Pennsylvania · 1986

Top 100 names in Pennsylvania, 1986, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#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
#9	Stephanie	1,019
#10	Heather	901
#11	Elizabeth	872
#12	Danielle	844
#13	Melissa	837
#14	Brittany	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
#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	Jenna	356
#43	Crystal	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
#60	Victoria	213
#61	Kayla	212
#62	Maria	211
#63	Vanessa	210
#64	April	207
#65	Bethany	200
#66	Catherine	199
#67	Anna	199
#68	Leah	196
#69	Julia	194
#70	Colleen	184
#71	Alexandra	179
#72	Krista	175
#73	Cassandra	172
#74	Kristina	172
#75	Nichole	172
#76	Alison	171
#77	Jillian	169
#78	Valerie	166
#79	Natasha	164
#80	Katelyn	161
#81	Rachael	158
#82	Monica	158
#83	Mallory	156
#84	Kara	154
#85	Melanie	154
#86	Casey	153
#87	Patricia	151
#88	Gina	146
#89	Marissa	146
#90	Margaret	145
#91	Stacy	144
#92	Jaclyn	143
#93	Renee	141
#94	Stacey	141
#95	Hannah	135
#96	Susan	135
#97	Dominique	134
#98	Felicia	133
#99	Brooke	132
#100	Chelsea	131

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
Maura	46	7	2
Malinda	32	5	1
Marian	26	4	1
Kaitlyn	121	18	7
Colleen	184	27	11
Alexander	20	3	1
Janine	36	5	2
Maureen	59	9	4
Noelle	41	6	3
Caitlyn	48	7	3
Devon	38	6	3
Kaitlin	128	19	9

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.