Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1974
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,721 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,751 |
| 3 | Heather | 1,606 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,370 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,357 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 1,131 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,104 |
| 8 | Nicole | 1,036 |
| 9 | Kelly | 857 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 836 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 809 |
| 12 | Angela | 789 |
| 13 | Christine | 784 |
| 14 | Lori | 610 |
| 15 | Dawn | 609 |
| 16 | Mary | 592 |
| 17 | Jessica | 589 |
| 18 | Susan | 576 |
| 19 | Karen | 573 |
| 20 | Tammy | 556 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 543 |
| 22 | Danielle | 538 |
| 23 | Michele | 536 |
| 24 | Christina | 527 |
| 25 | Tracy | 513 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kristen | 496 |
| 27 | Julie | 495 |
| 28 | Tina | 474 |
| 29 | Shannon | 438 |
| 30 | Tara | 434 |
| 31 | Wendy | 413 |
| 32 | Patricia | 404 |
| 33 | Erin | 394 |
| 33 | Rachel | 394 |
| 35 | Laura | 385 |
| 36 | Stacey | 381 |
| 37 | Holly | 379 |
| 38 | Dana | 364 |
| 39 | Denise | 359 |
| 39 | Jill | 359 |
| 41 | April | 352 |
| 41 | Stacy | 352 |
| 43 | Andrea | 345 |
| 44 | Megan | 336 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 324 |
| 46 | Melanie | 315 |
| 47 | Kristin | 305 |
| 47 | Sarah | 305 |
| 49 | Carrie | 302 |
| 50 | Heidi | 287 |
| 50 | Pamela | 287 |
| 52 | Colleen | 280 |
| 53 | Brenda | 278 |
| 54 | Beth | 273 |
| 55 | Tiffany | 268 |
| 56 | Renee | 267 |
| 57 | Crystal | 266 |
| 57 | Tanya | 266 |
| 57 | Theresa | 266 |
| 60 | Barbara | 265 |
| 60 | Maria | 265 |
| 62 | Cynthia | 254 |
| 63 | Donna | 253 |
| 64 | Sandra | 251 |
| 65 | Amanda | 249 |
| 65 | Deborah | 249 |
| 67 | Sharon | 246 |
| 68 | Robin | 243 |
| 69 | Catherine | 224 |
| 70 | Jodi | 218 |
| 71 | Jamie | 215 |
| 71 | Leslie | 215 |
| 73 | Tracey | 214 |
| 74 | Tonya | 206 |
| 75 | Linda | 204 |
| 76 | Emily | 194 |
| 77 | Jacqueline | 192 |
| 78 | Erica | 191 |
| 79 | Monica | 189 |
| 80 | Valerie | 186 |
| 81 | Ann | 183 |
| 82 | Diane | 181 |
| 82 | Sherry | 181 |
| 84 | Margaret | 180 |
| 85 | Gina | 178 |
| 86 | Suzanne | 177 |
| 87 | Debra | 176 |
| 88 | Melinda | 175 |
| 89 | Cheryl | 170 |
| 90 | Nancy | 163 |
| 91 | Christy | 159 |
| 91 | Tamara | 159 |
| 93 | Tamika | 157 |
| 94 | Allison | 155 |
| 95 | Teresa | 154 |
| 96 | Paula | 152 |
| 97 | Alicia | 148 |
| 97 | Joy | 148 |
| 99 | Laurie | 147 |
| 99 | Sara | 147 |