Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,820 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,286 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,536 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,493 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,359 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,130 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,124 |
| 8 | Heather | 1,061 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 984 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 935 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 904 |
| 12 | Michelle | 834 |
| 13 | Kelly | 819 |
| 14 | Erin | 818 |
| 15 | Lisa | 810 |
| 16 | Lauren | 761 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 715 |
| 18 | Laura | 698 |
| 19 | Christina | 691 |
| 20 | Danielle | 684 |
| 21 | Jamie | 683 |
| 22 | Megan | 678 |
| 23 | Angela | 650 |
| 24 | Tiffany | 633 |
| 25 | Rachel | 622 |
| 26 | Kristin | 607 |
| 27 | Kristen | 574 |
| 28 | Shannon | 532 |
| 29 | Julie | 506 |
| 30 | Mary | 503 |
| 31 | Amber | 489 |
| 32 | Emily | 488 |
| 33 | Andrea | 470 |
| 33 | Sara | 470 |
| 35 | Crystal | 469 |
| 36 | Christine | 450 |
| 37 | April | 442 |
| 38 | Tara | 436 |
| 39 | Erica | 417 |
| 40 | Katie | 402 |
| 41 | Dana | 346 |
| 42 | Ashley | 340 |
| 43 | Courtney | 312 |
| 44 | Colleen | 291 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 290 |
| 46 | Brooke | 285 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 284 |
| 48 | Alicia | 283 |
| 48 | Katherine | 283 |
| 50 | Lindsay | 269 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,032 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,764 |
| 3 | Jason | 2,285 |
| 4 | Christopher | 2,147 |
| 5 | David | 2,068 |
| 6 | John | 1,969 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,899 |
| 8 | James | 1,890 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,870 |
| 10 | Joshua | 1,726 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,559 |
| 12 | Justin | 1,542 |
| 13 | Brian | 1,525 |
| 14 | Ryan | 1,495 |
| 15 | William | 1,390 |
| 16 | Andrew | 1,117 |
| 17 | Thomas | 1,098 |
| 18 | Timothy | 1,074 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 1,071 |
| 20 | Eric | 1,057 |
| 21 | Adam | 1,033 |
| 22 | Kevin | 938 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 930 |
| 24 | Richard | 916 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 899 |
| 26 | Anthony | 878 |
| 27 | Mark | 845 |
| 28 | Jeremy | 779 |
| 29 | Stephen | 775 |
| 30 | Scott | 738 |
| 31 | Steven | 721 |
| 32 | Brandon | 669 |
| 33 | Charles | 620 |
| 34 | Patrick | 602 |
| 35 | Aaron | 586 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 578 |
| 37 | Paul | 551 |
| 38 | Gregory | 541 |
| 39 | Shawn | 538 |
| 40 | Nathan | 537 |
| 41 | Jesse | 529 |
| 42 | Sean | 518 |
| 43 | Chad | 458 |
| 44 | Edward | 420 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 406 |
| 46 | Ronald | 372 |
| 47 | Bradley | 370 |
| 48 | Bryan | 367 |
| 49 | Keith | 359 |
| 50 | Peter | 332 |