Kentucky ★ 1978

Top names in Kentucky, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 1,019 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,185. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,019
2	Melissa	622
3	Amanda	590
4	Amy	567
5	Angela	565
6	Crystal	517
7	Jessica	465
8	Heather	423
9	Stephanie	398
10	Kimberly	373
11	Rebecca	354
12	Christina	325
13	Elizabeth	321
14	Sarah	319
15	Kelly	312
16	Mary	303
17	Lisa	279
18	Misty	275
19	April	264
20	Shannon	251
21	Jamie	248
22	Michelle	242
23	Laura	203
24	Christy	197
25	Tonya	187
26	Carrie	178
27	Andrea	168
28	Brandy	165
29	Erin	160
29	Julie	160
31	Tiffany	156
32	Emily	150
32	Tina	150
34	Sara	146
34	Stacy	146
36	Rachel	144
37	Kristy	140
38	Leslie	135
39	Susan	132
40	Tracy	131
41	Nicole	130
41	Tammy	130
43	Tara	128
44	Erica	121
45	Ashley	114
46	Amber	112
47	Melinda	110
47	Wendy	110
49	Karen	108
50	Holly	107
51	Lori	106
51	Stacey	106
53	Cynthia	102
54	Katherine	98
54	Patricia	98
56	Brandi	97
56	Samantha	97
58	Dana	94
58	Melanie	94
60	Donna	90
60	Robin	90
62	Anna	85
63	Danielle	79
63	Megan	79
65	Allison	76
65	Kristie	76
67	Alicia	75
67	Dawn	75
69	Jill	74
70	Rhonda	73
70	Tabitha	73
72	Kristi	72
73	Teresa	71
74	Barbara	69
75	Kristina	68
76	Carla	67
76	Courtney	67
78	Jaime	66
79	Catherine	65
80	Beth	62
81	Christine	61
81	Deanna	61
83	Jenny	59
83	Sabrina	59
83	Shanna	59
83	Sherry	59
87	Kristen	57
87	Pamela	57
89	Nancy	56
89	Valerie	56
91	Angel	54
91	Monica	54
93	Linda	53
93	Mandy	53
93	Margaret	53
93	Sharon	53
93	Tanya	53
98	Paula	52
98	Regina	52
100	Denise	51

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,185
2	James	1,183
3	Jason	1,163
4	Christopher	1,126
5	David	725
6	Robert	692
7	John	681
8	William	671
9	Jeremy	584
10	Brian	549
11	Joshua	537
12	Matthew	517
13	Joseph	511
14	Charles	443
15	Timothy	436
16	Kevin	374
17	Eric	353
18	Daniel	342
19	Jonathan	308
19	Steven	308
21	Anthony	301
22	Thomas	290
23	Mark	257
24	Richard	251
25	Nicholas	250
26	Adam	248
27	Jeffrey	247
28	Shawn	231
29	Aaron	220
30	Kenneth	215
31	Ryan	214
32	Stephen	213
33	Benjamin	210
34	Brandon	207
35	Chad	206
36	Paul	201
37	Andrew	198
38	Bradley	195
39	Nathan	194
40	Gregory	180
41	Donald	170
41	Larry	170
43	Gary	169
44	Justin	160
45	Billy	158
46	Bryan	143
47	Travis	138
48	Ronald	137
48	Shaun	137
50	Phillip	133
51	Patrick	132
52	Scott	131
53	Jamie	125
54	Jeffery	121
54	Terry	121
56	Bobby	119
57	Jerry	116
58	Kyle	111
59	Wesley	107
60	Keith	104
61	Edward	101
62	George	100
63	Douglas	98
64	Derek	97
65	Dennis	86
66	Jesse	84
67	Danny	82
67	Sean	82
69	Roger	81
70	Samuel	80
71	Rodney	79
72	Dustin	77
73	Ricky	76
74	Ronnie	75
74	Shannon	75
76	Craig	74
77	Troy	72
78	Corey	70
79	Brent	69
80	Jimmy	68
80	Shane	68
80	Todd	68
83	Johnny	67
84	Derrick	66
84	Raymond	66
86	Carl	64
86	Tony	64
88	Barry	61
88	Jeremiah	61
90	Casey	60
90	Randy	60
92	Randall	59
92	Russell	59
94	Jacob	56
95	Jared	52
96	Curtis	51
97	Darrell	50
97	Harold	50
99	Roy	49
100	Marcus	48