Top baby names in Connecticut, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 653 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 551 |
| 3 | Ashley | 473 |
| 4 | Nicole | 423 |
| 5 | Amanda | 419 |
| 6 | Sarah | 377 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 334 |
| 8 | Melissa | 311 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 297 |
| 10 | Lauren | 264 |
| 11 | Heather | 256 |
| 12 | Christina | 241 |
| 12 | Danielle | 241 |
| 14 | Amy | 219 |
| 15 | Megan | 218 |
| 16 | Rachel | 209 |
| 17 | Katherine | 204 |
| 18 | Emily | 199 |
| 19 | Laura | 198 |
| 20 | Kelly | 192 |
| 21 | Michelle | 190 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 183 |
| 23 | Erin | 177 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 171 |
| 25 | Christine | 158 |
| 26 | Erica | 149 |
| 27 | Kristen | 147 |
| 28 | Lisa | 144 |
| 29 | Samantha | 141 |
| 30 | Caitlin | 130 |
| 30 | Lindsay | 130 |
| 32 | Shannon | 127 |
| 33 | Allison | 124 |
| 33 | Sara | 124 |
| 35 | Brittany | 118 |
| 35 | Crystal | 118 |
| 37 | Jamie | 110 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 107 |
| 39 | Meghan | 101 |
| 40 | Kristin | 97 |
| 40 | Tiffany | 97 |
| 42 | Kathleen | 93 |
| 43 | Mary | 92 |
| 44 | Amber | 91 |
| 45 | Katie | 90 |
| 45 | Kristina | 90 |
| 47 | Vanessa | 89 |
| 48 | Catherine | 88 |
| 49 | Angela | 85 |
| 50 | Alexandra | 84 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,100 |
| 2 | Christopher | 867 |
| 3 | Matthew | 719 |
| 4 | Daniel | 615 |
| 5 | David | 569 |
| 6 | Robert | 469 |
| 7 | John | 449 |
| 8 | James | 418 |
| 9 | Joseph | 407 |
| 10 | Ryan | 394 |
| 11 | Brian | 376 |
| 12 | Andrew | 374 |
| 13 | Joshua | 344 |
| 14 | Jason | 334 |
| 15 | William | 327 |
| 16 | Thomas | 321 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 317 |
| 18 | Anthony | 304 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 293 |
| 20 | Timothy | 281 |
| 21 | Eric | 280 |
| 21 | Justin | 280 |
| 21 | Kevin | 280 |
| 24 | Steven | 262 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 255 |
| 26 | Adam | 220 |
| 27 | Stephen | 218 |
| 28 | Richard | 217 |
| 29 | Mark | 208 |
| 30 | Kyle | 207 |
| 30 | Patrick | 207 |
| 32 | Sean | 205 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 178 |
| 33 | Gregory | 178 |
| 35 | Paul | 177 |
| 36 | Peter | 165 |
| 37 | Alexander | 158 |
| 38 | Scott | 157 |
| 39 | Brandon | 143 |
| 40 | Charles | 127 |
| 41 | Zachary | 118 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 112 |
| 43 | Bryan | 110 |
| 44 | Aaron | 107 |
| 45 | Jose | 102 |
| 46 | Edward | 100 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 95 |
| 48 | Tyler | 94 |
| 49 | Jesse | 90 |
| 50 | Luis | 89 |