Top baby names in Connecticut, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,007 |
| 2 | Lisa | 488 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 435 |
| 4 | Michelle | 378 |
| 5 | Amy | 323 |
| 6 | Christine | 291 |
| 6 | Melissa | 291 |
| 8 | Susan | 257 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 249 |
| 10 | Karen | 248 |
| 11 | Dawn | 240 |
| 12 | Heather | 239 |
| 13 | Tammy | 209 |
| 14 | Tracy | 203 |
| 15 | Mary | 197 |
| 16 | Kelly | 185 |
| 17 | Laura | 183 |
| 18 | Deborah | 171 |
| 19 | Michele | 167 |
| 20 | Pamela | 158 |
| 21 | Cynthia | 156 |
| 22 | Kathleen | 154 |
| 23 | Julie | 151 |
| 24 | Nicole | 148 |
| 25 | Lori | 145 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 143 |
| 27 | Sandra | 142 |
| 28 | Wendy | 133 |
| 29 | Tina | 128 |
| 30 | Maria | 127 |
| 30 | Patricia | 127 |
| 30 | Stacey | 127 |
| 33 | Shannon | 126 |
| 34 | Sarah | 124 |
| 35 | Denise | 120 |
| 35 | Kristen | 120 |
| 37 | Stephanie | 119 |
| 38 | Nancy | 117 |
| 39 | Andrea | 113 |
| 40 | Kristin | 111 |
| 41 | Donna | 110 |
| 41 | Jessica | 110 |
| 43 | Christina | 104 |
| 44 | Cheryl | 102 |
| 44 | Sharon | 102 |
| 46 | Tracey | 93 |
| 47 | Heidi | 91 |
| 48 | Angela | 90 |
| 48 | Debra | 90 |
| 48 | Diane | 90 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,139 |
| 2 | David | 880 |
| 3 | John | 775 |
| 4 | Robert | 756 |
| 5 | Christopher | 739 |
| 6 | James | 649 |
| 7 | Scott | 525 |
| 8 | William | 506 |
| 9 | Jason | 454 |
| 10 | Joseph | 428 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 425 |
| 11 | Richard | 425 |
| 13 | Brian | 416 |
| 14 | Mark | 408 |
| 15 | Matthew | 396 |
| 16 | Thomas | 379 |
| 17 | Kevin | 358 |
| 18 | Daniel | 338 |
| 19 | Eric | 289 |
| 20 | Steven | 281 |
| 21 | Paul | 267 |
| 22 | Peter | 245 |
| 23 | Anthony | 237 |
| 24 | Edward | 234 |
| 25 | Timothy | 227 |
| 26 | Stephen | 219 |
| 27 | Todd | 199 |
| 28 | Charles | 180 |
| 29 | Gregory | 178 |
| 30 | Keith | 177 |
| 31 | Andrew | 174 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 168 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 166 |
| 34 | Sean | 161 |
| 35 | Patrick | 143 |
| 36 | Shawn | 136 |
| 37 | Jose | 125 |
| 38 | Marc | 121 |
| 39 | Craig | 120 |
| 39 | Frank | 120 |
| 41 | Douglas | 117 |
| 42 | Ronald | 116 |
| 43 | George | 115 |
| 44 | Raymond | 107 |
| 45 | Gary | 106 |
| 46 | Adam | 97 |
| 47 | Donald | 87 |
| 48 | Ryan | 78 |
| 49 | Dennis | 77 |
| 49 | Jeremy | 77 |