Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1981
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 4,245 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,911 |
| 3 | Amanda | 2,736 |
| 4 | Melissa | 1,952 |
| 5 | Stephanie | 1,812 |
| 6 | Crystal | 1,691 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,557 |
| 8 | Sarah | 1,522 |
| 9 | Amy | 1,443 |
| 10 | Maria | 1,373 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 1,301 |
| 12 | Amber | 1,258 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 1,241 |
| 14 | Laura | 1,223 |
| 15 | Michelle | 1,206 |
| 16 | Angela | 1,141 |
| 17 | Christina | 1,127 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 1,095 |
| 19 | April | 1,019 |
| 20 | Monica | 985 |
| 21 | Heather | 957 |
| 22 | Lisa | 934 |
| 23 | Erica | 926 |
| 23 | Veronica | 926 |
| 25 | Rachel | 919 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ashley | 860 |
| 27 | Mary | 821 |
| 28 | Cynthia | 817 |
| 29 | Andrea | 762 |
| 30 | Vanessa | 714 |
| 31 | Nicole | 702 |
| 32 | Brandy | 674 |
| 33 | Erin | 658 |
| 34 | Sara | 617 |
| 35 | Brandi | 612 |
| 36 | Misty | 611 |
| 37 | Lauren | 610 |
| 38 | Jamie | 604 |
| 39 | Emily | 583 |
| 40 | Patricia | 572 |
| 41 | Courtney | 567 |
| 41 | Kristin | 567 |
| 43 | Julie | 540 |
| 44 | Sandra | 532 |
| 45 | Kelly | 530 |
| 46 | Leslie | 521 |
| 47 | Shannon | 502 |
| 48 | Katherine | 497 |
| 49 | Diana | 494 |
| 50 | Kristen | 492 |
| 51 | Brenda | 469 |
| 52 | Erika | 458 |
| 53 | Valerie | 457 |
| 54 | Claudia | 449 |
| 55 | Alicia | 430 |
| 56 | Samantha | 420 |
| 57 | Anna | 411 |
| 57 | Lindsey | 411 |
| 59 | Natalie | 390 |
| 60 | Nancy | 387 |
| 61 | Lindsay | 381 |
| 62 | Candice | 369 |
| 63 | Megan | 351 |
| 64 | Melanie | 345 |
| 65 | Victoria | 341 |
| 66 | Priscilla | 336 |
| 67 | Linda | 334 |
| 68 | Danielle | 330 |
| 68 | Lori | 330 |
| 70 | Wendy | 329 |
| 71 | Christine | 328 |
| 72 | Stacy | 326 |
| 73 | Allison | 323 |
| 74 | Brooke | 319 |
| 75 | Pamela | 317 |
| 76 | Kathryn | 314 |
| 77 | Holly | 311 |
| 78 | Jacqueline | 305 |
| 79 | Teresa | 304 |
| 80 | Denise | 301 |
| 80 | Tara | 301 |
| 82 | Angelica | 299 |
| 83 | Latoya | 298 |
| 84 | Ana | 292 |
| 85 | Natasha | 284 |
| 86 | Krystal | 274 |
| 86 | Tanya | 274 |
| 88 | Catherine | 269 |
| 89 | Karen | 264 |
| 90 | Susan | 261 |
| 91 | Melinda | 259 |
| 92 | Rosa | 258 |
| 93 | Christy | 257 |
| 94 | Julia | 255 |
| 94 | Leticia | 255 |
| 96 | Kristi | 251 |
| 97 | Leah | 250 |
| 98 | Candace | 245 |
| 99 | Carrie | 242 |
| 99 | Kristina | 242 |