Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,038
2	Lisa	392
3	Michelle	370
4	Amy	347
5	Kimberly	345
6	Melissa	284
7	Heather	256
8	Nicole	241
9	Christine	240
10	Elizabeth	223
11	Dawn	198
12	Karen	186
12	Michele	186
14	Susan	175
15	Rebecca	173
16	Laura	165
17	Kelly	152
18	Kathleen	146
19	Julie	139
20	Stephanie	137
21	Mary	136
22	Tammy	135
23	Cynthia	129
24	Tracy	127
24	Wendy	127

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patricia	126
27	Jessica	124
28	Deborah	120
28	Lori	120
28	Sarah	120
31	Shannon	113
32	Tina	112
33	Maria	110
34	Kristin	108
35	Stacey	104
36	Cheryl	95
37	Angela	94
37	Sandra	94
39	Denise	93
40	Christina	92
41	Kristen	90
42	Rachel	85
43	Donna	84
44	Danielle	81
44	Tara	81
46	Andrea	80
46	Jill	80
46	Stacy	80
49	Nancy	78
50	Heidi	76
51	Diane	75
52	Catherine	74
52	Suzanne	74
54	Pamela	72
54	Tanya	72
56	Carrie	71
56	Lynn	71
56	Melanie	71
56	Renee	71
60	Barbara	70
61	Kathryn	69
61	Linda	69
61	Robin	69
64	Katherine	68
65	Gina	67
66	Theresa	66
67	Holly	65
68	Erin	64
69	Sharon	63
70	Dana	60
70	Margaret	60
72	Allison	58
73	Brenda	57
74	Alicia	55
74	Beth	55
74	Laurie	55
77	Carolyn	52
78	Ann	51
78	Debra	51
80	Alison	50
81	Jodi	49
82	Tracey	48
83	Leslie	47
84	April	46
84	Sara	46
86	Jacqueline	45
86	Victoria	45
88	Kerry	44
89	Amanda	43
90	Colleen	42
90	Paula	42
92	Sherry	41
93	Kristina	40
93	Megan	40
95	Cindy	39
95	Diana	39
95	Krista	39
95	Kristine	39
95	Valerie	39
100	Anna	37