Top baby names in Tennessee, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,130 |
| 2 | Amanda | 777 |
| 3 | Amy | 619 |
| 4 | Heather | 554 |
| 5 | Angela | 527 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 504 |
| 7 | Melissa | 468 |
| 8 | Crystal | 430 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 417 |
| 10 | April | 414 |
| 11 | Misty | 407 |
| 12 | Jessica | 389 |
| 13 | Mary | 352 |
| 14 | Kelly | 324 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 319 |
| 16 | Christy | 307 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 294 |
| 18 | Brandy | 285 |
| 19 | Lisa | 277 |
| 20 | Rachel | 276 |
| 21 | Christina | 272 |
| 22 | Sarah | 261 |
| 23 | Jamie | 248 |
| 24 | Laura | 224 |
| 25 | Shannon | 219 |
| 26 | Tiffany | 216 |
| 27 | Andrea | 215 |
| 28 | Emily | 204 |
| 29 | Michelle | 199 |
| 30 | Carrie | 196 |
| 31 | Julie | 191 |
| 32 | Tonya | 188 |
| 33 | Kristy | 187 |
| 34 | Ashley | 181 |
| 35 | Amber | 166 |
| 36 | Tracy | 160 |
| 37 | Tina | 159 |
| 38 | Wendy | 152 |
| 39 | Cynthia | 151 |
| 40 | Brandi | 150 |
| 40 | Holly | 150 |
| 42 | Leslie | 149 |
| 43 | Erica | 148 |
| 44 | Lori | 143 |
| 45 | Karen | 139 |
| 46 | Tabitha | 133 |
| 47 | Stacy | 131 |
| 47 | Tammy | 131 |
| 49 | Susan | 127 |
| 50 | Melanie | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,282 |
| 2 | James | 1,252 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,244 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,157 |
| 5 | David | 872 |
| 6 | John | 797 |
| 7 | William | 790 |
| 8 | Robert | 721 |
| 9 | Joshua | 644 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 622 |
| 11 | Brian | 563 |
| 12 | Charles | 562 |
| 13 | Matthew | 527 |
| 14 | Joseph | 498 |
| 15 | Kevin | 475 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 441 |
| 17 | Daniel | 435 |
| 18 | Timothy | 427 |
| 19 | Anthony | 341 |
| 20 | Richard | 338 |
| 21 | Eric | 337 |
| 22 | Thomas | 318 |
| 23 | Steven | 309 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 292 |
| 25 | Andrew | 279 |
| 26 | Mark | 274 |
| 27 | Adam | 270 |
| 28 | Brandon | 266 |
| 29 | Justin | 255 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 239 |
| 31 | Stephen | 226 |
| 32 | Travis | 219 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 213 |
| 34 | Paul | 208 |
| 35 | Nicholas | 205 |
| 36 | Nathan | 203 |
| 37 | Marcus | 188 |
| 38 | Gregory | 185 |
| 39 | Chad | 183 |
| 40 | Larry | 176 |
| 41 | Bradley | 175 |
| 42 | Aaron | 169 |
| 43 | Derrick | 167 |
| 44 | Billy | 166 |
| 45 | Samuel | 162 |
| 46 | Ryan | 160 |
| 47 | Gary | 159 |
| 48 | Bryan | 154 |
| 49 | Jerry | 153 |
| 49 | Wesley | 153 |