Pennsylvania ★ 1978

Top names in Pennsylvania, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 3,071 babies ; Michael for boys with 4,091. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,071
2	Melissa	1,499
3	Amy	1,376
4	Heather	1,337
5	Jessica	1,333
6	Nicole	1,251
7	Kelly	1,208
8	Michelle	992
9	Lisa	960
10	Christina	855
11	Amanda	801
12	Angela	797
13	Kimberly	780
14	Stephanie	759
15	Rebecca	756
16	Elizabeth	725
17	Erin	693
18	Danielle	666
19	Sarah	647
20	Jamie	640
21	Christine	623
22	Shannon	614
23	Megan	556
24	Laura	501
25	Rachel	497
26	Julie	485
27	Tara	478
28	Mary	466
29	Andrea	434
30	Crystal	401
31	Jill	387
32	Karen	386
33	Lori	380
34	Carrie	375
34	Kristy	375
36	Erica	365
37	Susan	352
38	Kristen	334
39	Michele	333
40	April	332
41	Sara	331
42	Tiffany	322
43	Dawn	321
44	Dana	315
45	Stacy	308
46	Holly	307
47	Beth	304
48	Emily	302
49	Kathleen	295
50	Amber	292
51	Stacey	287
52	Tracy	280
53	Jaime	271
54	Kristin	269
55	Kathryn	265
56	Melanie	259
57	Patricia	257
58	Lauren	256
59	Tina	251
60	Maria	246
61	Tammy	240
62	Katherine	227
63	Denise	222
64	Colleen	221
65	Brandy	216
66	Courtney	215
67	Catherine	213
68	Renee	211
69	Wendy	209
70	Alicia	208
71	Heidi	205
72	Natalie	200
73	Allison	194
74	Mandy	189
75	Gina	188
76	Jacqueline	186
76	Theresa	186
78	Cynthia	178
78	Jodi	178
80	Tanya	177
81	Robin	175
82	Melinda	172
83	Christy	171
84	Donna	169
85	Jaclyn	168
85	Sharon	168
87	Valerie	167
88	Julia	158
88	Kristina	158
88	Suzanne	158
91	Brandi	156
91	Cheryl	156
93	Nichole	155
93	Samantha	155
95	Katie	149
96	Lindsay	147
97	Monica	146
98	Leslie	145
99	Barbara	144
99	Kristi	144

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	4,091
2	Jason	2,695
3	Matthew	2,231
4	David	2,152
5	Christopher	2,099
6	John	2,086
7	James	2,024
8	Robert	1,839
9	Brian	1,807
10	Joseph	1,610
11	Daniel	1,426
12	William	1,410
13	Thomas	1,156
14	Timothy	1,141
15	Kevin	1,082
16	Ryan	1,065
17	Eric	1,016
18	Jeffrey	995
19	Joshua	971
20	Mark	931
21	Andrew	924
22	Richard	896
23	Scott	802
24	Anthony	795
25	Steven	784
26	Justin	761
27	Jeremy	742
28	Nicholas	734
29	Stephen	724
30	Shawn	694
31	Charles	693
32	Adam	670
33	Jonathan	606
34	Gregory	564
35	Chad	557
36	Paul	547
37	Benjamin	509
38	Edward	500
39	Aaron	491
40	Patrick	464
41	Kenneth	461
41	Nathan	461
43	Keith	432
44	Sean	420
45	Todd	401
46	Ronald	400
47	Donald	371
47	George	371
49	Bryan	361
50	Douglas	349
51	Peter	326
52	Shaun	318
53	Bradley	301
54	Brandon	297
55	Craig	296
56	Gary	288
57	Dennis	285
58	Samuel	274
59	Raymond	243
60	Jesse	240
61	Frank	237
62	Travis	223
63	Corey	220
64	Philip	211
65	Kyle	196
66	Jacob	195
67	Marc	188
68	Cory	185
69	Jared	183
70	Vincent	176
71	Francis	172
71	Shane	172
73	Joel	169
74	Brad	165
75	Derek	157
75	Lawrence	157
77	Christian	155
77	Seth	155
79	Jamie	150
79	Larry	150
81	Troy	142
82	Erik	138
83	Dustin	137
84	Carl	136
85	Randy	133
86	Russell	132
87	Walter	130
88	Brent	129
88	Ian	129
88	Phillip	129
91	Zachary	120
92	Louis	116
93	Kristopher	115
94	Damon	114
94	Jose	114
96	Brett	113
97	Nathaniel	112
98	Alexander	111
99	Wesley	110
100	Wayne	109