State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 193,435 Pennsylvania births in 1965 across 1,583 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#53Francis#164 nationally
#67Harry#146 nationally
#100Bernard#170 nationally
#91Eileen#157 nationally
#86Nicholas#150 nationally
#81Theodore#143 nationally
#67Joanne#121 nationally
#100Crystal#146 nationally
#62Maureen#107 nationally
#75Eugene#120 nationally
#85Jodi#127 nationally
#97Duane#135 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa3,773US #1
#2Karen2,456US #3
#3Mary2,049US #2
#4Susan1,908US #5
#5Kimberly1,887US #4
#6Patricia1,469US #6
#7Lori1,380US #19
#8Donna1,366US #7
#9Christine1,312US #21
#10Linda1,194US #8
#11Denise1,092US #28
#12Kathleen1,065US #34
#13Deborah1,028US #13
#14Barbara984US #25
#15Sharon981US #22
#16Tammy961US #11
#17Diane959US #40
#18Michelle910US #18
#19Amy908US #35
#20Michele901US #48
#21Dawn897US #26
#22Elizabeth857US #16
#23Pamela855US #12
#24Cynthia844US #9
#25Kelly828US #30
#26Brenda805US #23
#27Sandra791US #15
#28Jennifer770US #20
#29Tina748US #29
#30Robin742US #33
#31Nancy733US #32
#32Tracy730US #36
#33Carol726US #42
#34Debra725US #27
#35Wendy701US #39
#36Theresa689US #45
#37Cheryl683US #31
#38Beth677US #66
#39Laura647US #17
#40Angela619US #10
#41Jacqueline608US #47
#42Margaret581US #52
#43Maria554US #46
#44Julie544US #14
#45Kim542US #43
#46Stephanie525US #44
#47Melissa520US #38
#48Jill491US #51
#49Teresa458US #24
#50Kathy453US #54
#51Rebecca441US #41
#52Catherine437US #57
#53Ann432US #59
#54Janet417US #55
#55Paula416US #49
#56Suzanne415US #65
#57Andrea407US #63
#58Rhonda406US #37
#59Colleen405US #93
#60Cindy404US #53
#61Tracey402US #85
#62Maureen399US #107
#63Sherry393US #56
#64Laurie389US #60
#65Renee388US #68
#66Judith364US #102
#67Joanne343US #121
#68Valerie339US #67
#69Bonnie334US #89
#70Sheila321US #50
#71Carolyn310US #58
#72Stacey304US #84
#73Christina298US #74
#74Terri298US #69
#75Lynn297US #80
#76Anne295US #77
#77Holly292US #113
#78Jane284US #95
#79Joan281US #116
#80Janice277US #73
#81Gina270US #70
#82Annette267US #71
#83Leslie263US #75
#84Darlene261US #83
#85Jodi261US #127
#86Monica260US #72
#87Diana259US #64
#88Joyce259US #90
#89Marie259US #106
#90Connie256US #61
#91Eileen251US #157
#92Dana248US #78
#93Debbie243US #62
#94Sherri243US #91
#95Ruth239US #118
#96Kathryn237US #87
#97Regina237US #82
#98Judy234US #86
#99Cathy231US #88
#100Crystal224US #146

Boys

#1Michael5,282US #1
#2John5,054US #2
#3Robert4,404US #5
#4David4,245US #3
#5James4,078US #4
#6William2,941US #6
#7Joseph2,845US #11
#8Thomas2,453US #9
#9Mark2,428US #7
#10Richard2,410US #8
#11Jeffrey2,044US #10
#12Brian1,879US #19
#13Kevin1,700US #13
#14Daniel1,682US #17
#15Scott1,649US #15
#16Timothy1,621US #12
#17Paul1,506US #16
#18Christopher1,484US #18
#19Steven1,400US #14
#20Charles1,368US #20
#21Edward1,308US #29
#22Ronald1,280US #24
#23Anthony1,244US #22
#24Kenneth1,209US #21
#25Stephen1,168US #28
#26Eric1,167US #25
#27Donald1,023US #26
#28Gregory962US #23
#29Douglas872US #32
#30Gary849US #27
#31Todd817US #30
#32George815US #34
#33Patrick729US #31
#34Matthew724US #36
#35Andrew712US #37
#36Keith690US #35
#37Frank607US #43
#38Raymond543US #45
#39Rodney480US #33
#40Peter453US #39
#41Randy452US #42
#42Craig439US #46
#43Dennis437US #44
#44Vincent411US #61
#45Larry397US #38
#46Bruce381US #50
#47Terry375US #40
#48Shawn358US #69
#49Wayne355US #65
#50Gerald349US #64
#51Carl332US #54
#52Barry331US #86
#53Francis327US #164
#54Samuel324US #84
#55Lawrence302US #66
#56Bryan294US #63
#57Alan280US #59
#58Sean278US #79
#59Glenn277US #85
#60Russell275US #58
#61Walter275US #82
#62Jonathan271US #74
#63Dale264US #83
#64Philip264US #87
#65Bradley257US #72
#66Darryl252US #68
#67Harry252US #146
#68Martin250US #67
#69Darren247US #52
#70Troy246US #53
#71Dean242US #88
#72Louis241US #101
#73Albert239US #100
#74Chris236US #60
#75Eugene222US #120
#76Jay220US #90
#77Ralph215US #103
#78Roger213US #49
#79Jeffery212US #47
#80Frederick202US #106
#81Theodore201US #143
#82Arthur200US #96
#83Curtis197US #75
#84Jon197US #78
#85Jerry193US #41
#86Nicholas193US #150
#87Randall189US #73
#88Stanley184US #115
#89Marc183US #108
#90Henry180US #94
#91Allen179US #92
#92Leonard178US #121
#93Harold175US #99
#94Jeff173US #62
#95Kurt171US #112
#96Darrin160US #102
#97Duane152US #135
#98Steve152US #55
#99Howard151US #122
#100Bernard149US #170

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑33Rodney#39
↑30Sean#58
↑21Rhonda#58
↑17Melissa#47
↑17Rebecca#51
↑16Tracey#61
↑14Amy#19
↑14Sheila#70

Falling

↓21Darlene#84
↓21Steve#98
↓18Dana#92
↓15Cindy#60
↓13Terri#74
↓13Randall#87
↓12Carolyn#71
↓12Debbie#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.