Popular Virginia Girl Baby Names From 1978

The Most Popular Virginia 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 Virginia was Jennifer. In total there were 27,864 girls born sharing 703 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 22 (4.5%)	1,244
2	Melissa	1 in 47 (2.1%)	597
3	Amy	1 in 50 (2%)	552
4	Crystal	1 in 55 (1.8%)	510
5	Heather	1 in 56 (1.8%)	497
6	Jessica	1 in 57 (1.8%)	491
7	Angela	1 in 58 (1.7%)	480
8	Amanda	1 in 59 (1.7%)	473
9	Sarah	1 in 61 (1.6%)	459
10	Elizabeth	1 in 62 (1.6%)	451
11	Kimberly	1 in 62 (1.6%)	448
12	Christina	1 in 69 (1.5%)	406
13	Kelly	1 in 70 (1.4%)	397
14	Stephanie	1 in 71 (1.4%)	392
15	Michelle	1 in 72 (1.4%)	388
16	Shannon	1 in 87 (1.1%)	319
17	Lisa	1 in 88 (1.1%)	318
18	April	1 in 88 (1.1%)	317
19	Rebecca	1 in 91 (1.1%)	305
20	Mary	1 in 94 (1.1%)	297
21	Laura	1 in 114 (0.9%)	244
22	Erin	1 in 115 (0.9%)	242
23	Nicole	1 in 122 (0.8%)	228
24	Katherine	1 in 135 (0.7%)	207
25	Tiffany	1 in 141 (0.7%)	198
26	Emily	1 in 144 (0.7%)	193
27	Rachel	1 in 147 (0.7%)	189
28	Jamie	1 in 150 (0.7%)	186
29	Carrie	1 in 150 (0.7%)	186
30	Sara	1 in 158 (0.6%)	176
31	Karen	1 in 168 (0.6%)	166
32	Brandy	1 in 170 (0.6%)	164
33	Christine	1 in 170 (0.6%)	164
34	Andrea	1 in 172 (0.6%)	162
35	Tina	1 in 173 (0.6%)	161
36	Julie	1 in 177 (0.6%)	157
37	Wendy	1 in 183 (0.5%)	152
38	Susan	1 in 195 (0.5%)	143
39	Christy	1 in 206 (0.5%)	135
40	Tonya	1 in 213 (0.5%)	131
41	Tammy	1 in 214 (0.5%)	130
42	Kathryn	1 in 219 (0.5%)	127
43	Melanie	1 in 221 (0.5%)	126
44	Leslie	1 in 225 (0.4%)	124
45	Amber	1 in 225 (0.4%)	124
46	Catherine	1 in 227 (0.4%)	123
47	Ashley	1 in 230 (0.4%)	121
48	Tracy	1 in 234 (0.4%)	119
49	Stacy	1 in 238 (0.4%)	117
50	Tara	1 in 240 (0.4%)	116
51	Cynthia	1 in 240 (0.4%)	116
52	Courtney	1 in 242 (0.4%)	115
53	Dana	1 in 242 (0.4%)	115
54	Monica	1 in 249 (0.4%)	112
55	Misty	1 in 249 (0.4%)	112
56	Danielle	1 in 249 (0.4%)	112
57	Erica	1 in 256 (0.4%)	109
58	Dawn	1 in 258 (0.4%)	108
59	Megan	1 in 265 (0.4%)	105
60	Patricia	1 in 279 (0.4%)	100
61	Kristy	1 in 279 (0.4%)	100
62	Kristen	1 in 281 (0.4%)	99
63	Samantha	1 in 281 (0.4%)	99
64	Anna	1 in 290 (0.3%)	96
65	Lauren	1 in 290 (0.3%)	96
66	Teresa	1 in 293 (0.3%)	95
67	Lori	1 in 300 (0.3%)	93
68	Holly	1 in 306 (0.3%)	91
69	Kristina	1 in 310 (0.3%)	90
70	Natasha	1 in 313 (0.3%)	89
71	Pamela	1 in 317 (0.3%)	88
72	Virginia	1 in 324 (0.3%)	86
73	Tanya	1 in 324 (0.3%)	86
74	Stacey	1 in 324 (0.3%)	86
75	Anne	1 in 328 (0.3%)	85
76	Sharon	1 in 328 (0.3%)	85
77	Brandi	1 in 332 (0.3%)	84
78	Melinda	1 in 336 (0.3%)	83
79	Allison	1 in 340 (0.3%)	82
80	Kristin	1 in 340 (0.3%)	82
81	Sabrina	1 in 344 (0.3%)	81
82	Tabitha	1 in 348 (0.3%)	80
83	Sherry	1 in 353 (0.3%)	79
84	Natalie	1 in 362 (0.3%)	77
85	Jaime	1 in 362 (0.3%)	77
86	Alicia	1 in 372 (0.3%)	75
87	Latoya	1 in 377 (0.3%)	74
88	Valerie	1 in 377 (0.3%)	74
89	Jill	1 in 382 (0.3%)	73
90	Cheryl	1 in 387 (0.3%)	72
91	Tamara	1 in 387 (0.3%)	72
92	Robin	1 in 404 (0.2%)	69
93	Lindsay	1 in 410 (0.2%)	68
94	Margaret	1 in 416 (0.2%)	67
95	Ann	1 in 416 (0.2%)	67
96	Joy	1 in 422 (0.2%)	66
97	Theresa	1 in 422 (0.2%)	66
98	Donna	1 in 429 (0.2%)	65
99	Linda	1 in 429 (0.2%)	65
100	Sandra	1 in 429 (0.2%)	65