Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,007
2	Lisa	488
3	Kimberly	435
4	Michelle	378
5	Amy	323
6	Christine	291
6	Melissa	291
8	Susan	257
9	Elizabeth	249
10	Karen	248
11	Dawn	240
12	Heather	239
13	Tammy	209
14	Tracy	203
15	Mary	197
16	Kelly	185
17	Laura	183
18	Deborah	171
19	Michele	167
20	Pamela	158
21	Cynthia	156
22	Kathleen	154
23	Julie	151
24	Nicole	148
25	Lori	145

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	143
27	Sandra	142
28	Wendy	133
29	Tina	128
30	Maria	127
30	Patricia	127
30	Stacey	127
33	Shannon	126
34	Sarah	124
35	Denise	120
35	Kristen	120
37	Stephanie	119
38	Nancy	117
39	Andrea	113
40	Kristin	111
41	Donna	110
41	Jessica	110
43	Christina	104
44	Cheryl	102
44	Sharon	102
46	Tracey	93
47	Heidi	91
48	Angela	90
48	Debra	90
48	Diane	90
48	Stacy	90
52	Dana	89
52	Lynn	89
54	Danielle	88
55	Carrie	87
56	Linda	86
56	Robin	86
58	Catherine	84
59	Suzanne	83
60	Jill	82
60	Katherine	82
62	Holly	81
62	Rachel	81
64	Tara	80
65	Gina	79
66	Laurie	77
66	Theresa	77
68	Melanie	74
69	Ann	73
70	Colleen	72
71	Alison	70
71	Tanya	70
73	Brenda	69
74	Allison	67
74	Beth	67
74	Kim	67
74	Leslie	67
78	Barbara	66
79	Jacqueline	65
80	Cindy	64
80	Victoria	64
82	Paula	60
83	Margaret	59
84	Tricia	58
85	Kathryn	57
86	Diana	56
86	Renee	56
88	Kerry	54
89	Anne	53
89	Kristine	53
89	Monica	53
92	Erin	52
92	Valerie	52
94	Krista	51
95	Alicia	50
95	Jodi	50
97	Amanda	48
97	Anna	48
97	Carolyn	48
97	Lauren	48