Top baby names in Oregon, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 694 |
| 2 | Sarah | 429 |
| 3 | Jessica | 354 |
| 4 | Heather | 327 |
| 5 | Angela | 308 |
| 6 | Melissa | 307 |
| 7 | Amy | 291 |
| 8 | Michelle | 243 |
| 9 | Amanda | 235 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 218 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 213 |
| 12 | Lisa | 192 |
| 13 | Sara | 190 |
| 14 | Amber | 188 |
| 15 | Nicole | 172 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 165 |
| 17 | Rachel | 164 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 163 |
| 19 | Christina | 161 |
| 20 | Crystal | 159 |
| 21 | Erin | 154 |
| 22 | Andrea | 148 |
| 23 | Jamie | 138 |
| 24 | Kelly | 136 |
| 25 | Emily | 135 |
| 25 | Laura | 135 |
| 27 | Julie | 129 |
| 28 | Megan | 126 |
| 29 | Shannon | 121 |
| 30 | Heidi | 115 |
| 31 | April | 109 |
| 32 | Misty | 103 |
| 33 | Mary | 97 |
| 34 | Carrie | 94 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 94 |
| 36 | Kristina | 90 |
| 37 | Anna | 87 |
| 37 | Katherine | 87 |
| 39 | Christine | 84 |
| 40 | Katie | 82 |
| 41 | Tara | 78 |
| 42 | Brandy | 77 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 74 |
| 44 | Danielle | 70 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 70 |
| 46 | Holly | 68 |
| 47 | Dawn | 67 |
| 48 | Molly | 66 |
| 49 | Erica | 65 |
| 49 | Wendy | 65 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 645 |
| 2 | Jason | 610 |
| 3 | Christopher | 549 |
| 4 | Ryan | 494 |
| 5 | Joshua | 486 |
| 6 | Matthew | 481 |
| 7 | David | 421 |
| 8 | James | 411 |
| 9 | Brian | 352 |
| 10 | Robert | 338 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 328 |
| 12 | Daniel | 326 |
| 13 | Joseph | 306 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 293 |
| 15 | John | 284 |
| 16 | Andrew | 282 |
| 17 | Justin | 281 |
| 18 | Aaron | 263 |
| 19 | Timothy | 251 |
| 20 | Eric | 235 |
| 21 | Nathan | 230 |
| 22 | Scott | 222 |
| 23 | William | 219 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 210 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 208 |
| 25 | Kevin | 208 |
| 27 | Adam | 201 |
| 28 | Jesse | 194 |
| 29 | Jacob | 192 |
| 30 | Travis | 180 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 174 |
| 32 | Steven | 171 |
| 33 | Mark | 164 |
| 34 | Brandon | 159 |
| 35 | Richard | 155 |
| 36 | Shawn | 154 |
| 37 | Thomas | 147 |
| 38 | Anthony | 142 |
| 39 | Paul | 119 |
| 40 | Chad | 116 |
| 41 | Dustin | 108 |
| 42 | Charles | 102 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 98 |
| 43 | Sean | 98 |
| 45 | Patrick | 97 |
| 46 | Stephen | 93 |
| 47 | Bryan | 92 |
| 48 | Gregory | 91 |
| 49 | Kyle | 86 |
| 50 | Cory | 84 |