Top baby names in Connecticut, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 680 |
| 2 | Jessica | 624 |
| 3 | Sarah | 420 |
| 4 | Melissa | 393 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 316 |
| 6 | Nicole | 289 |
| 7 | Amy | 268 |
| 8 | Michelle | 236 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 230 |
| 10 | Heather | 222 |
| 11 | Amanda | 219 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 217 |
| 13 | Laura | 205 |
| 14 | Erin | 196 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 191 |
| 16 | Lisa | 188 |
| 17 | Kelly | 186 |
| 18 | Christina | 182 |
| 18 | Danielle | 182 |
| 20 | Sara | 176 |
| 21 | Katherine | 167 |
| 22 | Emily | 160 |
| 22 | Lauren | 160 |
| 24 | Kristen | 150 |
| 25 | Kristin | 131 |
| 26 | Christine | 125 |
| 26 | Rachel | 125 |
| 28 | Crystal | 124 |
| 29 | Megan | 118 |
| 30 | Shannon | 115 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 115 |
| 32 | Kathryn | 113 |
| 33 | Erica | 111 |
| 34 | Mary | 105 |
| 35 | Jamie | 99 |
| 36 | Julie | 96 |
| 37 | Angela | 94 |
| 38 | Courtney | 93 |
| 38 | Tara | 93 |
| 40 | Katie | 92 |
| 41 | Allison | 87 |
| 41 | Andrea | 87 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 85 |
| 44 | Karen | 84 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 79 |
| 46 | Kathleen | 78 |
| 47 | Amber | 77 |
| 48 | Maria | 72 |
| 49 | Ashley | 71 |
| 50 | Meghan | 70 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,089 |
| 2 | Christopher | 666 |
| 3 | Matthew | 621 |
| 4 | Jason | 549 |
| 5 | David | 542 |
| 6 | John | 464 |
| 7 | Robert | 446 |
| 8 | Daniel | 419 |
| 9 | James | 408 |
| 10 | Brian | 381 |
| 11 | Joseph | 380 |
| 12 | Ryan | 323 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 314 |
| 14 | Joshua | 302 |
| 15 | Thomas | 297 |
| 16 | Justin | 286 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 271 |
| 18 | William | 267 |
| 19 | Eric | 256 |
| 20 | Kevin | 246 |
| 21 | Adam | 244 |
| 22 | Timothy | 240 |
| 23 | Richard | 238 |
| 24 | Andrew | 234 |
| 25 | Anthony | 220 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 206 |
| 27 | Mark | 205 |
| 28 | Paul | 192 |
| 29 | Scott | 188 |
| 30 | Peter | 176 |
| 31 | Steven | 173 |
| 32 | Sean | 160 |
| 32 | Stephen | 160 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 153 |
| 35 | Jesse | 144 |
| 36 | Gregory | 142 |
| 37 | Patrick | 135 |
| 38 | Jeremy | 132 |
| 39 | Edward | 117 |
| 40 | Aaron | 115 |
| 41 | Charles | 110 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 104 |
| 43 | Jose | 100 |
| 44 | Bryan | 96 |
| 45 | Keith | 91 |
| 46 | Brandon | 84 |
| 47 | Shawn | 83 |
| 48 | Alexander | 72 |
| 49 | Craig | 71 |
| 49 | Luis | 71 |