Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1979
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,991 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,919 |
| 3 | Nicole | 1,431 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,412 |
| 5 | Amanda | 1,329 |
| 6 | Heather | 1,268 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,207 |
| 8 | Kelly | 1,137 |
| 9 | Lisa | 1,000 |
| 10 | Michelle | 912 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 868 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 859 |
| 13 | Christina | 839 |
| 14 | Angela | 833 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 829 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 798 |
| 17 | Sarah | 749 |
| 18 | Jamie | 733 |
| 19 | Erin | 699 |
| 20 | Megan | 659 |
| 21 | Danielle | 586 |
| 22 | Laura | 577 |
| 23 | Christine | 545 |
| 24 | Shannon | 514 |
| 25 | Rachel | 507 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Lauren | 501 |
| 27 | Mary | 500 |
| 28 | Julie | 498 |
| 29 | Tara | 458 |
| 30 | Erica | 445 |
| 31 | Crystal | 441 |
| 32 | Andrea | 435 |
| 33 | Dana | 396 |
| 34 | Amber | 389 |
| 35 | April | 387 |
| 36 | Susan | 377 |
| 37 | Karen | 357 |
| 38 | Jill | 352 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 346 |
| 40 | Sara | 344 |
| 41 | Holly | 334 |
| 41 | Kristy | 334 |
| 43 | Kristen | 332 |
| 43 | Lori | 332 |
| 45 | Emily | 330 |
| 46 | Beth | 312 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 304 |
| 48 | Dawn | 301 |
| 49 | Stacey | 292 |
| 50 | Carrie | 285 |
| 51 | Kathryn | 283 |
| 52 | Kristin | 282 |
| 53 | Melanie | 276 |
| 54 | Stacy | 270 |
| 54 | Tracy | 270 |
| 56 | Michele | 264 |
| 57 | Katherine | 263 |
| 58 | Allison | 261 |
| 59 | Jaime | 252 |
| 60 | Katie | 249 |
| 61 | Brandy | 248 |
| 62 | Patricia | 243 |
| 63 | Alicia | 239 |
| 63 | Colleen | 239 |
| 65 | Maria | 223 |
| 65 | Tina | 223 |
| 67 | Tammy | 219 |
| 68 | Courtney | 207 |
| 69 | Theresa | 205 |
| 70 | Samantha | 204 |
| 71 | Brooke | 203 |
| 72 | Monica | 202 |
| 73 | Denise | 197 |
| 74 | Melinda | 194 |
| 75 | Natalie | 191 |
| 76 | Heidi | 189 |
| 76 | Jacqueline | 189 |
| 78 | Gina | 187 |
| 78 | Renee | 187 |
| 80 | Nichole | 185 |
| 81 | Meghan | 184 |
| 82 | Kristina | 183 |
| 83 | Brandi | 182 |
| 84 | Alison | 179 |
| 85 | Catherine | 175 |
| 86 | Wendy | 174 |
| 87 | Pamela | 173 |
| 88 | Christy | 166 |
| 89 | Robin | 161 |
| 90 | Mandy | 159 |
| 90 | Mindy | 159 |
| 92 | Anna | 158 |
| 93 | Jaclyn | 157 |
| 93 | Leslie | 157 |
| 95 | Cheryl | 154 |
| 96 | Lindsay | 151 |
| 97 | Cynthia | 147 |
| 98 | Leah | 146 |
| 99 | Krista | 144 |
| 100 | Julia | 143 |