Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Rhode Island, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	283
2	Jessica	177
3	Melissa	175
4	Heather	109
5	Lisa	106
6	Amy	102
7	Erin	88
8	Nicole	86
9	Elizabeth	85
9	Michelle	85
11	Sarah	84
12	Christine	75
13	Kelly	71
14	Stephanie	69
15	Rebecca	68
16	Kristen	58
17	Kimberly	57
18	Christina	53
19	Amanda	52
20	Danielle	46
20	Julie	46
22	Laura	41
23	Angela	38
23	Erica	38
25	Kerri	37
26	Dawn	33
26	Lauren	33
26	Rachel	33
29	Andrea	32
30	Alicia	31
30	Jamie	31
30	Karen	31
30	Katherine	31
34	Emily	30
34	Jill	30
34	Kathleen	30
37	Melanie	29
38	Crystal	28
38	Shannon	28
38	Tara	28
41	Susan	27
42	Bethany	26
43	Courtney	25
44	Mary	24
44	Megan	24
44	Sandra	24
44	Sara	24
48	Beth	23
49	Kristy	22
50	Holly	21

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	412
2	Jason	226
3	David	204
4	Matthew	201
5	Christopher	188
6	John	167
7	Robert	163
8	Joseph	143
9	Brian	133
10	James	126
11	Daniel	124
12	Steven	101
13	William	98
14	Kevin	97
15	Eric	89
16	Jeffrey	88
17	Paul	82
18	Joshua	80
18	Thomas	80
20	Nicholas	73
21	Timothy	72
22	Richard	70
23	Andrew	69
23	Ryan	69
25	Adam	66
26	Anthony	65
27	Jonathan	63
27	Mark	63
29	Peter	60
30	Gregory	56
31	Stephen	55
32	Scott	53
33	Justin	52
34	Kenneth	50
35	Edward	42
35	Shawn	42
37	Keith	40
37	Sean	40
39	Benjamin	36
40	Raymond	33
41	Nathan	32
42	Jeremy	31
43	Charles	29
44	Derek	26
45	Patrick	25
45	Seth	25
47	Dennis	24
47	Donald	24
49	Frank	23
49	Todd	23