Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	739
2	Jessica	634
3	Melissa	418
4	Sarah	383
5	Nicole	330
6	Elizabeth	315
7	Amy	252
8	Amanda	239
8	Stephanie	239
10	Michelle	232
11	Heather	224
12	Rebecca	215
13	Lauren	214
14	Erin	212
15	Kelly	209
16	Emily	188
17	Lisa	183
18	Kimberly	180
19	Kristen	178
20	Christina	175
21	Danielle	172
22	Laura	168
23	Katherine	165
24	Rachel	152
25	Lindsay	148

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sara	148
27	Megan	139
28	Crystal	132
29	Christine	129
30	Tiffany	125
31	Shannon	123
32	Ashley	119
33	Kristin	115
34	Jamie	112
35	Kathryn	111
36	Allison	109
37	Mary	98
38	Andrea	92
39	Angela	91
39	Erica	91
41	Jacqueline	88
42	Stacey	84
43	Courtney	81
44	Tara	77
45	Catherine	76
45	Jillian	76
45	Meghan	76
48	Amber	75
49	Maria	72
50	Karen	71
50	Lindsey	71
52	Kathleen	68
53	Alicia	67
54	Julie	66
55	Katie	64
56	Diana	63
57	Dana	62
57	Vanessa	62
59	Melanie	61
59	Susan	61
61	Samantha	59
62	Alison	57
62	April	57
62	Julia	57
65	Jill	56
65	Kristina	56
65	Victoria	56
68	Carrie	55
69	Colleen	54
70	Margaret	50
71	Anna	49
71	Jaime	49
71	Marissa	49
74	Caitlin	48
74	Theresa	48
76	Erika	47
77	Michele	44
77	Natalie	44
77	Pamela	44
77	Sandra	44
81	Dawn	43
81	Denise	43
83	Cynthia	42
83	Kara	42
83	Renee	42
86	Jaclyn	41
86	Kate	41
86	Natasha	41
89	Alexis	40
89	Leah	40
89	Monica	40
92	Beth	39
92	Heidi	39
94	Stefanie	38
95	Bethany	37
95	Patricia	37
97	Ebony	36
98	Cassandra	35
98	Sharon	35
98	Stacy	35
98	Tracy	35