Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1971
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,503 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,782 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 1,693 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,689 |
| 5 | Lisa | 1,624 |
| 6 | Maria | 1,568 |
| 7 | Angela | 1,477 |
| 8 | Amy | 1,379 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 1,271 |
| 10 | Mary | 1,260 |
| 11 | Laura | 1,195 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 1,128 |
| 13 | Patricia | 1,053 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 1,019 |
| 15 | Sandra | 1,011 |
| 16 | Tammy | 962 |
| 17 | Monica | 830 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 830 |
| 19 | Shannon | 820 |
| 20 | Julie | 750 |
| 21 | Veronica | 668 |
| 22 | Christina | 645 |
| 23 | Karen | 640 |
| 24 | Tina | 634 |
| 24 | Tracy | 634 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Susan | 620 |
| 27 | Linda | 580 |
| 28 | Lori | 577 |
| 29 | Heather | 570 |
| 30 | Teresa | 565 |
| 31 | Stacy | 559 |
| 32 | Rachel | 529 |
| 33 | Deborah | 517 |
| 34 | Brenda | 514 |
| 35 | Diana | 513 |
| 36 | Wendy | 512 |
| 37 | Pamela | 492 |
| 38 | Nancy | 486 |
| 39 | Kelly | 479 |
| 40 | Norma | 466 |
| 41 | Yolanda | 462 |
| 42 | Donna | 457 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 457 |
| 44 | Tonya | 445 |
| 45 | Dawn | 444 |
| 46 | Christine | 436 |
| 47 | Andrea | 430 |
| 48 | Sharon | 420 |
| 49 | Debra | 412 |
| 50 | Dana | 407 |
| 51 | Tiffany | 405 |
| 52 | Rosa | 378 |
| 53 | Leslie | 369 |
| 54 | Denise | 368 |
| 55 | Robin | 367 |
| 56 | Melinda | 366 |
| 57 | Alicia | 358 |
| 58 | Paula | 356 |
| 59 | Leticia | 355 |
| 60 | Carrie | 353 |
| 60 | Sylvia | 353 |
| 62 | Nicole | 352 |
| 62 | Stacey | 352 |
| 64 | Belinda | 348 |
| 65 | Jessica | 347 |
| 66 | Kristi | 346 |
| 67 | Cheryl | 340 |
| 68 | Amanda | 334 |
| 69 | Christy | 332 |
| 70 | Cindy | 331 |
| 71 | Sherry | 330 |
| 72 | Anna | 320 |
| 73 | Gloria | 316 |
| 74 | Melanie | 314 |
| 74 | Regina | 314 |
| 76 | Katherine | 312 |
| 77 | Claudia | 306 |
| 78 | April | 303 |
| 79 | Barbara | 300 |
| 80 | Martha | 297 |
| 81 | Catherine | 295 |
| 81 | Sonia | 295 |
| 83 | Yvonne | 289 |
| 84 | Shelly | 288 |
| 85 | Tanya | 273 |
| 86 | Holly | 268 |
| 87 | Michele | 266 |
| 88 | Gina | 265 |
| 88 | Theresa | 265 |
| 90 | Sarah | 262 |
| 91 | Sheila | 258 |
| 92 | Crystal | 253 |
| 93 | Sonya | 248 |
| 94 | Felicia | 247 |
| 95 | Tara | 237 |
| 96 | Margaret | 236 |
| 97 | Vanessa | 235 |
| 98 | Virginia | 231 |
| 98 | Yvette | 231 |
| 100 | Deanna | 230 |