Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1974
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,342 |
| 2 | Maria | 1,646 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,645 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,513 |
| 5 | Michelle | 1,479 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 1,346 |
| 7 | Angela | 1,298 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,206 |
| 9 | Lisa | 1,157 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 1,042 |
| 11 | Monica | 1,016 |
| 11 | Veronica | 1,016 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 977 |
| 14 | Heather | 945 |
| 15 | Laura | 935 |
| 16 | Mary | 915 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 897 |
| 18 | Patricia | 769 |
| 19 | Sandra | 765 |
| 20 | Christina | 728 |
| 21 | Misty | 695 |
| 22 | Jessica | 677 |
| 23 | Julie | 659 |
| 24 | Amanda | 609 |
| 25 | Shannon | 551 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tammy | 540 |
| 27 | Rachel | 530 |
| 28 | April | 503 |
| 29 | Tiffany | 485 |
| 30 | Wendy | 456 |
| 31 | Diana | 443 |
| 32 | Lori | 441 |
| 33 | Claudia | 437 |
| 34 | Tina | 431 |
| 35 | Erica | 427 |
| 36 | Kelly | 425 |
| 37 | Brenda | 422 |
| 38 | Tracy | 421 |
| 39 | Tonya | 418 |
| 40 | Sarah | 415 |
| 41 | Andrea | 413 |
| 41 | Karen | 413 |
| 43 | Christy | 406 |
| 44 | Brandy | 394 |
| 45 | Christine | 391 |
| 46 | Stacy | 390 |
| 46 | Susan | 390 |
| 48 | Teresa | 387 |
| 49 | Nicole | 376 |
| 50 | Linda | 370 |
| 51 | Leslie | 362 |
| 52 | Nancy | 358 |
| 53 | Anna | 351 |
| 54 | Tanya | 342 |
| 55 | Crystal | 334 |
| 56 | Kristi | 332 |
| 56 | Melanie | 332 |
| 58 | Norma | 326 |
| 59 | Alicia | 316 |
| 60 | Carrie | 308 |
| 61 | Yolanda | 307 |
| 62 | Denise | 306 |
| 63 | Donna | 301 |
| 64 | Rosa | 299 |
| 65 | Melinda | 298 |
| 66 | Leticia | 294 |
| 67 | Yvonne | 290 |
| 68 | Dawn | 289 |
| 69 | Angelica | 288 |
| 69 | Brandi | 288 |
| 71 | Rhonda | 287 |
| 72 | Dana | 283 |
| 72 | Tamara | 283 |
| 74 | Sonia | 278 |
| 75 | Ana | 275 |
| 76 | Robin | 273 |
| 77 | Martha | 272 |
| 78 | Pamela | 271 |
| 79 | Amber | 268 |
| 79 | Gloria | 268 |
| 81 | Holly | 267 |
| 81 | Sylvia | 267 |
| 83 | Katherine | 264 |
| 84 | Christie | 263 |
| 85 | Stacey | 253 |
| 86 | Catherine | 252 |
| 87 | Valerie | 249 |
| 88 | Deborah | 248 |
| 89 | Courtney | 247 |
| 90 | Debra | 244 |
| 91 | Erika | 242 |
| 91 | Sharon | 242 |
| 93 | Theresa | 237 |
| 94 | Shelly | 232 |
| 95 | Belinda | 230 |
| 96 | Tara | 229 |
| 97 | Emily | 223 |
| 98 | Cindy | 215 |
| 99 | Vanessa | 211 |
| 100 | Michele | 210 |