Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,397 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,340 |
| 3 | Amanda | 2,116 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,540 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,407 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,292 |
| 7 | Lauren | 1,127 |
| 8 | Megan | 1,019 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,019 |
| 10 | Heather | 901 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 872 |
| 12 | Danielle | 844 |
| 13 | Brittany | 837 |
| 13 | Melissa | 837 |
| 15 | Laura | 800 |
| 16 | Amber | 756 |
| 17 | Kelly | 747 |
| 18 | Rachel | 718 |
| 19 | Samantha | 677 |
| 20 | Amy | 659 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 657 |
| 22 | Emily | 650 |
| 23 | Christina | 640 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 616 |
| 25 | Erin | 588 |
| 26 | Tiffany | 580 |
| 27 | Michelle | 574 |
| 28 | Sara | 567 |
| 29 | Jamie | 508 |
| 30 | Katie | 478 |
| 31 | Kristen | 473 |
| 32 | Christine | 467 |
| 33 | Angela | 443 |
| 34 | Erica | 438 |
| 35 | Lisa | 435 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 432 |
| 37 | Courtney | 408 |
| 38 | Shannon | 405 |
| 39 | Mary | 388 |
| 40 | Alicia | 380 |
| 41 | Allison | 376 |
| 42 | Crystal | 356 |
| 42 | Jenna | 356 |
| 44 | Katherine | 351 |
| 45 | Tara | 347 |
| 46 | Andrea | 337 |
| 47 | Kristin | 316 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 310 |
| 49 | Lindsey | 309 |
| 50 | Caitlin | 291 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,634 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,703 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,337 |
| 4 | David | 1,826 |
| 5 | Daniel | 1,810 |
| 6 | Andrew | 1,808 |
| 7 | Joseph | 1,673 |
| 8 | Joshua | 1,637 |
| 8 | Ryan | 1,637 |
| 10 | John | 1,628 |
| 11 | Robert | 1,624 |
| 12 | James | 1,571 |
| 13 | Justin | 1,289 |
| 14 | Brian | 1,253 |
| 15 | William | 1,201 |
| 16 | Kevin | 1,116 |
| 17 | Jason | 1,109 |
| 18 | Anthony | 1,103 |
| 19 | Brandon | 1,062 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 1,049 |
| 21 | Thomas | 1,012 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 1,002 |
| 23 | Timothy | 971 |
| 24 | Adam | 970 |
| 25 | Eric | 936 |
| 26 | Kyle | 921 |
| 27 | Steven | 862 |
| 28 | Stephen | 838 |
| 29 | Mark | 814 |
| 30 | Sean | 750 |
| 31 | Zachary | 727 |
| 32 | Richard | 721 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 709 |
| 34 | Patrick | 627 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 602 |
| 36 | Gregory | 599 |
| 37 | Scott | 594 |
| 38 | Jeremy | 585 |
| 39 | Nathan | 578 |
| 40 | Charles | 518 |
| 41 | Aaron | 495 |
| 42 | Shawn | 489 |
| 43 | Paul | 462 |
| 44 | Alexander | 448 |
| 45 | Tyler | 401 |
| 46 | Edward | 391 |
| 47 | Jesse | 388 |
| 48 | Jacob | 386 |
| 49 | Kenneth | 380 |
| 50 | Bryan | 379 |