Recorded 1886–1927 Girls' name Peak 1927 57 births

Texana — girls' name

57 babies named Texana in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111900s61910s321920s8
1910s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Texana was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

8 babies were named Texana in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Texana

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Texana between 1886 and 1927, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Texana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Texana performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Texana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Texana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Texana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Texana at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

57

Since 1886

42 years of records

Peak year

1927

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1886

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1927

Texana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1886

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1927)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
456789 192719191918191419121910190018871886 6

Texana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
32 births that decade — 56% of Texana's all-time total
1880s111900s61910s321920s8

Texana by state

Where Texana concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Texana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 19.3%
Texas share of Texana's total US births 19.3%

11 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Texana?
57 babies have been named Texana since 1886. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year was 1927 with 8 births.
When was Texana most popular?
Texana was most popular in the 1910s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Texana most popular?
The top states for the name Texana are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Texana been used?
Texana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 42 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Texana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Texie, Texanna, Texas, Tex. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1886–1927 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.