Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1965

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,022
2	Karen	577
3	Susan	573
4	Mary	519
5	Kimberly	400
6	Patricia	374
7	Donna	360
8	Dawn	358
9	Deborah	353
9	Elizabeth	353
11	Christine	334
12	Kathleen	321
13	Laura	300
14	Linda	291
15	Lori	273
16	Cheryl	268
17	Jennifer	264
18	Cynthia	250
19	Nancy	247
20	Wendy	231
21	Diane	228
21	Michelle	228
23	Robin	223
24	Pamela	219
24	Sandra	219

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sharon	215
27	Denise	210
28	Debra	208
29	Barbara	207
30	Michele	200
31	Kim	199
32	Tracy	183
33	Laurie	181
34	Amy	174
35	Jacqueline	169
36	Brenda	168
36	Maria	168
38	Lynn	160
39	Catherine	159
40	Tammy	150
41	Carol	143
42	Margaret	140
43	Ann	139
44	Julie	136
44	Theresa	136
46	Melissa	132
47	Jill	131
48	Tina	129
49	Paula	120
50	Maureen	119
50	Suzanne	119
52	Kelly	117
53	Janet	114
54	Beth	113
55	Heidi	112
56	Angela	106
56	Anne	106
56	Carolyn	106
59	Andrea	99
59	Joanne	99
61	Darlene	96
61	Stephanie	96
63	Sheila	93
64	Gina	86
65	Ellen	85
65	Heather	85
65	Leslie	85
68	Colleen	84
68	Katherine	84
70	Diana	83
70	Holly	83
72	Renee	82
73	Rebecca	81
73	Teresa	81
73	Valerie	81
76	Eileen	79
77	Cindy	77
78	Tracey	76
79	Jane	75
80	Sarah	74
81	Kathryn	73
82	Janice	70
83	Christina	69
83	Kristen	69
85	Allison	68
86	Judith	67
86	Kathy	67
86	Marie	67
89	Kristin	63
90	Debbie	62
91	Elaine	60
91	Victoria	60
93	Joan	58
94	Kristine	57
95	Stacey	56
96	Alison	55
96	Doreen	55
96	Rhonda	55
96	Virginia	55
100	Anna	54
100	Bonnie	54
100	Gail	54
100	Martha	54