Top baby names in North Carolina, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,324 |
| 2 | Crystal | 769 |
| 3 | Amanda | 623 |
| 3 | Amy | 623 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 622 |
| 5 | Melissa | 622 |
| 7 | Angela | 610 |
| 8 | Heather | 580 |
| 9 | Kelly | 455 |
| 10 | Jessica | 446 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 439 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 424 |
| 13 | April | 396 |
| 14 | Christina | 384 |
| 15 | Shannon | 369 |
| 16 | Mary | 358 |
| 17 | Lisa | 319 |
| 18 | Brandy | 298 |
| 19 | Sarah | 283 |
| 20 | Jamie | 281 |
| 21 | Michelle | 276 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 276 |
| 23 | Christy | 272 |
| 24 | Emily | 243 |
| 24 | Laura | 243 |
| 26 | Tonya | 230 |
| 27 | Misty | 229 |
| 28 | Tina | 222 |
| 29 | Ashley | 219 |
| 30 | Julie | 218 |
| 31 | Wendy | 204 |
| 32 | Karen | 202 |
| 33 | Tiffany | 194 |
| 34 | Susan | 185 |
| 35 | Tracy | 179 |
| 36 | Katherine | 172 |
| 37 | Holly | 168 |
| 38 | Kristy | 161 |
| 39 | Amber | 159 |
| 39 | Nicole | 159 |
| 41 | Erin | 158 |
| 42 | Andrea | 156 |
| 42 | Leslie | 156 |
| 42 | Tammy | 156 |
| 45 | Erica | 145 |
| 46 | Natasha | 141 |
| 47 | Latoya | 137 |
| 48 | Brandi | 135 |
| 49 | Carrie | 133 |
| 49 | Cynthia | 133 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,524 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,426 |
| 3 | James | 1,334 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,309 |
| 5 | David | 961 |
| 6 | William | 948 |
| 7 | Robert | 862 |
| 8 | John | 839 |
| 9 | Brian | 664 |
| 10 | Matthew | 586 |
| 10 | Timothy | 586 |
| 12 | Charles | 569 |
| 13 | Joshua | 565 |
| 14 | Joseph | 554 |
| 15 | Kevin | 534 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 529 |
| 17 | Daniel | 498 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 472 |
| 19 | Thomas | 466 |
| 20 | Steven | 400 |
| 21 | Eric | 376 |
| 22 | Anthony | 372 |
| 23 | Richard | 363 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 344 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 318 |
| 26 | Andrew | 289 |
| 27 | Stephen | 282 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 275 |
| 29 | Adam | 274 |
| 29 | Brandon | 274 |
| 31 | Mark | 258 |
| 32 | Travis | 254 |
| 33 | Justin | 252 |
| 34 | Chad | 232 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 227 |
| 35 | Gregory | 227 |
| 37 | Ryan | 224 |
| 38 | Donald | 219 |
| 39 | Derrick | 217 |
| 40 | Larry | 215 |
| 41 | Aaron | 213 |
| 42 | Patrick | 205 |
| 43 | Bradley | 187 |
| 44 | Paul | 186 |
| 45 | Phillip | 180 |
| 46 | Samuel | 176 |
| 47 | Bryan | 173 |
| 48 | Nathan | 169 |
| 49 | Jerry | 165 |
| 50 | Bobby | 163 |