Boys' name · since 1977
Tejas
Tejas has 1,473 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,473
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tejas currently ranks #2910 among boys' names in America, with 1,473 babies recorded since 1977.
Tejas has 1,473 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2910 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,910 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,473 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tejas ranks #3,998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,910 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,473 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,473
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tejas's 1,473 recorded births place it above 91.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tejas compares
1,473 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tejas's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tejas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,473 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tejas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tejas's full recorded timeline at 2002, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 77 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tejas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Tejas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (509 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Tejas's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tejas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 73
1980s
73 births
- 1990s 165
1990s
165 births
- 2000s
2000s
500 births
- 2010s
2010s
509 births
- 2020s
2020s
208 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 509 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tejas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tejas's total volume
Tejas by state
Where Tejas concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 322 | 21.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 55 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 41 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 10 | 0.7% |
322 of 1,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Tejas appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tejas's data
- Tejas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (509 total births) through the 2020s (208) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Tejass (322 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tejas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tejas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.