Top baby names in Connecticut, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 373 |
| 2 | Sarah | 318 |
| 3 | Samantha | 300 |
| 4 | Ashley | 241 |
| 5 | Taylor | 233 |
| 6 | Amanda | 230 |
| 7 | Jessica | 223 |
| 8 | Julia | 217 |
| 9 | Megan | 203 |
| 9 | Nicole | 203 |
| 11 | Olivia | 194 |
| 12 | Lauren | 188 |
| 13 | Alexandra | 182 |
| 14 | Alyssa | 181 |
| 15 | Hannah | 179 |
| 16 | Rachel | 177 |
| 17 | Emma | 166 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 165 |
| 19 | Kayla | 159 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 159 |
| 21 | Victoria | 158 |
| 22 | Katherine | 148 |
| 23 | Brianna | 139 |
| 24 | Alexis | 137 |
| 25 | Jennifer | 130 |
| 26 | Abigail | 127 |
| 27 | Stephanie | 126 |
| 28 | Danielle | 125 |
| 29 | Brittany | 111 |
| 30 | Anna | 110 |
| 31 | Morgan | 108 |
| 32 | Caroline | 104 |
| 32 | Madison | 104 |
| 34 | Haley | 95 |
| 35 | Amber | 92 |
| 35 | Sara | 92 |
| 37 | Erin | 90 |
| 37 | Jenna | 90 |
| 39 | Shannon | 86 |
| 40 | Courtney | 83 |
| 40 | Natalie | 83 |
| 42 | Allison | 82 |
| 43 | Gabrielle | 81 |
| 43 | Melissa | 81 |
| 43 | Sydney | 81 |
| 46 | Kelly | 79 |
| 46 | Marissa | 79 |
| 48 | Christina | 78 |
| 49 | Kaitlyn | 77 |
| 50 | Briana | 76 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 615 |
| 2 | Matthew | 585 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 457 |
| 4 | Christopher | 422 |
| 5 | Daniel | 374 |
| 6 | John | 357 |
| 7 | Ryan | 355 |
| 8 | Joseph | 345 |
| 9 | Andrew | 321 |
| 10 | Zachary | 319 |
| 11 | Joshua | 318 |
| 12 | Tyler | 306 |
| 13 | Kyle | 293 |
| 14 | Anthony | 283 |
| 14 | Jacob | 283 |
| 16 | Alexander | 279 |
| 17 | David | 272 |
| 18 | William | 269 |
| 19 | Thomas | 256 |
| 20 | Justin | 250 |
| 21 | James | 243 |
| 22 | Brandon | 240 |
| 23 | Robert | 232 |
| 24 | Kevin | 227 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 218 |
| 26 | Benjamin | 196 |
| 27 | Samuel | 195 |
| 28 | Austin | 183 |
| 29 | Christian | 178 |
| 30 | Patrick | 176 |
| 31 | Jordan | 159 |
| 32 | Timothy | 158 |
| 33 | Eric | 150 |
| 34 | Connor | 148 |
| 35 | Dylan | 147 |
| 36 | Brian | 145 |
| 37 | Sean | 136 |
| 38 | Jason | 121 |
| 39 | Richard | 115 |
| 40 | Peter | 111 |
| 41 | Brendan | 110 |
| 42 | Charles | 107 |
| 43 | Mark | 104 |
| 44 | Adam | 103 |
| 45 | Nathan | 102 |
| 46 | Alex | 101 |
| 47 | Jack | 99 |
| 48 | Steven | 98 |
| 49 | Jake | 96 |
| 50 | Ian | 89 |