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 #4878

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Name B

Texas

Boy name · Rank #4901

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Metric Tex Texas
Current Rank #4878 #4901
Total Births (all years) 2,087 477
Peak Year 1940 2008
Peak Year Births 67 22
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Tex Texas
1890ss 11 —
1900ss 7 —
1910ss 85 8
1920ss 222 46
1930ss 307 36
1940ss 519 70
1950ss 296 5
1960ss 141 11
1970ss 90 16
1980ss 72 11
1990ss 36 11
2000ss 68 79
2010ss 110 114
2020ss 123 70

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 14
2021 20 16
2022 23 9
2023 38 11
2024 20 20

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, 1890–2024.

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