Popular California Girl Baby Names From 1978

The Most Popular California Girl Baby Names in 1978

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1978.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in California was Jennifer. In total there were 153,276 girls born sharing 2,417 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1978 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Jennifer	1 in 29 (3.5%)	5,293
2	Melissa	1 in 63 (1.6%)	2,449
3	Jessica	1 in 63 (1.6%)	2,418
4	Michelle	1 in 66 (1.5%)	2,309
5	Sarah	1 in 72 (1.4%)	2,140
6	Christina	1 in 76 (1.3%)	2,021
7	Nicole	1 in 79 (1.3%)	1,933
8	Maria	1 in 80 (1.2%)	1,908
9	Elizabeth	1 in 85 (1.2%)	1,794
10	Heather	1 in 88 (1.1%)	1,749
11	Lisa	1 in 88 (1.1%)	1,747
12	Angela	1 in 107 (0.9%)	1,434
13	Amy	1 in 110 (0.9%)	1,397
14	Stephanie	1 in 111 (0.9%)	1,384
15	Kimberly	1 in 118 (0.8%)	1,300
16	Kelly	1 in 122 (0.8%)	1,258
17	Rebecca	1 in 126 (0.8%)	1,218
18	Veronica	1 in 127 (0.8%)	1,203
19	Amanda	1 in 129 (0.8%)	1,187
20	Monica	1 in 136 (0.7%)	1,123
21	Amber	1 in 138 (0.7%)	1,113
22	Andrea	1 in 144 (0.7%)	1,068
23	Laura	1 in 145 (0.7%)	1,059
24	Shannon	1 in 146 (0.7%)	1,052
25	Erin	1 in 150 (0.7%)	1,022
26	Christine	1 in 159 (0.6%)	967
27	Rachel	1 in 161 (0.6%)	953
28	Crystal	1 in 168 (0.6%)	911
29	Julie	1 in 175 (0.6%)	878
30	Sara	1 in 177 (0.6%)	867
31	Jamie	1 in 178 (0.6%)	860
32	Danielle	1 in 179 (0.6%)	858
33	Patricia	1 in 179 (0.6%)	855
34	Cynthia	1 in 189 (0.5%)	810
35	Vanessa	1 in 190 (0.5%)	807
36	Erica	1 in 190 (0.5%)	805
37	Sandra	1 in 196 (0.5%)	783
38	April	1 in 202 (0.5%)	759
39	Mary	1 in 219 (0.5%)	699
40	Tiffany	1 in 236 (0.4%)	650
41	Alicia	1 in 238 (0.4%)	644
42	Nancy	1 in 243 (0.4%)	630
43	Katherine	1 in 253 (0.4%)	606
44	Wendy	1 in 258 (0.4%)	594
45	Emily	1 in 270 (0.4%)	567
46	Anna	1 in 276 (0.4%)	556
47	Diana	1 in 278 (0.4%)	552
48	Karen	1 in 284 (0.4%)	539
49	Carrie	1 in 285 (0.4%)	537
50	Megan	1 in 301 (0.3%)	509
51	Erika	1 in 304 (0.3%)	505
52	Natalie	1 in 305 (0.3%)	502
53	Gina	1 in 308 (0.3%)	498
54	Kristina	1 in 311 (0.3%)	493
55	Brandy	1 in 325 (0.3%)	472
56	Stacy	1 in 328 (0.3%)	467
57	Denise	1 in 335 (0.3%)	457
58	Claudia	1 in 340 (0.3%)	451
59	Melanie	1 in 348 (0.3%)	441
60	Sabrina	1 in 350 (0.3%)	438
61	Angelica	1 in 352 (0.3%)	436
62	Teresa	1 in 352 (0.3%)	436
63	Valerie	1 in 357 (0.3%)	429
64	Desiree	1 in 358 (0.3%)	428
65	Susan	1 in 362 (0.3%)	424
66	Tina	1 in 370 (0.3%)	414
67	Tracy	1 in 375 (0.3%)	409
68	Linda	1 in 379 (0.3%)	404
69	Tara	1 in 379 (0.3%)	404
70	Ana	1 in 380 (0.3%)	403
71	Kristen	1 in 382 (0.3%)	401
72	Jaime	1 in 384 (0.3%)	399
73	Tanya	1 in 384 (0.3%)	399
74	Leslie	1 in 387 (0.3%)	396
75	Leticia	1 in 388 (0.3%)	395
76	Stacey	1 in 391 (0.3%)	392
77	Brenda	1 in 393 (0.3%)	390
78	Kristy	1 in 393 (0.3%)	390
79	Dawn	1 in 395 (0.3%)	388
80	Jacqueline	1 in 399 (0.3%)	384
81	Michele	1 in 402 (0.2%)	381
82	Allison	1 in 414 (0.2%)	370
83	Julia	1 in 414 (0.2%)	370
84	Kathryn	1 in 414 (0.2%)	370
85	Monique	1 in 421 (0.2%)	364
86	Kristin	1 in 422 (0.2%)	363
87	Sonia	1 in 425 (0.2%)	361
88	Jill	1 in 426 (0.2%)	360
89	Rosa	1 in 426 (0.2%)	360
90	Adriana	1 in 429 (0.2%)	357
91	Brandi	1 in 432 (0.2%)	355
92	Misty	1 in 433 (0.2%)	354
93	Tamara	1 in 435 (0.2%)	352
94	Catherine	1 in 439 (0.2%)	349
95	Heidi	1 in 443 (0.2%)	346
96	Victoria	1 in 448 (0.2%)	342
97	Renee	1 in 455 (0.2%)	337
98	Kathleen	1 in 462 (0.2%)	332
99	Lindsay	1 in 482 (0.2%)	318
100	Holly	1 in 494 (0.2%)	310