Name Yearbook

Top baby names in North Dakota, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	228
2	Jessica	154
3	Melissa	141
4	Sarah	140
5	Heather	119
6	Amy	112
7	Angela	94
8	Amanda	92
9	Nicole	90
10	Lisa	76
11	Sara	74
12	Andrea	66
12	Michelle	66
14	Stephanie	63
15	Amber	61
16	Rebecca	60
17	Kelly	56
18	Heidi	52
19	Tara	47
20	Kimberly	46
21	Jill	44
22	Julie	43
22	Laura	43
24	Kari	42
25	Christina	41
26	Erin	40
27	Crystal	37
27	Kristi	37
29	Jamie	36
30	Elizabeth	35
31	Shannon	34
32	Carrie	33
33	Tanya	32
34	Jodi	31
34	Rachel	31
36	Dawn	30
36	Mary	30
36	Wendy	30
39	Erica	29
39	Stacy	29
41	Holly	28
42	Katie	26
43	Melanie	25
44	Tina	24
44	Tracy	24
46	Danielle	23
46	Stacey	23
46	Tiffany	23
49	Katherine	22
49	Kristina	22

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	211
2	Jason	201
3	Ryan	193
4	Christopher	170
5	Matthew	152
6	Joshua	144
6	Justin	144
8	Jeremy	138
9	David	122
10	Nathan	107
11	Eric	103
12	Chad	100
13	John	92
14	Brian	91
14	James	91
16	Scott	81
16	Travis	81
18	Daniel	79
18	Robert	79
20	Joseph	68
20	Mark	68
22	Aaron	67
22	Nicholas	67
24	Timothy	65
25	Steven	64
26	Andrew	61
27	Benjamin	58
27	Paul	58
29	Jeffrey	54
30	Shawn	53
31	Jesse	52
31	Kevin	52
33	Thomas	51
34	Adam	47
35	Dustin	46
36	Shane	45
37	Brandon	44
38	Bradley	43
39	Corey	42
39	William	42
41	Brent	40
41	Jonathan	40
43	Cory	39
44	Patrick	36
45	Anthony	35
45	Bryan	35
45	Charles	35
48	Casey	34
49	Richard	32
50	Derek	29