Pennsylvania · 1925
Top 100 names in Pennsylvania, 1925, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 6,563 |
| #2 | Dorothy | 3,774 |
| #3 | Helen | 3,757 |
| #4 | Betty | 3,440 |
| #5 | Margaret | 3,060 |
| #6 | Anna | 2,306 |
| #7 | Ruth | 2,209 |
| #8 | Elizabeth | 2,000 |
| #9 | Jean | 1,635 |
| #10 | Doris | 1,411 |
| #11 | Marie | 1,293 |
| #12 | Eleanor | 1,230 |
| #13 | Mildred | 1,173 |
| #14 | Catherine | 1,151 |
| #15 | Frances | 1,121 |
| #16 | Virginia | 1,113 |
| #17 | Irene | 1,108 |
| #18 | Florence | 1,107 |
| #19 | Rose | 1,094 |
| #20 | Evelyn | 1,017 |
| #21 | Alice | 983 |
| #22 | Josephine | 853 |
| #23 | Lois | 812 |
| #24 | Gloria | 780 |
| #25 | Jane | 736 |
| #26 | Lillian | 714 |
| #27 | Martha | 699 |
| #28 | Pauline | 698 |
| #29 | Rita | 697 |
| #30 | Grace | 691 |
| #31 | Shirley | 682 |
| #32 | Ann | 671 |
| #33 | June | 624 |
| #34 | Louise | 595 |
| #35 | Marjorie | 582 |
| #36 | Ethel | 563 |
| #37 | Marion | 547 |
| #38 | Dolores | 544 |
| #39 | Kathryn | 541 |
| #40 | Edith | 537 |
| #41 | Thelma | 534 |
| #42 | Agnes | 519 |
| #43 | Phyllis | 501 |
| #44 | Gladys | 500 |
| #45 | Marian | 497 |
| #46 | Anne | 490 |
| #47 | Esther | 489 |
| #48 | Patricia | 487 |
| #49 | Nancy | 472 |
| #50 | Edna | 468 |
| #51 | Theresa | 457 |
| #52 | Geraldine | 452 |
| #53 | Gertrude | 434 |
| #54 | Norma | 399 |
| #55 | Julia | 397 |
| #56 | Barbara | 393 |
| #57 | Jeanne | 388 |
| #58 | Emma | 387 |
| #59 | Clara | 385 |
| #60 | Beatrice | 382 |
| #61 | Elsie | 381 |
| #62 | Janet | 373 |
| #63 | Bernice | 370 |
| #64 | Sarah | 363 |
| #65 | Stella | 360 |
| #66 | Katherine | 338 |
| #67 | Kathleen | 336 |
| #68 | Charlotte | 326 |
| #69 | Sara | 314 |
| #70 | Genevieve | 313 |
| #71 | Hazel | 310 |
| #72 | Pearl | 309 |
| #73 | Arlene | 303 |
| #74 | Joan | 300 |
| #75 | Lucille | 296 |
| #76 | Bertha | 294 |
| #77 | Violet | 293 |
| #78 | Jennie | 277 |
| #79 | Elaine | 273 |
| #80 | Laura | 270 |
| #81 | Regina | 269 |
| #82 | Lorraine | 266 |
| #83 | Ida | 263 |
| #84 | Audrey | 257 |
| #85 | Eva | 257 |
| #86 | Miriam | 244 |
| #87 | Viola | 236 |
| #88 | Loretta | 235 |
| #89 | Vivian | 232 |
| #90 | Ellen | 229 |
| #91 | Vera | 226 |
| #92 | Rosemary | 225 |
| #93 | Joyce | 221 |
| #94 | Eileen | 220 |
| #95 | Olga | 210 |
| #96 | Leona | 206 |
| #97 | Mae | 202 |
| #98 | Marguerite | 202 |
| #99 | Alma | 199 |
| #100 | Sophie | 199 |
Uniquely popular in Pennsylvania
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romayne | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Romaine | 35 | 4 | 1 |
| Alverta | 22 | 2 | 1 |
| Bernardine | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| Catharine | 52 | 5 | 1 |
| Antonette | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| Philomena | 74 | 8 | 2 |
| Regina | 269 | 28 | 9 |
| Larue | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| Carmella | 113 | 12 | 4 |
| Annamae | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| Twila | 32 | 3 | 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.