Connecticut · 1955

Top 100 names in Connecticut, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	927
#2	Deborah	782
#3	Mary	773
#4	Linda	761
#5	Patricia	730
#6	Nancy	612
#7	Debra	561
#8	Donna	519
#9	Karen	511
#10	Barbara	477
#11	Kathleen	456
#12	Diane	420
#13	Carol	381
#14	Elizabeth	355
#15	Cheryl	339
#16	Sharon	307
#17	Cynthia	297
#18	Sandra	288
#19	Pamela	288
#20	Margaret	253
#21	Lynn	251
#22	Robin	238
#23	Janet	213
#24	Judith	208
#25	Denise	202
#26	Gail	198
#27	Catherine	195
#28	Ann	191
#29	Joanne	183
#30	Lisa	178
#31	Laurie	177
#32	Joan	168
#33	Christine	162
#34	Laura	162
#35	Janice	159
#36	Anne	144
#37	Jane	144
#38	Jean	133
#39	Ellen	127
#40	Bonnie	125
#41	Paula	123
#42	Kim	122
#43	Joyce	120
#44	Wendy	118
#45	Maureen	113
#46	Theresa	112
#47	Michele	108
#48	Suzanne	108
#49	Elaine	106
#50	Eileen	102
#51	Beverly	98
#52	Katherine	96
#53	Lori	96
#54	Leslie	95
#55	Kathryn	95
#56	Jo	92
#57	Kathy	92
#58	Lorraine	90
#59	Darlene	90
#60	Doreen	88
#61	Rose	87
#62	Marie	86
#63	Sheila	85
#64	Dawn	80
#65	Brenda	80
#66	Valerie	77
#67	Virginia	73
#68	Maria	73
#69	Holly	73
#70	Martha	72
#71	Cathy	71
#72	Roberta	70
#73	Joann	70
#74	Charlene	69
#75	Marcia	67
#76	Sally	66
#77	Andrea	64
#78	Teresa	64
#79	Helen	63
#80	Ruth	62
#81	Dorothy	61
#82	Jill	61
#83	Marilyn	60
#84	Shirley	60
#85	Colleen	59
#86	Alice	58
#87	Gloria	57
#88	Jacqueline	56
#89	Carolyn	56
#90	Diana	55
#91	Louise	55
#92	Jeanne	55
#93	Frances	54
#94	Maryann	54
#95	Sarah	54
#96	Rosemary	53
#97	Lynne	52
#98	Kimberly	52
#99	Amy	52
#100	Beth	51

Uniquely popular in Connecticut

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Doreen	88	38	8
Alison	28	12	3
Maryann	54	23	5
Rosanne	32	14	4
Lauren	38	17	4
Corinne	24	10	3
Heather	26	11	3
Joanne	183	80	26
Laurie	177	77	25
Lynn	251	109	38
Noreen	20	9	3
Heidi	33	14	5

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.