Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1988
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,300 |
| 2 | Amanda | 2,131 |
| 3 | Jessica | 2,066 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,386 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,332 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 1,181 |
| 7 | Lauren | 1,168 |
| 8 | Brittany | 1,132 |
| 9 | Samantha | 1,037 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 1,016 |
| 11 | Danielle | 937 |
| 12 | Megan | 934 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 839 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 815 |
| 15 | Heather | 809 |
| 16 | Emily | 802 |
| 17 | Melissa | 788 |
| 18 | Rachel | 751 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 686 |
| 20 | Amber | 664 |
| 21 | Kayla | 661 |
| 21 | Laura | 661 |
| 23 | Kelly | 627 |
| 24 | Michelle | 592 |
| 25 | Christina | 589 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kimberly | 543 |
| 27 | Courtney | 541 |
| 28 | Sara | 491 |
| 29 | Caitlin | 477 |
| 30 | Kristen | 458 |
| 31 | Amy | 453 |
| 32 | Alyssa | 452 |
| 33 | Erica | 432 |
| 34 | Erin | 425 |
| 35 | Katherine | 400 |
| 35 | Mary | 400 |
| 37 | Lindsay | 398 |
| 38 | Shannon | 391 |
| 39 | Katie | 385 |
| 40 | Allison | 381 |
| 41 | Christine | 379 |
| 42 | Alicia | 377 |
| 43 | Lisa | 373 |
| 44 | Chelsea | 360 |
| 45 | Alexandra | 358 |
| 46 | Angela | 354 |
| 47 | Jamie | 312 |
| 48 | Andrea | 311 |
| 48 | Victoria | 311 |
| 50 | Crystal | 308 |
| 51 | Kathryn | 306 |
| 51 | Kristin | 306 |
| 53 | Jenna | 288 |
| 54 | Julie | 287 |
| 55 | Lindsey | 275 |
| 56 | Tara | 257 |
| 57 | Jacqueline | 254 |
| 57 | Kaitlyn | 254 |
| 59 | Katelyn | 249 |
| 60 | Dana | 248 |
| 61 | Maria | 240 |
| 62 | Jasmine | 235 |
| 63 | Kelsey | 226 |
| 64 | Kathleen | 224 |
| 64 | Meghan | 224 |
| 66 | Anna | 223 |
| 67 | Cassandra | 221 |
| 68 | Catherine | 206 |
| 69 | Leah | 205 |
| 70 | Natalie | 200 |
| 71 | Julia | 198 |
| 72 | Vanessa | 190 |
| 73 | Kaitlin | 189 |
| 74 | Natasha | 188 |
| 75 | Jillian | 184 |
| 76 | Rachael | 183 |
| 77 | Brittney | 182 |
| 78 | Jaclyn | 179 |
| 79 | Hannah | 177 |
| 79 | Holly | 177 |
| 79 | Marissa | 177 |
| 82 | April | 176 |
| 83 | Bethany | 175 |
| 83 | Krista | 175 |
| 85 | Molly | 170 |
| 86 | Kristina | 169 |
| 87 | Casey | 166 |
| 88 | Colleen | 159 |
| 89 | Monica | 150 |
| 90 | Kara | 149 |
| 91 | Melanie | 148 |
| 91 | Morgan | 148 |
| 93 | Margaret | 144 |
| 94 | Alison | 143 |
| 95 | Brianna | 142 |
| 96 | Whitney | 141 |
| 97 | Alexis | 140 |
| 98 | Nichole | 139 |
| 99 | Patricia | 138 |
| 100 | Erika | 137 |