Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1980
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 4,002 |
| 2 | Amanda | 2,919 |
| 3 | Jessica | 2,447 |
| 4 | Melissa | 2,143 |
| 5 | Maria | 1,482 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 1,454 |
| 7 | Crystal | 1,388 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 1,369 |
| 9 | Amy | 1,361 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 1,346 |
| 11 | Christina | 1,310 |
| 12 | Sarah | 1,300 |
| 13 | Angela | 1,248 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 1,240 |
| 15 | Michelle | 1,188 |
| 16 | Laura | 1,156 |
| 17 | Lisa | 1,050 |
| 18 | Heather | 1,040 |
| 19 | Amber | 1,039 |
| 20 | Monica | 1,028 |
| 21 | Veronica | 1,025 |
| 22 | April | 968 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 943 |
| 24 | Mary | 904 |
| 25 | Erica | 874 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Rachel | 837 |
| 27 | Misty | 775 |
| 28 | Ashley | 751 |
| 29 | Nicole | 685 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 670 |
| 31 | Jamie | 657 |
| 32 | Kelly | 634 |
| 33 | Erin | 622 |
| 34 | Andrea | 617 |
| 35 | Julie | 605 |
| 36 | Vanessa | 601 |
| 37 | Brandy | 593 |
| 38 | Patricia | 578 |
| 39 | Sara | 570 |
| 40 | Sandra | 560 |
| 41 | Courtney | 547 |
| 42 | Brandi | 531 |
| 43 | Shannon | 515 |
| 44 | Leslie | 509 |
| 45 | Lauren | 503 |
| 46 | Kristin | 493 |
| 47 | Erika | 482 |
| 48 | Kristen | 481 |
| 49 | Emily | 456 |
| 50 | Brenda | 431 |
| 51 | Valerie | 428 |
| 52 | Katherine | 420 |
| 53 | Claudia | 411 |
| 54 | Alicia | 389 |
| 54 | Natalie | 389 |
| 56 | Anna | 385 |
| 57 | Melanie | 376 |
| 58 | Diana | 373 |
| 59 | Lori | 364 |
| 60 | Nancy | 357 |
| 61 | Holly | 350 |
| 62 | Priscilla | 346 |
| 63 | Carrie | 339 |
| 64 | Wendy | 338 |
| 65 | Stacy | 332 |
| 66 | Lindsey | 320 |
| 67 | Christine | 315 |
| 68 | Megan | 313 |
| 69 | Christy | 311 |
| 69 | Kathryn | 311 |
| 71 | Denise | 310 |
| 71 | Linda | 310 |
| 73 | Samantha | 304 |
| 74 | Kristi | 301 |
| 75 | Allison | 291 |
| 76 | Kristina | 289 |
| 77 | Danielle | 282 |
| 77 | Tracy | 282 |
| 79 | Angelica | 280 |
| 80 | Brooke | 278 |
| 81 | Ana | 277 |
| 82 | Rosa | 272 |
| 82 | Yvonne | 272 |
| 84 | Karen | 268 |
| 85 | Kristy | 266 |
| 86 | Adriana | 264 |
| 87 | Leticia | 262 |
| 88 | Tara | 259 |
| 89 | Susan | 257 |
| 90 | Pamela | 256 |
| 91 | Natasha | 252 |
| 92 | Candice | 251 |
| 93 | Tina | 250 |
| 94 | Teresa | 245 |
| 95 | Tamara | 242 |
| 96 | Julia | 239 |
| 97 | Catherine | 237 |
| 98 | Jacqueline | 234 |
| 98 | Lindsay | 234 |
| 100 | Stacey | 233 |