Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,798 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,271 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,654 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,366 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,337 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,157 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,064 |
| 8 | Heather | 1,012 |
| 9 | Lauren | 1,008 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 977 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 945 |
| 12 | Erin | 884 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 852 |
| 14 | Michelle | 838 |
| 15 | Kelly | 773 |
| 16 | Lisa | 757 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 725 |
| 18 | Tiffany | 696 |
| 19 | Laura | 695 |
| 20 | Christina | 688 |
| 21 | Rachel | 672 |
| 22 | Megan | 663 |
| 23 | Angela | 645 |
| 23 | Danielle | 645 |
| 25 | Kristen | 635 |
| 26 | Jamie | 632 |
| 27 | Emily | 594 |
| 28 | Ashley | 588 |
| 29 | Amber | 569 |
| 30 | Crystal | 556 |
| 31 | Kristin | 526 |
| 32 | Mary | 498 |
| 33 | Andrea | 489 |
| 33 | Tara | 489 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 468 |
| 36 | Sara | 465 |
| 37 | Shannon | 463 |
| 38 | Julie | 449 |
| 39 | Christine | 447 |
| 40 | Erica | 427 |
| 41 | Katie | 412 |
| 42 | Katherine | 365 |
| 43 | April | 361 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 336 |
| 45 | Dana | 333 |
| 46 | Courtney | 318 |
| 47 | Samantha | 307 |
| 48 | Lindsey | 290 |
| 49 | Kathleen | 284 |
| 50 | Carrie | 270 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,979 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,953 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,432 |
| 4 | Jason | 2,182 |
| 5 | David | 2,144 |
| 6 | John | 1,970 |
| 7 | James | 1,859 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,853 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1,769 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,670 |
| 11 | Joshua | 1,655 |
| 12 | Ryan | 1,531 |
| 13 | Justin | 1,501 |
| 14 | William | 1,430 |
| 15 | Brian | 1,417 |
| 16 | Andrew | 1,314 |
| 17 | Thomas | 1,113 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 1,061 |
| 19 | Timothy | 1,008 |
| 20 | Anthony | 989 |
| 21 | Eric | 960 |
| 22 | Kevin | 952 |
| 23 | Adam | 946 |
| 24 | Mark | 926 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 910 |
| 26 | Richard | 872 |
| 27 | Nicholas | 832 |
| 28 | Steven | 813 |
| 29 | Stephen | 744 |
| 30 | Brandon | 727 |
| 31 | Scott | 715 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 666 |
| 33 | Gregory | 638 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 622 |
| 35 | Charles | 615 |
| 36 | Sean | 576 |
| 37 | Nathan | 569 |
| 38 | Aaron | 564 |
| 39 | Patrick | 563 |
| 40 | Paul | 560 |
| 41 | Shawn | 491 |
| 42 | Jesse | 452 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 451 |
| 44 | Edward | 419 |
| 45 | Chad | 415 |
| 46 | Keith | 381 |
| 47 | Jared | 366 |
| 48 | Travis | 364 |
| 49 | Bradley | 353 |
| 50 | Bryan | 351 |