Name Yearbook

Top baby names in New Hampshire, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	244
2	Jessica	183
3	Sarah	158
4	Melissa	145
5	Amy	138
6	Heather	126
7	Kelly	101
8	Rebecca	94
9	Amanda	88
10	Elizabeth	84
11	Nicole	82
12	Erin	79
13	Michelle	70
14	Christina	69
14	Stephanie	69
16	Lisa	68
17	Christine	67
18	Kimberly	62
19	Angela	59
20	Shannon	58
21	Danielle	49
22	Carrie	47
23	Karen	46
24	Crystal	45
24	Jamie	45
24	Kathryn	45
24	Sara	45
28	Rachel	43
29	Katherine	41
30	Katie	40
30	Kristen	40
32	Megan	38
33	Andrea	37
33	Laura	37
35	Stacey	36
36	Heidi	34
37	Emily	33
37	Julie	33
37	Samantha	33
40	April	31
41	Jaime	29
41	Jill	29
41	Susan	29
44	Erica	28
45	Holly	27
46	Dawn	26
46	Stacy	26
48	Kristy	25
48	Mary	25
48	Melanie	25

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	268
2	Matthew	238
3	Christopher	231
4	Jason	213
5	David	161
6	Joshua	152
7	James	124
8	Brian	119
8	Ryan	119
10	Robert	117
11	Daniel	115
12	John	108
13	Eric	105
14	Adam	102
14	Jeremy	102
16	Timothy	101
17	Jeffrey	99
17	Scott	99
19	Nathan	98
20	Kevin	92
21	Jonathan	91
22	Andrew	85
22	Benjamin	85
24	William	82
25	Justin	76
26	Nicholas	72
27	Joseph	67
27	Thomas	67
29	Mark	61
30	Richard	60
31	Paul	54
32	Shawn	53
32	Steven	53
34	Peter	51
35	Sean	50
36	Aaron	49
37	Chad	46
37	Stephen	46
39	Patrick	44
40	Gregory	41
41	Jacob	38
42	Charles	37
43	Corey	36
44	Jesse	35
45	Brandon	34
46	Keith	33
47	Travis	32
48	Shaun	30
48	Todd	30
50	Anthony	28