Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Connecticut, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	805
2	Jessica	401
3	Melissa	389
4	Sarah	344
5	Amy	310
6	Heather	302
7	Elizabeth	279
8	Michelle	260
9	Kelly	228
9	Nicole	228
11	Lisa	226
12	Rebecca	189
13	Christina	184
14	Christine	182
15	Erin	171
16	Kimberly	164
17	Amanda	147
18	Laura	144
19	Danielle	140
20	Katherine	138
21	Stephanie	131
22	Shannon	123
23	Sara	117
24	Rachel	116
25	Angela	111
26	Lauren	109
27	Kristen	108
28	Kathryn	102
29	Karen	101
30	Megan	99
30	Stacey	99
32	Andrea	95
32	Mary	95
34	Jill	92
35	Julie	91
36	Emily	83
36	Jamie	83
38	Erica	82
39	Susan	81
39	Tara	81
41	Carrie	78
41	Jaime	78
43	Catherine	77
44	Maria	76
45	April	70
46	Crystal	69
46	Dawn	69
46	Kristin	69
49	Kathleen	68
50	Jacqueline	63

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	991
2	Jason	610
3	Christopher	608
4	David	557
5	Matthew	449
6	Brian	421
7	James	412
8	John	408
9	Daniel	398
10	Robert	394
11	Joseph	332
12	William	296
13	Kevin	278
14	Jeffrey	277
15	Eric	257
16	Timothy	232
17	Ryan	223
18	Thomas	213
19	Scott	210
20	Richard	208
21	Anthony	206
21	Mark	206
23	Andrew	202
24	Paul	188
25	Nicholas	187
26	Joshua	184
27	Steven	177
28	Peter	172
29	Jonathan	170
30	Adam	164
31	Gregory	154
32	Stephen	151
33	Jeremy	135
33	Justin	135
35	Sean	128
36	Charles	121
37	Benjamin	118
38	Shawn	108
39	Edward	105
39	Keith	105
41	Patrick	98
42	Todd	97
43	Jose	94
44	Aaron	86
45	Marc	83
46	Jesse	82
47	Shaun	81
48	Bryan	73
48	Kenneth	73
50	Frank	72