Pennsylvania · 1997
Top 100 names in Pennsylvania, 1997, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #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 |
| #11 | 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 |
| #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 | Gabrielle | 320 |
| #36 | Erin | 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 |
| #57 | 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 | Leah | 186 |
| #71 | Tiffany | 186 |
| #72 | Erica | 186 |
| #73 | Destiny | 185 |
| #74 | Carly | 183 |
| #75 | Caroline | 179 |
| #76 | Kristen | 177 |
| #77 | Shelby | 177 |
| #78 | Alexa | 170 |
| #79 | Heather | 167 |
| #80 | Catherine | 166 |
| #81 | Briana | 166 |
| #82 | Casey | 165 |
| #83 | Amy | 163 |
| #84 | Molly | 163 |
| #85 | Mariah | 160 |
| #86 | Caitlin | 158 |
| #87 | Meghan | 158 |
| #88 | Chelsea | 156 |
| #89 | Savannah | 154 |
| #90 | Monica | 151 |
| #91 | Dominique | 148 |
| #92 | Margaret | 147 |
| #93 | Lindsey | 146 |
| #94 | Rachael | 146 |
| #95 | Michelle | 146 |
| #96 | Michaela | 144 |
| #97 | Alexandria | 142 |
| #98 | Bailey | 140 |
| #99 | Jamie | 140 |
| #100 | Kimberly | 139 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siani | 42 | 7 | 0 |
| Fannie | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| Baby | 49 | 8 | 1 |
| Malinda | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| Maura | 70 | 12 | 2 |
| Corrine | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| Devon | 86 | 15 | 3 |
| Anya | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| Gianna | 83 | 14 | 4 |
| Brielle | 35 | 6 | 2 |
| Kiersten | 54 | 9 | 3 |
| Corinne | 33 | 6 | 2 |
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.