Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,572 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,085 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,608 |
| 4 | Ashley | 1,602 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,491 |
| 6 | Melissa | 1,168 |
| 7 | Sarah | 1,128 |
| 8 | Heather | 1,059 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,040 |
| 10 | Lauren | 971 |
| 11 | Megan | 915 |
| 12 | Amy | 899 |
| 13 | Erin | 888 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 879 |
| 15 | Michelle | 792 |
| 16 | Kelly | 784 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 775 |
| 18 | Laura | 760 |
| 19 | Rachel | 747 |
| 20 | Christina | 719 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 674 |
| 22 | Angela | 670 |
| 22 | Danielle | 670 |
| 24 | Jamie | 655 |
| 25 | Tiffany | 644 |
| 26 | Lisa | 604 |
| 27 | Emily | 570 |
| 28 | Amber | 555 |
| 28 | Kristen | 555 |
| 30 | Lindsay | 535 |
| 31 | Crystal | 511 |
| 32 | Shannon | 494 |
| 33 | Sara | 460 |
| 34 | Mary | 455 |
| 35 | Kristin | 422 |
| 36 | Erica | 420 |
| 37 | Christine | 401 |
| 38 | Andrea | 397 |
| 39 | Tara | 395 |
| 40 | Julie | 394 |
| 41 | Katie | 387 |
| 42 | Samantha | 374 |
| 43 | Alicia | 371 |
| 44 | Lindsey | 346 |
| 45 | Katherine | 345 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 327 |
| 47 | Dana | 326 |
| 48 | Holly | 316 |
| 49 | Kathleen | 305 |
| 50 | Courtney | 304 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,805 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,954 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,464 |
| 4 | David | 2,006 |
| 5 | Jason | 1,933 |
| 6 | John | 1,861 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,750 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,750 |
| 9 | Daniel | 1,722 |
| 10 | James | 1,717 |
| 11 | Joshua | 1,665 |
| 12 | Ryan | 1,636 |
| 13 | Brian | 1,528 |
| 14 | Justin | 1,511 |
| 15 | Andrew | 1,486 |
| 16 | William | 1,348 |
| 17 | Adam | 1,152 |
| 18 | Jonathan | 1,058 |
| 19 | Thomas | 1,046 |
| 20 | Kevin | 976 |
| 21 | Anthony | 975 |
| 22 | Eric | 972 |
| 23 | Timothy | 942 |
| 24 | Steven | 922 |
| 25 | Mark | 897 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 895 |
| 27 | Nicholas | 832 |
| 28 | Richard | 804 |
| 29 | Brandon | 799 |
| 30 | Stephen | 788 |
| 31 | Gregory | 619 |
| 32 | Sean | 615 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 612 |
| 34 | Scott | 608 |
| 35 | Patrick | 602 |
| 36 | Charles | 580 |
| 37 | Jeremy | 560 |
| 38 | Aaron | 546 |
| 39 | Kyle | 526 |
| 40 | Nathan | 515 |
| 41 | Paul | 505 |
| 42 | Shawn | 486 |
| 43 | Edward | 484 |
| 44 | Chad | 426 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 410 |
| 46 | Bryan | 385 |
| 46 | Jesse | 385 |
| 48 | Zachary | 380 |
| 49 | Bradley | 346 |
| 50 | Jacob | 330 |