Popular New York Girl Baby Names From 1978

The Most Popular New York 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 New York was Jennifer. In total there were 98,239 girls born sharing 1,862 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 26 (3.8%)	3,742
2	Jessica	1 in 45 (2.2%)	2,191
3	Melissa	1 in 48 (2.1%)	2,050
4	Nicole	1 in 55 (1.8%)	1,796
5	Michelle	1 in 67 (1.5%)	1,472
6	Lisa	1 in 69 (1.4%)	1,414
7	Elizabeth	1 in 77 (1.3%)	1,270
8	Kelly	1 in 79 (1.3%)	1,244
9	Amy	1 in 85 (1.2%)	1,160
10	Danielle	1 in 87 (1.2%)	1,135
11	Heather	1 in 89 (1.1%)	1,100
12	Christine	1 in 90 (1.1%)	1,096
13	Sarah	1 in 91 (1.1%)	1,082
14	Christina	1 in 94 (1.1%)	1,043
15	Kimberly	1 in 99 (1%)	992
16	Stephanie	1 in 120 (0.8%)	817
17	Laura	1 in 128 (0.8%)	767
18	Erin	1 in 130 (0.8%)	758
19	Rebecca	1 in 130 (0.8%)	758
20	Amanda	1 in 141 (0.7%)	697
21	Angela	1 in 151 (0.7%)	652
22	Maria	1 in 151 (0.7%)	650
23	Rachel	1 in 156 (0.6%)	628
24	Andrea	1 in 157 (0.6%)	624
25	Karen	1 in 158 (0.6%)	620
26	Tara	1 in 165 (0.6%)	596
27	Erica	1 in 168 (0.6%)	585
28	Julie	1 in 172 (0.6%)	570
29	Lauren	1 in 174 (0.6%)	564
30	Shannon	1 in 175 (0.6%)	560
31	Mary	1 in 182 (0.5%)	539
32	Jamie	1 in 191 (0.5%)	515
33	Sara	1 in 198 (0.5%)	497
34	Katherine	1 in 202 (0.5%)	487
35	Michele	1 in 206 (0.5%)	476
36	Patricia	1 in 210 (0.5%)	467
37	Kathleen	1 in 225 (0.4%)	436
38	Susan	1 in 233 (0.4%)	421
39	Jacqueline	1 in 238 (0.4%)	412
40	Vanessa	1 in 239 (0.4%)	411
41	Denise	1 in 241 (0.4%)	408
42	Crystal	1 in 241 (0.4%)	407
43	Kristen	1 in 242 (0.4%)	406
44	Dawn	1 in 246 (0.4%)	399
45	Jill	1 in 247 (0.4%)	398
46	Cynthia	1 in 251 (0.4%)	392
47	Emily	1 in 255 (0.4%)	385
48	Catherine	1 in 256 (0.4%)	383
49	Carrie	1 in 262 (0.4%)	375
50	Tiffany	1 in 266 (0.4%)	370
51	Allison	1 in 282 (0.4%)	348
52	Stacey	1 in 285 (0.4%)	345
53	Kristy	1 in 286 (0.3%)	343
54	Diana	1 in 295 (0.3%)	333
55	Tracy	1 in 295 (0.3%)	333
56	Melanie	1 in 296 (0.3%)	332
57	Gina	1 in 299 (0.3%)	329
58	Tina	1 in 300 (0.3%)	327
59	Tanya	1 in 301 (0.3%)	326
60	April	1 in 303 (0.3%)	324
61	Jaime	1 in 308 (0.3%)	319
62	Megan	1 in 308 (0.3%)	319
63	Kathryn	1 in 316 (0.3%)	311
64	Dana	1 in 317 (0.3%)	310
65	Samantha	1 in 320 (0.3%)	307
66	Kristin	1 in 327 (0.3%)	300
67	Sabrina	1 in 338 (0.3%)	291
68	Stacy	1 in 341 (0.3%)	288
69	Sandra	1 in 345 (0.3%)	285
70	Renee	1 in 346 (0.3%)	284
71	Cheryl	1 in 348 (0.3%)	282
72	Wendy	1 in 352 (0.3%)	279
73	Colleen	1 in 357 (0.3%)	275
74	Suzanne	1 in 357 (0.3%)	275
75	Lori	1 in 359 (0.3%)	274
76	Alicia	1 in 360 (0.3%)	273
77	Nancy	1 in 367 (0.3%)	268
78	Erika	1 in 371 (0.3%)	265
79	Theresa	1 in 378 (0.3%)	260
80	Tammy	1 in 381 (0.3%)	258
81	Monica	1 in 388 (0.3%)	253
82	Natasha	1 in 388 (0.3%)	253
83	Kristina	1 in 399 (0.3%)	246
84	Natalie	1 in 401 (0.2%)	245
85	Melinda	1 in 403 (0.2%)	244
86	Sharon	1 in 404 (0.2%)	243
87	Anna	1 in 409 (0.2%)	240
88	Linda	1 in 409 (0.2%)	240
89	Deborah	1 in 411 (0.2%)	239
90	Barbara	1 in 413 (0.2%)	238
91	Valerie	1 in 416 (0.2%)	236
92	Jaclyn	1 in 422 (0.2%)	233
93	Alison	1 in 427 (0.2%)	230
94	Latoya	1 in 435 (0.2%)	226
95	Beth	1 in 439 (0.2%)	224
96	Donna	1 in 443 (0.2%)	222
97	Victoria	1 in 472 (0.2%)	208
98	Diane	1 in 475 (0.2%)	207
99	Monique	1 in 477 (0.2%)	206
100	Cindy	1 in 484 (0.2%)	203