Texas · 1968
Top 100 names in Texas, 1968, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lisa | 2,149 |
| #2 | Kimberly | 1,679 |
| #3 | Maria | 1,533 |
| #4 | Melissa | 1,511 |
| #5 | Mary | 1,422 |
| #6 | Michelle | 1,392 |
| #7 | Laura | 1,295 |
| #8 | Cynthia | 1,223 |
| #9 | Tammy | 1,149 |
| #10 | Sandra | 1,100 |
| #11 | Patricia | 1,085 |
| #12 | Angela | 1,075 |
| #13 | Jennifer | 1,041 |
| #14 | Elizabeth | 1,027 |
| #15 | Karen | 897 |
| #16 | Stephanie | 874 |
| #17 | Amy | 798 |
| #18 | Rebecca | 755 |
| #19 | Susan | 722 |
| #20 | Pamela | 714 |
| #21 | Donna | 698 |
| #22 | Teresa | 681 |
| #23 | Tina | 677 |
| #24 | Julie | 673 |
| #25 | Rhonda | 663 |
| #26 | Kelly | 641 |
| #27 | Linda | 628 |
| #28 | Sharon | 589 |
| #29 | Tracy | 577 |
| #30 | Deborah | 569 |
| #31 | Lori | 561 |
| #32 | Diana | 558 |
| #33 | Debra | 546 |
| #34 | Brenda | 538 |
| #35 | Monica | 515 |
| #36 | Shannon | 514 |
| #37 | Norma | 486 |
| #38 | Cheryl | 485 |
| #39 | Yolanda | 473 |
| #40 | Veronica | 465 |
| #41 | Paula | 459 |
| #42 | Nancy | 450 |
| #43 | Sylvia | 445 |
| #44 | Christine | 427 |
| #45 | Carol | 421 |
| #46 | Wendy | 417 |
| #47 | Stacy | 410 |
| #48 | Barbara | 409 |
| #49 | Christina | 395 |
| #50 | Dana | 388 |
| #51 | Robin | 368 |
| #52 | Tonya | 360 |
| #53 | Andrea | 358 |
| #54 | Rachel | 354 |
| #55 | Sherry | 353 |
| #56 | Cindy | 350 |
| #57 | Leticia | 338 |
| #58 | Theresa | 334 |
| #59 | Anna | 333 |
| #60 | Rosa | 333 |
| #61 | Dawn | 332 |
| #62 | Gloria | 329 |
| #63 | Sheila | 328 |
| #64 | Leslie | 326 |
| #65 | Denise | 324 |
| #66 | Martha | 323 |
| #67 | Michele | 321 |
| #68 | Melinda | 314 |
| #69 | Gina | 311 |
| #70 | Regina | 303 |
| #71 | Carolyn | 303 |
| #72 | Stacey | 302 |
| #73 | Yvonne | 300 |
| #74 | Belinda | 295 |
| #75 | Terri | 282 |
| #76 | Jacqueline | 276 |
| #77 | Kristi | 276 |
| #78 | Kathy | 276 |
| #79 | Sonia | 271 |
| #80 | Shelly | 266 |
| #81 | Connie | 263 |
| #82 | Catherine | 249 |
| #83 | Kim | 249 |
| #84 | Melanie | 248 |
| #85 | Margaret | 247 |
| #86 | Katherine | 243 |
| #87 | Carla | 241 |
| #88 | Debbie | 241 |
| #89 | Alicia | 241 |
| #90 | Shelley | 227 |
| #91 | Sarah | 226 |
| #92 | Virginia | 225 |
| #93 | Deanna | 225 |
| #94 | Diane | 224 |
| #95 | Irma | 224 |
| #96 | Tammie | 224 |
| #97 | Juanita | 222 |
| #98 | Charlotte | 220 |
| #99 | Janet | 213 |
| #100 | Laurie | 212 |
Uniquely popular in Texas
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criselda | 43 | 5 | 0 |
| Sanjuanita | 55 | 6 | 0 |
| San | 40 | 4 | 0 |
| Sanjuana | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Herlinda | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Elda | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Esmeralda | 103 | 11 | 1 |
| Oralia | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| Nelda | 57 | 6 | 1 |
| Rosalinda | 135 | 14 | 1 |
| Araceli | 63 | 7 | 1 |
| Elma | 25 | 3 | 0 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.