Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,801
2	Melissa	1,663
3	Kimberly	1,564
4	Lisa	1,510
5	Michelle	1,503
6	Maria	1,495
7	Amy	1,446
8	Angela	1,350
9	Stephanie	1,185
10	Laura	1,130
11	Cynthia	1,128
12	Elizabeth	975
13	Mary	968
14	Patricia	931
15	Rebecca	926
16	Monica	887
17	Sandra	884
18	Veronica	878
19	Tammy	836
20	Julie	709
21	Christina	675
22	Shannon	641
23	Heather	607
24	Rachel	581
25	Tina	541

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Stacy	516
27	Tracy	512
28	Teresa	506
29	Nicole	497
30	Susan	490
31	Lori	489
32	Karen	471
33	Linda	460
34	Andrea	456
35	Jessica	445
36	Diana	442
37	Wendy	441
38	Brenda	437
39	Donna	421
40	Kelly	417
41	Pamela	409
42	Tonya	405
43	Melanie	384
44	Denise	381
45	Norma	378
46	Claudia	377
46	Rhonda	377
46	Yolanda	377
49	Christy	375
50	Dawn	372
51	Nancy	369
52	Tiffany	364
53	Christine	363
54	Sylvia	355
55	Sharon	354
56	Anna	351
57	Deborah	347
58	Misty	344
59	Leticia	337
60	April	333
61	Kristi	332
62	Dana	327
63	Debra	321
63	Stacey	321
65	Yvonne	314
66	Rosa	312
67	Carrie	300
68	Amanda	296
69	Leslie	291
70	Barbara	287
70	Tanya	287
72	Martha	284
72	Robin	284
74	Belinda	282
75	Melinda	279
76	Alicia	276
76	Sonia	276
78	Sarah	270
79	Shelly	269
80	Cheryl	267
80	Katherine	267
82	Crystal	266
82	Paula	266
84	Sherry	258
85	Tara	257
86	Ana	256
86	Holly	256
88	Cindy	255
89	Gloria	252
90	Brandi	249
91	Michele	248
92	Catherine	242
93	Brandy	238
94	Sheila	229
95	Carla	225
96	Regina	224
97	Erica	214
98	Yvette	209
99	Theresa	208
99	Victoria	208