Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1980
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,036 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,744 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,730 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,535 |
| 5 | Amanda | 1,527 |
| 6 | Heather | 1,147 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,136 |
| 8 | Michelle | 981 |
| 9 | Kelly | 954 |
| 10 | Sarah | 944 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 877 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 857 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 854 |
| 14 | Lisa | 836 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 835 |
| 16 | Erin | 808 |
| 17 | Angela | 801 |
| 18 | Christina | 768 |
| 19 | Lauren | 677 |
| 20 | Jamie | 673 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 667 |
| 22 | Danielle | 633 |
| 23 | Megan | 628 |
| 24 | Laura | 595 |
| 25 | Rachel | 532 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Mary | 531 |
| 27 | Shannon | 519 |
| 28 | Christine | 479 |
| 29 | Julie | 475 |
| 30 | Tara | 472 |
| 31 | Kristen | 471 |
| 32 | Crystal | 460 |
| 33 | Kristin | 443 |
| 34 | Sara | 441 |
| 35 | Amber | 440 |
| 35 | Andrea | 440 |
| 37 | April | 410 |
| 38 | Emily | 393 |
| 39 | Erica | 388 |
| 40 | Dana | 356 |
| 41 | Katie | 336 |
| 42 | Jill | 318 |
| 43 | Carrie | 312 |
| 44 | Karen | 310 |
| 45 | Katherine | 309 |
| 46 | Dawn | 300 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 299 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 299 |
| 49 | Holly | 284 |
| 50 | Alicia | 277 |
| 51 | Susan | 276 |
| 52 | Beth | 269 |
| 53 | Lori | 268 |
| 54 | Allison | 262 |
| 55 | Stacey | 261 |
| 56 | Maria | 259 |
| 57 | Courtney | 249 |
| 58 | Brooke | 248 |
| 59 | Ashley | 246 |
| 60 | Colleen | 243 |
| 61 | Melanie | 241 |
| 61 | Stacy | 241 |
| 63 | Michele | 240 |
| 64 | Samantha | 235 |
| 65 | Tracy | 231 |
| 66 | Tina | 230 |
| 67 | Kristy | 228 |
| 68 | Heidi | 217 |
| 69 | Patricia | 215 |
| 70 | Brandy | 207 |
| 71 | Jacqueline | 204 |
| 72 | Lindsay | 196 |
| 72 | Valerie | 196 |
| 74 | Catherine | 190 |
| 75 | Gina | 188 |
| 75 | Natalie | 188 |
| 77 | Denise | 187 |
| 77 | Tammy | 187 |
| 79 | Jaime | 184 |
| 80 | Brandi | 183 |
| 81 | Meghan | 180 |
| 82 | Melinda | 178 |
| 83 | Anna | 177 |
| 83 | Monica | 177 |
| 83 | Pamela | 177 |
| 83 | Tanya | 177 |
| 87 | Nichole | 169 |
| 87 | Renee | 169 |
| 89 | Julia | 166 |
| 90 | Krista | 165 |
| 91 | Alison | 161 |
| 92 | Theresa | 160 |
| 93 | Kristina | 152 |
| 93 | Leah | 152 |
| 95 | Bethany | 151 |
| 96 | Erika | 147 |
| 97 | Leslie | 146 |
| 98 | Cynthia | 142 |
| 98 | Wendy | 142 |
| 100 | Jaclyn | 139 |