Top baby names in Connecticut, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 764 |
| 2 | Ashley | 580 |
| 3 | Amanda | 537 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 470 |
| 5 | Sarah | 440 |
| 6 | Nicole | 396 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 324 |
| 8 | Melissa | 292 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 284 |
| 10 | Lauren | 278 |
| 11 | Emily | 260 |
| 12 | Danielle | 248 |
| 13 | Samantha | 246 |
| 14 | Katherine | 226 |
| 15 | Heather | 217 |
| 16 | Christina | 215 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 212 |
| 18 | Michelle | 203 |
| 19 | Laura | 201 |
| 20 | Brittany | 196 |
| 21 | Kelly | 193 |
| 22 | Rachel | 191 |
| 23 | Megan | 190 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 175 |
| 25 | Caitlin | 158 |
| 26 | Erin | 153 |
| 27 | Kristen | 144 |
| 28 | Amy | 143 |
| 29 | Erica | 139 |
| 29 | Sara | 139 |
| 31 | Allison | 136 |
| 31 | Christine | 136 |
| 33 | Lindsay | 135 |
| 34 | Alexandra | 125 |
| 34 | Shannon | 125 |
| 36 | Meghan | 122 |
| 37 | Lisa | 118 |
| 38 | Amber | 116 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 116 |
| 40 | Courtney | 111 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 105 |
| 42 | Alicia | 103 |
| 43 | Alyssa | 98 |
| 44 | Victoria | 96 |
| 45 | Katie | 95 |
| 46 | Crystal | 94 |
| 46 | Vanessa | 94 |
| 48 | Catherine | 93 |
| 49 | Chelsea | 89 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 88 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,185 |
| 2 | Christopher | 851 |
| 3 | Matthew | 796 |
| 4 | Daniel | 634 |
| 5 | David | 513 |
| 6 | Andrew | 506 |
| 7 | John | 484 |
| 8 | Ryan | 480 |
| 9 | Joseph | 423 |
| 10 | Robert | 410 |
| 11 | James | 398 |
| 12 | Nicholas | 386 |
| 13 | Joshua | 372 |
| 14 | Kevin | 362 |
| 15 | Anthony | 338 |
| 16 | William | 336 |
| 17 | Jonathan | 332 |
| 18 | Brian | 327 |
| 19 | Jason | 311 |
| 19 | Kyle | 311 |
| 21 | Thomas | 310 |
| 22 | Justin | 300 |
| 23 | Eric | 294 |
| 24 | Timothy | 278 |
| 25 | Steven | 256 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 242 |
| 27 | Stephen | 241 |
| 28 | Adam | 231 |
| 29 | Sean | 224 |
| 30 | Alexander | 220 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 208 |
| 32 | Richard | 194 |
| 33 | Gregory | 186 |
| 34 | Scott | 181 |
| 35 | Patrick | 179 |
| 36 | Mark | 177 |
| 37 | Paul | 157 |
| 38 | Peter | 156 |
| 39 | Brandon | 144 |
| 40 | Zachary | 137 |
| 41 | Bryan | 125 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 120 |
| 43 | Aaron | 115 |
| 44 | Tyler | 113 |
| 45 | Charles | 110 |
| 46 | Samuel | 103 |
| 47 | Edward | 102 |
| 47 | Jose | 102 |
| 49 | Kenneth | 95 |
| 50 | Jesse | 91 |