Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,492 |
| 2 | Melissa | 863 |
| 3 | Jessica | 772 |
| 4 | Amy | 603 |
| 5 | Sarah | 574 |
| 6 | Michelle | 572 |
| 7 | Nicole | 569 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 553 |
| 9 | Lisa | 530 |
| 10 | Heather | 513 |
| 11 | Kelly | 496 |
| 12 | Erin | 400 |
| 13 | Christine | 386 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 367 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 365 |
| 16 | Danielle | 347 |
| 17 | Julie | 334 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 325 |
| 19 | Christina | 310 |
| 20 | Amanda | 307 |
| 21 | Kristen | 287 |
| 22 | Andrea | 266 |
| 23 | Laura | 256 |
| 24 | Angela | 251 |
| 25 | Rachel | 245 |
| 26 | Kathleen | 240 |
| 27 | Katherine | 219 |
| 28 | Emily | 214 |
| 29 | Jill | 209 |
| 30 | Mary | 206 |
| 31 | Shannon | 201 |
| 32 | Karen | 196 |
| 33 | Lauren | 190 |
| 34 | Tara | 189 |
| 35 | Sara | 180 |
| 36 | Erica | 172 |
| 37 | Kristin | 168 |
| 38 | Jamie | 157 |
| 39 | Susan | 155 |
| 40 | Maria | 151 |
| 41 | Kathryn | 149 |
| 42 | Crystal | 144 |
| 43 | Catherine | 141 |
| 43 | Megan | 141 |
| 45 | Tracy | 138 |
| 46 | Meghan | 133 |
| 47 | Stacey | 132 |
| 48 | Melanie | 131 |
| 49 | Katie | 126 |
| 50 | Colleen | 125 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,132 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,318 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,245 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,149 |
| 5 | David | 1,103 |
| 6 | John | 905 |
| 7 | James | 860 |
| 8 | Daniel | 858 |
| 9 | Brian | 815 |
| 10 | Robert | 794 |
| 11 | Joseph | 731 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 604 |
| 13 | Kevin | 594 |
| 14 | Timothy | 575 |
| 15 | William | 514 |
| 16 | Andrew | 490 |
| 17 | Eric | 484 |
| 18 | Joshua | 476 |
| 19 | Richard | 466 |
| 20 | Thomas | 457 |
| 21 | Mark | 449 |
| 22 | Ryan | 442 |
| 23 | Scott | 432 |
| 24 | Adam | 427 |
| 25 | Paul | 421 |
| 26 | Stephen | 411 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 371 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 369 |
| 29 | Peter | 350 |
| 30 | Steven | 346 |
| 31 | Anthony | 339 |
| 32 | Patrick | 308 |
| 33 | Justin | 302 |
| 34 | Sean | 300 |
| 35 | Gregory | 296 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 271 |
| 37 | Shawn | 250 |
| 38 | Keith | 243 |
| 39 | Charles | 241 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 230 |
| 41 | Edward | 189 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 175 |
| 43 | Todd | 171 |
| 44 | Nathan | 168 |
| 45 | Shaun | 164 |
| 46 | Aaron | 159 |
| 47 | Derek | 146 |
| 48 | Bryan | 136 |
| 49 | Jesse | 135 |
| 50 | Craig | 133 |