Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	787
2	Jessica	464
3	Melissa	390
4	Amy	331
5	Heather	296
6	Sarah	285
7	Kelly	269
8	Elizabeth	266
9	Michelle	231
10	Nicole	218
11	Kimberly	208
12	Lisa	197
13	Rebecca	189
14	Christina	167
15	Erin	162
16	Christine	149
17	Shannon	147
18	Laura	144
19	Stephanie	140
20	Amanda	134
21	Sara	124
22	Karen	119
23	Danielle	113
24	Katherine	109
25	Emily	106

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Megan	103
27	Jamie	102
28	Rachel	97
29	Jaime	96
30	Kristen	93
30	Tara	93
32	Allison	92
32	Dawn	92
32	Erica	92
32	Julie	92
32	Stacey	92
37	Maria	90
38	Kathleen	89
39	Jill	84
40	Mary	83
41	Carrie	81
42	Angela	80
43	Melanie	76
44	Patricia	74
45	Susan	69
46	Alison	68
46	Michele	68
48	Andrea	67
48	Kristin	67
48	Lauren	67
51	Courtney	63
52	Catherine	61
53	Aimee	58
54	Heidi	57
54	Stacy	57
54	Tracy	57
57	Kathryn	56
57	Tina	56
59	Tammy	54
60	Cynthia	53
61	Sandra	51
62	Monica	50
63	Wendy	49
64	Denise	48
64	Jacqueline	48
64	Meghan	48
64	Tanya	48
68	Alicia	47
68	Crystal	47
68	Tiffany	47
71	Colleen	46
71	Lori	46
71	Suzanne	46
74	Margaret	45
74	Robin	45
76	April	44
76	Samantha	44
78	Sharon	43
79	Dana	42
79	Deborah	42
79	Kristy	42
82	Beth	41
82	Gina	41
82	Holly	41
85	Kara	40
85	Nancy	40
85	Theresa	40
88	Carolyn	39
89	Amber	38
89	Anna	38
89	Tamara	38
92	Anne	36
92	Diana	36
92	Kristina	36
92	Lindsay	36
96	Cheryl	35
96	Marie	35
96	Marissa	35
99	Brenda	34
99	Erika	34
99	Marisa	34
99	Natalie	34
99	Natasha	34
99	Pamela	34
99	Renee	34