Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1986
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 4,112 |
| 2 | Ashley | 4,111 |
| 3 | Amanda | 3,251 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 2,920 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,937 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 1,830 |
| 7 | Crystal | 1,765 |
| 8 | Brittany | 1,571 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,460 |
| 10 | Amber | 1,443 |
| 11 | Heather | 1,405 |
| 12 | Lauren | 1,404 |
| 13 | Melissa | 1,366 |
| 14 | Laura | 1,294 |
| 15 | Christina | 1,189 |
| 16 | Megan | 1,137 |
| 17 | Rachel | 1,125 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 1,123 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 1,067 |
| 20 | Amy | 1,049 |
| 21 | Erica | 1,041 |
| 22 | Maria | 1,025 |
| 23 | Samantha | 1,019 |
| 24 | Vanessa | 1,007 |
| 25 | Michelle | 947 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Nicole | 867 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 831 |
| 28 | Whitney | 804 |
| 29 | Emily | 779 |
| 30 | Courtney | 765 |
| 31 | Monica | 756 |
| 32 | Sara | 730 |
| 33 | Mary | 728 |
| 34 | Katherine | 717 |
| 35 | Angela | 712 |
| 36 | Lindsey | 706 |
| 37 | Danielle | 703 |
| 38 | Veronica | 649 |
| 39 | Victoria | 645 |
| 40 | Andrea | 633 |
| 41 | Valerie | 631 |
| 42 | Krystal | 620 |
| 43 | April | 574 |
| 44 | Jamie | 566 |
| 45 | Natalie | 563 |
| 46 | Erin | 562 |
| 47 | Cynthia | 528 |
| 47 | Lisa | 528 |
| 49 | Kristen | 511 |
| 50 | Brenda | 492 |
| 51 | Kelly | 480 |
| 52 | Erika | 479 |
| 53 | Alicia | 467 |
| 54 | Anna | 454 |
| 55 | Patricia | 453 |
| 56 | Allison | 445 |
| 57 | Diana | 440 |
| 58 | Leslie | 403 |
| 59 | Kathryn | 401 |
| 59 | Priscilla | 401 |
| 61 | Brittney | 396 |
| 62 | Lindsay | 395 |
| 63 | Katie | 385 |
| 64 | Sandra | 381 |
| 65 | Mayra | 378 |
| 66 | Kristin | 375 |
| 67 | Christine | 369 |
| 67 | Shannon | 369 |
| 69 | Julie | 362 |
| 70 | Brandi | 361 |
| 71 | Ana | 359 |
| 72 | Chelsea | 357 |
| 72 | Jacqueline | 357 |
| 74 | Angelica | 353 |
| 75 | Nancy | 345 |
| 76 | Meagan | 339 |
| 77 | Kristina | 334 |
| 78 | Claudia | 330 |
| 79 | Holly | 323 |
| 80 | Kayla | 319 |
| 81 | Cassandra | 310 |
| 82 | Catherine | 305 |
| 83 | Casey | 292 |
| 84 | Tara | 290 |
| 85 | Brandy | 279 |
| 86 | Jordan | 272 |
| 87 | Felicia | 270 |
| 88 | Mallory | 261 |
| 89 | Misty | 259 |
| 90 | Cristina | 257 |
| 91 | Adriana | 256 |
| 92 | Stacy | 254 |
| 93 | Denise | 252 |
| 94 | Alexandra | 246 |
| 95 | Jenna | 245 |
| 96 | Joanna | 244 |
| 97 | Linda | 241 |
| 98 | Candice | 239 |
| 99 | Leah | 238 |
| 100 | Candace | 232 |