Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1978

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

Rank	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

Rank	Name	Babies
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
99	Meghan	144