Virginia ★ 1978

Top names in Virginia, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 1,244 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,385. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,244
2	Melissa	595
3	Amy	552
4	Crystal	511
5	Heather	496
6	Jessica	490
7	Angela	480
8	Amanda	473
9	Sarah	459
10	Elizabeth	451
11	Kimberly	448
12	Christina	407
13	Kelly	396
14	Stephanie	392
15	Michelle	388
16	Lisa	318
16	Shannon	318
18	April	317
19	Rebecca	305
20	Mary	296
21	Laura	244
22	Erin	241
23	Nicole	228
24	Katherine	207
25	Tiffany	198
26	Emily	193
27	Rachel	187
28	Carrie	186
28	Jamie	186
30	Sara	176
31	Karen	166
32	Christine	165
33	Brandy	164
34	Tina	161
35	Andrea	160
36	Julie	157
37	Wendy	153
38	Susan	144
39	Christy	134
40	Tonya	131
41	Tammy	130
42	Kathryn	127
43	Melanie	126
44	Amber	124
44	Leslie	124
46	Ashley	121
46	Catherine	121
48	Tracy	119
49	Stacy	117
50	Tara	116
51	Courtney	115
51	Cynthia	115
51	Dana	115
54	Danielle	112
54	Misty	112
54	Monica	112
57	Erica	109
58	Dawn	108
59	Megan	105
60	Kristy	100
60	Patricia	100
62	Kristen	99
63	Samantha	98
64	Lauren	96
65	Teresa	95
66	Anna	94
66	Lori	94
68	Holly	91
69	Kristina	90
70	Natasha	89
71	Pamela	88
72	Stacey	86
72	Tanya	86
74	Anne	85
74	Sharon	85
76	Brandi	84
76	Virginia	84
78	Melinda	83
79	Kristin	82
80	Allison	81
80	Sabrina	81
82	Sherry	79
82	Tabitha	79
84	Jaime	78
85	Natalie	77
86	Alicia	75
87	Latoya	74
87	Valerie	74
89	Cheryl	72
89	Jill	72
89	Tamara	72
92	Robin	69
93	Lindsay	68
94	Ann	67
94	Margaret	67
94	Theresa	67
97	Joy	66
98	Donna	65
98	Linda	65
98	Sandra	65

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,385
2	Christopher	1,280
3	Jason	1,193
4	James	1,084
5	Robert	888
6	David	860
7	John	835
8	William	819
9	Brian	682
10	Matthew	648
11	Kevin	555
12	Joseph	553
13	Timothy	507
14	Daniel	472
15	Joshua	442
16	Charles	436
17	Thomas	428
18	Jonathan	401
19	Steven	376
20	Richard	368
21	Eric	354
22	Mark	350
23	Andrew	344
24	Anthony	328
25	Jeremy	308
25	Ryan	308
27	Jeffrey	286
28	Stephen	276
29	Paul	266
30	Justin	255
31	Adam	253
31	Benjamin	253
33	Nicholas	243
34	Kenneth	236
35	Gregory	231
36	Shawn	216
37	Scott	209
38	Aaron	204
39	Brandon	200
40	Bryan	189
41	Nathan	186
42	Patrick	179
43	George	169
44	Shaun	163
45	Travis	161
46	Donald	153
47	Larry	152
48	Ronald	147
49	Edward	146
50	Chad	140
51	Samuel	136
52	Gary	129
53	Sean	126
54	Keith	125
55	Douglas	123
56	Bradley	122
57	Phillip	112
58	Corey	107
59	Jesse	104
60	Antonio	101
60	Derrick	101
62	Marcus	99
63	Wesley	96
64	Philip	95
65	Derek	94
65	Jerry	94
67	Raymond	93
68	Peter	84
69	Troy	83
70	Dennis	82
70	Jacob	82
72	Todd	81
73	Nathaniel	79
74	Shane	76
74	Shannon	76
76	Russell	75
77	Terry	74
78	Zachary	73
79	Dwayne	72
80	Ricky	71
81	Roger	70
82	Craig	67
82	Jamie	67
82	Randy	67
82	Rodney	67
86	Bobby	64
87	Carl	62
88	Curtis	58
88	Darrell	58
88	Tony	58
91	Calvin	57
91	Frank	57
91	Jeffery	57
91	Jeremiah	57
91	Ronnie	57
96	Andre	56
96	Billy	56
98	Jermaine	55
98	Walter	55
100	Cory	53