Tex vs Texas

Side-by-side comparison of Tex and Texas - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tex

Boy name · Rank #4896

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Name B

Texas

Boy name · Rank #4920

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Metric Tex Texas
Current Rank #4896 #4920
Total Births (all years) 2,120 497
Peak Year 1940 2008
Peak Year Births 67 22
Peak Decade 1940s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Tex Texas
1890s 11 -
1900s 7 -
1910s 85 8
1920s 222 46
1930s 307 36
1940s 519 70
1950s 296 5
1960s 141 11
1970s 90 16
1980s 72 11
1990s 36 11
2000s 68 79
2010s 110 114
2020s 156 90

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tex Texas
2014 8 17
2015 13 8
2016 9 6
2017 15 16
2018 21 16
2019 8 11
2020 22 15
2021 20 16
2022 23 9
2023 38 11
2024 20 20
2025 33 19

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1890–2025.

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