Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1983

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	677
2	Jessica	599
3	Sarah	408
4	Nicole	369
5	Melissa	351
6	Elizabeth	294
7	Stephanie	286
8	Ashley	280
9	Heather	265
10	Amanda	251
11	Michelle	244
12	Lauren	225
13	Amy	218
14	Rebecca	208
15	Erin	205
16	Kelly	198
17	Kimberly	191
18	Danielle	181
19	Katherine	175
20	Kristen	173
21	Megan	172
22	Christina	167
22	Laura	167
24	Lisa	166
25	Rachel	165

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Emily	162
27	Sara	143
28	Erica	139
29	Lindsay	129
30	Crystal	127
31	Jamie	121
32	Tiffany	119
33	Meghan	118
34	Kristin	112
34	Shannon	112
36	Christine	108
37	Kathryn	107
38	Lindsey	99
38	Mary	99
40	Samantha	94
41	Kathleen	92
42	Vanessa	87
43	Allison	86
44	Katie	84
45	Catherine	80
45	Courtney	80
47	Amber	79
47	Andrea	79
47	Angela	79
50	Jacqueline	77
50	Julie	77
52	Caitlin	76
52	Maria	76
54	Tara	74
55	Stacy	67
56	Alicia	63
57	Karen	62
58	Stacey	60
59	Victoria	59
60	Jillian	58
61	Dana	57
62	Julia	55
63	Alison	54
63	Holly	54
65	Gina	53
66	Colleen	52
66	Diana	52
66	Natasha	52
69	April	51
69	Kara	51
71	Jaclyn	47
71	Sandra	47
71	Susan	47
74	Alexis	44
74	Anna	44
74	Anne	44
74	Kristina	44
74	Melanie	44
79	Bethany	41
79	Carrie	41
79	Erika	41
79	Patricia	41
83	Leah	40
83	Natalie	40
83	Pamela	40
83	Stefanie	40
87	Veronica	38
88	Abigail	37
88	Jaime	37
88	Meredith	37
91	Barbara	36
91	Chelsea	36
91	Jill	36
91	Kate	36
91	Marissa	36
91	Monica	36
91	Tina	36
98	Aimee	35
98	Dawn	35
98	Tanya	35
98	Theresa	35