Unisex name · since 1918
Texas
Texas has 497 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 497
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Texas is the #5068 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 497 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Texas recorded 497 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #5068 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #7,924 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,068 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 497 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Texas ranks #7,924 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,068 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 497 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,924 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 497
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Texas's 497 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Texas compares
497 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Texas's all-time total is 35% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Texas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 497 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Texas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Texas splits its recorded history at 1975: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Texas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Texas popularity over time - girls
235 total births recorded since 1880 (Texas as girls' name)
Texas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Texas's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Texas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 8
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
70 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (23% of all-time use).
Texas by state
Where Texas concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 162 | 32.6% |
162 of 497 births nationwide.
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What to do with Texas's data
- Texas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Texass (162 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Texas
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Texas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Texas 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.