Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,435 |
| 2 | Jessica | 869 |
| 3 | Sarah | 763 |
| 4 | Melissa | 727 |
| 5 | Nicole | 685 |
| 6 | Amy | 645 |
| 7 | Angela | 617 |
| 8 | Heather | 589 |
| 9 | Kelly | 568 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 501 |
| 11 | Michelle | 479 |
| 12 | Lisa | 452 |
| 13 | Sara | 451 |
| 14 | Amanda | 395 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 385 |
| 16 | Erin | 378 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 346 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 321 |
| 19 | Jamie | 314 |
| 20 | Andrea | 299 |
| 21 | Laura | 285 |
| 22 | Julie | 281 |
| 23 | Rachel | 259 |
| 24 | Carrie | 242 |
| 25 | Christina | 234 |
| 26 | Katherine | 221 |
| 27 | Shannon | 218 |
| 28 | Christine | 217 |
| 28 | Jill | 217 |
| 30 | Stacy | 211 |
| 31 | Heidi | 208 |
| 32 | Tracy | 202 |
| 33 | Emily | 201 |
| 34 | Katie | 195 |
| 35 | Megan | 177 |
| 36 | Kathryn | 173 |
| 37 | Dawn | 169 |
| 38 | Tina | 165 |
| 39 | Tara | 156 |
| 40 | Crystal | 154 |
| 40 | Danielle | 154 |
| 42 | Mary | 153 |
| 43 | Holly | 142 |
| 44 | Erica | 138 |
| 45 | Kristin | 137 |
| 46 | Tanya | 136 |
| 47 | Amber | 135 |
| 48 | Ann | 131 |
| 48 | Kari | 131 |
| 50 | Karen | 127 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,391 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,388 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,090 |
| 4 | Christopher | 923 |
| 5 | Ryan | 838 |
| 6 | Brian | 794 |
| 7 | David | 769 |
| 8 | Andrew | 713 |
| 9 | Daniel | 689 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 689 |
| 11 | Joshua | 685 |
| 12 | Joseph | 603 |
| 13 | James | 583 |
| 14 | Timothy | 573 |
| 15 | Eric | 555 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 546 |
| 17 | John | 514 |
| 17 | Robert | 514 |
| 19 | Scott | 501 |
| 20 | Kevin | 499 |
| 21 | Adam | 474 |
| 22 | Chad | 460 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 438 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 434 |
| 25 | Aaron | 409 |
| 26 | Steven | 399 |
| 27 | Mark | 392 |
| 28 | Nathan | 379 |
| 29 | Paul | 366 |
| 30 | Justin | 331 |
| 31 | Thomas | 327 |
| 32 | Anthony | 326 |
| 33 | William | 318 |
| 34 | Richard | 249 |
| 35 | Travis | 247 |
| 36 | Shawn | 230 |
| 37 | Peter | 229 |
| 38 | Bradley | 222 |
| 39 | Craig | 210 |
| 40 | Jesse | 208 |
| 41 | Jacob | 205 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 205 |
| 43 | Patrick | 186 |
| 44 | Todd | 180 |
| 45 | Charles | 177 |
| 46 | Cory | 173 |
| 47 | Gregory | 170 |
| 48 | Kyle | 161 |
| 49 | Bryan | 159 |
| 50 | Joel | 149 |