Most popular girls’ names in Connecticut, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	686
2	Ashley	596
3	Amanda	511
4	Sarah	433
5	Nicole	418
6	Jennifer	397
7	Stephanie	347
8	Elizabeth	341
9	Lauren	334
10	Samantha	293
11	Melissa	280
12	Brittany	272
12	Emily	272
14	Danielle	260
15	Katherine	237
16	Michelle	236
17	Rachel	216
18	Megan	215
19	Christina	194
20	Laura	193
21	Kelly	192
22	Rebecca	189
23	Heather	188
24	Kimberly	172
25	Caitlin	170

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alexandra	167
27	Sara	149
28	Erin	146
29	Kristen	145
30	Allison	140
30	Chelsea	140
32	Christine	139
32	Tiffany	139
34	Alyssa	138
35	Shannon	129
36	Courtney	127
36	Erica	127
38	Amy	120
39	Jacqueline	118
40	Kathryn	114
41	Lindsay	112
42	Amber	107
43	Lisa	106
44	Alicia	102
45	Vanessa	99
45	Victoria	99
47	Crystal	98
48	Kayla	97
49	Mary	94
50	Catherine	92
51	Jamie	89
52	Angela	87
53	Meghan	84
54	Kristin	79
55	Kaitlin	74
55	Margaret	74
57	Katelyn	72
58	Julia	71
59	Lindsey	70
60	Kathleen	68
60	Kelsey	68
62	Andrea	67
63	Jasmine	66
63	Katie	66
65	Jenna	64
66	Melanie	63
67	Kaitlyn	62
67	Molly	62
69	Kristina	61
69	Tara	61
71	Maria	60
72	Natalie	59
73	Cassandra	58
73	Erika	58
75	Jillian	57
75	Marissa	57
77	Anna	53
77	Dana	53
77	Hannah	53
77	Natasha	53
81	Alison	51
82	Julie	50
83	Kara	49
83	Leah	49
83	Monica	49
83	Rachael	49
87	Diana	48
87	Jaclyn	48
89	Colleen	46
89	Gina	46
89	Holly	46
89	Patricia	46
93	Brittney	43
94	Alexis	42
94	Caroline	42
96	Krystal	41
96	Morgan	41
98	Casey	40
98	Whitney	40
100	Carolyn	39
100	Susan	39