Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	920
2	Amy	335
3	Michelle	305
4	Melissa	295
5	Heather	286
6	Lisa	266
7	Kimberly	263
8	Jessica	229
9	Rebecca	206
10	Nicole	202
11	Christine	201
12	Elizabeth	198
13	Sarah	162
14	Dawn	156
15	Kelly	153
16	Karen	146
17	Stephanie	141
18	Kristen	140
18	Laura	140
20	Susan	131
21	Shannon	126
22	Christina	113
23	Danielle	105
24	Tara	104
25	Tracy	103

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Michele	101
27	Maria	98
28	Julie	97
29	Andrea	95
29	Erin	95
31	Tammy	94
32	Rachel	93
33	Angela	91
33	Tanya	91
35	Patricia	89
36	Mary	88
36	Tina	88
38	Katherine	86
39	Kristin	85
40	Catherine	84
40	Kathleen	84
40	Stacy	84
43	Jill	83
44	Carrie	81
45	Amanda	79
45	Stacey	79
47	Sandra	78
48	Lori	77
49	Wendy	76
50	Cynthia	72
51	Deborah	69
52	Denise	68
53	Melanie	67
54	Allison	66
55	April	61
55	Nancy	61
57	Alicia	60
57	Cheryl	60
57	Holly	60
57	Sara	60
57	Theresa	60
62	Emily	59
63	Dana	58
64	Gina	57
64	Pamela	57
66	Kathryn	56
67	Alison	53
67	Erica	53
67	Sharon	53
70	Heidi	52
70	Jacqueline	52
70	Suzanne	52
73	Megan	51
74	Renee	50
75	Beth	49
75	Brenda	49
75	Jodi	49
75	Tiffany	49
79	Diana	48
80	Kim	47
80	Linda	47
82	Colleen	45
82	Laurie	45
82	Lynn	45
82	Robin	45
86	Donna	43
86	Lauren	43
88	Carolyn	42
88	Victoria	42
90	Ann	40
90	Barbara	40
90	Tracey	40
93	Debra	39
94	Aimee	38
94	Anne	38
94	Margaret	38
97	Kerry	37
98	Kara	36
99	Crystal	35
99	Joanna	35
99	Joy	35