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Popular baby names in Connecticut
Compare the boy and girl names recorded most often in this state.
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Leading boy name
John
80,641 recorded births
Leading girl name
Mary
41,798 recorded births
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| John | 1 | 80,641 |
| Robert | 2 | 70,315 |
| Michael | 3 | 69,881 |
| William | 4 | 54,787 |
| James | 5 | 52,668 |
| David | 6 | 50,786 |
| Joseph | 7 | 49,828 |
| Richard | 8 | 41,786 |
| Thomas | 9 | 38,189 |
| Christopher | 10 | 32,215 |
| Daniel | 11 | 28,001 |
| Matthew | 12 | 26,573 |
| Edward | 13 | 25,993 |
| Anthony | 14 | 25,699 |
| Paul | 15 | 22,848 |
| Charles | 16 | 22,680 |
| Mark | 17 | 21,412 |
| Peter | 18 | 21,116 |
| George | 19 | 20,541 |
| Andrew | 20 | 19,519 |
| Brian | 21 | 18,966 |
| Kevin | 22 | 18,145 |
| Nicholas | 23 | 17,046 |
| Donald | 24 | 16,496 |
| Frank | 25 | 16,297 |
| Jeffrey | 26 | 16,256 |
| Stephen | 27 | 16,078 |
| Steven | 28 | 15,412 |
| Ryan | 29 | 14,929 |
| Kenneth | 30 | 14,073 |
| Timothy | 31 | 13,880 |
| Raymond | 32 | 13,712 |
| Jason | 33 | 13,499 |
| Jonathan | 34 | 12,496 |
| Scott | 35 | 12,238 |
| Joshua | 36 | 12,223 |
| Ronald | 37 | 12,212 |
| Eric | 38 | 11,996 |
| Alexander | 39 | 11,909 |
| Benjamin | 40 | 10,679 |
| Gary | 41 | 10,659 |
| Patrick | 42 | 9,892 |
| Gregory | 43 | 9,630 |
| Henry | 44 | 9,511 |
| Justin | 45 | 9,272 |
| Walter | 46 | 9,100 |
| Louis | 47 | 8,567 |
| Jacob | 48 | 8,556 |
| Arthur | 49 | 8,459 |
| Samuel | 50 | 8,264 |
| Francis | 51 | 7,988 |
| Sean | 52 | 7,916 |
| Tyler | 53 | 7,664 |
| Kyle | 54 | 7,468 |
| Vincent | 55 | 7,349 |
| Adam | 56 | 7,333 |
| Albert | 57 | 7,176 |
| Jack | 58 | 7,162 |
| Douglas | 59 | 7,070 |
| Philip | 60 | 6,870 |
| Zachary | 61 | 6,862 |
| Bruce | 62 | 6,457 |
| Lawrence | 63 | 6,328 |
| Dennis | 64 | 6,136 |
| Frederick | 65 | 6,010 |
| Keith | 66 | 5,732 |
| Brandon | 67 | 5,723 |
| Nathan | 68 | 5,700 |
| Theodore | 69 | 5,652 |
| Alan | 70 | 5,631 |
| Noah | 71 | 5,488 |
| Stanley | 72 | 5,456 |
| Ralph | 73 | 5,280 |
| Christian | 74 | 5,219 |
| Carl | 74 | 5,219 |
| Harold | 76 | 5,207 |
| Dylan | 77 | 5,072 |
| Ethan | 78 | 4,987 |
| Roger | 78 | 4,987 |
| Jose | 80 | 4,871 |
| Aaron | 81 | 4,662 |
| Gerald | 82 | 4,525 |
| Russell | 83 | 4,521 |
| Wayne | 84 | 4,445 |
| Craig | 85 | 4,421 |
| Todd | 86 | 4,414 |
| Liam | 87 | 4,333 |
| Harry | 88 | 4,108 |
| Evan | 89 | 4,102 |
| Alfred | 90 | 4,082 |
| Bryan | 91 | 4,022 |
| Jeremy | 92 | 4,017 |
| Eugene | 93 | 4,005 |
| Jordan | 94 | 3,947 |
| Connor | 95 | 3,879 |
| Lucas | 96 | 3,847 |
| Leonard | 97 | 3,845 |
| Victor | 98 | 3,833 |
| Gabriel | 99 | 3,794 |
| Luke | 100 | 3,776 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 1 | 41,798 |
| Elizabeth | 2 | 26,331 |
| Patricia | 3 | 23,122 |
| Barbara | 4 | 21,791 |
| Susan | 5 | 21,143 |
| Jennifer | 6 | 20,686 |
| Linda | 7 | 17,659 |
| Margaret | 8 | 16,538 |
| Nancy | 9 | 16,062 |
| Lisa | 10 | 15,730 |
| Karen | 11 | 14,867 |
| Sarah | 12 | 14,291 |
| Kathleen | 13 | 14,131 |
| Jessica | 14 | 13,909 |
| Helen | 15 | 13,591 |
| Carol | 16 | 12,824 |
| Emily | 17 | 12,028 |
| Donna | 18 | 12,008 |
| Dorothy | 19 | 11,920 |
| Deborah | 20 | 11,890 |
| Laura | 21 | 11,124 |
| Anna | 22 | 10,937 |
| Katherine | 23 | 10,919 |
| Sandra | 24 | 10,716 |
| Christine | 25 | 10,710 |
| Catherine | 26 | 10,627 |
| Melissa | 27 | 10,395 |
| Michelle | 28 | 10,310 |
| Nicole | 29 | 10,290 |
| Kimberly | 30 | 10,030 |
| Diane | 31 | 9,946 |
| Joan | 32 | 9,907 |
| Ann | 33 | 9,368 |
| Cynthia | 34 | 9,219 |
| Amy | 35 | 9,125 |
| Amanda | 36 | 8,949 |
| Ashley | 37 | 8,948 |
| Stephanie | 38 | 8,782 |
| Sharon | 39 | 8,592 |
| Judith | 40 | 8,424 |
| Ruth | 41 | 8,234 |
| Jean | 42 | 8,218 |
| Samantha | 43 | 8,039 |
| Rebecca | 44 | 7,889 |
| Rose | 45 | 7,818 |
| Julia | 46 | 7,750 |
| Lauren | 47 | 7,716 |
| Marie | 48 | 7,634 |
| Olivia | 49 | 7,513 |
| Emma | 50 | 7,504 |
| Janet | 51 | 7,465 |
| Pamela | 52 | 7,333 |
| Kelly | 53 | 7,325 |
| Heather | 54 | 7,311 |
| Anne | 55 | 7,254 |
| Frances | 56 | 7,251 |
| Theresa | 57 | 7,175 |
| Victoria | 58 | 7,139 |
| Cheryl | 59 | 6,875 |
| Grace | 60 | 6,808 |
| Shirley | 61 | 6,723 |
| Rachel | 62 | 6,677 |
| Jane | 63 | 6,521 |
| Evelyn | 64 | 6,381 |
| Virginia | 65 | 6,241 |
| Jacqueline | 66 | 6,225 |
| Debra | 67 | 6,211 |
| Alice | 68 | 6,106 |
| Eleanor | 69 | 6,085 |
| Christina | 70 | 6,052 |
| Kathryn | 71 | 5,957 |
| Maria | 72 | 5,830 |
| Danielle | 73 | 5,766 |
| Josephine | 74 | 5,761 |
| Lillian | 75 | 5,742 |
| Megan | 76 | 5,525 |
| Dawn | 77 | 5,495 |
| Charlotte | 78 | 5,451 |
| Denise | 79 | 5,362 |
| Isabella | 80 | 5,278 |
| Carolyn | 81 | 5,224 |
| Joyce | 82 | 5,106 |
| Lori | 83 | 5,026 |
| Irene | 84 | 5,007 |
| Sara | 85 | 4,994 |
| Sophia | 85 | 4,994 |
| Abigail | 87 | 4,966 |
| Erin | 88 | 4,949 |
| Michele | 89 | 4,907 |
| Alexandra | 90 | 4,895 |
| Gail | 91 | 4,856 |
| Lynn | 91 | 4,856 |
| Elaine | 93 | 4,854 |
| Robin | 94 | 4,794 |
| Andrea | 95 | 4,785 |
| Janice | 96 | 4,773 |
| Angela | 97 | 4,763 |
| Doris | 98 | 4,688 |
| Lorraine | 99 | 4,634 |
| Julie | 100 | 4,607 |