Top baby names in Connecticut, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 739 |
| 2 | Jessica | 634 |
| 3 | Melissa | 418 |
| 4 | Sarah | 383 |
| 5 | Nicole | 330 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 315 |
| 7 | Amy | 252 |
| 8 | Amanda | 239 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 239 |
| 10 | Michelle | 232 |
| 11 | Heather | 224 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 215 |
| 13 | Lauren | 214 |
| 14 | Erin | 212 |
| 15 | Kelly | 209 |
| 16 | Emily | 188 |
| 17 | Lisa | 183 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 180 |
| 19 | Kristen | 178 |
| 20 | Christina | 175 |
| 21 | Danielle | 172 |
| 22 | Laura | 168 |
| 23 | Katherine | 165 |
| 24 | Rachel | 152 |
| 25 | Lindsay | 148 |
| 25 | Sara | 148 |
| 27 | Megan | 139 |
| 28 | Crystal | 132 |
| 29 | Christine | 129 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 125 |
| 31 | Shannon | 123 |
| 32 | Ashley | 119 |
| 33 | Kristin | 115 |
| 34 | Jamie | 112 |
| 35 | Kathryn | 111 |
| 36 | Allison | 109 |
| 37 | Mary | 98 |
| 38 | Andrea | 92 |
| 39 | Angela | 91 |
| 39 | Erica | 91 |
| 41 | Jacqueline | 88 |
| 42 | Stacey | 84 |
| 43 | Courtney | 81 |
| 44 | Tara | 77 |
| 45 | Catherine | 76 |
| 45 | Jillian | 76 |
| 45 | Meghan | 76 |
| 48 | Amber | 75 |
| 49 | Maria | 72 |
| 50 | Karen | 71 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,051 |
| 2 | Christopher | 828 |
| 3 | Matthew | 596 |
| 4 | David | 515 |
| 5 | Jason | 492 |
| 6 | Daniel | 452 |
| 7 | James | 441 |
| 8 | Joseph | 436 |
| 9 | Robert | 415 |
| 10 | John | 412 |
| 11 | Ryan | 357 |
| 12 | Brian | 344 |
| 13 | William | 323 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 312 |
| 15 | Thomas | 288 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 283 |
| 16 | Joshua | 283 |
| 18 | Justin | 282 |
| 19 | Andrew | 280 |
| 20 | Eric | 264 |
| 21 | Kevin | 255 |
| 22 | Adam | 247 |
| 23 | Anthony | 240 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 235 |
| 25 | Steven | 226 |
| 26 | Timothy | 225 |
| 27 | Richard | 206 |
| 28 | Mark | 200 |
| 29 | Paul | 187 |
| 29 | Scott | 187 |
| 31 | Stephen | 180 |
| 32 | Gregory | 168 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 163 |
| 34 | Sean | 161 |
| 35 | Peter | 148 |
| 36 | Patrick | 136 |
| 37 | Jeremy | 123 |
| 38 | Kyle | 105 |
| 39 | Charles | 101 |
| 40 | Jose | 98 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 98 |
| 42 | Aaron | 95 |
| 42 | Alexander | 95 |
| 44 | Jesse | 92 |
| 45 | Brandon | 91 |
| 46 | Edward | 87 |
| 47 | Shawn | 80 |
| 48 | Derek | 76 |
| 49 | Bryan | 71 |
| 50 | Craig | 68 |