Top baby names in Washington, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,058 |
| 2 | Sarah | 524 |
| 3 | Jessica | 490 |
| 4 | Heather | 467 |
| 5 | Melissa | 466 |
| 6 | Angela | 445 |
| 7 | Amy | 395 |
| 8 | Michelle | 360 |
| 9 | Christina | 327 |
| 10 | Nicole | 307 |
| 11 | Lisa | 288 |
| 12 | Amanda | 273 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 272 |
| 14 | Andrea | 271 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 268 |
| 16 | Erin | 256 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 250 |
| 18 | Amber | 234 |
| 19 | Sara | 230 |
| 20 | Rachel | 226 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 226 |
| 22 | Jamie | 223 |
| 23 | Kelly | 220 |
| 24 | Shannon | 209 |
| 25 | Crystal | 204 |
| 26 | Julie | 175 |
| 27 | Emily | 173 |
| 28 | Laura | 169 |
| 29 | Megan | 164 |
| 30 | April | 160 |
| 31 | Carrie | 152 |
| 32 | Heidi | 143 |
| 33 | Katherine | 129 |
| 33 | Tara | 129 |
| 35 | Danielle | 127 |
| 36 | Anna | 124 |
| 37 | Mary | 123 |
| 38 | Tiffany | 121 |
| 39 | Christine | 115 |
| 40 | Erica | 114 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 114 |
| 42 | Kristina | 112 |
| 43 | Katie | 110 |
| 44 | Alicia | 109 |
| 45 | Holly | 105 |
| 46 | Maria | 103 |
| 47 | Stacy | 101 |
| 48 | Wendy | 94 |
| 49 | Dawn | 92 |
| 50 | Tanya | 90 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,046 |
| 2 | Jason | 888 |
| 3 | Christopher | 811 |
| 4 | David | 697 |
| 5 | Ryan | 687 |
| 6 | Joshua | 666 |
| 7 | James | 584 |
| 8 | Matthew | 574 |
| 9 | Brian | 542 |
| 10 | John | 520 |
| 11 | Daniel | 499 |
| 12 | Robert | 496 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 466 |
| 14 | Joseph | 412 |
| 15 | Aaron | 385 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 379 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 357 |
| 18 | Andrew | 344 |
| 19 | Justin | 338 |
| 20 | Timothy | 328 |
| 21 | William | 326 |
| 22 | Eric | 320 |
| 23 | Adam | 317 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 316 |
| 25 | Kevin | 309 |
| 26 | Scott | 303 |
| 27 | Steven | 279 |
| 28 | Richard | 275 |
| 29 | Jacob | 262 |
| 30 | Anthony | 250 |
| 31 | Nathan | 249 |
| 32 | Mark | 246 |
| 33 | Paul | 230 |
| 34 | Thomas | 227 |
| 35 | Brandon | 225 |
| 36 | Charles | 207 |
| 37 | Travis | 202 |
| 38 | Jesse | 197 |
| 39 | Sean | 195 |
| 40 | Kyle | 191 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 190 |
| 42 | Chad | 185 |
| 43 | Shawn | 181 |
| 44 | Bryan | 147 |
| 45 | Patrick | 144 |
| 46 | Shane | 142 |
| 47 | Shaun | 136 |
| 48 | Kenneth | 135 |
| 49 | Jared | 126 |
| 49 | Peter | 126 |