Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1977
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,546 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,812 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,736 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,578 |
| 5 | Amy | 1,555 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,251 |
| 7 | Maria | 1,248 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 1,190 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,186 |
| 10 | Heather | 1,148 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 1,140 |
| 12 | Michelle | 1,101 |
| 13 | Christina | 1,075 |
| 14 | Monica | 1,037 |
| 15 | Lisa | 1,023 |
| 16 | Laura | 944 |
| 17 | Veronica | 870 |
| 18 | Misty | 853 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 831 |
| 20 | Kelly | 807 |
| 21 | Mary | 794 |
| 22 | Crystal | 779 |
| 23 | Sarah | 729 |
| 24 | Cynthia | 718 |
| 25 | Jamie | 661 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Rachel | 639 |
| 27 | Julie | 623 |
| 28 | Erica | 606 |
| 29 | Patricia | 601 |
| 30 | April | 600 |
| 31 | Amber | 596 |
| 32 | Shannon | 586 |
| 33 | Sandra | 558 |
| 34 | Andrea | 547 |
| 35 | Tiffany | 534 |
| 36 | Brandy | 514 |
| 37 | Nicole | 463 |
| 38 | Erin | 433 |
| 39 | Brandi | 421 |
| 40 | Christy | 405 |
| 41 | Carrie | 403 |
| 42 | Courtney | 399 |
| 43 | Leslie | 398 |
| 44 | Sara | 396 |
| 45 | Diana | 391 |
| 46 | Wendy | 387 |
| 47 | Emily | 386 |
| 48 | Stacy | 367 |
| 49 | Karen | 365 |
| 50 | Lori | 363 |
| 51 | Vanessa | 350 |
| 52 | Brenda | 344 |
| 53 | Nancy | 341 |
| 54 | Melanie | 334 |
| 55 | Anna | 333 |
| 56 | Kristi | 332 |
| 57 | Claudia | 315 |
| 57 | Tammy | 315 |
| 59 | Alicia | 313 |
| 60 | Katherine | 310 |
| 60 | Susan | 310 |
| 62 | Natalie | 308 |
| 62 | Sabrina | 308 |
| 64 | Christine | 306 |
| 65 | Holly | 304 |
| 66 | Valerie | 303 |
| 67 | Teresa | 296 |
| 68 | Ashley | 295 |
| 68 | Linda | 295 |
| 70 | Tracy | 289 |
| 71 | Kristy | 263 |
| 72 | Allison | 261 |
| 72 | Angelica | 261 |
| 74 | Tara | 259 |
| 75 | Robin | 255 |
| 76 | Stacey | 253 |
| 77 | Melinda | 249 |
| 78 | Tina | 248 |
| 79 | Catherine | 244 |
| 80 | Leticia | 243 |
| 81 | Tonya | 237 |
| 82 | Mandy | 236 |
| 83 | Yvonne | 231 |
| 84 | Tanya | 228 |
| 85 | Sonia | 227 |
| 86 | Ana | 226 |
| 86 | Dana | 226 |
| 88 | Denise | 225 |
| 88 | Priscilla | 225 |
| 90 | Erika | 221 |
| 90 | Jaime | 221 |
| 92 | Kathryn | 216 |
| 93 | Jill | 214 |
| 94 | Norma | 213 |
| 95 | Yolanda | 211 |
| 96 | Dawn | 205 |
| 97 | Belinda | 202 |
| 98 | Kristina | 201 |
| 99 | Samantha | 198 |
| 100 | Deborah | 195 |
| 100 | Rosa | 195 |