Texas · 1972

Top 100 names in Texas, 1972, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	2,801
#2	Melissa	1,663
#3	Kimberly	1,564
#4	Lisa	1,510
#5	Michelle	1,503
#6	Maria	1,495
#7	Amy	1,446
#8	Angela	1,350
#9	Stephanie	1,185
#10	Laura	1,130
#11	Cynthia	1,128
#12	Elizabeth	975
#13	Mary	968
#14	Patricia	931
#15	Rebecca	926
#16	Monica	887
#17	Sandra	884
#18	Veronica	878
#19	Tammy	836
#20	Julie	709
#21	Christina	675
#22	Shannon	641
#23	Heather	607
#24	Rachel	581
#25	Tina	541
#26	Stacy	516
#27	Tracy	512
#28	Teresa	506
#29	Nicole	497
#30	Susan	490
#31	Lori	489
#32	Karen	471
#33	Linda	460
#34	Andrea	456
#35	Jessica	445
#36	Diana	442
#37	Wendy	441
#38	Brenda	437
#39	Donna	421
#40	Kelly	417
#41	Pamela	409
#42	Tonya	405
#43	Melanie	384
#44	Denise	381
#45	Norma	378
#46	Rhonda	377
#47	Yolanda	377
#48	Claudia	377
#49	Christy	375
#50	Dawn	372
#51	Nancy	369
#52	Tiffany	364
#53	Christine	363
#54	Sylvia	355
#55	Sharon	354
#56	Anna	351
#57	Deborah	347
#58	Misty	344
#59	Leticia	337
#60	April	333
#61	Kristi	332
#62	Dana	327
#63	Stacey	321
#64	Debra	321
#65	Yvonne	314
#66	Rosa	312
#67	Carrie	300
#68	Amanda	296
#69	Leslie	291
#70	Barbara	287
#71	Tanya	287
#72	Martha	284
#73	Robin	284
#74	Belinda	282
#75	Melinda	279
#76	Sonia	276
#77	Alicia	276
#78	Sarah	270
#79	Shelly	269
#80	Katherine	267
#81	Cheryl	267
#82	Crystal	266
#83	Paula	266
#84	Sherry	258
#85	Tara	257
#86	Ana	256
#87	Holly	256
#88	Cindy	255
#89	Gloria	252
#90	Brandi	249
#91	Michele	248
#92	Catherine	242
#93	Brandy	238
#94	Sheila	229
#95	Carla	225
#96	Regina	224
#97	Erica	214
#98	Yvette	209
#99	Theresa	208
#100	Victoria	208

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
Sanjuana	23	2	0
Criselda	44	5	0
Sanjuanita	70	7	1
Esmeralda	152	16	2
Noelia	23	2	0
Nelda	36	4	0
Delma	23	2	0
Oralia	20	2	0
Rosalinda	121	13	2
Elida	24	2	0
Irma	196	20	3
Manuela	24	2	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.