Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	837
2	Amy	389
3	Jessica	357
4	Heather	316
5	Melissa	314
6	Sarah	248
7	Elizabeth	227
8	Kimberly	225
9	Lisa	219
10	Michelle	217
11	Rebecca	212
12	Nicole	189
13	Christine	178
14	Kelly	175
15	Jaime	153
16	Erin	147
16	Stephanie	147
18	Laura	146
19	Christina	140
20	Shannon	135
21	Sara	134
22	Danielle	120
23	Karen	119
24	Amanda	115
25	Dawn	105

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carrie	103
26	Jamie	103
26	Mary	103
29	Kristen	102
30	Susan	99
31	Julie	98
32	Michele	95
33	Rachel	94
34	Angela	92
35	Stacey	88
36	Tammy	81
37	Maria	79
38	Katherine	77
38	Tina	77
40	Kathleen	76
40	Tara	76
42	Andrea	74
42	Megan	74
44	Allison	73
45	Emily	72
46	Tanya	71
47	Melanie	70
48	Erica	68
48	Kristin	68
50	Lauren	66
51	Lori	65
51	Tracy	65
53	Alison	63
54	Catherine	62
54	Jill	62
54	Wendy	62
57	Deborah	60
57	Sandra	60
59	Dana	59
60	Patricia	58
61	Stacy	56
62	Courtney	55
62	Cynthia	55
64	Beth	53
65	Denise	52
66	Holly	49
67	April	48
68	Gina	47
68	Heidi	47
68	Renee	47
68	Sharon	47
72	Brenda	46
72	Kerry	46
74	Kathryn	45
74	Monica	45
76	Kara	44
76	Robin	44
78	Diane	43
79	Alicia	42
79	Jacqueline	42
81	Cheryl	41
81	Diana	41
83	Amber	40
84	Suzanne	39
85	Aimee	38
86	Carolyn	37
86	Lindsay	37
88	Lynn	36
88	Margaret	36
88	Tiffany	36
91	Colleen	35
91	Kristina	35
91	Tracey	35
94	Meghan	34
94	Pamela	34
96	Anne	33
96	Laurie	33
96	Leslie	33
96	Linda	33
100	Jodi	32
100	Samantha	32
100	Theresa	32
100	Victoria	32