Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,071 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,499 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,376 |
| 4 | Heather | 1,337 |
| 5 | Jessica | 1,333 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,251 |
| 7 | Kelly | 1,208 |
| 8 | Michelle | 992 |
| 9 | Lisa | 960 |
| 10 | Christina | 855 |
| 11 | Amanda | 801 |
| 12 | Angela | 797 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 780 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 759 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 756 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 725 |
| 17 | Erin | 693 |
| 18 | Danielle | 666 |
| 19 | Sarah | 647 |
| 20 | Jamie | 640 |
| 21 | Christine | 623 |
| 22 | Shannon | 614 |
| 23 | Megan | 556 |
| 24 | Laura | 501 |
| 25 | Rachel | 497 |
| 26 | Julie | 485 |
| 27 | Tara | 478 |
| 28 | Mary | 466 |
| 29 | Andrea | 434 |
| 30 | Crystal | 401 |
| 31 | Jill | 387 |
| 32 | Karen | 386 |
| 33 | Lori | 380 |
| 34 | Carrie | 375 |
| 34 | Kristy | 375 |
| 36 | Erica | 365 |
| 37 | Susan | 352 |
| 38 | Kristen | 334 |
| 39 | Michele | 333 |
| 40 | April | 332 |
| 41 | Sara | 331 |
| 42 | Tiffany | 322 |
| 43 | Dawn | 321 |
| 44 | Dana | 315 |
| 45 | Stacy | 308 |
| 46 | Holly | 307 |
| 47 | Beth | 304 |
| 48 | Emily | 302 |
| 49 | Kathleen | 295 |
| 50 | Amber | 292 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,091 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,695 |
| 3 | Matthew | 2,231 |
| 4 | David | 2,152 |
| 5 | Christopher | 2,099 |
| 6 | John | 2,086 |
| 7 | James | 2,024 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,839 |
| 9 | Brian | 1,807 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,610 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,426 |
| 12 | William | 1,410 |
| 13 | Thomas | 1,156 |
| 14 | Timothy | 1,141 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,082 |
| 16 | Ryan | 1,065 |
| 17 | Eric | 1,016 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 995 |
| 19 | Joshua | 971 |
| 20 | Mark | 931 |
| 21 | Andrew | 924 |
| 22 | Richard | 896 |
| 23 | Scott | 802 |
| 24 | Anthony | 795 |
| 25 | Steven | 784 |
| 26 | Justin | 761 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 742 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 734 |
| 29 | Stephen | 724 |
| 30 | Shawn | 694 |
| 31 | Charles | 693 |
| 32 | Adam | 670 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 606 |
| 34 | Gregory | 564 |
| 35 | Chad | 557 |
| 36 | Paul | 547 |
| 37 | Benjamin | 509 |
| 38 | Edward | 500 |
| 39 | Aaron | 491 |
| 40 | Patrick | 464 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 461 |
| 41 | Nathan | 461 |
| 43 | Keith | 432 |
| 44 | Sean | 420 |
| 45 | Todd | 401 |
| 46 | Ronald | 400 |
| 47 | Donald | 371 |
| 47 | George | 371 |
| 49 | Bryan | 361 |
| 50 | Douglas | 349 |