Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	826
2	Lisa	578
3	Kimberly	506
4	Michelle	453
5	Christine	354
6	Amy	347
7	Dawn	317
8	Elizabeth	313
9	Melissa	304
9	Susan	304
11	Heather	301
11	Karen	301
13	Tracy	282
14	Laura	277
15	Mary	236
16	Kelly	229
17	Michele	216
18	Tammy	204
19	Kathleen	177
20	Julie	174
21	Patricia	165
22	Deborah	164
22	Lori	164
24	Wendy	158
25	Cynthia	156

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	154
27	Maria	153
28	Pamela	150
29	Sandra	149
30	Nancy	141
31	Cheryl	139
31	Nicole	139
33	Tina	137
34	Linda	136
35	Sharon	135
36	Stacey	133
37	Kristen	132
38	Denise	131
39	Tracey	130
40	Kristin	128
41	Rebecca	127
42	Stephanie	124
43	Catherine	123
44	Robin	122
45	Andrea	116
45	Barbara	116
47	Angela	115
48	Shannon	114
49	Sarah	110
50	Jessica	103
50	Katherine	103
50	Suzanne	103
53	Rachel	102
54	Debra	101
54	Diane	101
56	Christina	100
57	Ann	99
57	Jill	99
59	Heidi	98
60	Gina	95
61	Brenda	92
61	Margaret	92
63	Beth	91
64	Renee	90
65	Theresa	88
66	Dana	87
67	Lynn	85
68	Stacy	84
68	Tara	84
70	Danielle	83
70	Kim	83
72	Laurie	82
73	Carrie	80
74	Victoria	79
75	Holly	78
75	Leslie	78
77	Jacqueline	77
78	Kristine	74
79	Carol	72
80	Maureen	68
81	Anne	65
82	Sherry	64
82	Tanya	64
84	Allison	63
85	Diana	62
85	Melanie	62
87	Paula	61
88	Alison	60
89	Erin	59
89	Jodi	59
89	Valerie	59
92	Colleen	58
92	Joanne	58
94	Kathryn	57
95	Janet	56
96	Bonnie	54
96	Cindy	54
98	Carolyn	53
98	Krista	53
98	Sheila	53