Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,560 |
| 2 | Amanda | 2,270 |
| 3 | Jessica | 2,241 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,366 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,329 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,268 |
| 7 | Lauren | 1,060 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,003 |
| 9 | Megan | 973 |
| 10 | Samantha | 941 |
| 11 | Brittany | 938 |
| 12 | Danielle | 902 |
| 13 | Melissa | 855 |
| 14 | Heather | 834 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 825 |
| 16 | Rachel | 780 |
| 17 | Amber | 768 |
| 18 | Emily | 707 |
| 19 | Kelly | 679 |
| 20 | Laura | 672 |
| 21 | Christina | 658 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 611 |
| 23 | Amy | 569 |
| 24 | Tiffany | 558 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 532 |
| 26 | Kayla | 521 |
| 27 | Michelle | 520 |
| 28 | Erin | 511 |
| 29 | Sara | 483 |
| 30 | Angela | 474 |
| 31 | Kristen | 437 |
| 32 | Shannon | 433 |
| 33 | Katie | 427 |
| 34 | Courtney | 426 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 410 |
| 36 | Katherine | 409 |
| 37 | Christine | 400 |
| 38 | Allison | 398 |
| 38 | Erica | 398 |
| 40 | Lisa | 381 |
| 41 | Jamie | 375 |
| 42 | Mary | 364 |
| 43 | Alicia | 349 |
| 44 | Jenna | 347 |
| 45 | Caitlin | 335 |
| 46 | Alyssa | 330 |
| 47 | Andrea | 313 |
| 47 | Kristin | 313 |
| 49 | Kathryn | 288 |
| 50 | Lindsey | 287 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,471 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,690 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,250 |
| 4 | Andrew | 2,045 |
| 5 | David | 1,826 |
| 6 | Daniel | 1,762 |
| 7 | Joshua | 1,735 |
| 8 | John | 1,656 |
| 9 | Ryan | 1,593 |
| 10 | Robert | 1,560 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,549 |
| 12 | James | 1,527 |
| 13 | Justin | 1,441 |
| 14 | William | 1,273 |
| 15 | Anthony | 1,190 |
| 16 | Brian | 1,158 |
| 17 | Kevin | 1,097 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 1,036 |
| 19 | Thomas | 1,027 |
| 20 | Brandon | 1,013 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 984 |
| 22 | Eric | 969 |
| 23 | Jason | 962 |
| 24 | Adam | 943 |
| 25 | Timothy | 939 |
| 26 | Kyle | 923 |
| 27 | Zachary | 807 |
| 28 | Steven | 785 |
| 29 | Stephen | 767 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 732 |
| 31 | Richard | 722 |
| 32 | Mark | 713 |
| 33 | Sean | 707 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 688 |
| 35 | Patrick | 602 |
| 36 | Scott | 572 |
| 37 | Gregory | 554 |
| 38 | Charles | 548 |
| 39 | Jeremy | 515 |
| 40 | Alexander | 511 |
| 41 | Nathan | 498 |
| 42 | Paul | 486 |
| 43 | Shawn | 475 |
| 44 | Aaron | 464 |
| 44 | Jacob | 464 |
| 46 | Tyler | 449 |
| 47 | Shane | 448 |
| 48 | Travis | 393 |
| 49 | Bryan | 389 |
| 50 | Derek | 386 |