Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1988
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 3,679 |
| 2 | Ashley | 3,573 |
| 3 | Amanda | 2,900 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 2,158 |
| 5 | Sarah | 2,064 |
| 6 | Brittany | 1,841 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,758 |
| 8 | Lauren | 1,708 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,488 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 1,388 |
| 11 | Amber | 1,380 |
| 12 | Samantha | 1,326 |
| 13 | Crystal | 1,300 |
| 14 | Megan | 1,207 |
| 15 | Heather | 1,201 |
| 16 | Melissa | 1,158 |
| 17 | Rachel | 1,088 |
| 18 | Courtney | 1,033 |
| 19 | Vanessa | 1,022 |
| 20 | Christina | 1,001 |
| 21 | Laura | 995 |
| 22 | Erica | 891 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 888 |
| 24 | Michelle | 872 |
| 25 | Victoria | 826 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Emily | 824 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 820 |
| 28 | Amy | 814 |
| 29 | Maria | 789 |
| 30 | Kayla | 781 |
| 31 | Nicole | 748 |
| 32 | Katherine | 747 |
| 33 | Chelsea | 701 |
| 34 | Danielle | 685 |
| 35 | Mary | 659 |
| 36 | Monica | 652 |
| 36 | Whitney | 652 |
| 38 | Kristen | 649 |
| 39 | Angela | 633 |
| 40 | Andrea | 627 |
| 41 | Sara | 614 |
| 42 | Veronica | 606 |
| 43 | Brittney | 565 |
| 44 | Lindsey | 549 |
| 45 | April | 548 |
| 46 | Krystal | 531 |
| 47 | Alyssa | 522 |
| 48 | Cynthia | 511 |
| 49 | Anna | 485 |
| 50 | Lisa | 483 |
| 51 | Natalie | 482 |
| 52 | Erin | 465 |
| 53 | Jamie | 464 |
| 54 | Brenda | 462 |
| 55 | Jasmine | 451 |
| 56 | Valerie | 442 |
| 57 | Kelly | 440 |
| 58 | Priscilla | 437 |
| 59 | Alexandra | 435 |
| 59 | Cassandra | 435 |
| 61 | Jacqueline | 428 |
| 62 | Diana | 425 |
| 63 | Allison | 423 |
| 64 | Kathryn | 412 |
| 65 | Alicia | 398 |
| 66 | Bianca | 392 |
| 67 | Kristin | 388 |
| 68 | Christine | 387 |
| 69 | Katie | 384 |
| 70 | Hannah | 367 |
| 71 | Leslie | 364 |
| 72 | Angelica | 363 |
| 72 | Erika | 363 |
| 74 | Caitlin | 349 |
| 75 | Nancy | 347 |
| 75 | Patricia | 347 |
| 77 | Kristina | 344 |
| 78 | Mayra | 342 |
| 79 | Shannon | 340 |
| 80 | Taylor | 338 |
| 81 | Meagan | 334 |
| 82 | Ana | 330 |
| 82 | Catherine | 330 |
| 84 | Morgan | 325 |
| 85 | Julie | 322 |
| 86 | Kelsey | 320 |
| 87 | Sandra | 312 |
| 88 | Brandi | 300 |
| 89 | Lindsay | 285 |
| 90 | Claudia | 282 |
| 91 | Adriana | 279 |
| 92 | Holly | 277 |
| 93 | Kendra | 268 |
| 94 | Jordan | 259 |
| 95 | Tara | 250 |
| 96 | Denise | 244 |
| 97 | Joanna | 242 |
| 98 | Marissa | 240 |
| 99 | Cindy | 233 |
| 100 | Desiree | 228 |
| 100 | Linda | 228 |