Most popular girls’ names in Texas, 1996
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,133 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,917 |
| 3 | Emily | 1,772 |
| 4 | Samantha | 1,535 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,533 |
| 6 | Alexis | 1,516 |
| 7 | Victoria | 1,419 |
| 8 | Taylor | 1,337 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 1,335 |
| 10 | Hannah | 1,266 |
| 11 | Jennifer | 1,258 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 1,253 |
| 13 | Madison | 1,180 |
| 14 | Brittany | 1,148 |
| 15 | Lauren | 1,102 |
| 16 | Maria | 1,094 |
| 17 | Amanda | 1,063 |
| 18 | Alyssa | 998 |
| 19 | Brianna | 969 |
| 20 | Kayla | 950 |
| 21 | Rachel | 949 |
| 22 | Jasmine | 946 |
| 23 | Megan | 940 |
| 24 | Vanessa | 839 |
| 25 | Amber | 826 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kimberly | 821 |
| 27 | Shelby | 803 |
| 28 | Alexandra | 771 |
| 29 | Haley | 768 |
| 30 | Courtney | 758 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 742 |
| 32 | Abigail | 734 |
| 33 | Morgan | 706 |
| 34 | Andrea | 658 |
| 35 | Katherine | 652 |
| 36 | Destiny | 639 |
| 37 | Melissa | 632 |
| 38 | Michelle | 624 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 594 |
| 40 | Savannah | 593 |
| 41 | Natalie | 585 |
| 42 | Marissa | 562 |
| 43 | Danielle | 561 |
| 43 | Laura | 561 |
| 45 | Sabrina | 557 |
| 46 | Jordan | 528 |
| 47 | Kelsey | 514 |
| 48 | Karina | 511 |
| 49 | Crystal | 508 |
| 49 | Leslie | 508 |
| 51 | Briana | 505 |
| 52 | Anna | 503 |
| 53 | Monica | 500 |
| 54 | Allison | 495 |
| 55 | Sydney | 491 |
| 56 | Chelsea | 479 |
| 56 | Nicole | 479 |
| 58 | Angelica | 476 |
| 59 | Sara | 473 |
| 60 | Ana | 467 |
| 61 | Mariah | 465 |
| 62 | Mary | 463 |
| 62 | Miranda | 463 |
| 64 | Cynthia | 462 |
| 65 | Alejandra | 446 |
| 66 | Kaitlyn | 444 |
| 66 | Tiffany | 444 |
| 68 | Brooke | 442 |
| 69 | Alexandria | 433 |
| 70 | Christina | 429 |
| 71 | Diana | 427 |
| 72 | Daisy | 414 |
| 73 | Amy | 411 |
| 74 | Gabrielle | 410 |
| 75 | Brenda | 409 |
| 75 | Gabriela | 409 |
| 77 | Erica | 399 |
| 78 | Erin | 396 |
| 79 | Bailey | 395 |
| 79 | Bianca | 395 |
| 81 | Alondra | 387 |
| 81 | Cassandra | 387 |
| 83 | Olivia | 385 |
| 84 | Cheyenne | 384 |
| 85 | Valerie | 383 |
| 86 | Kristen | 378 |
| 87 | Julia | 369 |
| 87 | Selena | 369 |
| 89 | Sierra | 362 |
| 90 | Karla | 360 |
| 91 | Veronica | 354 |
| 92 | Breanna | 353 |
| 93 | Erika | 344 |
| 94 | Heather | 342 |
| 95 | Desiree | 339 |
| 96 | Caroline | 337 |
| 97 | Karen | 336 |
| 98 | Adriana | 334 |
| 99 | Angela | 333 |
| 100 | Madeline | 324 |