State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 229,117 Pennsylvania births in 1961 across 1,649 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Pennsylvania more than they say America.

#54Francis#148 nationally
#55Harry#131 nationally
#87Nicholas#158 nationally
#93Bernard#156 nationally
#71Eileen#131 nationally
#92Theodore#151 nationally
#51Joanne#102 nationally
#57Colleen#106 nationally
#60Maureen#104 nationally
#73Frederick#117 nationally
#56Vincent#98 nationally
#71Eugene#113 nationally

Girls

#1Mary3,039US #1
#2Lisa2,865US #2
#3Susan2,645US #3
#4Karen2,388US #5
#5Linda2,322US #4
#6Donna2,110US #7
#7Patricia1,978US #6
#8Barbara1,725US #12
#9Deborah1,668US #10
#10Kathleen1,485US #29
#11Diane1,415US #26
#12Lori1,382US #14
#13Kimberly1,381US #22
#14Sharon1,372US #17
#15Denise1,345US #30
#16Carol1,304US #24
#17Cynthia1,299US #8
#18Nancy1,274US #16
#19Brenda1,262US #11
#20Sandra1,204US #9
#21Debra1,145US #13
#22Pamela1,127US #15
#23Cheryl1,035US #20
#24Robin1,015US #27
#25Elizabeth964US #19
#26Christine957US #39
#27Theresa908US #35
#28Kathy901US #25
#29Janet846US #32
#30Michelle827US #34
#31Tammy782US #28
#32Michele777US #63
#33Jacqueline776US #37
#34Cindy757US #33
#35Margaret754US #40
#36Kim722US #36
#37Beth717US #65
#38Tina677US #41
#39Wendy658US #61
#40Laura657US #21
#41Laurie593US #43
#42Debbie591US #31
#43Teresa577US #18
#44Amy566US #69
#45Catherine560US #48
#46Judith552US #83
#47Dawn551US #49
#48Ann540US #54
#49Carolyn526US #42
#50Lynn521US #71
#51Joanne512US #102
#52Kelly507US #45
#53Bonnie505US #75
#54Joan503US #89
#55Suzanne503US #68
#56Joyce492US #62
#57Colleen482US #106
#58Tracy468US #64
#59Janice463US #52
#60Maureen459US #104
#61Terri457US #51
#62Rebecca455US #44
#63Jane444US #72
#64Valerie444US #67
#65Darlene441US #80
#66Julie428US #23
#67Jennifer418US #47
#68Cathy417US #55
#69Anne416US #90
#70Angela412US #38
#71Eileen412US #131
#72Judy402US #58
#73Jill399US #74
#74Maria399US #57
#75Paula396US #60
#76Diana394US #56
#77Renee393US #79
#78Jean387US #92
#79Annette386US #73
#80Ruth386US #96
#81Sherry386US #53
#82Marie372US #109
#83Leslie343US #84
#84Stephanie338US #78
#85Beverly335US #66
#86Connie330US #50
#87Dorothy323US #99
#88Ellen323US #97
#89Wanda321US #70
#90Andrea318US #110
#91Elaine307US #118
#92Gail307US #94
#93Anna306US #100
#94Anita303US #91
#95Vicki300US #76
#96Kathryn292US #93
#97Joann288US #137
#98Rose286US #111
#99Carla285US #77
#100Rhonda285US #46

Boys

#1John5,885US #3
#2Michael5,578US #1
#3David5,512US #2
#4Robert5,264US #5
#5James4,880US #4
#6Mark3,810US #6
#7William3,681US #7
#8Joseph3,211US #12
#9Thomas3,115US #9
#10Richard2,896US #8
#11Jeffrey2,505US #11
#12Kevin1,871US #14
#13Timothy1,792US #15
#14Daniel1,788US #17
#15Charles1,771US #13
#16Paul1,670US #18
#17Brian1,651US #20
#18Scott1,574US #19
#19Steven1,564US #10
#20Edward1,528US #29
#21Kenneth1,499US #16
#22Ronald1,445US #24
#23Donald1,375US #22
#24Anthony1,283US #25
#25Stephen1,272US #27
#26Gregory1,220US #23
#27Gary1,183US #21
#28Christopher1,105US #26
#29George1,102US #31
#30Douglas992US #28
#31Keith876US #35
#32Frank835US #41
#33Dennis739US #34
#34Patrick712US #39
#35Craig700US #43
#36Randy700US #33
#37Eric686US #38
#38Raymond680US #48
#39Andrew642US #52
#40Bruce625US #40
#41Todd542US #46
#42Terry528US #32
#43Larry508US #30
#44Peter508US #42
#45Glenn474US #64
#46Matthew473US #59
#47Gerald463US #62
#48Barry453US #66
#49Alan450US #51
#50Carl449US #56
#51Dale439US #58
#52Wayne431US #61
#53Lawrence417US #67
#54Francis400US #148
#55Harry397US #131
#56Vincent372US #98
#57Walter371US #74
#58Martin370US #73
#59Roger366US #47
#60Jay346US #81
#61Philip345US #79
#62Chris341US #57
#63Albert333US #97
#64Russell333US #55
#65Samuel327US #89
#66Louis322US #105
#67Dean320US #84
#68Jeff312US #49
#69Steve309US #45
#70Darryl293US #80
#71Eugene293US #113
#72Mike284US #36
#73Frederick281US #117
#74Randall273US #63
#75Jerry271US #37
#76Jeffery269US #50
#77Ralph268US #95
#78Bryan267US #82
#79Rodney255US #72
#80Howard251US #109
#81Arthur250US #85
#82Ricky249US #44
#83Leonard247US #114
#84Tim247US #65
#85Harold232US #94
#86Jack229US #90
#87Nicholas223US #158
#88Roy223US #83
#89Bradley216US #87
#90Curtis215US #75
#91Stanley215US #106
#92Theodore214US #151
#93Bernard204US #156
#94Greg204US #77
#95Jim198US #78
#96Fred197US #124
#97Troy197US #100
#98Henry196US #92
#99Allen189US #96
#100Duane189US #132

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑55Jacqueline#33
↑28Carolyn#49
↑24Jennifer#67
↑18Colleen#57
↑18Tracy#58
↑16Angela#70
↑16Todd#41
↑15Dawn#47

Falling

↓22Beverly#85
↓18Cathy#68
↓18Rose#98
↓15Judy#72
↓14Ricky#82
↓12Sherry#81
↓12Marie#82
↓12Elaine#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.