Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1985
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 4,034 |
| 2 | Jessica | 3,774 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 3,389 |
| 4 | Amanda | 3,113 |
| 5 | Stephanie | 1,980 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,720 |
| 7 | Crystal | 1,684 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 1,674 |
| 9 | Melissa | 1,473 |
| 10 | Christina | 1,408 |
| 11 | Heather | 1,400 |
| 12 | Amber | 1,385 |
| 13 | Laura | 1,369 |
| 14 | Lauren | 1,367 |
| 15 | Brittany | 1,255 |
| 16 | Megan | 1,252 |
| 17 | Rachel | 1,214 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 1,147 |
| 19 | Vanessa | 1,129 |
| 20 | Amy | 1,100 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 1,097 |
| 22 | Maria | 1,038 |
| 23 | Erica | 981 |
| 24 | Michelle | 975 |
| 25 | Nicole | 938 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Rebecca | 925 |
| 27 | Samantha | 875 |
| 28 | Mary | 804 |
| 29 | Monica | 796 |
| 30 | Emily | 769 |
| 31 | Angela | 764 |
| 32 | Krystal | 762 |
| 32 | Veronica | 762 |
| 34 | Andrea | 745 |
| 35 | Courtney | 703 |
| 36 | Jamie | 702 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 693 |
| 38 | Danielle | 688 |
| 39 | Sara | 671 |
| 40 | April | 654 |
| 41 | Erin | 631 |
| 42 | Katherine | 629 |
| 43 | Valerie | 616 |
| 44 | Lisa | 613 |
| 45 | Cynthia | 609 |
| 46 | Kristen | 575 |
| 47 | Natalie | 570 |
| 48 | Victoria | 569 |
| 49 | Kelly | 558 |
| 50 | Brenda | 546 |
| 51 | Anna | 461 |
| 52 | Patricia | 457 |
| 53 | Leslie | 452 |
| 54 | Priscilla | 449 |
| 55 | Alicia | 445 |
| 56 | Allison | 443 |
| 57 | Diana | 439 |
| 58 | Brandi | 436 |
| 59 | Julie | 432 |
| 60 | Lindsay | 429 |
| 61 | Jacqueline | 428 |
| 62 | Kristin | 421 |
| 63 | Erika | 412 |
| 64 | Kathryn | 411 |
| 65 | Shannon | 409 |
| 66 | Kristina | 403 |
| 67 | Christine | 402 |
| 68 | Whitney | 397 |
| 69 | Nancy | 396 |
| 70 | Holly | 385 |
| 71 | Katie | 383 |
| 72 | Claudia | 372 |
| 73 | Tara | 369 |
| 74 | Sandra | 364 |
| 75 | Chelsea | 351 |
| 76 | Cassandra | 336 |
| 77 | Ana | 330 |
| 77 | Brandy | 330 |
| 79 | Misty | 322 |
| 80 | Catherine | 318 |
| 81 | Brittney | 317 |
| 82 | Denise | 304 |
| 83 | Candice | 295 |
| 84 | Jenna | 292 |
| 84 | Stacy | 292 |
| 86 | Joanna | 289 |
| 87 | Mayra | 279 |
| 88 | Meagan | 276 |
| 89 | Melanie | 270 |
| 90 | Angelica | 268 |
| 91 | Cristina | 261 |
| 91 | Krystle | 261 |
| 93 | Adriana | 251 |
| 94 | Candace | 246 |
| 95 | Felicia | 245 |
| 96 | Desiree | 241 |
| 97 | Lacey | 239 |
| 98 | Linda | 230 |
| 99 | Leah | 229 |
| 100 | Morgan | 226 |
| 100 | Natasha | 226 |