Top baby names in New Jersey, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,676 |
| 2 | Melissa | 879 |
| 3 | Jessica | 800 |
| 4 | Nicole | 728 |
| 5 | Michelle | 558 |
| 6 | Lisa | 542 |
| 7 | Kelly | 519 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 503 |
| 9 | Heather | 496 |
| 10 | Amy | 495 |
| 11 | Danielle | 473 |
| 12 | Christine | 472 |
| 13 | Christina | 461 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 448 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 375 |
| 16 | Laura | 351 |
| 17 | Lauren | 329 |
| 18 | Erin | 295 |
| 19 | Tara | 294 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 281 |
| 21 | Sarah | 280 |
| 22 | Amanda | 269 |
| 23 | Shannon | 259 |
| 24 | Jamie | 256 |
| 25 | Andrea | 252 |
| 26 | Karen | 249 |
| 26 | Michele | 249 |
| 28 | Dana | 230 |
| 29 | Maria | 214 |
| 30 | Erica | 213 |
| 31 | Mary | 210 |
| 32 | Dawn | 208 |
| 32 | Jill | 208 |
| 34 | Angela | 206 |
| 35 | Kathleen | 203 |
| 36 | Kristen | 196 |
| 36 | Megan | 196 |
| 36 | Susan | 196 |
| 39 | Rachel | 193 |
| 40 | Jaime | 192 |
| 41 | Cynthia | 182 |
| 42 | Patricia | 177 |
| 43 | Jacqueline | 174 |
| 44 | Katherine | 165 |
| 45 | Cheryl | 161 |
| 46 | Kristin | 159 |
| 47 | Gina | 158 |
| 47 | Tracy | 158 |
| 49 | Kristy | 155 |
| 49 | Sara | 155 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,525 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,326 |
| 3 | David | 1,323 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,192 |
| 5 | John | 1,172 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,164 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,079 |
| 8 | James | 1,053 |
| 9 | Brian | 1,006 |
| 10 | Daniel | 817 |
| 11 | Matthew | 772 |
| 12 | William | 761 |
| 13 | Thomas | 692 |
| 14 | Kevin | 684 |
| 15 | Richard | 620 |
| 16 | Anthony | 592 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 510 |
| 18 | Timothy | 480 |
| 19 | Eric | 479 |
| 20 | Ryan | 476 |
| 20 | Steven | 476 |
| 22 | Mark | 433 |
| 23 | Scott | 416 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 408 |
| 25 | Andrew | 384 |
| 26 | Paul | 379 |
| 27 | Stephen | 356 |
| 28 | Charles | 352 |
| 29 | Peter | 347 |
| 30 | Gregory | 338 |
| 31 | Adam | 321 |
| 31 | Edward | 321 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 316 |
| 34 | Joshua | 306 |
| 35 | Sean | 295 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 288 |
| 37 | Keith | 285 |
| 38 | Patrick | 280 |
| 39 | Jose | 276 |
| 40 | Justin | 261 |
| 41 | Frank | 237 |
| 42 | George | 232 |
| 43 | Douglas | 198 |
| 44 | Shaun | 196 |
| 45 | Ronald | 189 |
| 46 | Shawn | 186 |
| 47 | Bryan | 183 |
| 48 | Todd | 179 |
| 49 | Luis | 174 |
| 50 | Craig | 172 |