Top baby names in Virginia, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,244 |
| 2 | Melissa | 595 |
| 3 | Amy | 552 |
| 4 | Crystal | 511 |
| 5 | Heather | 496 |
| 6 | Jessica | 490 |
| 7 | Angela | 480 |
| 8 | Amanda | 473 |
| 9 | Sarah | 459 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 451 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 448 |
| 12 | Christina | 407 |
| 13 | Kelly | 396 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 392 |
| 15 | Michelle | 388 |
| 16 | Lisa | 318 |
| 16 | Shannon | 318 |
| 18 | April | 317 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 305 |
| 20 | Mary | 296 |
| 21 | Laura | 244 |
| 22 | Erin | 241 |
| 23 | Nicole | 228 |
| 24 | Katherine | 207 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 198 |
| 26 | Emily | 193 |
| 27 | Rachel | 187 |
| 28 | Carrie | 186 |
| 28 | Jamie | 186 |
| 30 | Sara | 176 |
| 31 | Karen | 166 |
| 32 | Christine | 165 |
| 33 | Brandy | 164 |
| 34 | Tina | 161 |
| 35 | Andrea | 160 |
| 36 | Julie | 157 |
| 37 | Wendy | 153 |
| 38 | Susan | 144 |
| 39 | Christy | 134 |
| 40 | Tonya | 131 |
| 41 | Tammy | 130 |
| 42 | Kathryn | 127 |
| 43 | Melanie | 126 |
| 44 | Amber | 124 |
| 44 | Leslie | 124 |
| 46 | Ashley | 121 |
| 46 | Catherine | 121 |
| 48 | Tracy | 119 |
| 49 | Stacy | 117 |
| 50 | Tara | 116 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,385 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,280 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,193 |
| 4 | James | 1,084 |
| 5 | Robert | 888 |
| 6 | David | 860 |
| 7 | John | 835 |
| 8 | William | 819 |
| 9 | Brian | 682 |
| 10 | Matthew | 648 |
| 11 | Kevin | 555 |
| 12 | Joseph | 553 |
| 13 | Timothy | 507 |
| 14 | Daniel | 472 |
| 15 | Joshua | 442 |
| 16 | Charles | 436 |
| 17 | Thomas | 428 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 401 |
| 19 | Steven | 376 |
| 20 | Richard | 368 |
| 21 | Eric | 354 |
| 22 | Mark | 350 |
| 23 | Andrew | 344 |
| 24 | Anthony | 328 |
| 25 | Jeremy | 308 |
| 25 | Ryan | 308 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 286 |
| 28 | Stephen | 276 |
| 29 | Paul | 266 |
| 30 | Justin | 255 |
| 31 | Adam | 253 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 253 |
| 33 | Nicholas | 243 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 236 |
| 35 | Gregory | 231 |
| 36 | Shawn | 216 |
| 37 | Scott | 209 |
| 38 | Aaron | 204 |
| 39 | Brandon | 200 |
| 40 | Bryan | 189 |
| 41 | Nathan | 186 |
| 42 | Patrick | 179 |
| 43 | George | 169 |
| 44 | Shaun | 163 |
| 45 | Travis | 161 |
| 46 | Donald | 153 |
| 47 | Larry | 152 |
| 48 | Ronald | 147 |
| 49 | Edward | 146 |
| 50 | Chad | 140 |