Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	970
2	Karen	522
3	Kimberly	489
4	Susan	486
5	Mary	381
6	Michelle	363
7	Christine	352
8	Patricia	345
9	Elizabeth	338
10	Dawn	329
11	Jennifer	318
12	Deborah	302
13	Laura	284
14	Donna	280
15	Michele	266
16	Nancy	257
17	Kathleen	248
17	Lori	248
19	Sandra	243
20	Pamela	237
21	Linda	236
22	Cynthia	225
23	Cheryl	223
24	Amy	214
25	Sharon	206

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Wendy	206
27	Tracy	192
28	Denise	188
29	Diane	187
30	Kelly	183
30	Kim	183
32	Barbara	181
33	Robin	180
34	Maria	178
35	Debra	177
36	Tina	162
37	Lynn	160
38	Catherine	153
38	Jacqueline	153
40	Tammy	150
41	Laurie	146
41	Melissa	146
43	Margaret	141
44	Brenda	139
45	Julie	137
46	Theresa	128
47	Beth	127
48	Heidi	125
49	Ann	124
50	Andrea	122
51	Carol	118
52	Jill	115
52	Suzanne	115
54	Paula	110
55	Tracey	107
56	Stephanie	105
57	Sheila	99
58	Angela	93
58	Anne	93
58	Kristin	93
61	Gina	92
62	Maureen	91
63	Katherine	88
64	Ellen	87
65	Heather	86
65	Janet	86
65	Judith	86
68	Stacey	85
69	Colleen	84
69	Darlene	84
71	Teresa	83
72	Sarah	79
73	Carolyn	77
74	Bonnie	75
74	Cindy	75
74	Marie	75
74	Renee	75
78	Rebecca	74
79	Kathryn	71
80	Diana	69
81	Kristine	67
81	Leslie	67
83	Holly	66
83	Joanne	66
83	Valerie	66
86	Eileen	64
86	Sherry	64
88	Christina	63
89	Janice	61
89	Kristen	61
91	Joann	60
92	Dana	54
93	Gail	53
93	Kathy	53
93	Ruth	53
96	Jane	52
97	Monica	50
97	Victoria	50
99	Charlene	48
100	Debbie	47