
| 31 | Rachel | 124 |
| 32 | Stacey | 120 |
| 33 | Dawn | 115 |
| 33 | Erica | 115 |
| 35 | Andrea | 108 |
| 36 | Katherine | 105 |
| 37 | Tina | 103 |
| 38 | Megan | 101 |
| 39 | Emily | 100 |
| 40 | Brandy | 99 |
| 40 | Lauren | 99 |
| 42 | Sara | 97 |
| 43 | Michele | 93 |
| 44 | Stacy | 90 |
| 45 | Susan | 88 |
| 45 | Tara | 88 |
| 47 | Kristy | 87 |
| 48 | Melanie | 85 |
| 49 | Tracy | 82 |
| 50 | Patricia | 79 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,109 |
| 2 | Jason | 734 |
| 3 | Christopher | 703 |
| 4 | James | 690 |
| 5 | David | 635 |
| 6 | John | 601 |
| 7 | Robert | 595 |
| 8 | William | 514 |
| 9 | Brian | 493 |
| 10 | Matthew | 454 |
| 11 | Joseph | 410 |
| 12 | Daniel | 400 |
| 13 | Kevin | 394 |
| 14 | Charles | 318 |
| 15 | Timothy | 312 |
| 16 | Eric | 306 |
| 17 | Thomas | 303 |
| 18 | Richard | 290 |
| 19 | Ryan | 274 |
| 20 | Steven | 266 |
| 21 | Joshua | 255 |
| 22 | Mark | 250 |
| 23 | Andrew | 246 |
| 24 | Anthony | 230 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 211 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 204 |
| 27 | Scott | 185 |
| 28 | Stephen | 183 |
| 29 | Paul | 178 |
| 30 | Shawn | 175 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 174 |
| 32 | Adam | 170 |
| 33 | Gregory | 163 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 158 |
| 35 | Justin | 153 |
| 36 | Sean | 147 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 141 |
| 38 | Aaron | 139 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 138 |
| 40 | Donald | 132 |
| 40 | George | 132 |
| 42 | Patrick | 126 |
| 43 | Ronald | 123 |
| 44 | Edward | 117 |
| 45 | Keith | 114 |
| 46 | Brandon | 111 |
| 46 | Shaun | 111 |
| 48 | Bryan | 108 |
| 49 | Gary | 104 |
| 50 | Todd | 94 |