By state

Popular names in Pennsylvania

Every name given in Pennsylvania, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in Pennsylvania

  1. #1Mary292,817
  2. #2Margaret115,956
  3. #3Patricia113,649
  4. #4Elizabeth108,979
  5. #5Helen102,510
  6. #6Barbara102,121
  7. #7Dorothy93,705
  8. #8Linda89,088
  9. #9Anna85,876
  10. #10Susan82,276

Top 10 boys' names in Pennsylvania

  1. #1John422,027
  2. #2Robert353,383
  3. #3James305,924
  4. #4William303,784
  5. #5Michael272,409
  6. #6Joseph257,988
  7. #7David223,324
  8. #8Richard186,045
  9. #9Thomas184,004
  10. #10Charles161,296