Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1985
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,181 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,047 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,952 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,944 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,506 |
| 6 | Megan | 1,172 |
| 7 | Sarah | 1,149 |
| 8 | Lauren | 1,107 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,072 |
| 10 | Heather | 1,052 |
| 11 | Melissa | 1,021 |
| 12 | Laura | 892 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 877 |
| 14 | Danielle | 860 |
| 15 | Rachel | 786 |
| 16 | Kelly | 783 |
| 17 | Christina | 723 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 711 |
| 19 | Amy | 706 |
| 20 | Erin | 677 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 662 |
| 22 | Emily | 648 |
| 23 | Amber | 639 |
| 24 | Jamie | 626 |
| 25 | Brittany | 616 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Michelle | 600 |
| 27 | Tiffany | 542 |
| 28 | Lisa | 497 |
| 29 | Lindsay | 488 |
| 30 | Kristen | 481 |
| 31 | Samantha | 473 |
| 32 | Angela | 468 |
| 33 | Shannon | 457 |
| 34 | Katie | 445 |
| 35 | Crystal | 444 |
| 36 | Christine | 439 |
| 36 | Sara | 439 |
| 38 | Jenna | 405 |
| 39 | Erica | 402 |
| 40 | Mary | 398 |
| 41 | Allison | 393 |
| 42 | Alicia | 378 |
| 43 | Andrea | 375 |
| 44 | Kristin | 373 |
| 45 | Tara | 364 |
| 46 | Katherine | 362 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 361 |
| 48 | Lindsey | 356 |
| 49 | Julie | 333 |
| 50 | Courtney | 321 |
| 51 | Meghan | 294 |
| 52 | Holly | 288 |
| 53 | Dana | 276 |
| 53 | Jacqueline | 276 |
| 55 | Caitlin | 266 |
| 56 | Kathleen | 253 |
| 57 | April | 244 |
| 58 | Colleen | 218 |
| 59 | Maria | 216 |
| 60 | Stacey | 209 |
| 60 | Victoria | 209 |
| 62 | Stacy | 206 |
| 63 | Anna | 199 |
| 64 | Natalie | 193 |
| 65 | Jaclyn | 190 |
| 66 | Vanessa | 188 |
| 67 | Kristina | 187 |
| 68 | Patricia | 183 |
| 69 | Gina | 182 |
| 69 | Julia | 182 |
| 71 | Catherine | 180 |
| 71 | Leah | 180 |
| 73 | Jillian | 179 |
| 74 | Alison | 174 |
| 74 | Bethany | 174 |
| 76 | Cassandra | 171 |
| 77 | Valerie | 170 |
| 78 | Krystal | 169 |
| 79 | Karen | 168 |
| 80 | Nichole | 157 |
| 81 | Kara | 155 |
| 82 | Susan | 152 |
| 83 | Carrie | 151 |
| 83 | Sheena | 151 |
| 85 | Rachael | 150 |
| 86 | Melanie | 147 |
| 87 | Margaret | 146 |
| 88 | Kristy | 144 |
| 88 | Renee | 144 |
| 90 | Dominique | 141 |
| 90 | Natasha | 141 |
| 92 | Chelsea | 140 |
| 93 | Alexandra | 137 |
| 93 | Jill | 137 |
| 93 | Monica | 137 |
| 96 | Katrina | 135 |
| 97 | Krista | 134 |
| 98 | Brandy | 133 |
| 98 | Erika | 133 |
| 100 | Diana | 128 |