Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1979
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,717 |
| 2 | Amanda | 2,612 |
| 3 | Melissa | 2,257 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,978 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 1,354 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 1,332 |
| 7 | Maria | 1,329 |
| 8 | Amy | 1,326 |
| 9 | Angela | 1,299 |
| 10 | Christina | 1,280 |
| 11 | Michelle | 1,279 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 1,231 |
| 13 | Crystal | 1,225 |
| 14 | Monica | 1,127 |
| 15 | Heather | 1,091 |
| 16 | Lisa | 1,050 |
| 17 | Sarah | 1,007 |
| 18 | Laura | 991 |
| 19 | Veronica | 922 |
| 20 | Amber | 877 |
| 21 | Mary | 869 |
| 22 | April | 856 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 852 |
| 24 | Erica | 808 |
| 25 | Misty | 754 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Tiffany | 736 |
| 27 | Rachel | 696 |
| 28 | Cynthia | 666 |
| 29 | Brandy | 652 |
| 30 | Andrea | 636 |
| 31 | Nicole | 630 |
| 32 | Kelly | 620 |
| 33 | Jamie | 618 |
| 34 | Patricia | 604 |
| 35 | Julie | 573 |
| 36 | Sandra | 528 |
| 37 | Brandi | 520 |
| 38 | Shannon | 510 |
| 39 | Erin | 505 |
| 40 | Vanessa | 489 |
| 41 | Leslie | 476 |
| 42 | Ashley | 471 |
| 43 | Courtney | 421 |
| 43 | Sara | 421 |
| 45 | Emily | 407 |
| 46 | Diana | 404 |
| 47 | Christy | 403 |
| 48 | Erika | 400 |
| 49 | Alicia | 398 |
| 50 | Katherine | 396 |
| 51 | Brenda | 387 |
| 52 | Natalie | 379 |
| 53 | Claudia | 377 |
| 54 | Anna | 367 |
| 55 | Nancy | 360 |
| 56 | Lori | 358 |
| 57 | Stacy | 354 |
| 58 | Lauren | 351 |
| 59 | Melanie | 347 |
| 60 | Valerie | 341 |
| 61 | Kristy | 326 |
| 62 | Kristi | 323 |
| 63 | Holly | 321 |
| 64 | Karen | 315 |
| 64 | Wendy | 315 |
| 66 | Linda | 313 |
| 67 | Melinda | 311 |
| 68 | Carrie | 307 |
| 68 | Tara | 307 |
| 70 | Christine | 299 |
| 71 | Priscilla | 294 |
| 72 | Samantha | 293 |
| 73 | Teresa | 291 |
| 74 | Megan | 287 |
| 75 | Tracy | 283 |
| 76 | Susan | 279 |
| 77 | Kathryn | 275 |
| 78 | Dana | 272 |
| 78 | Denise | 272 |
| 80 | Angelica | 266 |
| 81 | Tina | 265 |
| 82 | Mindy | 261 |
| 83 | Robin | 259 |
| 84 | Lindsey | 252 |
| 85 | Allison | 250 |
| 86 | Catherine | 247 |
| 87 | Leticia | 245 |
| 87 | Yvonne | 245 |
| 89 | Ana | 241 |
| 90 | Jacqueline | 235 |
| 91 | Kristina | 228 |
| 92 | Tammy | 227 |
| 93 | Victoria | 226 |
| 94 | Kristin | 221 |
| 94 | Norma | 221 |
| 96 | Kristen | 220 |
| 96 | Mandy | 220 |
| 98 | Pamela | 214 |
| 99 | Rosa | 213 |
| 99 | Stacey | 213 |