Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,301 |
| 2 | Sarah | 956 |
| 3 | Samantha | 953 |
| 4 | Taylor | 945 |
| 5 | Jessica | 826 |
| 6 | Hannah | 740 |
| 7 | Rachel | 738 |
| 8 | Alexis | 735 |
| 9 | Ashley | 731 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 670 |
| 10 | Megan | 670 |
| 12 | Kayla | 642 |
| 13 | Amanda | 641 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 620 |
| 15 | Madison | 606 |
| 16 | Lauren | 588 |
| 17 | Nicole | 562 |
| 18 | Brianna | 541 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 525 |
| 20 | Morgan | 512 |
| 21 | Brittany | 506 |
| 22 | Olivia | 502 |
| 23 | Abigail | 496 |
| 24 | Victoria | 481 |
| 25 | Julia | 429 |
| 26 | Courtney | 418 |
| 27 | Alexandra | 403 |
| 28 | Amber | 383 |
| 29 | Danielle | 357 |
| 30 | Brooke | 354 |
| 31 | Allison | 343 |
| 32 | Kaitlyn | 333 |
| 33 | Jennifer | 332 |
| 34 | Anna | 324 |
| 35 | Erin | 320 |
| 35 | Gabrielle | 320 |
| 37 | Haley | 312 |
| 38 | Stephanie | 310 |
| 39 | Mary | 305 |
| 40 | Emma | 297 |
| 41 | Paige | 296 |
| 42 | Katherine | 294 |
| 43 | Shannon | 292 |
| 44 | Marissa | 287 |
| 45 | Sara | 285 |
| 46 | Jenna | 279 |
| 47 | Jordan | 277 |
| 48 | Sydney | 266 |
| 49 | Kelsey | 262 |
| 50 | Katelyn | 257 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,795 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,679 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,518 |
| 4 | Jacob | 1,389 |
| 5 | Tyler | 1,362 |
| 6 | Joshua | 1,153 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1,151 |
| 8 | Zachary | 1,128 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1,127 |
| 10 | Andrew | 1,124 |
| 11 | John | 1,077 |
| 12 | Brandon | 1,028 |
| 13 | Christopher | 1,010 |
| 14 | Daniel | 964 |
| 15 | James | 927 |
| 16 | Austin | 916 |
| 17 | Anthony | 872 |
| 18 | David | 871 |
| 19 | Justin | 819 |
| 20 | Robert | 782 |
| 21 | Kyle | 778 |
| 22 | William | 776 |
| 23 | Alexander | 709 |
| 24 | Thomas | 683 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 643 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 631 |
| 27 | Dylan | 590 |
| 28 | Kevin | 578 |
| 29 | Jordan | 546 |
| 30 | Samuel | 543 |
| 31 | Eric | 516 |
| 32 | Nathan | 510 |
| 33 | Brian | 459 |
| 34 | Noah | 458 |
| 35 | Sean | 454 |
| 36 | Christian | 444 |
| 37 | Aaron | 437 |
| 38 | Adam | 435 |
| 39 | Cody | 428 |
| 40 | Timothy | 420 |
| 41 | Patrick | 393 |
| 42 | Jason | 361 |
| 43 | Connor | 345 |
| 44 | Steven | 341 |
| 45 | Logan | 332 |
| 46 | Evan | 329 |
| 47 | Stephen | 328 |
| 48 | Jared | 325 |
| 48 | Mark | 325 |
| 50 | Richard | 320 |