Top baby names in Connecticut, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 732 |
| 2 | Jessica | 466 |
| 3 | Melissa | 452 |
| 4 | Sarah | 400 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 314 |
| 6 | Nicole | 298 |
| 7 | Amy | 270 |
| 8 | Michelle | 243 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 235 |
| 10 | Heather | 228 |
| 11 | Amanda | 219 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 214 |
| 13 | Lisa | 205 |
| 14 | Kelly | 199 |
| 15 | Christina | 185 |
| 16 | Erin | 176 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 171 |
| 18 | Laura | 167 |
| 19 | Christine | 154 |
| 20 | Sara | 153 |
| 21 | Katherine | 151 |
| 22 | Danielle | 147 |
| 22 | Kristen | 147 |
| 24 | Megan | 142 |
| 25 | Erica | 137 |
| 26 | Emily | 129 |
| 27 | Shannon | 125 |
| 28 | Rachel | 121 |
| 29 | Mary | 120 |
| 30 | Kristin | 112 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 107 |
| 32 | Lauren | 104 |
| 33 | Katie | 98 |
| 34 | Julie | 91 |
| 35 | Kathryn | 90 |
| 36 | Allison | 86 |
| 36 | Meghan | 86 |
| 38 | Angela | 85 |
| 39 | Tara | 82 |
| 40 | Andrea | 78 |
| 40 | Crystal | 78 |
| 42 | Karen | 77 |
| 42 | Kathleen | 77 |
| 44 | Maria | 73 |
| 45 | Jamie | 72 |
| 46 | Alison | 70 |
| 47 | Catherine | 68 |
| 48 | Jacqueline | 67 |
| 48 | Jill | 67 |
| 48 | Melanie | 67 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,035 |
| 2 | Christopher | 707 |
| 3 | Jason | 581 |
| 4 | David | 557 |
| 5 | Matthew | 510 |
| 6 | John | 474 |
| 7 | Daniel | 438 |
| 8 | Robert | 420 |
| 9 | Joseph | 410 |
| 10 | Brian | 400 |
| 11 | James | 399 |
| 12 | Eric | 306 |
| 13 | Justin | 299 |
| 14 | Ryan | 286 |
| 15 | William | 275 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 274 |
| 16 | Thomas | 274 |
| 18 | Joshua | 264 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 260 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 240 |
| 21 | Andrew | 231 |
| 22 | Kevin | 230 |
| 23 | Timothy | 220 |
| 24 | Mark | 205 |
| 25 | Scott | 194 |
| 26 | Adam | 193 |
| 26 | Anthony | 193 |
| 28 | Richard | 190 |
| 29 | Paul | 187 |
| 30 | Steven | 176 |
| 31 | Stephen | 163 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 161 |
| 33 | Peter | 156 |
| 34 | Sean | 140 |
| 35 | Gregory | 131 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 122 |
| 37 | Patrick | 115 |
| 38 | Charles | 110 |
| 39 | Shawn | 108 |
| 40 | Aaron | 97 |
| 40 | Edward | 97 |
| 40 | Jose | 97 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 94 |
| 44 | Bryan | 89 |
| 45 | Jesse | 86 |
| 46 | Derek | 76 |
| 47 | Erik | 69 |
| 48 | Keith | 68 |
| 49 | Craig | 67 |
| 49 | Juan | 67 |