Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,829 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,645 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,432 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,401 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,388 |
| 6 | Lisa | 1,359 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 1,162 |
| 8 | Nicole | 1,063 |
| 9 | Christine | 848 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 802 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 788 |
| 12 | Kelly | 761 |
| 13 | Susan | 692 |
| 14 | Lori | 689 |
| 15 | Tammy | 687 |
| 16 | Karen | 651 |
| 17 | Dawn | 642 |
| 18 | Michele | 619 |
| 19 | Mary | 611 |
| 20 | Angela | 587 |
| 21 | Julie | 560 |
| 22 | Christina | 552 |
| 23 | Tracy | 540 |
| 24 | Tina | 514 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 497 |
| 26 | Denise | 475 |
| 27 | Tara | 474 |
| 28 | Danielle | 467 |
| 29 | Wendy | 451 |
| 30 | Stacey | 434 |
| 31 | Patricia | 421 |
| 32 | Shannon | 400 |
| 33 | Stacy | 387 |
| 34 | Kristen | 386 |
| 35 | Laura | 383 |
| 36 | Jessica | 381 |
| 37 | Brenda | 355 |
| 38 | Melanie | 354 |
| 39 | Andrea | 348 |
| 40 | Holly | 344 |
| 41 | Beth | 340 |
| 42 | Dana | 334 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 328 |
| 44 | Renee | 314 |
| 45 | Jill | 309 |
| 46 | Carrie | 306 |
| 47 | Cynthia | 300 |
| 48 | Barbara | 299 |
| 48 | Pamela | 299 |
| 50 | April | 295 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,065 |
| 2 | Brian | 2,505 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,501 |
| 4 | John | 2,464 |
| 5 | Robert | 2,359 |
| 6 | James | 2,308 |
| 7 | David | 2,291 |
| 8 | Jason | 2,182 |
| 9 | William | 1,774 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,643 |
| 11 | Matthew | 1,605 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,354 |
| 13 | Thomas | 1,304 |
| 14 | Eric | 1,273 |
| 15 | Mark | 1,239 |
| 16 | Richard | 1,214 |
| 17 | Scott | 1,156 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 1,138 |
| 19 | Kevin | 1,100 |
| 20 | Timothy | 864 |
| 21 | Shawn | 857 |
| 22 | Steven | 854 |
| 23 | Charles | 811 |
| 24 | Anthony | 746 |
| 25 | Stephen | 745 |
| 26 | Andrew | 703 |
| 27 | Paul | 702 |
| 28 | Gregory | 646 |
| 29 | Edward | 632 |
| 30 | Chad | 601 |
| 31 | Todd | 575 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 562 |
| 32 | Ronald | 562 |
| 34 | Sean | 554 |
| 35 | Keith | 526 |
| 36 | Ryan | 512 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 505 |
| 38 | Donald | 503 |
| 39 | Patrick | 461 |
| 40 | Douglas | 445 |
| 41 | George | 444 |
| 42 | Craig | 390 |
| 43 | Bryan | 378 |
| 44 | Adam | 376 |
| 45 | Aaron | 365 |
| 46 | Gary | 350 |
| 47 | Peter | 339 |
| 48 | Dennis | 337 |
| 49 | Frank | 333 |
| 50 | Joshua | 314 |