Pennsylvania · 1928
Top 100 names in Pennsylvania, 1928, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rang | Name | Geburten |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 5,742 |
| #2 | Dorothy | 3,129 |
| #3 | Betty | 2,977 |
| #4 | Helen | 2,662 |
| #5 | Margaret | 2,574 |
| #6 | Ruth | 1,892 |
| #7 | Anna | 1,822 |
| #8 | Jean | 1,623 |
| #9 | Elizabeth | 1,589 |
| #10 | Doris | 1,583 |
| #11 | Dolores | 1,515 |
| #12 | Shirley | 1,255 |
| #13 | Marie | 1,146 |
| #14 | Catherine | 1,088 |
| #15 | Eleanor | 1,037 |
| #16 | Lois | 1,032 |
| #17 | Rose | 993 |
| #18 | Mildred | 971 |
| #19 | Frances | 917 |
| #20 | Florence | 911 |
| #21 | Irene | 907 |
| #22 | Patricia | 901 |
| #23 | Virginia | 891 |
| #24 | Alice | 858 |
| #25 | Evelyn | 819 |
| #26 | Theresa | 789 |
| #27 | Barbara | 768 |
| #28 | Gloria | 707 |
| #29 | Rita | 682 |
| #30 | Josephine | 673 |
| #31 | Jane | 652 |
| #32 | Joan | 651 |
| #33 | Nancy | 644 |
| #34 | Ann | 642 |
| #35 | Phyllis | 640 |
| #36 | Martha | 624 |
| #37 | Grace | 613 |
| #38 | Pauline | 559 |
| #39 | Marjorie | 544 |
| #40 | Louise | 537 |
| #41 | June | 532 |
| #42 | Marian | 532 |
| #43 | Lillian | 532 |
| #44 | Marion | 532 |
| #45 | Geraldine | 501 |
| #46 | Norma | 493 |
| #47 | Esther | 488 |
| #48 | Lorraine | 472 |
| #49 | Thelma | 470 |
| #50 | Ethel | 454 |
| #51 | Agnes | 433 |
| #52 | Gladys | 416 |
| #53 | Audrey | 414 |
| #54 | Kathryn | 410 |
| #55 | Edith | 384 |
| #56 | Anne | 361 |
| #57 | Elaine | 360 |
| #58 | Janet | 358 |
| #59 | Edna | 354 |
| #60 | Sarah | 344 |
| #61 | Joyce | 340 |
| #62 | Emma | 336 |
| #63 | Charlotte | 327 |
| #64 | Gertrude | 322 |
| #65 | Arlene | 320 |
| #66 | Elsie | 316 |
| #67 | Beatrice | 315 |
| #68 | Jeanne | 313 |
| #69 | Bernice | 311 |
| #70 | Julia | 310 |
| #71 | Clara | 288 |
| #72 | Kathleen | 279 |
| #73 | Sara | 271 |
| #74 | Katherine | 268 |
| #75 | Marilyn | 254 |
| #76 | Regina | 243 |
| #77 | Ellen | 242 |
| #78 | Hazel | 240 |
| #79 | Rosemary | 239 |
| #80 | Lucille | 238 |
| #81 | Laura | 237 |
| #82 | Bertha | 228 |
| #83 | Loretta | 226 |
| #84 | Vivian | 226 |
| #85 | Violet | 223 |
| #86 | Ida | 219 |
| #87 | Pearl | 219 |
| #88 | Peggy | 217 |
| #89 | Jacqueline | 210 |
| #90 | Claire | 209 |
| #91 | Genevieve | 209 |
| #92 | Stella | 208 |
| #93 | Carolyn | 206 |
| #94 | Beverly | 206 |
| #95 | Miriam | 200 |
| #96 | Jennie | 198 |
| #97 | Eva | 191 |
| #98 | Eileen | 188 |
| #99 | Delores | 188 |
| #100 | Leona | 187 |
Uniquely popular in Pennsylvania
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Geburten | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romayne | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| Romaine | 45 | 5 | 1 |
| Larue | 41 | 5 | 1 |
| Annamae | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| Catharine | 35 | 4 | 1 |
| Philomena | 62 | 7 | 2 |
| Clare | 61 | 7 | 2 |
| Regina | 243 | 28 | 8 |
| Ferne | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| Twila | 44 | 5 | 2 |
| Albina | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| Antonette | 20 | 2 | 1 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.