State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 174,293 Pennsylvania births in 1969 across 1,670 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#61Francis#189 nationally
#71Harry#171 nationally
#80Maureen#161 nationally
#62Eugene#131 nationally
#49Colleen#109 nationally
#84Christian#140 nationally
#34Beth#82 nationally
#74Louis#121 nationally
#97Howard#142 nationally
#55Barry#99 nationally
#79Nicholas#123 nationally
#89Leonard#133 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,816US #1
#2Jennifer2,046US #3
#3Michelle1,882US #2
#4Kimberly1,851US #4
#5Christine1,456US #14
#6Melissa1,454US #5
#7Amy1,447US #6
#8Susan1,302US #11
#9Kelly1,207US #15
#10Lori1,163US #20
#11Karen1,152US #13
#12Mary1,142US #8
#13Michele1,077US #30
#14Tammy1,011US #9
#15Patricia883US #18
#16Dawn880US #21
#17Tracy871US #17
#18Denise859US #35
#19Heather753US #34
#20Elizabeth752US #16
#21Kathleen735US #42
#22Pamela709US #24
#23Donna707US #26
#24Tina689US #22
#25Laura673US #10
#26Stephanie658US #19
#27Julie652US #12
#28Wendy647US #29
#29Linda640US #33
#30Barbara633US #39
#31Deborah621US #27
#32Sharon621US #36
#33Angela570US #7
#34Beth563US #82
#35Cynthia555US #23
#36Brenda532US #38
#37Rebecca529US #28
#38Sandra527US #25
#39Christina518US #37
#40Diane500US #61
#41Debra491US #43
#42Tracey476US #65
#43Nicole472US #47
#44Theresa469US #49
#45Jill441US #51
#46Renee427US #67
#47Cheryl422US #41
#48Stacey418US #52
#49Colleen401US #109
#50Carol400US #56
#51Andrea399US #48
#52Nancy391US #45
#53Robin389US #46
#54Stacy379US #53
#55Maria376US #40
#56Dana368US #60
#57Margaret359US #73
#58Ann345US #57
#59Sherry344US #55
#60Paula338US #50
#61Jacqueline332US #62
#62Shannon329US #31
#63Teresa320US #32
#64Jodi313US #95
#65Gina304US #63
#66Rhonda303US #44
#67Kristin302US #76
#68Catherine301US #58
#69Suzanne297US #75
#70Holly296US #87
#71Lynn289US #103
#72Danielle271US #111
#73Leslie269US #64
#74Laurie264US #79
#75Kathy262US #77
#76Kristen260US #96
#77Carolyn257US #71
#78Monica252US #59
#79Heidi242US #80
#80Maureen241US #161
#81Kim238US #66
#82Valerie226US #85
#83Cindy224US #74
#84Victoria221US #83
#85Sheila216US #68
#86Sherri215US #106
#87Crystal213US #118
#88Erin213US #114
#89Janet213US #84
#90Melinda213US #89
#91Melanie212US #92
#92Tonya212US #54
#93Rachel206US #69
#94Tanya205US #91
#95Terri197US #93
#96Tara194US #107
#97Anne192US #101
#98Bonnie191US #128
#99Deanna189US #88
#100Tricia189US #119

Boys

#1Michael5,117US #1
#2John3,923US #4
#3David3,819US #2
#4Robert3,594US #5
#5James3,279US #3
#6William2,529US #6
#7Brian2,239US #9
#8Joseph2,199US #15
#9Mark2,107US #8
#10Thomas1,950US #13
#11Richard1,914US #10
#12Christopher1,912US #7
#13Jeffrey1,811US #11
#14Scott1,766US #12
#15Daniel1,463US #18
#16Eric1,337US #21
#17Matthew1,283US #24
#18Kevin1,280US #16
#19Steven1,266US #14
#20Timothy1,265US #17
#21Charles1,170US #19
#22Paul1,142US #22
#23Stephen1,120US #27
#24Anthony1,080US #20
#25Ronald1,011US #29
#26Edward1,010US #32
#27Kenneth911US #23
#28Todd892US #28
#29Gregory871US #26
#30Andrew773US #33
#31Donald725US #30
#32Douglas721US #34
#33George680US #38
#34Shawn668US #41
#35Patrick661US #31
#36Jason619US #25
#37Keith579US #36
#38Sean579US #37
#39Gary578US #35
#40Craig532US #39
#41Frank510US #47
#42Dennis504US #44
#43Raymond467US #50
#44Peter394US #43
#45Troy383US #42
#46Jonathan363US #46
#47Larry314US #40
#48Bradley307US #53
#49Gerald302US #65
#50Bryan292US #51
#51Samuel290US #64
#52Marc287US #63
#53Carl272US #62
#54Vincent267US #70
#55Barry255US #99
#56Lawrence251US #71
#57Rodney251US #49
#58Terry251US #52
#59Glenn250US #88
#60Randy249US #55
#61Francis243US #189
#62Eugene236US #131
#63Wayne231US #75
#64Dean225US #89
#65Russell221US #57
#66Walter221US #84
#67Bruce212US #72
#68Dale211US #96
#69Aaron205US #61
#70Albert202US #108
#71Harry195US #171
#72Jeffery195US #48
#73Frederick192US #116
#74Louis191US #121
#75Philip191US #86
#76Alan188US #76
#77Darren184US #60
#78Martin183US #78
#79Nicholas183US #123
#80Erik181US #119
#81Benjamin180US #91
#82Corey180US #58
#83Roger180US #59
#84Christian176US #140
#85Jon170US #68
#86Joel169US #80
#87Jerry168US #45
#88Jay167US #95
#89Leonard165US #133
#90Chris162US #66
#91Adam160US #114
#92Lee153US #118
#93Henry151US #100
#94Harold149US #117
#95Brett147US #94
#96Ralph147US #126
#97Howard143US #142
#98Curtis142US #81
#99Arthur138US #97
#100Randall138US #85

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑53Nicole#43
↑34Heather#19
↑25Bradley#48
↑22Jason#36
↑17Erik#80
↑16Kristin#67
↑15Kristen#76
↑14Aaron#69

Falling

↓18Bonnie#98
↓15Wayne#63
↓15Arthur#99
↓13Nancy#52
↓13Janet#89
↓12Lynn#71
↓12Kim#81
↓12Cindy#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.