State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 232,843 Texas births in 1955 across 2,333 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Texas more than they say America.

#43Ruben#199 nationally
#53Jesusoutside the national top 200
#58Irmaoutside the national top 200
#60Janieoutside the national top 200
#60Antoniooutside the national top 200
#61Rauloutside the national top 200
#29Rosa#168 nationally
#24Juan#161 nationally
#66Robertooutside the national top 200
#67Ricardooutside the national top 200
#35Yolanda#167 nationally
#70Guadalupeoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary3,723US #1
#2Linda2,709US #3
#3Debra2,667US #4
#4Deborah2,399US #2
#5Patricia2,202US #6
#6Maria1,959US #69
#7Cynthia1,905US #11
#8Susan1,638US #5
#9Brenda1,592US #18
#10Donna1,486US #10
#11Pamela1,481US #12
#12Karen1,456US #8
#13Sandra1,449US #13
#14Barbara1,407US #7
#15Sharon1,234US #16
#16Nancy1,124US #9
#17Rebecca1,041US #27
#18Elizabeth973US #21
#19Sylvia952US #107
#20Gloria935US #47
#21Carolyn899US #30
#22Carol891US #15
#23Kathy869US #22
#24Janet855US #20
#25Cheryl831US #19
#26Teresa825US #26
#27Martha820US #53
#28Diana804US #55
#29Rosa769US #168
#30Judy761US #32
#31Paula730US #39
#32Beverly688US #34
#33Vicki687US #52
#34Betty669US #36
#35Yolanda662US #167
#36Shirley650US #37
#37Connie649US #35
#38Janice646US #25
#39Sherry636US #56
#40Margaret611US #24
#41Virginia602US #66
#42Diane599US #14
#43Rose580US #54
#44Laura550US #41
#45Jo543US #58
#46Rhonda537US #71
#47Norma520US #137
#48Vickie520US #68
#49Wanda507US #61
#50Cathy499US #44
#51Marilyn499US #49
#52Juanita494US #145
#53Peggy490US #51
#54Joyce484US #29
#55Debbie483US #63
#56Lisa482US #48
#57Kathleen453US #17
#58Irma432
#59Theresa426US #38
#60Janie413
#61Alice400US #87
#62Glenda400US #128
#63Denise398US #23
#64Dorothy392US #64
#65Kathryn390US #59
#66Katherine388US #65
#67Catherine387US #28
#68Sheila357US #57
#69Anita353US #94
#70Guadalupe347
#71Helen342US #78
#72Terri336US #85
#73Rita333US #72
#74Anna326US #105
#75Frances322US #96
#76Irene320US #147
#77Terry320US #83
#78Charlotte299US #129
#79Belinda294US #170
#80Cindy287US #79
#81Ruth281US #70
#82Phyllis276US #74
#83Ann271US #43
#84Alicia270
#85Robin270US #33
#86Dora268
#87Doris268US #101
#88Marsha262US #106
#89Gwendolyn256US #122
#90Gail254US #42
#91Julia254US #131
#92Judith252US #31
#93Sarah247US #108
#94Bonnie245US #45
#95Carla245US #135
#96Olga241
#97Suzanne238US #86
#98Leticia237
#99Julie236US #67
#100Sally236US #95

Boys

#1David4,635US #2
#2James4,228US #3
#3Robert4,033US #4
#4Michael3,857US #1
#5John3,506US #5
#6William2,456US #6
#7Richard2,448US #7
#8Charles2,190US #11
#9Gary1,968US #12
#10Larry1,790US #19
#11Mark1,775US #9
#12Kenneth1,539US #15
#13Joe1,470US #68
#14Thomas1,461US #8
#15Donald1,418US #14
#16Jose1,406US #104
#17Steven1,389US #10
#18Ronald1,242US #18
#19Jerry1,192US #33
#20Daniel1,182US #17
#21Paul1,116US #16
#22George1,101US #26
#23Stephen1,067US #21
#24Juan1,062US #161
#25Billy1,001US #69
#26Terry981US #28
#27Johnny972US #55
#28Randy924US #30
#29Edward828US #25
#30Joseph813US #13
#31Ricky802US #46
#32Dennis760US #23
#33Danny739US #45
#34Jimmy738US #78
#35Roy723US #58
#36Bobby712US #75
#37Timothy686US #22
#38Gregory658US #24
#39Raymond598US #36
#40Frank597US #34
#41Douglas590US #29
#42Jesse580US #122
#43Ruben516US #199
#44Manuel514US #170
#45Carlos508US #166
#46Tommy503US #108
#47Anthony499US #31
#48Roger486US #37
#49Carl484US #47
#50Ronnie481US #80
#51Henry469US #61
#52Bruce464US #32
#53Jesus457
#54Willie436US #54
#55Arthur419US #56
#56Patrick416US #41
#57Jack414US #60
#58Jeffrey409US #20
#59Albert408US #76
#60Antonio406
#61Raul400
#62Randall383US #53
#63Gerald375US #48
#64Walter375US #51
#65Samuel373US #71
#66Roberto368
#67Ricardo366
#68Ray362US #113
#69Harold361US #63
#70Rodney356US #65
#71Oscar354
#72Keith352US #39
#73Ernest344US #90
#74Rickey344US #114
#75Curtis342US #79
#76Victor342US #101
#77Steve341US #72
#78Alan337US #43
#79Eddie337US #92
#80Glenn337US #59
#81Russell334US #57
#82Kevin332US #27
#83Tony332US #93
#84Armando330
#85Phillip329US #74
#86Stanley328US #64
#87Gilbert326US #154
#88Hector325
#89Francisco324
#90Lawrence323US #42
#91Mario317
#92Ralph308US #67
#93Darrell305US #91
#94Luis300
#95Wayne295US #44
#96Don292US #125
#97Louis289US #82
#98Micheal286US #87
#99Scott277US #38
#100Martin275US #77

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑25Debbie#55
↑19Jeffrey#58
↑16Ernest#73
↑15Lisa#56
↑14Steve#77
↑14Russell#81
↑14Tony#83
↑13Cathy#50

Falling

↓21Mario#91
↓20Marsha#88
↓20Luis#94
↓18Francisco#89
↓18Louis#97
↓16Rita#73
↓16Judith#92
↓16Don#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.