Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1997
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,301 |
| 2 | Sarah | 956 |
| 3 | Samantha | 953 |
| 4 | Taylor | 945 |
| 5 | Jessica | 826 |
| 6 | Hannah | 740 |
| 7 | Rachel | 738 |
| 8 | Alexis | 735 |
| 9 | Ashley | 731 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 670 |
| 10 | Megan | 670 |
| 12 | Kayla | 642 |
| 13 | Amanda | 641 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 620 |
| 15 | Madison | 606 |
| 16 | Lauren | 588 |
| 17 | Nicole | 562 |
| 18 | Brianna | 541 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 525 |
| 20 | Morgan | 512 |
| 21 | Brittany | 506 |
| 22 | Olivia | 502 |
| 23 | Abigail | 496 |
| 24 | Victoria | 481 |
| 25 | Julia | 429 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Courtney | 418 |
| 27 | Alexandra | 403 |
| 28 | Amber | 383 |
| 29 | Danielle | 357 |
| 30 | Brooke | 354 |
| 31 | Allison | 343 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 333 |
| 33 | Jennifer | 332 |
| 34 | Anna | 324 |
| 35 | Erin | 320 |
| 35 | Gabrielle | 320 |
| 37 | Haley | 312 |
| 38 | Stephanie | 310 |
| 39 | Mary | 305 |
| 40 | Emma | 297 |
| 41 | Paige | 296 |
| 42 | Katherine | 294 |
| 43 | Shannon | 292 |
| 44 | Marissa | 287 |
| 45 | Sara | 285 |
| 46 | Jenna | 279 |
| 47 | Jordan | 277 |
| 48 | Sydney | 266 |
| 49 | Kelsey | 262 |
| 50 | Katelyn | 257 |
| 51 | Laura | 252 |
| 52 | Kelly | 247 |
| 53 | Natalie | 244 |
| 54 | Mackenzie | 229 |
| 55 | Sierra | 225 |
| 56 | Jasmine | 220 |
| 56 | Melissa | 220 |
| 58 | Christina | 218 |
| 59 | Maria | 217 |
| 60 | Cheyenne | 212 |
| 61 | Angela | 207 |
| 62 | Miranda | 205 |
| 63 | Grace | 202 |
| 64 | Madeline | 200 |
| 65 | Katie | 199 |
| 66 | Sabrina | 195 |
| 67 | Kathryn | 190 |
| 68 | Cassandra | 189 |
| 69 | Autumn | 187 |
| 70 | Erica | 186 |
| 70 | Leah | 186 |
| 70 | Tiffany | 186 |
| 73 | Destiny | 185 |
| 74 | Carly | 183 |
| 75 | Caroline | 179 |
| 76 | Kristen | 177 |
| 76 | Shelby | 177 |
| 78 | Alexa | 170 |
| 79 | Heather | 167 |
| 80 | Briana | 166 |
| 80 | Catherine | 166 |
| 82 | Casey | 165 |
| 83 | Amy | 163 |
| 83 | Molly | 163 |
| 85 | Mariah | 160 |
| 86 | Caitlin | 158 |
| 86 | Meghan | 158 |
| 88 | Chelsea | 156 |
| 89 | Savannah | 154 |
| 90 | Monica | 151 |
| 91 | Dominique | 148 |
| 92 | Margaret | 147 |
| 93 | Lindsey | 146 |
| 93 | Michelle | 146 |
| 93 | Rachael | 146 |
| 96 | Michaela | 144 |
| 97 | Alexandria | 142 |
| 98 | Bailey | 140 |
| 98 | Jamie | 140 |
| 100 | Kimberly | 139 |