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Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 210,839 Pennsylvania births in 1963 across 1,627 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#52Francis#153 nationally
#62Harry#137 nationally
#81Nicholas#155 nationally
#98Bernard#165 nationally
#92Crystal#156 nationally
#53Maureen#108 nationally
#88Theodore#142 nationally
#67Tracey#119 nationally
#61Eugene#112 nationally
#91Eileen#141 nationally
#59Louis#104 nationally
#70Joanne#114 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa3,857US #1
#2Mary2,576US #2
#3Susan2,529US #3
#4Karen2,165US #4
#5Linda1,783US #5
#6Lori1,748US #8
#7Donna1,687US #6
#8Patricia1,636US #7
#9Kimberly1,467US #11
#10Barbara1,321US #17
#11Deborah1,313US #13
#12Sharon1,232US #19
#13Kathleen1,221US #28
#14Diane1,202US #31
#15Christine1,177US #29
#16Denise1,144US #27
#17Tammy1,126US #12
#18Brenda1,118US #15
#19Cynthia1,068US #10
#20Sandra1,057US #9
#21Pamela1,044US #14
#22Carol946US #33
#23Nancy946US #23
#24Elizabeth927US #20
#25Cheryl897US #24
#26Robin877US #25
#27Michelle856US #26
#28Debra849US #21
#29Michele794US #59
#30Margaret736US #46
#31Theresa735US #38
#32Amy720US #54
#33Beth701US #66
#34Kelly699US #32
#35Laura671US #16
#36Tina664US #35
#37Kathy638US #34
#38Kim573US #39
#39Wendy564US #60
#40Jacqueline562US #51
#41Janet561US #40
#42Tracy561US #48
#43Teresa560US #18
#44Cindy542US #37
#45Maria538US #43
#46Paula536US #42
#47Jennifer534US #36
#48Suzanne512US #65
#49Laurie508US #47
#50Ann504US #57
#51Sherry485US #49
#52Catherine481US #53
#53Maureen458US #108
#54Dawn451US #52
#55Colleen448US #98
#56Angela445US #30
#57Julie436US #22
#58Renee433US #74
#59Judith426US #91
#60Debbie414US #41
#61Jane408US #75
#62Rebecca407US #44
#63Valerie396US #69
#64Bonnie393US #83
#65Lynn391US #73
#66Terri390US #58
#67Tracey390US #119
#68Janice383US #63
#69Joan370US #95
#70Joanne370US #114
#71Carolyn369US #56
#72Jill361US #68
#73Darlene360US #85
#74Joyce360US #84
#75Leslie358US #72
#76Stephanie358US #64
#77Melissa356US #61
#78Anne346US #80
#79Cathy339US #67
#80Jean333US #97
#81Annette324US #71
#82Sheila319US #50
#83Marie314US #109
#84Connie313US #55
#85Diana311US #62
#86Andrea307US #89
#87Judy302US #70
#88Ellen298US #112
#89Rhonda295US #45
#90Sherri294US #78
#91Eileen289US #141
#92Crystal278US #156
#93Anita276US #77
#94Ruth269US #113
#95Beverly266US #81
#96Regina265US #92
#97Gail263US #105
#98Dorothy255US #116
#99Kathryn255US #93
#100Carla254US #82

Boys

#1John5,741US #2
#2Michael5,241US #1
#3David4,959US #3
#4Robert4,826US #5
#5James4,342US #4
#6William3,232US #7
#7Mark3,173US #6
#8Joseph2,981US #13
#9Thomas2,899US #9
#10Richard2,558US #8
#11Jeffrey2,234US #10
#12Scott1,908US #12
#13Kevin1,903US #11
#14Brian1,770US #20
#15Timothy1,650US #15
#16Daniel1,648US #19
#17Paul1,593US #17
#18Charles1,539US #16
#19Steven1,374US #14
#20Kenneth1,362US #18
#21Edward1,356US #27
#22Ronald1,336US #23
#23Anthony1,211US #22
#24Donald1,194US #25
#25Gregory1,181US #21
#26Christopher1,131US #26
#27Stephen1,124US #29
#28Gary1,010US #24
#29Douglas950US #28
#30George913US #34
#31Eric863US #31
#32Todd786US #30
#33Keith781US #33
#34Patrick729US #35
#35Andrew710US #42
#36Frank670US #41
#37Raymond612US #45
#38Dennis571US #39
#39Randy567US #37
#40Bruce546US #43
#41Matthew542US #50
#42Terry514US #32
#43Craig472US #51
#44Vincent454US #61
#45Barry453US #67
#46Carl445US #54
#47Peter443US #40
#48Glenn439US #64
#49Wayne430US #63
#50Gerald395US #60
#51Larry385US #36
#52Francis366US #153
#53Dale364US #69
#54Lawrence346US #68
#55Alan345US #56
#56Walter339US #77
#57Russell309US #57
#58Philip307US #83
#59Louis306US #104
#60Samuel305US #87
#61Eugene304US #112
#62Harry302US #137
#63Martin302US #62
#64Darryl291US #80
#65Roger285US #53
#66Dean280US #86
#67Jeff274US #48
#68Bryan273US #73
#69Jerry269US #38
#70Ralph265US #99
#71Troy264US #66
#72Chris260US #59
#73Albert256US #100
#74Steve254US #49
#75Jonathan250US #88
#76Randall247US #65
#77Jeffery244US #46
#78Jay235US #85
#79Shawn233US #108
#80Bradley228US #82
#81Nicholas225US #155
#82Rodney221US #76
#83Mike214US #44
#84Curtis209US #72
#85Stanley209US #105
#86Arthur208US #91
#87Frederick205US #117
#88Theodore204US #142
#89Harold202US #96
#90Ricky201US #47
#91Howard199US #114
#92Allen196US #90
#93Henry193US #94
#94Leonard191US #118
#95Jon187US #84
#96Dwayne186US #115
#97Marc183US #123
#98Bernard180US #165
#99Kurt180US #116
#100Jack172US #102

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑31Paula#46
↑17Angela#56
↑15Tracey#67
↑15Darryl#64
↑14Melissa#77
↑13Maureen#53
↑11Tammy#17
↑11Leslie#75

Falling

↓19Carolyn#71
↓15Mike#83
↓14Leonard#94
↓13Debbie#60
↓11Joyce#74
↓11Judy#87
↓11Jay#78
↓10Bonnie#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.