Top baby names in New York, 1978

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,747
2Jessica2,193
3Melissa2,051
4Nicole1,796
5Michelle1,474
6Lisa1,415
7Elizabeth1,271
8Kelly1,244
9Amy1,159
10Danielle1,135
11Heather1,100
12Christine1,097
13Sarah1,081
14Christina1,043
15Kimberly992
16Stephanie818
17Laura768
18Rebecca759
19Erin757
20Amanda697
21Angela656
21Maria656
23Rachel628
24Andrea624
25Karen622
26Tara596
27Erica583
28Julie570
29Lauren564
30Shannon560
31Mary539
32Jamie514
33Sara498
34Katherine488
35Michele476
36Patricia468
37Kathleen435
38Susan422
39Jacqueline413
40Vanessa412
41Denise408
42Crystal407
43Kristen405
44Dawn398
44Jill398
46Cynthia392
47Catherine384
48Emily383
49Carrie375
50Tiffany370

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,853
2Jason3,253
3Christopher3,245
4David3,112
5John2,690
6Joseph2,659
7James2,580
8Robert2,389
9Brian2,218
10Daniel2,202
11Matthew2,108
12Anthony1,772
13William1,622
14Thomas1,559
15Kevin1,469
16Richard1,454
17Eric1,352
18Steven1,249
19Andrew1,248
20Jeffrey1,219
21Timothy1,162
22Paul1,069
23Mark1,062
24Nicholas1,049
25Joshua993
26Adam990
27Scott947
28Peter897
29Ryan849
30Charles822
31Jonathan799
32Stephen765
33Gregory757
34Jose751
35Sean723
36Justin708
37Jeremy686
38Patrick682
39Edward652
40Shawn621
41Kenneth581
42Keith564
43Benjamin529
44Aaron521
45Frank496
46George492
47Luis481
48Carlos443
49Raymond439
50Vincent420