Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1982
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,798 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,271 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,654 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,366 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,337 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,157 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,064 |
| 8 | Heather | 1,012 |
| 9 | Lauren | 1,008 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 977 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 945 |
| 12 | Erin | 884 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 852 |
| 14 | Michelle | 838 |
| 15 | Kelly | 773 |
| 16 | Lisa | 757 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 725 |
| 18 | Tiffany | 696 |
| 19 | Laura | 695 |
| 20 | Christina | 688 |
| 21 | Rachel | 672 |
| 22 | Megan | 663 |
| 23 | Angela | 645 |
| 23 | Danielle | 645 |
| 25 | Kristen | 635 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jamie | 632 |
| 27 | Emily | 594 |
| 28 | Ashley | 588 |
| 29 | Amber | 569 |
| 30 | Crystal | 556 |
| 31 | Kristin | 526 |
| 32 | Mary | 498 |
| 33 | Andrea | 489 |
| 33 | Tara | 489 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 468 |
| 36 | Sara | 465 |
| 37 | Shannon | 463 |
| 38 | Julie | 449 |
| 39 | Christine | 447 |
| 40 | Erica | 427 |
| 41 | Katie | 412 |
| 42 | Katherine | 365 |
| 43 | April | 361 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 336 |
| 45 | Dana | 333 |
| 46 | Courtney | 318 |
| 47 | Samantha | 307 |
| 48 | Lindsey | 290 |
| 49 | Kathleen | 284 |
| 50 | Carrie | 270 |
| 51 | Jacqueline | 264 |
| 52 | Alicia | 257 |
| 53 | Natalie | 254 |
| 54 | Maria | 253 |
| 55 | Colleen | 248 |
| 56 | Holly | 245 |
| 57 | Allison | 241 |
| 57 | Susan | 241 |
| 59 | Karen | 238 |
| 60 | Patricia | 224 |
| 61 | Melanie | 219 |
| 62 | Julia | 215 |
| 63 | Brandy | 207 |
| 64 | Stacey | 205 |
| 65 | Dawn | 203 |
| 66 | Beth | 202 |
| 66 | Brandi | 202 |
| 68 | Valerie | 201 |
| 69 | Renee | 200 |
| 70 | Catherine | 199 |
| 70 | Leah | 199 |
| 72 | Jill | 197 |
| 73 | Michele | 196 |
| 74 | Pamela | 193 |
| 75 | Jillian | 191 |
| 75 | Meghan | 191 |
| 77 | Stacy | 190 |
| 78 | Lori | 183 |
| 79 | Alexis | 182 |
| 80 | Theresa | 180 |
| 81 | Heidi | 177 |
| 82 | Kristy | 176 |
| 83 | Victoria | 172 |
| 84 | Bethany | 167 |
| 84 | Nichole | 167 |
| 86 | Jaclyn | 164 |
| 87 | Cassandra | 163 |
| 88 | Tina | 158 |
| 89 | Jaime | 153 |
| 89 | Leslie | 153 |
| 91 | Denise | 149 |
| 91 | Tracy | 149 |
| 93 | Brooke | 147 |
| 94 | Alison | 146 |
| 94 | Anna | 146 |
| 94 | Kara | 146 |
| 94 | Rachael | 146 |
| 98 | Barbara | 145 |
| 98 | Gina | 145 |
| 98 | Natasha | 145 |