Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	732
2	Jessica	466
3	Melissa	452
4	Sarah	400
5	Elizabeth	314
6	Nicole	298
7	Amy	270
8	Michelle	243
9	Rebecca	235
10	Heather	228
11	Amanda	219
12	Kimberly	214
13	Lisa	205
14	Kelly	199
15	Christina	185
16	Erin	176
17	Stephanie	171
18	Laura	167
19	Christine	154
20	Sara	153
21	Katherine	151
22	Danielle	147
22	Kristen	147
24	Megan	142
25	Erica	137

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Emily	129
27	Shannon	125
28	Rachel	121
29	Mary	120
30	Kristin	112
31	Tiffany	107
32	Lauren	104
33	Katie	98
34	Julie	91
35	Kathryn	90
36	Allison	86
36	Meghan	86
38	Angela	85
39	Tara	82
40	Andrea	78
40	Crystal	78
42	Karen	77
42	Kathleen	77
44	Maria	73
45	Jamie	72
46	Alison	70
47	Catherine	68
48	Jacqueline	67
48	Jill	67
48	Melanie	67
51	Lindsay	66
51	Stacy	66
53	Courtney	65
53	Dana	65
55	Amber	63
55	Stacey	63
57	Alicia	62
57	Ashley	62
59	Tracy	61
60	Carrie	57
60	Dawn	57
62	Vanessa	54
63	April	52
63	Michele	52
63	Sandra	52
63	Susan	52
67	Holly	51
68	Tanya	50
69	Cheryl	49
70	Kara	47
71	Erika	46
71	Heidi	46
71	Monica	46
74	Kate	45
74	Margaret	45
76	Bethany	44
76	Colleen	44
76	Cynthia	44
76	Gina	44
76	Tammy	44
81	Kristina	43
81	Monique	43
81	Tina	43
84	Anne	42
84	Leah	42
84	Patricia	42
87	Brooke	41
87	Denise	41
87	Robin	41
87	Samantha	41
91	Anna	40
92	Krista	39
92	Meredith	39
94	Beth	38
95	Alexandra	37
96	Jillian	36
96	Lindsey	36
98	Carolyn	34
98	Leslie	34
98	Natasha	34
98	Suzanne	34
98	Theresa	34
98	Victoria	34