Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,036 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,744 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,730 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,535 |
| 5 | Amanda | 1,527 |
| 6 | Heather | 1,147 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,136 |
| 8 | Michelle | 981 |
| 9 | Kelly | 954 |
| 10 | Sarah | 944 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 877 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 857 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 854 |
| 14 | Lisa | 836 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 835 |
| 16 | Erin | 808 |
| 17 | Angela | 801 |
| 18 | Christina | 768 |
| 19 | Lauren | 677 |
| 20 | Jamie | 673 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 667 |
| 22 | Danielle | 633 |
| 23 | Megan | 628 |
| 24 | Laura | 595 |
| 25 | Rachel | 532 |
| 26 | Mary | 531 |
| 27 | Shannon | 519 |
| 28 | Christine | 479 |
| 29 | Julie | 475 |
| 30 | Tara | 472 |
| 31 | Kristen | 471 |
| 32 | Crystal | 460 |
| 33 | Kristin | 443 |
| 34 | Sara | 441 |
| 35 | Amber | 440 |
| 35 | Andrea | 440 |
| 37 | April | 410 |
| 38 | Emily | 393 |
| 39 | Erica | 388 |
| 40 | Dana | 356 |
| 41 | Katie | 336 |
| 42 | Jill | 318 |
| 43 | Carrie | 312 |
| 44 | Karen | 310 |
| 45 | Katherine | 309 |
| 46 | Dawn | 300 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 299 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 299 |
| 49 | Holly | 284 |
| 50 | Alicia | 277 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,035 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,510 |
| 3 | Matthew | 2,410 |
| 4 | David | 2,177 |
| 5 | Christopher | 2,125 |
| 6 | John | 2,056 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,880 |
| 8 | James | 1,833 |
| 9 | Brian | 1,749 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,700 |
| 11 | Joshua | 1,571 |
| 12 | Daniel | 1,471 |
| 13 | William | 1,437 |
| 14 | Justin | 1,418 |
| 15 | Ryan | 1,331 |
| 16 | Eric | 1,151 |
| 17 | Thomas | 1,146 |
| 18 | Andrew | 1,140 |
| 19 | Timothy | 1,087 |
| 20 | Adam | 963 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 938 |
| 22 | Kevin | 928 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 915 |
| 24 | Richard | 890 |
| 25 | Anthony | 861 |
| 26 | Mark | 854 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 832 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 776 |
| 29 | Steven | 754 |
| 30 | Scott | 736 |
| 31 | Stephen | 698 |
| 32 | Charles | 697 |
| 33 | Gregory | 601 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 593 |
| 35 | Patrick | 573 |
| 36 | Paul | 565 |
| 37 | Shawn | 544 |
| 38 | Aaron | 541 |
| 39 | Chad | 524 |
| 40 | Nathan | 513 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 470 |
| 42 | Edward | 457 |
| 43 | Sean | 445 |
| 44 | Brandon | 408 |
| 45 | Bradley | 386 |
| 46 | Ronald | 374 |
| 47 | Bryan | 372 |
| 47 | Keith | 372 |
| 49 | Donald | 350 |
| 50 | Jesse | 348 |