Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,307 |
| 2 | Sarah | 1,037 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,003 |
| 4 | Samantha | 991 |
| 5 | Rachel | 898 |
| 6 | Ashley | 880 |
| 7 | Taylor | 832 |
| 8 | Amanda | 761 |
| 9 | Hannah | 749 |
| 10 | Megan | 732 |
| 11 | Alexis | 705 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 677 |
| 13 | Kayla | 664 |
| 14 | Nicole | 658 |
| 15 | Lauren | 643 |
| 16 | Brittany | 626 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 591 |
| 18 | Brianna | 575 |
| 19 | Alyssa | 573 |
| 20 | Madison | 564 |
| 21 | Courtney | 558 |
| 22 | Victoria | 534 |
| 23 | Morgan | 510 |
| 24 | Alexandra | 498 |
| 25 | Danielle | 483 |
| 26 | Amber | 458 |
| 27 | Abigail | 439 |
| 28 | Olivia | 432 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 396 |
| 30 | Jennifer | 394 |
| 31 | Kaitlyn | 393 |
| 32 | Erin | 363 |
| 33 | Allison | 361 |
| 33 | Julia | 361 |
| 33 | Mary | 361 |
| 36 | Brooke | 357 |
| 37 | Kelsey | 350 |
| 38 | Anna | 340 |
| 39 | Gabrielle | 334 |
| 40 | Haley | 322 |
| 41 | Marissa | 315 |
| 42 | Paige | 306 |
| 43 | Katherine | 304 |
| 44 | Shannon | 297 |
| 45 | Sara | 295 |
| 46 | Natalie | 289 |
| 47 | Kelly | 279 |
| 48 | Jenna | 277 |
| 49 | Emma | 267 |
| 50 | Chelsea | 263 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,951 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,749 |
| 3 | Tyler | 1,535 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 1,478 |
| 5 | Ryan | 1,241 |
| 6 | Joseph | 1,201 |
| 7 | Christopher | 1,197 |
| 8 | Zachary | 1,196 |
| 9 | Jacob | 1,194 |
| 10 | John | 1,157 |
| 11 | Joshua | 1,141 |
| 12 | Andrew | 1,137 |
| 13 | Daniel | 1,098 |
| 14 | Brandon | 1,090 |
| 15 | Austin | 995 |
| 16 | David | 986 |
| 17 | Anthony | 945 |
| 18 | James | 939 |
| 19 | Kyle | 851 |
| 20 | William | 825 |
| 21 | Justin | 823 |
| 21 | Robert | 823 |
| 23 | Alexander | 796 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 714 |
| 25 | Thomas | 701 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 698 |
| 27 | Eric | 598 |
| 28 | Dylan | 595 |
| 29 | Cody | 580 |
| 30 | Kevin | 578 |
| 31 | Jordan | 559 |
| 32 | Samuel | 535 |
| 33 | Nathan | 520 |
| 34 | Adam | 519 |
| 35 | Aaron | 501 |
| 36 | Brian | 491 |
| 37 | Patrick | 464 |
| 37 | Sean | 464 |
| 39 | Christian | 455 |
| 40 | Timothy | 453 |
| 41 | Steven | 446 |
| 42 | Richard | 405 |
| 43 | Jason | 397 |
| 44 | Mark | 385 |
| 45 | Stephen | 384 |
| 46 | Noah | 352 |
| 47 | Evan | 341 |
| 48 | Luke | 339 |
| 49 | Logan | 330 |
| 50 | Jesse | 329 |