Top baby names in Utah, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 567 |
| 2 | Heather | 356 |
| 3 | Amy | 334 |
| 4 | Melissa | 309 |
| 5 | Emily | 272 |
| 6 | Angela | 271 |
| 7 | Amanda | 251 |
| 8 | Jessica | 244 |
| 9 | Amber | 231 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 208 |
| 10 | Sarah | 208 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 206 |
| 13 | Lisa | 202 |
| 13 | Michelle | 202 |
| 15 | Jamie | 199 |
| 16 | Heidi | 186 |
| 16 | Nicole | 186 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 182 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 171 |
| 20 | Andrea | 164 |
| 21 | Rachel | 159 |
| 22 | Julie | 155 |
| 23 | Natalie | 144 |
| 24 | Tiffany | 125 |
| 25 | Sara | 121 |
| 26 | Crystal | 115 |
| 27 | April | 114 |
| 28 | Erin | 110 |
| 29 | Laura | 107 |
| 29 | Megan | 107 |
| 31 | Mary | 101 |
| 32 | Brooke | 98 |
| 33 | Holly | 96 |
| 34 | Melanie | 95 |
| 34 | Shannon | 95 |
| 36 | Katie | 94 |
| 37 | Kelly | 92 |
| 38 | Carrie | 88 |
| 38 | Jill | 88 |
| 40 | Wendy | 87 |
| 41 | Misty | 86 |
| 42 | Christina | 79 |
| 43 | Mandy | 76 |
| 44 | Jenny | 73 |
| 44 | Tara | 73 |
| 46 | Lindsay | 72 |
| 47 | Mindy | 70 |
| 48 | Brittany | 67 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 67 |
| 48 | Melinda | 67 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 655 |
| 2 | David | 521 |
| 3 | Jason | 511 |
| 4 | Ryan | 457 |
| 5 | Matthew | 432 |
| 6 | Christopher | 415 |
| 7 | Joshua | 399 |
| 8 | Daniel | 349 |
| 9 | James | 319 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 318 |
| 11 | Nathan | 312 |
| 12 | John | 306 |
| 13 | Jared | 292 |
| 14 | Robert | 286 |
| 15 | Justin | 275 |
| 16 | Brian | 267 |
| 17 | Joseph | 260 |
| 18 | Brandon | 255 |
| 19 | Scott | 245 |
| 20 | Benjamin | 241 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 229 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 216 |
| 23 | Jacob | 212 |
| 24 | Steven | 206 |
| 25 | Aaron | 203 |
| 26 | Andrew | 202 |
| 27 | Richard | 201 |
| 28 | Adam | 198 |
| 29 | Eric | 196 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 177 |
| 31 | Tyler | 176 |
| 32 | Kevin | 168 |
| 32 | William | 168 |
| 34 | Mark | 161 |
| 35 | Travis | 157 |
| 36 | Chad | 150 |
| 37 | Timothy | 146 |
| 38 | Cody | 141 |
| 39 | Dustin | 139 |
| 40 | Thomas | 138 |
| 41 | Paul | 131 |
| 42 | Anthony | 126 |
| 43 | Charles | 107 |
| 44 | Spencer | 106 |
| 45 | Bryan | 102 |
| 46 | Shawn | 101 |
| 47 | Gregory | 93 |
| 48 | Casey | 92 |
| 49 | Stephen | 91 |
| 50 | Zachary | 87 |