Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1986
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,397 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,340 |
| 3 | Amanda | 2,116 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,540 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,407 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,292 |
| 7 | Lauren | 1,127 |
| 8 | Megan | 1,019 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,019 |
| 10 | Heather | 901 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 872 |
| 12 | Danielle | 844 |
| 13 | Brittany | 837 |
| 13 | Melissa | 837 |
| 15 | Laura | 800 |
| 16 | Amber | 756 |
| 17 | Kelly | 747 |
| 18 | Rachel | 718 |
| 19 | Samantha | 677 |
| 20 | Amy | 659 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 657 |
| 22 | Emily | 650 |
| 23 | Christina | 640 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 616 |
| 25 | Erin | 588 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tiffany | 580 |
| 27 | Michelle | 574 |
| 28 | Sara | 567 |
| 29 | Jamie | 508 |
| 30 | Katie | 478 |
| 31 | Kristen | 473 |
| 32 | Christine | 467 |
| 33 | Angela | 443 |
| 34 | Erica | 438 |
| 35 | Lisa | 435 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 432 |
| 37 | Courtney | 408 |
| 38 | Shannon | 405 |
| 39 | Mary | 388 |
| 40 | Alicia | 380 |
| 41 | Allison | 376 |
| 42 | Crystal | 356 |
| 42 | Jenna | 356 |
| 44 | Katherine | 351 |
| 45 | Tara | 347 |
| 46 | Andrea | 337 |
| 47 | Kristin | 316 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 310 |
| 49 | Lindsey | 309 |
| 50 | Caitlin | 291 |
| 51 | Julie | 280 |
| 52 | Jacqueline | 269 |
| 53 | Kathleen | 268 |
| 54 | Holly | 254 |
| 55 | Meghan | 241 |
| 56 | Dana | 231 |
| 57 | Whitney | 226 |
| 58 | Natalie | 224 |
| 59 | Alyssa | 213 |
| 59 | Victoria | 213 |
| 61 | Kayla | 212 |
| 62 | Maria | 211 |
| 63 | Vanessa | 210 |
| 64 | April | 207 |
| 65 | Bethany | 200 |
| 66 | Anna | 199 |
| 66 | Catherine | 199 |
| 68 | Leah | 196 |
| 69 | Julia | 194 |
| 70 | Colleen | 184 |
| 71 | Alexandra | 179 |
| 72 | Krista | 175 |
| 73 | Cassandra | 172 |
| 73 | Kristina | 172 |
| 73 | Nichole | 172 |
| 76 | Alison | 171 |
| 77 | Jillian | 169 |
| 78 | Valerie | 166 |
| 79 | Natasha | 164 |
| 80 | Katelyn | 161 |
| 81 | Monica | 158 |
| 81 | Rachael | 158 |
| 83 | Mallory | 156 |
| 84 | Kara | 154 |
| 84 | Melanie | 154 |
| 86 | Casey | 153 |
| 87 | Patricia | 151 |
| 88 | Gina | 146 |
| 88 | Marissa | 146 |
| 90 | Margaret | 145 |
| 91 | Stacy | 144 |
| 92 | Jaclyn | 143 |
| 93 | Renee | 141 |
| 93 | Stacey | 141 |
| 95 | Hannah | 135 |
| 95 | Susan | 135 |
| 97 | Dominique | 134 |
| 98 | Felicia | 133 |
| 99 | Brooke | 132 |
| 100 | Chelsea | 131 |