Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1966

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,279
2	Mary	1,719
3	Kimberly	1,599
4	Maria	1,572
5	Cynthia	1,442
6	Patricia	1,247
7	Sandra	1,219
8	Karen	1,065
9	Melissa	974
10	Elizabeth	966
10	Laura	966
12	Michelle	961
13	Angela	927
14	Donna	881
15	Tammy	866
16	Linda	855
17	Susan	832
18	Rebecca	784
19	Pamela	776
20	Teresa	771
21	Deborah	740
22	Rhonda	737
23	Sharon	697
24	Jennifer	683
25	Brenda	671

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Diana	666
27	Tina	625
28	Stephanie	614
29	Debra	610
30	Julie	577
31	Tracy	570
32	Sylvia	565
33	Lori	555
34	Norma	540
35	Barbara	528
36	Cheryl	526
37	Nancy	518
38	Kelly	516
39	Paula	501
40	Amy	463
41	Yolanda	439
42	Carol	421
43	Monica	415
44	Sheila	404
44	Veronica	404
46	Sherry	399
47	Martha	386
48	Gloria	372
49	Jacqueline	368
50	Leticia	367
51	Cindy	358
51	Dana	358
53	Robin	355
54	Denise	352
54	Kim	352
56	Kathy	351
57	Rosa	338
58	Debbie	334
59	Carolyn	333
59	Theresa	333
61	Margaret	332
62	Connie	330
63	Christine	327
64	Terri	317
65	Andrea	315
66	Anna	314
67	Stacy	311
68	Janet	301
69	Carla	296
70	Gina	293
71	Yvonne	289
72	Dawn	286
73	Christina	276
74	Belinda	275
75	Melinda	274
76	Wendy	269
77	Virginia	268
78	Leslie	267
79	Shannon	264
80	Anita	260
81	Alicia	253
81	Stacey	253
83	Janice	252
84	Diane	249
85	Catherine	248
85	Rachel	248
85	Regina	248
88	Tonya	242
89	Michele	237
90	Laurie	236
90	Sonia	236
92	Irma	234
93	Betty	231
93	Charlotte	231
93	Judy	231
96	Annette	225
97	Shelly	223
98	Rose	222
99	Sarah	220
100	Jill	219