Boys' name · since 1890

Tex

2,120 babies named Tex in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,184 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,459 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,120
born since 1890
1940s
peak decade

Tex currently ranks #3459 among boys' names in America, with 2,120 babies recorded since 1890.

Tex has 2,120 recorded births among boys since 1890, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3459 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.

  • #3,184 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,459 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,120 born since 1890
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tex ranks #3,184 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,459 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,120 born since 1890, peaking in the 1940s.

#3,184 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,459 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,120
born since 1890
1940s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.1%
Tex vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tex's 2,120 recorded births place it above 92.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Tex compares

2,120 Top 21% higher than 79% 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

Tex's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tex Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,120 369 358,536
Peak-year births 67 34 22,252

Tex's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tex splits its recorded history at 1965: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1940 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tex popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1940)
67
Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
020406080 189019231937195119651979199520122025 33

Tex popularity over time - girls

11 total births recorded since 1918 (Tex as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 19181933 6

Tex by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (519 births, 24% of the file).

1940s was Tex's strongest decade.

519 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Tex births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 519 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Tex 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 Tex's total volume

Tex vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -60, 3.3%-113, 4.6%-64, 2.7%-72, 6.6%-51, 3.8%-101, 2.7%-68, 4.1%-96, 5%-34, 5.4%-146, 2%-111, 2.6%-48, 11.5%-67, 5.7%-105, 4.2%-22, 26.2%Tex-136, 3.2%Tex
Tex vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Tex by state

Where Tex concentrates geographically, total births since 1890

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tex
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
354 16.7%
#2 North Carolina
44 2.1%
#3 West Virginia
39 1.8%
#4 Kentucky
19 0.9%
#5 Oklahoma
16 0.8%
#6 Virginia
16 0.8%
#7 Georgia
6 0.3%
#8 Alabama
5 0.2%
Texas share of Tex's total US births 16.7%
Even split

354 of 2,120 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Tex appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tex? ▼
Tex has been given to 2,120 babies in the U.S. since 1890, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,184 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,459 of 13,930. 67 babies were born in 1940, its single highest year.
Where does Tex sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tex ranks #3,184 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,459 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tex most popular? ▼
Tex was most popular in the 1940s decade with 519 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Tex most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Tex are Texas (354 births), North Carolina (44 births), West Virginia (39 births).
How long has the name Tex been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Tex since 1890 -- 136 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Tex? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Texas. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Tex's data

  • Tex's decade-level peak was the 1940s (519 total births); usage has since declined to 156 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Texs (354 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tex

Nearby Names Like Tex

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tex

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tex: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1890–2025 (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 Tex 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.