Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,463
2	Amy	1,831
3	Melissa	1,734
4	Maria	1,410
5	Angela	1,316
6	Amanda	1,298
7	Jessica	1,165
8	Michelle	1,154
9	Kimberly	1,147
10	Heather	1,104
11	Stephanie	1,101
12	Christina	1,078
13	Elizabeth	994
14	Monica	987
15	Laura	949
16	Lisa	906
17	Veronica	888
18	Rebecca	838
19	Cynthia	811
20	Misty	780
21	Mary	770
22	Jamie	680
23	Patricia	675
24	Sandra	661
25	Julie	600

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sarah	594
27	Shannon	593
28	Rachel	591
29	Tiffany	573
30	April	569
31	Crystal	515
32	Brandy	511
33	Kelly	504
34	Andrea	497
35	Erica	464
36	Amber	432
37	Nicole	418
38	Leslie	402
39	Claudia	401
39	Stacy	401
41	Diana	397
42	Brandi	392
43	Lori	383
44	Christy	380
44	Tammy	380
46	Sara	379
47	Wendy	366
48	Nancy	363
49	Carrie	360
50	Brenda	356
51	Karen	355
52	Susan	354
53	Courtney	351
54	Linda	342
55	Tracy	339
56	Melanie	334
56	Teresa	334
58	Emily	328
59	Anna	322
60	Valerie	306
61	Alicia	305
62	Holly	302
63	Angelica	294
64	Rosa	287
65	Tanya	286
66	Kristi	284
67	Christine	281
67	Erin	281
67	Jaime	281
67	Katherine	281
71	Leticia	279
72	Vanessa	276
73	Denise	274
74	Tina	272
74	Tonya	272
76	Sonia	267
77	Ana	264
77	Melinda	264
79	Robin	263
80	Natalie	258
81	Norma	255
82	Mandy	254
83	Dana	252
83	Erika	252
85	Yolanda	248
86	Samantha	243
87	Yvonne	239
88	Catherine	236
89	Ashley	230
90	Stacey	229
91	Gloria	225
92	Dawn	220
92	Victoria	220
94	Allison	212
94	Tamara	212
96	Martha	206
96	Priscilla	206
98	Sylvia	205
99	Belinda	204
99	Esmeralda	204