Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,229 |
| 2 | Heather | 1,549 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,514 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,444 |
| 5 | Jessica | 1,307 |
| 6 | Kelly | 1,280 |
| 7 | Nicole | 1,066 |
| 8 | Michelle | 1,011 |
| 9 | Lisa | 1,004 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 807 |
| 11 | Angela | 795 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 760 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 756 |
| 14 | Jamie | 749 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 736 |
| 16 | Shannon | 718 |
| 17 | Christina | 703 |
| 18 | Amanda | 697 |
| 19 | Erin | 691 |
| 20 | Danielle | 627 |
| 21 | Christine | 605 |
| 22 | Sarah | 597 |
| 23 | Laura | 534 |
| 24 | Mary | 525 |
| 25 | Megan | 497 |
| 26 | Tara | 495 |
| 27 | Julie | 486 |
| 28 | Karen | 478 |
| 29 | Carrie | 444 |
| 30 | Jaime | 435 |
| 31 | Jill | 432 |
| 32 | Andrea | 415 |
| 33 | Susan | 392 |
| 34 | Dawn | 387 |
| 35 | Rachel | 377 |
| 36 | Michele | 374 |
| 37 | Lori | 363 |
| 38 | Stacy | 348 |
| 39 | Beth | 337 |
| 40 | Holly | 333 |
| 41 | Erica | 329 |
| 42 | Tammy | 327 |
| 43 | Stacey | 324 |
| 44 | Tracy | 323 |
| 45 | Kristen | 321 |
| 46 | Crystal | 317 |
| 47 | Dana | 314 |
| 48 | April | 302 |
| 48 | Emily | 302 |
| 50 | Kristy | 300 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,204 |
| 2 | Jason | 3,019 |
| 3 | David | 2,227 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,129 |
| 5 | James | 2,072 |
| 6 | John | 2,063 |
| 7 | Brian | 2,018 |
| 8 | Matthew | 2,007 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,935 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,725 |
| 11 | William | 1,423 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,388 |
| 13 | Kevin | 1,195 |
| 14 | Thomas | 1,147 |
| 15 | Eric | 1,130 |
| 16 | Timothy | 1,047 |
| 17 | Ryan | 1,041 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 1,039 |
| 19 | Richard | 947 |
| 20 | Mark | 937 |
| 21 | Andrew | 904 |
| 22 | Joshua | 886 |
| 23 | Scott | 821 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 802 |
| 25 | Anthony | 798 |
| 26 | Steven | 779 |
| 27 | Shawn | 751 |
| 28 | Stephen | 749 |
| 29 | Charles | 703 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 647 |
| 31 | Gregory | 632 |
| 32 | Justin | 618 |
| 33 | Paul | 592 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 563 |
| 35 | Adam | 556 |
| 36 | Chad | 552 |
| 37 | Edward | 510 |
| 38 | Kenneth | 503 |
| 39 | Aaron | 480 |
| 40 | Patrick | 473 |
| 41 | Sean | 466 |
| 42 | Nathan | 457 |
| 43 | Donald | 454 |
| 44 | Keith | 413 |
| 45 | Todd | 399 |
| 46 | Ronald | 382 |
| 47 | George | 361 |
| 48 | Douglas | 353 |
| 49 | Bryan | 351 |
| 50 | Nicholas | 326 |