Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	680
2	Jessica	624
3	Sarah	420
4	Melissa	393
5	Elizabeth	316
6	Nicole	289
7	Amy	268
8	Michelle	236
9	Kimberly	230
10	Heather	222
11	Amanda	219
12	Rebecca	217
13	Laura	205
14	Erin	196
15	Stephanie	191
16	Lisa	188
17	Kelly	186
18	Christina	182
18	Danielle	182
20	Sara	176
21	Katherine	167
22	Emily	160
22	Lauren	160
24	Kristen	150
25	Kristin	131

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	125
26	Rachel	125
28	Crystal	124
29	Megan	118
30	Shannon	115
30	Tiffany	115
32	Kathryn	113
33	Erica	111
34	Mary	105
35	Jamie	99
36	Julie	96
37	Angela	94
38	Courtney	93
38	Tara	93
40	Katie	92
41	Allison	87
41	Andrea	87
43	Lindsay	85
44	Karen	84
45	Jacqueline	79
46	Kathleen	78
47	Amber	77
48	Maria	72
49	Ashley	71
50	Meghan	70
51	Catherine	69
52	Alicia	65
53	Diana	64
54	Stacey	62
54	Tracy	62
56	April	60
56	Susan	60
58	Alison	59
58	Kristina	59
58	Lindsey	59
58	Margaret	59
62	Jill	56
62	Vanessa	56
64	Patricia	55
64	Samantha	55
66	Carrie	52
66	Melanie	52
66	Victoria	52
69	Dana	50
69	Leah	50
71	Kate	49
72	Dawn	46
72	Jillian	46
72	Michele	46
75	Gina	45
75	Julia	45
75	Kara	45
78	Sandra	42
79	Bethany	41
80	Marissa	40
80	Pamela	40
80	Renee	40
80	Stacy	40
84	Brooke	39
84	Holly	39
86	Colleen	38
86	Tina	38
88	Cynthia	37
88	Tanya	37
90	Anna	36
90	Anne	36
90	Natalie	36
90	Theresa	36
94	Heidi	35
94	Marisa	35
94	Suzanne	35
97	Erika	34
97	Latoya	34
99	Alexandra	33
99	Cheryl	33
99	Jaime	33
99	Leslie	33
99	Linda	33
99	Monica	33
99	Nina	33