Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,342 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,776 |
| 3 | Heather | 1,558 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,465 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,071 |
| 6 | Michelle | 1,064 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 983 |
| 8 | Jessica | 962 |
| 9 | Lisa | 957 |
| 10 | Kelly | 859 |
| 11 | Angela | 820 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 804 |
| 13 | Shannon | 757 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 747 |
| 15 | Jamie | 713 |
| 16 | Christina | 690 |
| 17 | Danielle | 684 |
| 18 | Christine | 675 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 601 |
| 20 | Amanda | 595 |
| 21 | Erin | 583 |
| 22 | Julie | 530 |
| 23 | Jaime | 529 |
| 24 | Karen | 514 |
| 25 | Mary | 476 |
| 26 | Lori | 474 |
| 27 | Megan | 467 |
| 28 | Laura | 449 |
| 29 | Sarah | 448 |
| 30 | Dawn | 444 |
| 31 | Tara | 443 |
| 32 | Jill | 419 |
| 33 | Rachel | 417 |
| 33 | Susan | 417 |
| 35 | Michele | 406 |
| 36 | Carrie | 400 |
| 37 | Stacey | 377 |
| 38 | Stacy | 376 |
| 39 | Tracy | 369 |
| 40 | Tammy | 351 |
| 41 | Wendy | 342 |
| 42 | Dana | 335 |
| 43 | Andrea | 329 |
| 44 | Holly | 308 |
| 45 | Tina | 305 |
| 46 | Kristen | 298 |
| 47 | Melanie | 296 |
| 48 | Kathleen | 288 |
| 49 | April | 287 |
| 50 | Tiffany | 285 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,155 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,687 |
| 3 | David | 2,151 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,146 |
| 5 | John | 2,114 |
| 6 | James | 1,950 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,946 |
| 8 | Matthew | 1,943 |
| 9 | Brian | 1,931 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,590 |
| 11 | William | 1,456 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,308 |
| 13 | Thomas | 1,156 |
| 14 | Eric | 1,115 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,065 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 1,037 |
| 17 | Scott | 1,005 |
| 18 | Mark | 990 |
| 19 | Richard | 976 |
| 20 | Timothy | 945 |
| 21 | Steven | 868 |
| 22 | Ryan | 848 |
| 23 | Andrew | 840 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 814 |
| 25 | Anthony | 805 |
| 26 | Shawn | 763 |
| 27 | Charles | 735 |
| 28 | Joshua | 683 |
| 29 | Chad | 650 |
| 30 | Stephen | 632 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 619 |
| 32 | Paul | 612 |
| 33 | Gregory | 584 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 530 |
| 35 | Justin | 511 |
| 36 | Adam | 493 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 483 |
| 38 | Edward | 481 |
| 39 | Ronald | 468 |
| 40 | Keith | 455 |
| 40 | Sean | 455 |
| 42 | Todd | 447 |
| 43 | Aaron | 417 |
| 44 | Patrick | 410 |
| 45 | Nathan | 392 |
| 46 | George | 369 |
| 47 | Donald | 366 |
| 48 | Douglas | 362 |
| 49 | Bryan | 331 |
| 50 | Gary | 299 |