Masculine dossier · first seen 1890
Tex
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1940
Peak births
67
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Tex
How many people are named Tex?
An estimated 997 living Americans are named Tex.
How rare is Tex?
Tex is very rare among babies today, with 33 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 50.7% from its 1940 peak.
How old is the typical Tex?
The median age of a living American named Tex is approximately 55 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 74 years old.
Is Tex still popular?
Yes — Tex is currently rising in popularity, with 33 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.4× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Tex most common?
Tex has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 6.8× more often than the national baseline.
1890Peak 19402025
Peak year
1940
Decline from peak
50.7%
2025
33
All-time
2,120
Where it lives now
Tex is most concentrated in Texas — about 2.7× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Tex is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.