Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1970

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer2,960
2Lisa2,282
3Kimberly1,885
4Michelle1,810
5Amy1,655
6Melissa1,499
7Christine1,417
8Heather1,113
9Tracy1,108
10Karen1,097
11Kelly1,093
12Susan1,086
13Dawn1,076
14Tammy1,062
15Lori1,060
16Mary1,050
17Michele1,035
18Patricia790
19Nicole786
20Angela770
21Denise768
22Stephanie727
23Tina708
24Wendy691
25Elizabeth684
26Pamela667
27Julie644
28Laura630
29Donna622
30Sharon588
31Deborah583
32Barbara581
33Kathleen575
34Rebecca545
35Linda522
36Sandra519
36Tracey519
38Christina508
39Beth498
40Cynthia480
41Stacey469
42Diane451
43Brenda446
44Shannon442
45Jill441
46Stacy416
47Debra411
48Dana407
49Tara402
50Renee394

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael5,155
2John3,779
3David3,664
4Robert3,663
5James3,454
6William2,644
7Brian2,339
8Joseph2,221
9Christopher2,210
10Mark1,945
11Thomas1,929
12Richard1,898
13Jeffrey1,895
14Scott1,806
15Daniel1,504
16Kevin1,448
17Eric1,433
18Steven1,385
19Matthew1,331
20Timothy1,181
21Charles1,162
22Jason1,146
23Stephen1,092
24Paul1,082
25Anthony1,051
26Ronald936
27Gregory921
28Edward914
29Todd899
30Kenneth878
31Shawn868
32Andrew848
33Donald766
34Douglas667
35George654
36Sean651
37Keith623
38Patrick611
39Craig604
40Gary545
41Frank504
42Dennis486
42Raymond486
44Jonathan442
45Troy419
46Peter416
47Bradley350
48Bryan345
49Marc312
50Larry301