Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,960 |
| 2 | Lisa | 2,282 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,885 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,810 |
| 5 | Amy | 1,655 |
| 6 | Melissa | 1,499 |
| 7 | Christine | 1,417 |
| 8 | Heather | 1,113 |
| 9 | Tracy | 1,108 |
| 10 | Karen | 1,097 |
| 11 | Kelly | 1,093 |
| 12 | Susan | 1,086 |
| 13 | Dawn | 1,076 |
| 14 | Tammy | 1,062 |
| 15 | Lori | 1,060 |
| 16 | Mary | 1,050 |
| 17 | Michele | 1,035 |
| 18 | Patricia | 790 |
| 19 | Nicole | 786 |
| 20 | Angela | 770 |
| 21 | Denise | 768 |
| 22 | Stephanie | 727 |
| 23 | Tina | 708 |
| 24 | Wendy | 691 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 684 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Pamela | 667 |
| 27 | Julie | 644 |
| 28 | Laura | 630 |
| 29 | Donna | 622 |
| 30 | Sharon | 588 |
| 31 | Deborah | 583 |
| 32 | Barbara | 581 |
| 33 | Kathleen | 575 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 545 |
| 35 | Linda | 522 |
| 36 | Sandra | 519 |
| 36 | Tracey | 519 |
| 38 | Christina | 508 |
| 39 | Beth | 498 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 480 |
| 41 | Stacey | 469 |
| 42 | Diane | 451 |
| 43 | Brenda | 446 |
| 44 | Shannon | 442 |
| 45 | Jill | 441 |
| 46 | Stacy | 416 |
| 47 | Debra | 411 |
| 48 | Dana | 407 |
| 49 | Tara | 402 |
| 50 | Renee | 394 |
| 51 | Cheryl | 391 |
| 52 | Andrea | 377 |
| 53 | Theresa | 372 |
| 54 | Colleen | 367 |
| 55 | Kristin | 362 |
| 56 | Nancy | 359 |
| 57 | Sherry | 357 |
| 58 | Maria | 354 |
| 59 | Robin | 348 |
| 60 | Carol | 346 |
| 61 | Kristen | 335 |
| 62 | Holly | 332 |
| 63 | Danielle | 327 |
| 64 | Jodi | 320 |
| 65 | Jacqueline | 315 |
| 66 | Paula | 306 |
| 67 | Ann | 301 |
| 67 | Gina | 301 |
| 67 | Suzanne | 301 |
| 70 | Monica | 300 |
| 71 | Catherine | 299 |
| 72 | Teresa | 295 |
| 73 | Leslie | 287 |
| 73 | Margaret | 287 |
| 75 | Kathy | 283 |
| 76 | Tanya | 281 |
| 77 | Rachel | 268 |
| 78 | Rhonda | 266 |
| 79 | Crystal | 263 |
| 80 | Lynn | 260 |
| 81 | Carolyn | 252 |
| 82 | Heidi | 246 |
| 83 | Laurie | 245 |
| 84 | Jessica | 238 |
| 85 | Carrie | 236 |
| 85 | Erin | 236 |
| 87 | Victoria | 231 |
| 88 | Valerie | 225 |
| 89 | April | 224 |
| 89 | Cindy | 224 |
| 91 | Sherri | 217 |
| 92 | Sheila | 216 |
| 93 | Janet | 215 |
| 94 | Deanna | 214 |
| 95 | Melanie | 211 |
| 96 | Tonya | 209 |
| 97 | Tricia | 202 |
| 98 | Bonnie | 197 |
| 99 | Anne | 195 |
| 100 | Jamie | 192 |