Top 100 West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1978

// These were the most popular girl baby names in West Virginia, in 1978.

The Most Popular West Virginia Girl Baby Names in 1978


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Topping the charts on position #1 this year in West Virginia was Jennifer. In total there were 11,796 girls born sharing 361 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
1Jennifer1 in 23 (4.3%)513
2Amanda1 in 35 (2.8%)336
3Melissa1 in 35 (2.8%)334
4Amy1 in 39 (2.6%)304
5Angela1 in 43 (2.3%)272
6Heather1 in 44 (2.3%)270
7Jessica1 in 44 (2.3%)269
8Crystal1 in 46 (2.2%)256
9Christina1 in 59 (1.7%)200
10Stephanie1 in 59 (1.7%)199
11Rebecca1 in 60 (1.7%)198
12Sarah1 in 61 (1.6%)194
13Lisa1 in 66 (1.5%)178
14Michelle1 in 67 (1.5%)175
15Kimberly1 in 69 (1.4%)170
16April1 in 71 (1.4%)165
17Kelly1 in 75 (1.3%)157
18Elizabeth1 in 80 (1.2%)147
19Misty1 in 82 (1.2%)144
20Mary1 in 84 (1.2%)140
21Jamie1 in 89 (1.1%)133
22Amber1 in 94 (1.1%)125
23Carrie1 in 96 (1%)123
24Erin1 in 112 (0.9%)105
25Shannon1 in 112 (0.9%)105
26Brandy1 in 113 (0.9%)104
27Andrea1 in 116 (0.9%)102
28Rachel1 in 120 (0.8%)98
29Julie1 in 124 (0.8%)95
30Tina1 in 140 (0.7%)84
31Sara1 in 142 (0.7%)83
32Stacy1 in 142 (0.7%)83
33Nicole1 in 146 (0.7%)81
34Laura1 in 151 (0.7%)78
35Tonya1 in 157 (0.6%)75
36Susan1 in 166 (0.6%)71
37Tracy1 in 171 (0.6%)69
38Lori1 in 176 (0.6%)67
39Melanie1 in 179 (0.6%)66
40Erica1 in 181 (0.6%)65
41Tiffany1 in 190 (0.5%)62
42Emily1 in 193 (0.5%)61
43Kristy1 in 197 (0.5%)60
44Tara1 in 197 (0.5%)60
45Cynthia1 in 200 (0.5%)59
46Stacey1 in 203 (0.5%)58
47Holly1 in 214 (0.5%)55
48Brandi1 in 218 (0.5%)54
49Megan1 in 223 (0.4%)53
50Wendy1 in 223 (0.4%)53
51Teresa1 in 227 (0.4%)52
52Melinda1 in 227 (0.4%)52
53Jaime1 in 227 (0.4%)52
54Leslie1 in 236 (0.4%)50
55Samantha1 in 241 (0.4%)49
56Tabitha1 in 241 (0.4%)49
57Tammy1 in 246 (0.4%)48
58Christy1 in 246 (0.4%)48
59Patricia1 in 256 (0.4%)46
60Angel1 in 268 (0.4%)44
61Anna1 in 268 (0.4%)44
62Katherine1 in 274 (0.4%)43
63Jill1 in 274 (0.4%)43
64Alicia1 in 274 (0.4%)43
65Kristina1 in 281 (0.4%)42
66Natalie1 in 288 (0.3%)41
67Kelli1 in 295 (0.3%)40
68Ashley1 in 302 (0.3%)39
69Danielle1 in 310 (0.3%)38
70Beth1 in 310 (0.3%)38
71Carla1 in 328 (0.3%)36
72Karen1 in 328 (0.3%)36
73Kristi1 in 328 (0.3%)36
74Robin1 in 328 (0.3%)36
75Linda1 in 337 (0.3%)35
76Donna1 in 337 (0.3%)35
77Mandy1 in 347 (0.3%)34
78Sabrina1 in 347 (0.3%)34
79Monica1 in 357 (0.3%)33
80Kara1 in 357 (0.3%)33
81Courtney1 in 357 (0.3%)33
82Valerie1 in 369 (0.3%)32
83Sandra1 in 369 (0.3%)32
84Katrina1 in 369 (0.3%)32
85Kathryn1 in 369 (0.3%)32
86Christine1 in 369 (0.3%)32
87Pamela1 in 407 (0.2%)29
88Tanya1 in 407 (0.2%)29
89Virginia1 in 407 (0.2%)29
90Summer1 in 421 (0.2%)28
91Michele1 in 421 (0.2%)28
92Jenny1 in 421 (0.2%)28
93Shawna1 in 437 (0.2%)27
94Stacie1 in 454 (0.2%)26
95Lora1 in 454 (0.2%)26
96Deanna1 in 454 (0.2%)26
97Bethany1 in 454 (0.2%)26
98Barbara1 in 454 (0.2%)26
99Sharon1 in 472 (0.2%)25
100Rhonda1 in 472 (0.2%)25


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