Texas vs Tex

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

Name A

Texas

Boy name · Rank #4901

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Name B

Tex

Boy name · Rank #4878

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Texas Tex
2014 17 8
2015 8 13
2016 6 9
2017 16 15
2018 16 21
2019 11 8
2020 14 22
2021 16 20
2022 9 23
2023 11 38
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, 1918–2024.

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