Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1973
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,142 |
| 2 | Maria | 1,597 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,511 |
| 4 | Amy | 1,476 |
| 5 | Michelle | 1,445 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 1,361 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,272 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,234 |
| 9 | Angela | 1,232 |
| 10 | Veronica | 1,076 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 1,050 |
| 12 | Laura | 1,028 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 994 |
| 14 | Mary | 968 |
| 15 | Monica | 964 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 926 |
| 17 | Patricia | 820 |
| 18 | Sandra | 794 |
| 19 | Heather | 787 |
| 20 | Christina | 752 |
| 21 | Julie | 690 |
| 22 | Tammy | 639 |
| 23 | Shannon | 530 |
| 24 | Amanda | 509 |
| 25 | Rachel | 487 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Misty | 486 |
| 27 | Diana | 481 |
| 28 | Tonya | 473 |
| 29 | Jessica | 469 |
| 30 | Claudia | 461 |
| 31 | Teresa | 458 |
| 32 | Wendy | 450 |
| 33 | Stacy | 448 |
| 34 | Tracy | 441 |
| 35 | Susan | 435 |
| 35 | Tina | 435 |
| 37 | April | 428 |
| 38 | Nicole | 422 |
| 39 | Lori | 421 |
| 40 | Christine | 413 |
| 41 | Karen | 405 |
| 42 | Andrea | 404 |
| 43 | Linda | 403 |
| 44 | Kelly | 392 |
| 44 | Melanie | 392 |
| 44 | Tiffany | 392 |
| 47 | Brenda | 378 |
| 48 | Nancy | 373 |
| 49 | Norma | 365 |
| 50 | Brandy | 359 |
| 51 | Tanya | 337 |
| 52 | Denise | 334 |
| 53 | Melinda | 332 |
| 54 | Kristi | 327 |
| 55 | Leslie | 323 |
| 56 | Christy | 320 |
| 57 | Crystal | 319 |
| 57 | Stacey | 319 |
| 59 | Alicia | 315 |
| 60 | Rhonda | 313 |
| 61 | Yvonne | 312 |
| 62 | Carrie | 309 |
| 62 | Dawn | 309 |
| 64 | Anna | 308 |
| 65 | Donna | 307 |
| 66 | Rosa | 306 |
| 67 | Yolanda | 305 |
| 68 | Leticia | 302 |
| 69 | Sarah | 298 |
| 70 | Brandi | 293 |
| 70 | Sharon | 293 |
| 72 | Debra | 291 |
| 73 | Erica | 289 |
| 74 | Dana | 288 |
| 74 | Sylvia | 288 |
| 76 | Robin | 283 |
| 77 | Sonia | 280 |
| 78 | Deborah | 276 |
| 78 | Pamela | 276 |
| 80 | Holly | 268 |
| 81 | Tamara | 260 |
| 82 | Esmeralda | 257 |
| 83 | Belinda | 254 |
| 84 | Katherine | 252 |
| 84 | Martha | 252 |
| 86 | Cindy | 251 |
| 87 | Shelly | 249 |
| 88 | Gloria | 247 |
| 89 | Ana | 246 |
| 90 | Cheryl | 242 |
| 91 | Barbara | 236 |
| 91 | Tara | 236 |
| 93 | Sherry | 227 |
| 94 | Catherine | 226 |
| 95 | Paula | 222 |
| 96 | Theresa | 212 |
| 97 | Irma | 205 |
| 97 | Shelley | 205 |
| 97 | Victoria | 205 |
| 100 | Gina | 204 |