Top Names of 1978

The most popular names recorded in 1978 were Rebecca for girls and Michael for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Rebecca1,362
2Michelle1,122
3Melissa1,020
4Nicole936
5Amanda907
6Lisa842
7Kylie829
8Sarah815
9Belinda792
10Kelly735
11Natalie580
12Jennifer550
13Kristy542
14Angela540
15Emma525
16Renee494
17Melanie476
18Karen448
19Elizabeth430
20Danielle413
21Rachel409
22Samantha400
23Amy392
24Joanne390
25Katrina380
26Jodie374
27Alison372
28Kate369
29Tanya361
30Fiona339
31Julie337
32Kim336
33Katherine330
34Vanessa327
35Megan322
36Tracey301
37Catherine290
38Natasha274
39Leanne273
40Kathryn272
41Christine269
42Kellie264
43Anna262
44Sharon259
45Linda258
46Susan254
47Sally239
48Louise234
49Stacey233
50Donna231

Boys

#NameBabies
1Michael1,964
2Matthew1,809
3David1,758
4Daniel1,626
5Andrew1,559
6Benjamin1,423
7Christopher1,315
8Mark1,265
9Adam1,125
10Peter1,024
11Paul1,018
12Jason1,015
13Scott1,000
14Nathan916
15Robert861
16Steven834
17John807
18James794
19Shane768
20Luke767
21Anthony738
22Timothy712
23Craig684
24Bradley662
25Stephen594
26Aaron565
27Brett545
28Troy479
29Simon435
30Gregory433
31Justin405
32Nicholas403
33Joshua341
34Adrian312
35Richard311
36Darren307
37Mathew305
38Brendan298
39Ryan298
40Damien296
41Shaun289
42Jamie283
43Dean282
44Trent280
45Cameron278
46William277
47Grant275
48Wayne274
49Ian270
50Joseph270