Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,721 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,751 |
| 3 | Heather | 1,606 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,370 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,357 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 1,131 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,104 |
| 8 | Nicole | 1,036 |
| 9 | Kelly | 857 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 836 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 809 |
| 12 | Angela | 789 |
| 13 | Christine | 784 |
| 14 | Lori | 610 |
| 15 | Dawn | 609 |
| 16 | Mary | 592 |
| 17 | Jessica | 589 |
| 18 | Susan | 576 |
| 19 | Karen | 573 |
| 20 | Tammy | 556 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 543 |
| 22 | Danielle | 538 |
| 23 | Michele | 536 |
| 24 | Christina | 527 |
| 25 | Tracy | 513 |
| 26 | Kristen | 496 |
| 27 | Julie | 495 |
| 28 | Tina | 474 |
| 29 | Shannon | 438 |
| 30 | Tara | 434 |
| 31 | Wendy | 413 |
| 32 | Patricia | 404 |
| 33 | Erin | 394 |
| 33 | Rachel | 394 |
| 35 | Laura | 385 |
| 36 | Stacey | 381 |
| 37 | Holly | 379 |
| 38 | Dana | 364 |
| 39 | Denise | 359 |
| 39 | Jill | 359 |
| 41 | April | 352 |
| 41 | Stacy | 352 |
| 43 | Andrea | 345 |
| 44 | Megan | 336 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 324 |
| 46 | Melanie | 315 |
| 47 | Kristin | 305 |
| 47 | Sarah | 305 |
| 49 | Carrie | 302 |
| 50 | Heidi | 287 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,116 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,830 |
| 3 | John | 2,420 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,348 |
| 5 | David | 2,312 |
| 6 | Brian | 2,275 |
| 7 | Robert | 2,230 |
| 8 | James | 2,167 |
| 9 | Matthew | 1,762 |
| 10 | William | 1,673 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,590 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,290 |
| 13 | Thomas | 1,193 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 1,175 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,163 |
| 16 | Mark | 1,154 |
| 17 | Scott | 1,142 |
| 18 | Richard | 1,118 |
| 19 | Eric | 1,107 |
| 20 | Timothy | 895 |
| 21 | Shawn | 894 |
| 22 | Steven | 868 |
| 23 | Charles | 758 |
| 24 | Anthony | 756 |
| 25 | Stephen | 728 |
| 26 | Andrew | 708 |
| 27 | Paul | 660 |
| 28 | Chad | 628 |
| 29 | Gregory | 624 |
| 30 | Ryan | 623 |
| 31 | Edward | 584 |
| 32 | Todd | 536 |
| 33 | Sean | 529 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 520 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 507 |
| 36 | Ronald | 499 |
| 37 | Keith | 483 |
| 38 | Joshua | 455 |
| 39 | Donald | 454 |
| 40 | Patrick | 450 |
| 41 | Jeremy | 438 |
| 42 | Aaron | 427 |
| 43 | Adam | 424 |
| 44 | Douglas | 411 |
| 45 | George | 387 |
| 46 | Bryan | 356 |
| 47 | Craig | 339 |
| 48 | Dennis | 331 |
| 49 | Peter | 329 |
| 50 | Gary | 315 |