Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,991 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,919 |
| 3 | Nicole | 1,431 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,412 |
| 5 | Amanda | 1,329 |
| 6 | Heather | 1,268 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,207 |
| 8 | Kelly | 1,137 |
| 9 | Lisa | 1,000 |
| 10 | Michelle | 912 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 868 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 859 |
| 13 | Christina | 839 |
| 14 | Angela | 833 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 829 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 798 |
| 17 | Sarah | 749 |
| 18 | Jamie | 733 |
| 19 | Erin | 699 |
| 20 | Megan | 659 |
| 21 | Danielle | 586 |
| 22 | Laura | 577 |
| 23 | Christine | 545 |
| 24 | Shannon | 514 |
| 25 | Rachel | 507 |
| 26 | Lauren | 501 |
| 27 | Mary | 500 |
| 28 | Julie | 498 |
| 29 | Tara | 458 |
| 30 | Erica | 445 |
| 31 | Crystal | 441 |
| 32 | Andrea | 435 |
| 33 | Dana | 396 |
| 34 | Amber | 389 |
| 35 | April | 387 |
| 36 | Susan | 377 |
| 37 | Karen | 357 |
| 38 | Jill | 352 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 346 |
| 40 | Sara | 344 |
| 41 | Holly | 334 |
| 41 | Kristy | 334 |
| 43 | Kristen | 332 |
| 43 | Lori | 332 |
| 45 | Emily | 330 |
| 46 | Beth | 312 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 304 |
| 48 | Dawn | 301 |
| 49 | Stacey | 292 |
| 50 | Carrie | 285 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,072 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,617 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,356 |
| 4 | Matthew | 2,298 |
| 5 | David | 2,261 |
| 6 | John | 2,042 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,920 |
| 8 | James | 1,901 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1,732 |
| 10 | Brian | 1,706 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,537 |
| 12 | William | 1,380 |
| 13 | Joshua | 1,264 |
| 14 | Ryan | 1,203 |
| 15 | Timothy | 1,086 |
| 16 | Thomas | 1,078 |
| 17 | Andrew | 1,076 |
| 18 | Eric | 1,024 |
| 19 | Kevin | 990 |
| 20 | Richard | 976 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 972 |
| 22 | Justin | 938 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 910 |
| 24 | Mark | 898 |
| 25 | Anthony | 893 |
| 26 | Scott | 872 |
| 27 | Adam | 846 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 829 |
| 29 | Steven | 807 |
| 30 | Stephen | 743 |
| 31 | Charles | 722 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 630 |
| 33 | Shawn | 607 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 591 |
| 35 | Gregory | 589 |
| 36 | Paul | 584 |
| 37 | Patrick | 568 |
| 38 | Chad | 545 |
| 39 | Aaron | 515 |
| 40 | Nathan | 507 |
| 41 | Edward | 489 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 433 |
| 43 | Sean | 430 |
| 44 | Ronald | 420 |
| 45 | Keith | 393 |
| 46 | Bryan | 390 |
| 47 | Todd | 374 |
| 48 | Donald | 370 |
| 49 | Brandon | 363 |
| 50 | Douglas | 357 |