Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1978
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,663 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,839 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,784 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,710 |
| 5 | Angela | 1,346 |
| 6 | Amy | 1,344 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,269 |
| 8 | Christina | 1,238 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,218 |
| 10 | Maria | 1,177 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 1,126 |
| 12 | Michelle | 1,124 |
| 13 | Heather | 1,100 |
| 14 | Monica | 1,056 |
| 15 | Crystal | 1,040 |
| 16 | Lisa | 1,015 |
| 17 | Laura | 975 |
| 18 | Sarah | 900 |
| 19 | Veronica | 875 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 834 |
| 21 | Mary | 755 |
| 22 | Kelly | 745 |
| 23 | Misty | 713 |
| 24 | Amber | 706 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 702 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | April | 694 |
| 27 | Erica | 651 |
| 28 | Brandy | 644 |
| 29 | Andrea | 641 |
| 29 | Rachel | 641 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 630 |
| 32 | Julie | 580 |
| 33 | Patricia | 575 |
| 34 | Jamie | 573 |
| 35 | Sandra | 528 |
| 36 | Shannon | 510 |
| 37 | Nicole | 503 |
| 38 | Brandi | 486 |
| 39 | Vanessa | 468 |
| 40 | Erin | 439 |
| 41 | Leslie | 434 |
| 42 | Sara | 418 |
| 43 | Ashley | 401 |
| 44 | Emily | 391 |
| 45 | Christy | 390 |
| 46 | Diana | 388 |
| 47 | Courtney | 380 |
| 48 | Natalie | 372 |
| 49 | Lori | 365 |
| 50 | Katherine | 364 |
| 51 | Carrie | 356 |
| 52 | Brenda | 354 |
| 53 | Alicia | 351 |
| 54 | Nancy | 342 |
| 55 | Stacy | 341 |
| 56 | Valerie | 340 |
| 57 | Kristi | 336 |
| 58 | Karen | 334 |
| 59 | Claudia | 330 |
| 60 | Wendy | 329 |
| 61 | Anna | 327 |
| 62 | Tina | 325 |
| 63 | Christine | 311 |
| 64 | Kristy | 310 |
| 64 | Teresa | 310 |
| 66 | Holly | 309 |
| 67 | Melanie | 304 |
| 68 | Susan | 298 |
| 68 | Tracy | 298 |
| 70 | Erika | 289 |
| 71 | Angelica | 282 |
| 72 | Linda | 275 |
| 73 | Melinda | 269 |
| 74 | Leticia | 263 |
| 74 | Priscilla | 263 |
| 74 | Sabrina | 263 |
| 77 | Tammy | 262 |
| 78 | Denise | 260 |
| 79 | Samantha | 251 |
| 80 | Mandy | 247 |
| 81 | Ana | 238 |
| 82 | Yvonne | 237 |
| 83 | Kathryn | 236 |
| 84 | Catherine | 235 |
| 84 | Tara | 235 |
| 86 | Kristina | 233 |
| 87 | Dana | 226 |
| 88 | Robin | 225 |
| 89 | Stacey | 224 |
| 90 | Lauren | 223 |
| 90 | Sonia | 223 |
| 92 | Allison | 221 |
| 93 | Tonya | 218 |
| 94 | Tanya | 217 |
| 94 | Yolanda | 217 |
| 96 | Jacqueline | 216 |
| 96 | Norma | 216 |
| 98 | Rosa | 207 |
| 99 | Danielle | 205 |
| 100 | Martha | 202 |