Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1977

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,229
2	Heather	1,549
3	Amy	1,514
4	Melissa	1,444
5	Jessica	1,307
6	Kelly	1,280
7	Nicole	1,066
8	Michelle	1,011
9	Lisa	1,004
10	Kimberly	807
11	Angela	795
12	Stephanie	760
13	Rebecca	756
14	Jamie	749
15	Elizabeth	736
16	Shannon	718
17	Christina	703
18	Amanda	697
19	Erin	691
20	Danielle	627
21	Christine	605
22	Sarah	597
23	Laura	534
24	Mary	525
25	Megan	497

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tara	495
27	Julie	486
28	Karen	478
29	Carrie	444
30	Jaime	435
31	Jill	432
32	Andrea	415
33	Susan	392
34	Dawn	387
35	Rachel	377
36	Michele	374
37	Lori	363
38	Stacy	348
39	Beth	337
40	Holly	333
41	Erica	329
42	Tammy	327
43	Stacey	324
44	Tracy	323
45	Kristen	321
46	Crystal	317
47	Dana	314
48	April	302
48	Emily	302
50	Kristy	300
51	Sara	299
52	Tiffany	287
53	Kathleen	283
53	Melanie	283
55	Denise	257
56	Tina	252
57	Wendy	251
58	Maria	240
59	Kristin	233
60	Renee	232
61	Patricia	231
62	Colleen	222
63	Allison	219
63	Katherine	219
65	Amber	218
66	Natalie	213
67	Courtney	211
67	Tanya	211
69	Alicia	201
70	Catherine	200
71	Jodi	196
72	Brandy	194
73	Cynthia	191
74	Kathryn	189
75	Theresa	188
76	Lauren	187
77	Mandy	185
78	Monica	181
79	Gina	180
80	Heidi	179
80	Valerie	179
82	Christy	177
83	Sharon	169
84	Leslie	163
85	Robin	160
86	Barbara	159
86	Jaclyn	159
86	Suzanne	159
89	Jacqueline	157
90	Brenda	153
91	Ann	151
91	Sabrina	151
93	Brandi	150
94	Linda	149
94	Pamela	149
96	Melinda	144
96	Nancy	144
96	Samantha	144
99	Margaret	142
100	Aimee	137
100	Donna	137