Most Popular Names in Zambia in 1978
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | - |
| 2 | Joseph | - |
| 3 | John | - |
| 4 | Charity | - |
| 5 | Ireen | - |
| 6 | Grace | - |
| 6 | Peter | - |
| 8 | Agness | - |
| 9 | Catherine | - |
| 10 | Moses | - |
| 11 | Charles | - |
| 12 | Getrude | - |
| 13 | Judith | - |
| 14 | Kelvin | - |
| 15 | Kennedy | - |
| 16 | Christopher | - |
| 17 | Beatrice | - |
| 18 | Brenda | - |
| 19 | Josephine | - |
| 20 | Patricia | - |
| 20 | Ruth | - |
| 22 | Richard | - |
| 23 | Maureen | - |
| 24 | Joyce | - |
| 25 | Alice | - |
| 26 | James | - |
| 27 | Florence | - |
| 28 | Patrick | - |
| 29 | Elizabeth | - |
| 30 | Mercy | - |
| 31 | Emmanuel | - |
| 32 | Bridget | - |
| 33 | Stephen | - |
| 34 | Evans | - |
| 35 | Victor | - |
| 36 | Doreen | - |
| 37 | Francis | - |
| 38 | Loveness | - |
| 39 | Brian | - |
| 40 | Beauty | - |
| 41 | Gift | - |
| 42 | George | - |
| 43 | David | - |
| 44 | Martin | - |
| 45 | Esther | - |
| 46 | Eunice | - |
| 46 | Prisca | - |
| 48 | Juliet | - |
| 49 | Mable | - |
| 50 | Mirriam | - |
| 51 | Jane | - |
| 51 | Martha | - |
| 53 | Paul | - |
| 54 | Precious | - |
| 55 | Isaac | - |
| 56 | Justine | - |
| 57 | Dorothy | - |
| 58 | Annie | - |
| 59 | Gladys | - |
| 60 | Felix | - |
| 61 | Given | - |
| 62 | Cecilia | - |
| 63 | Mathews | - |
| 64 | Brendah | - |
| 64 | Daniel | - |
| 64 | Maggie | - |
| 67 | Christine | - |
| 68 | Susan | - |
| 69 | Alex | - |
| 70 | Mildred | - |
| 71 | Andrew | - |
| 72 | Angela | - |
| 72 | Hellen | - |
| 74 | Priscilla | - |
| 74 | Simon | - |
| 74 | Violet | - |
| 77 | Michael | - |
| 78 | Lilian | - |
| 78 | Monica | - |
| 80 | Robert | - |
| 80 | Sarah | - |
| 82 | Davies | - |
| 82 | Janet | - |
| 84 | Harriet | - |
| 84 | Peggy | - |
| 86 | Vincent | - |
| 87 | Edward | - |
| 88 | Sharon | - |
| 89 | Henry | - |
| 90 | Betty | - |
| 91 | Lewis | - |
| 92 | Lawrence | - |
| 93 | Fridah | - |
| 94 | Godfrey | - |
| 94 | Jackson | - |
| 96 | Clement | - |
| 96 | Matildah | 100% |
| 98 | Sydney | - |
| 99 | William | - |
| 100 | Justin | - |