Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	730
2	Melissa	510
3	Jessica	425
4	Sarah	340
5	Elizabeth	297
6	Amy	270
7	Nicole	262
8	Michelle	253
9	Heather	233
10	Lisa	225
11	Amanda	221
12	Kelly	216
13	Rebecca	207
14	Christina	202
15	Kimberly	191
16	Danielle	164
17	Laura	161
18	Erin	157
19	Stephanie	148
20	Katherine	147
21	Christine	144
22	Megan	141
23	Lauren	133
24	Rachel	126
25	Kristen	122

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shannon	118
27	Sara	110
28	Julie	103
29	Erica	100
30	Karen	98
31	Kathryn	97
32	Andrea	95
33	Tara	93
34	Angela	86
35	Jamie	85
36	Emily	84
37	Allison	82
37	Crystal	82
39	Kristin	80
39	Mary	80
41	Jill	79
42	Kathleen	77
43	Meghan	76
44	Catherine	72
44	Stacy	72
46	Tiffany	71
47	April	70
47	Melanie	70
49	Alison	69
50	Stacey	67
51	Maria	65
51	Tracy	65
53	Susan	64
54	Cheryl	63
54	Courtney	63
56	Jacqueline	62
57	Kristy	59
58	Alicia	58
59	Dawn	57
59	Monica	57
59	Tanya	57
62	Patricia	55
63	Amber	54
64	Jaime	53
65	Dana	51
66	Cynthia	47
66	Margaret	47
66	Michele	47
69	Anne	46
69	Carrie	46
69	Holly	46
69	Kristina	46
69	Lindsay	46
69	Sandra	46
75	Ashley	45
75	Tina	45
77	Beth	44
77	Gina	44
77	Samantha	44
77	Vanessa	44
81	Kara	43
81	Kate	43
83	Anna	42
83	Heidi	42
83	Katie	42
86	Colleen	41
86	Meredith	41
86	Theresa	41
89	Alexandra	39
89	Victoria	39
89	Wendy	39
92	Pamela	38
92	Renee	38
94	Diana	37
94	Erika	37
94	Lori	37
97	Carolyn	36
98	Sharon	35
99	Bethany	34
99	Krista	34