Most Common Boy Names in 1978

This is a list of the thousand most common names for baby boys born in the United States in the year 1978.

Names

Rank	Name	# Male Births
1	Michael	67,158
2	Jason	51,626
3	Christopher	47,250
4	David	40,706
5	James	39,913
6	Matthew	34,311
7	John	34,032
8	Robert	33,385
9	Brian	29,450
10	Joseph	26,669
11	Daniel	26,450
12	Joshua	25,216
13	William	24,189
14	Ryan	21,337
15	Kevin	20,105
16	Eric	19,781
17	Timothy	19,600
18	Jeremy	19,512
19	Jeffrey	17,001
20	Anthony	16,813
21	Andrew	16,736
22	Richard	16,733
23	Thomas	16,492
24	Steven	16,402
25	Nicholas	16,350
26	Mark	14,872
27	Charles	14,856
28	Justin	14,192
29	Adam	13,922
30	Scott	13,547
31	Jonathan	12,522
32	Aaron	12,307
33	Paul	11,737
34	Benjamin	11,417
35	Chad	10,113
36	Nathan	9,893
37	Stephen	9,859
38	Gregory	9,348
39	Shawn	9,293
40	Brandon	9,241
41	Kenneth	9,024
42	Patrick	8,843
43	Bryan	7,294
44	Jose	7,146
45	Sean	7,071
46	Travis	6,956
47	Edward	6,484
48	Donald	6,426
49	Keith	6,174
50	Jacob	6,167
51	Jesse	6,109
52	Shaun	6,106
53	Bradley	6,099
54	Peter	5,881
55	Ronald	5,759
56	Todd	5,501
57	Samuel	5,394
58	George	5,304
59	Douglas	5,152
60	Gary	5,113
61	Corey	4,942
62	Juan	4,834
63	Kyle	4,519
64	Larry	4,515
65	Shane	4,481
66	Craig	4,476
67	Phillip	4,364
68	Dustin	4,178
69	Raymond	4,135
70	Marcus	3,999
71	Dennis	3,861
72	Jared	3,847
73	Cory	3,846
74	Joel	3,810
75	Derek	3,803
76	Derrick	3,785
77	Frank	3,776
78	Carlos	3,730
79	Antonio	3,680
80	Jeffery	3,543
81	Jeremiah	3,445
82	Jerry	3,433
83	Wesley	3,309
84	Philip	3,300
85	Erik	3,265
86	Randy	3,217
87	Brent	3,181
88	Troy	3,155
89	Zachary	3,133
90	Gabriel	3,132
91	Terry	3,089
92	Casey	3,003
93	Russell	2,985
94	Nathaniel	2,926
95	Jamie	2,865
96	Curtis	2,826
97	Tony	2,777
98	Alexander	2,742
99	Billy	2,695
100	Carl	2,605
101	Johnny	2,562
102	Rodney	2,556
103	Victor	2,550
104	Kristopher	2,525
105	Vincent	2,507
106	Seth	2,505
107	Marc	2,482
108	Jon	2,410
109	Bobby	2,399
109	Luis	2,399
111	Adrian	2,308
112	Brett	2,306
113	Lawrence	2,247
114	Mario	2,229
115	Christian	2,214
116	Danny	2,208
117	Ian	2,174
118	Jimmy	2,170
119	Jay	2,151
120	Roger	2,142
121	Willie	2,134
122	Alan	2,123
123	Brad	2,107
124	Jesus	2,074
125	Micheal	2,059
126	Martin	2,051
127	Henry	2,045
128	Joe	2,038
129	Andre	2,034
130	Ricky	2,018
131	Walter	1,990
132	Damon	1,982
133	Lee	1,980
134	Randall	1,973
135	Lance	1,972
136	Lucas	1,953
137	Gerald	1,890
138	Wayne	1,888
139	Luke	1,883
140	Ricardo	1,882
141	Arthur	1,875
142	Manuel	1,852
143	Shannon	1,848
144	Allen	1,828
144	Miguel	1,828
146	Albert	1,805
147	Roy	1,798
148	Clinton	1,764
149	Tyler	1,758
150	Louis	1,754
151	Bruce	1,701
152	Cody	1,683
153	Jorge	1,635
154	Roberto	1,612
155	Francisco	1,608
156	Jack	1,580
157	Maurice	1,575
158	Frederick	1,534
159	Neil	1,527
160	Reginald	1,515
161	Damien	1,508
162	Barry	1,501
163	Ronnie	1,476
164	Alex	1,472
165	Darrell	1,466
166	Darren	1,454
167	Isaac	1,450
168	Tyrone	1,435
169	Trevor	1,406
170	Eddie	1,382
171	Ernest	1,380
171	Ruben	1,380
173	Jerome	1,371
174	Chris	1,339
175	Eugene	1,329
176	Dale	1,324
177	Tommy	1,321
178	Leonard	1,314
178	Oscar	1,314
180	Kelly	1,308
181	Omar	1,294
182	Mathew	1,285
183	Terrance	1,283
184	Jaime	1,278
185	Geoffrey	1,272
185	Mitchell	1,272
187	Calvin	1,262
188	Jermaine	1,254
189	Angel	1,249
190	Hector	1,243
191	Harold	1,242
192	Dwayne	1,238
193	Steve	1,236
194	Edwin	1,230
195	Theodore	1,214
196	Marvin	1,200
197	Melvin	1,161
198	Evan	1,158
199	Javier	1,157
200	Glenn	1,121
201	Terrence	1,115
202	Alejandro	1,108
203	Clayton	1,083
204	Fernando	1,081
205	Ralph	1,079
206	Cameron	1,076
207	Joey	1,072
208	Kurt	1,065
209	Raul	1,037
210	Clint	1,029
211	Stanley	1,025
212	Heath	1,023
213	Pedro	1,017
214	Ramon	1,010
215	Micah	1,007
216	Clifford	1,002
217	Eduardo	1,001
218	Rafael	996
219	Jordan	980
220	Andy	971
221	Dominic	964
222	Howard	958
223	Colin	950
224	Johnathan	944
225	Francis	940
226	Clarence	936
227	Earl	927
228	Leon	924
229	Ross	919
230	Harry	913
230	Jarrod	913
232	Karl	901
233	Brendan	897
234	Alfred	895
234	Armando	895
234	Jessie	895
237	Sergio	892
238	Toby	886
239	Austin	885
240	Jonathon	876
241	Clifton	869
242	Devin	868
243	Marco	853
244	Damian	848
245	Jody	843
246	Daryl	839
247	Duane	837
247	Franklin	837
249	Grant	819
250	Tyson	817
251	Garrett	806
252	Alvin	800
253	Nicolas	799
254	Gilbert	797
255	Byron	796
256	Cedric	793
256	Ray	793
258	Warren	788
259	Erick	784
260	Alberto	781
261	Courtney	778
262	Wade	776
263	Dean	771
264	Kelvin	752
265	Julio	743
266	Norman	739
267	Bernard	738
268	Spencer	737
269	Ivan	736
270	Cesar	733
271	Darryl	727
272	Marshall	718
273	Kirk	715
274	Leroy	707
275	Caleb	703
276	Alfredo	700
277	Lonnie	699
278	Greg	698
279	Fred	694
280	Roderick	691
281	Abraham	689
282	Noah	688
283	Edgar	687
284	Arturo	684
285	Nelson	680
285	Rene	680
287	Blake	671
288	Fredrick	669
289	Charlie	660
290	Demetrius	659
291	Glen	653
292	Antoine	650
293	Julian	644
294	Jeff	642
295	Orlando	636
296	Ethan	632
297	Enrique	631
298	Quincy	628
299	Lewis	625
300	Vernon	622
301	Bradford	600
301	Jayson	600
303	Preston	597
304	Donnie	594
305	Israel	591
306	Don	587
307	Neal	583
308	Andres	582
309	Gerardo	576
310	Nickolas	575
311	Salvador	572
312	Ben	571
313	Herbert	567
314	Darnell	566
315	Bryant	565
315	Ernesto	565
317	Jamal	553
317	Rocky	553
317	Rudy	553
320	Trent	549
321	Drew	548
322	Elijah	547
323	Lamont	541
324	Stuart	540
325	Dana	539
326	Levi	536
327	Angelo	535
328	Ashley	533
328	Darin	533
330	Felix	530
330	Marlon	530
332	Desmond	528
332	Lorenzo	528
332	Marcos	528
335	Tracy	526
336	Leslie	524
337	Bryce	522
338	Chadwick	521
339	Lloyd	518
340	Brock	517
340	Gordon	517
342	Allan	507
343	Terrell	502
344	Rickey	500
345	Kent	499
346	Kendrick	495
347	Dwight	489
348	Roland	485
349	Jimmie	484
350	Lamar	482
351	Dylan	480
352	Beau	478
352	Leo	478
354	Floyd	477
355	Freddie	475
356	Quentin	467
357	Johnnie	466
358	Dallas	463
358	Kerry	463
360	Dewayne	461
361	Gene	453
362	Jake	448
363	Julius	446
364	Brady	443
364	Eli	443
366	Jackie	441
367	Mike	439
368	Carlton	436
369	Guy	435
370	Pablo	432
371	Kenny	431
371	Rodolfo	431
373	Josh	430
374	Cornelius	426
375	Oliver	422
376	Rory	419
377	Devon	418
378	Sam	417
379	Milton	416
379	Perry	416
381	Alfonso	415
382	Derick	414
383	Damion	413
383	Max	413
383	Noel	413
386	Terence	407
387	Rick	404
388	Frankie	403
389	Nick	400
390	Rolando	396
391	Morgan	389
392	Lester	387
393	Robin	386
393	Scotty	386
395	Herman	383
396	Bret	381
397	Kris	379
398	Chester	378
399	Felipe	372
400	Abel	371
401	Clay	369
402	Dante	368
403	Gavin	366
404	Elvis	365
405	Dion	364
405	Gregg	364
407	Loren	362
408	Kareem	361
408	Ted	361
410	Jim	359
410	Trenton	359
412	Elias	357
412	Ty	357
414	Gilberto	355
415	Darrick	354
416	Clyde	353
417	Cecil	352
417	Darius	352
417	Rashad	352
417	Robbie	352
421	Simon	350
422	Bryon	349
422	Kristofer	349
424	Darrin	347
424	Jess	347
426	Randolph	345
426	Salvatore	345
428	Stacy	344
429	Dan	343
429	Taylor	343
429	Thaddeus	343
432	Rusty	341
433	Gerard	338
433	Ismael	338
433	Marty	338
436	Kendall	335
437	Jarrett	334
438	Xavier	333
439	Fabian	332
440	Rogelio	325
441	Garry	322
441	Guillermo	322
443	Dominick	320
443	Harvey	320
445	Wendell	319
446	Benny	318
447	Forrest	317
447	Sheldon	317
449	Antwan	316
449	Jerrod	316
451	Moses	314
452	Emmanuel	313
453	Sherman	312
454	Logan	308
455	Ira	307
456	Ramiro	306
457	Kristoffer	305
458	Aron	304
459	Gustavo	303
459	Kory	303
459	Myron	303
462	Donny	302
462	Jamar	302
462	Zachariah	302
465	Everett	301
466	Graham	298
467	Otis	297
467	Sammy	297
467	Sidney	297
470	Chance	296
470	Malcolm	296
472	Reuben	295
473	Guadalupe	294
473	Jamel	294
473	Stephan	294
476	Donovan	293
476	Landon	293
478	Saul	291
479	Colby	290
480	Timmy	286
481	Reggie	284
482	Alonzo	283
482	Isaiah	283
484	Tobias	282
485	Jed	281
486	Dexter	280
487	Emanuel	278
488	Esteban	274
489	Owen	273
490	Edmund	271
490	Kurtis	271
492	Ron	270
492	Stewart	270
492	Tomas	270
495	Reynaldo	269
496	Mason	268
497	Bill	267
498	Claude	262
498	Jarvis	262
498	Nathanael	262
501	Sonny	261
502	Amos	260
502	Torrey	260
504	Dane	259
504	Erin	259
504	Roman	259
507	Waylon	258
508	Jeromy	257
508	Nolan	257
510	Joesph	256
511	Ali	255
512	Alexis	254
512	Levar	254
512	Marquis	254
512	Rex	254
516	Johnathon	253
517	Deon	252
517	Efrain	252
519	Arnold	251
520	Deandre	250
521	Lionel	249
522	Collin	247
523	Bennie	246
523	Branden	246
523	Randal	246
523	Tim	246
527	Teddy	244
527	Tom	244
529	Mickey	243
530	Erich	242
530	Kristian	242
530	Leonardo	242
533	Donte	241
533	Hugh	241
535	Jamey	240
535	Rodrick	240
537	Blaine	238
538	Harley	237
539	Alton	235
539	Matt	235
541	Elliott	234
541	Lyle	234
543	Jarod	233
543	Miles	233
543	Will	233
546	Jerod	232
547	Cary	231
547	Leland	231
549	Morris	229
550	Brant	228
550	Kasey	228
550	Virgil	228
553	Scottie	227
554	Avery	226
554	Curt	226
554	Dusty	226
554	Sterling	226
558	Rico	225
558	Wilson	225
560	Carey	224
561	Ariel	223
561	Sylvester	223
563	Demond	222
564	Quinton	221
565	Earnest	220
565	Luther	220
567	Hugo	219
567	Stefan	219
569	Elliot	217
569	Joaquin	217
569	Solomon	217
572	Clark	216
573	Santiago	215
574	Wallace	214
574	Willis	214
576	Moises	213
577	Jeramy	212
578	Blair	211
578	Jackson	211
578	Robby	211
578	Tory	211
582	Aric	210
582	Pete	210
582	Vicente	210
585	Ignacio	209
586	Emilio	206
586	Marion	206
588	Donnell	205
589	Ahmad	204
589	Darrel	204
591	Jennifer	203
591	Stacey	203
593	Jarred	202
594	Cedrick	200
595	Jeremie	198
596	Humberto	197
597	Freddy	196
598	Edmond	195
598	Noe	195
600	Jamaal	194
601	Jedediah	192
601	Reid	192
603	Reed	191
604	Archie	190
604	Josue	190
606	Carlo	189
606	Wyatt	189
608	Anton	188
608	Jovan	188
610	Jeramie	187
610	Rodrigo	187
612	Delvin	186
613	Conrad	184
613	Mack	184
615	Bart	183
615	Scot	183
617	Dorian	182
617	Hans	182
617	Jean	182
617	Jeffry	182
617	Rudolph	182
622	Shad	181
623	Jerald	180
624	Nathanial	179
625	Deshawn	178
626	Aubrey	177
626	Jonas	177
626	Shayne	177
629	Arron	176
630	Monte	175
631	Buddy	174
631	Lavar	174
631	Rigoberto	174
634	Korey	173
634	Tommie	173
636	Jamison	172
636	Rhett	172
636	Santos	172
636	Vance	172
636	Wilfredo	172
636	Winston	172
642	Marques	171
642	Raphael	171
642	Royce	171
645	Zane	170
646	Jonah	168
646	Shelby	168
646	Tanner	168
649	Daren	167
649	Malik	167
649	Riley	167
652	Elmer	166
652	Pierre	166
654	Dave	165
655	Adan	164
655	Jefferson	164
655	Quinn	164
655	Roosevelt	164
659	Markus	163
660	Tavares	162
661	Grady	161
662	Weston	160
663	Bradly	159
663	Demarcus	159
663	Giovanni	159
663	Josiah	159
667	Chauncey	158
667	Ervin	158
667	Kenyatta	158
670	Jamil	157
671	Davin	155
671	Stevie	155
671	Willard	155
674	Benito	154
674	Elton	154
674	Galen	154
677	Darian	153
678	Andrea	152
678	Lynn	152
678	Zachery	152
681	Alvaro	151
681	Ezra	151
681	Issac	151
684	Abram	150
684	Brendon	150
684	Conor	150
687	Cole	149
687	Dameon	149
687	Denny	149
690	Van	148
691	Barrett	147
691	Percy	147
691	Wilbert	147
694	Horace	146
694	Hunter	146
696	Brice	145
697	Anwar	144
697	Brain	144
697	Jasper	144
700	Chase	143
700	Domingo	143
700	Jedidiah	143
700	Sebastian	143
700	Tremayne	143
700	Tyron	143
706	Antony	142
707	Hubert	141
707	Jasen	141
707	Marlin	141
707	Tyree	141
711	Hassan	140
711	Laurence	140
711	Louie	140
714	Delbert	139
715	Carson	138
715	Heriberto	138
715	Kenyon	138
718	Ken	137
718	Mauricio	137
718	Vaughn	137
721	Ellis	136
721	Shelton	136
723	Diego	135
723	Jeremey	135
723	Marcel	135
726	Al	134
726	Brenton	134
726	Jade	134
729	Cyrus	133
729	Elvin	133
729	Rickie	133
732	Dedrick	132
732	Jan	132
732	Mikel	132
732	Rufus	132
732	Tristan	132
737	Cornell	131
737	Danial	131
737	Ernie	131
737	Keenan	131
741	Ari	130
741	Chet	130
741	Judson	130
741	Lane	130
741	Nicholaus	130
741	Theron	130
747	Leonel	129
747	Monty	129
749	Agustin	128
749	Antione	128
749	Kenji	128
752	Ezekiel	127
752	Kenya	127
752	Rocco	127
755	Gregorio	126
755	Thad	126
755	Titus	126
758	Davis	124
758	Leif	124
758	Ulysses	124
761	Brennan	123
761	Jameel	123
761	Josef	123
761	Keven	123
761	Kim	123
761	Ronny	123
767	Alphonso	122
768	Billie	121
768	Trey	121
770	Donta	120
770	Michel	120
772	Antwon	119
772	Rodger	119
774	Dewey	118
774	Garth	118
774	Lenny	118
774	Lowell	118
778	Adolfo	117
778	Cleveland	117
778	Cortney	117
778	Fidel	117
778	Kip	117
778	Maxwell	117
778	Nigel	117
778	Seneca	117
786	Errol	116
786	Moshe	116
786	Nicky	116
786	Tad	116
790	Bert	115
790	Brooks	115
790	Cruz	115
790	Edwardo	115
790	Octavio	115
795	Gerry	114
795	Richie	114
795	Tarik	114
798	Daron	113
798	Denver	113
798	Elbert	113
798	Jevon	113
798	Silas	113
798	Terrill	113
804	Adrain	112
804	Broderick	112
804	Efren	112
804	Emmett	112
804	Jerad	112
804	Liam	112
804	Wilbur	112
811	Deric	111
812	Bob	110
812	Coby	110
812	Gino	110
812	Giuseppe	110
812	Osvaldo	110
817	Braden	109
817	Dejuan	109
817	Nikolas	109
820	Federico	108
820	Irvin	108
820	Jacques	108
820	Parker	108
820	Raheem	108
820	Torrance	108
826	Aldo	107
826	Demario	107
826	Denis	107
826	Khalid	107
826	Laron	107
831	Abdul	106
831	Darwin	106
831	Francesco	106
831	Shon	106
831	Tracey	106
836	Carmen	105
836	Cortez	105
836	Myles	105
836	Westley	105
836	Whitney	105
841	Amir	104
841	Brannon	104
841	Javon	104
841	Rashawn	104
845	Quintin	103
845	Vito	103
847	Boyd	102
847	Burton	102
847	Dirk	102
847	Jayme	102
847	Jered	102
847	Shea	102
847	Zackery	102
854	Derik	101
854	Dominique	101
854	Homer	101
854	Melissa	101
854	Trinity	101
859	Chuck	100
859	Harrison	100
859	Jabari	100
859	Jereme	100
859	Kenton	100
859	Sedrick	100
865	Brandy	99
865	Doyle	99
865	Judd	99
865	Taurus	99
869	Chaim	98
869	Coy	98
869	Garland	98
869	Rahsaan	98
869	Tobin	98
874	Alec	97
874	Jamin	97
874	Jaron	97
874	Torey	97
878	Gonzalo	96
878	Karim	96
880	August	95
880	Chadd	95
880	Eloy	95
880	Jerimiah	95
880	Jessica	95
880	Lincoln	95
886	Garrick	94
886	Johnpaul	94
886	Nestor	94
886	Russel	94
886	Woodrow	94
891	Ahmed	93
891	Randell	93
891	Rasheed	93
891	Raymundo	93
891	Sammie	93
891	Trever	93
891	Uriah	93
898	Dax	92
898	Nicklaus	92
898	Norris	92
898	Zebulon	92
902	Bernardo	91
902	Cliff	91
902	Greggory	91
902	Jarret	91
902	Kody	91
902	Timmothy	91
908	Anson	90
908	Deangelo	90
908	Demarco	90
908	Jermey	90
908	Kraig	90
908	Lindsey	90
914	Antwain	89
914	Augustine	89
914	Davon	89
914	Emil	89
914	Kirby	89
914	Marcelo	89
920	Benjamen	88
920	Cale	88
920	Chadrick	88
920	Estevan	88
920	German	88
920	Wilfred	88
926	Cordell	87
926	Dequan	87
926	Elisha	87
926	Erwin	87
926	Lukas	87
926	Mitchel	87
932	Brandt	86
932	Christoper	86
932	Darron	86
932	Dedric	86
932	Deshaun	86
932	Duncan	86
932	Tate	86
939	Carmelo	85
939	Christina	85
939	Juston	85
939	Kelley	85
939	Kelsey	85
939	Muhammad	85
939	Zackary	85
946	Antonia	84
946	Doug	84
946	Michelle	84
949	Bronson	83
949	Claudio	83
949	Edgardo	83
949	Garret	83
949	Hasan	83
949	Isidro	83
949	Jeb	83
949	Junior	83
957	Eliseo	82
957	Jude	82
957	Lashawn	82
957	Sarah	82
961	Alfonzo	81
961	Anderson	81
961	Bobbie	81
961	Donell	81
961	Hiram	81
961	Roscoe	81
967	Amanda	80
967	Kendell	80
967	Tucker	80
970	Andrae	79
970	Cristopher	79
970	Franco	79
970	Irving	79
970	Michale	79
970	Rian	79
970	Vince	79
977	Asa	78
977	Donavan	78
977	Lydell	78
977	Nicole	78
977	Regan	78
977	Rob	78
983	Cullen	77
983	Dereck	77
983	Garett	77
983	Harlan	77
983	Keon	77
983	Reinaldo	77
983	Samir	77
990	Buck	76
990	Chip	76
990	Derrell	76
990	Germaine	76
990	Gus	76
990	Kermit	76
990	Tremaine	76
997	Amit	75
997	Arnulfo	75
997	Eddy	75
997	Leopoldo	75
997	Mohammad	75
997	Omari	75
997	Paulo	75
997	Rashaun	75

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