Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,980 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,813 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,787 |
| 4 | Maria | 1,760 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,709 |
| 6 | Michelle | 1,691 |
| 7 | Angela | 1,398 |
| 8 | Mary | 1,350 |
| 9 | Laura | 1,291 |
| 10 | Amy | 1,249 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 1,226 |
| 12 | Tammy | 1,122 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 1,117 |
| 14 | Sandra | 1,103 |
| 15 | Patricia | 1,058 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 1,027 |
| 17 | Shannon | 941 |
| 18 | Tracy | 825 |
| 19 | Julie | 790 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 783 |
| 21 | Monica | 740 |
| 22 | Karen | 723 |
| 23 | Teresa | 683 |
| 24 | Pamela | 664 |
| 25 | Tina | 630 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Lori | 612 |
| 27 | Linda | 601 |
| 28 | Susan | 599 |
| 29 | Veronica | 591 |
| 30 | Deborah | 582 |
| 31 | Donna | 580 |
| 32 | Rhonda | 572 |
| 33 | Stacy | 553 |
| 34 | Kelly | 540 |
| 35 | Christina | 538 |
| 36 | Heather | 518 |
| 37 | Rachel | 508 |
| 38 | Diana | 507 |
| 39 | Sharon | 496 |
| 40 | Wendy | 487 |
| 41 | Christine | 479 |
| 42 | Brenda | 471 |
| 43 | Debra | 469 |
| 44 | Yolanda | 450 |
| 45 | Tonya | 441 |
| 46 | Dawn | 438 |
| 46 | Norma | 438 |
| 48 | Dana | 433 |
| 49 | Leslie | 408 |
| 50 | Nancy | 399 |
| 51 | Sylvia | 385 |
| 52 | Barbara | 382 |
| 53 | Andrea | 381 |
| 54 | Cheryl | 380 |
| 55 | Paula | 378 |
| 56 | Anna | 376 |
| 57 | Denise | 375 |
| 58 | Kristi | 373 |
| 59 | Melinda | 364 |
| 60 | Sherry | 349 |
| 61 | Robin | 348 |
| 62 | Leticia | 344 |
| 62 | Stacey | 344 |
| 64 | Rosa | 343 |
| 65 | Cindy | 341 |
| 66 | Catherine | 337 |
| 67 | Martha | 329 |
| 68 | Alicia | 325 |
| 69 | Christy | 324 |
| 70 | Yvonne | 318 |
| 71 | Nicole | 316 |
| 72 | Regina | 314 |
| 73 | Tiffany | 313 |
| 74 | Gloria | 309 |
| 75 | Michele | 304 |
| 76 | Katherine | 302 |
| 76 | Theresa | 302 |
| 78 | Gina | 296 |
| 79 | Melanie | 293 |
| 80 | Kathy | 291 |
| 80 | Sonia | 291 |
| 82 | Shelly | 287 |
| 83 | Holly | 286 |
| 84 | Sheila | 284 |
| 85 | Belinda | 281 |
| 86 | Carol | 277 |
| 87 | Jessica | 276 |
| 88 | Carrie | 273 |
| 89 | Sarah | 264 |
| 90 | Ana | 254 |
| 91 | Amanda | 250 |
| 91 | Jacqueline | 250 |
| 93 | Laurie | 249 |
| 94 | Felicia | 243 |
| 95 | Carolyn | 242 |
| 96 | April | 240 |
| 97 | Deanna | 233 |
| 98 | Debbie | 231 |
| 98 | Tara | 231 |
| 100 | Carla | 229 |
| 100 | Julia | 229 |