State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 240,325 Texas births in 1957 across 2,392 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#45Ruben#197 nationally
#49Irmaoutside the national top 200
#32Rosa#181 nationally
#61Jesusoutside the national top 200
#63Oscaroutside the national top 200
#29Juan#165 nationally
#67Ricardooutside the national top 200
#71Rauloutside the national top 200
#56Manuel#185 nationally
#72Antoniooutside the national top 200
#40Yolanda#165 nationally
#81Janieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary3,621US #1
#2Cynthia2,517US #7
#3Linda2,327US #3
#4Debra2,105US #4
#5Maria1,956US #71
#6Karen1,814US #5
#7Patricia1,809US #8
#8Deborah1,797US #6
#9Brenda1,650US #13
#10Susan1,608US #2
#11Donna1,399US #10
#12Sharon1,328US #14
#13Pamela1,310US #12
#14Sandra1,310US #15
#15Barbara1,225US #9
#16Kathy1,184US #20
#17Nancy1,051US #11
#18Elizabeth1,042US #22
#19Cindy1,039US #19
#20Sylvia1,039US #109
#21Diana1,025US #43
#22Cheryl977US #16
#23Teresa952US #24
#24Debbie925US #27
#25Rebecca901US #34
#26Carol894US #18
#27Carolyn888US #33
#28Lisa868US #26
#29Gloria851US #66
#30Martha797US #63
#31Janet761US #23
#32Rosa715US #181
#33Laura702US #31
#34Judy669US #38
#35Diane657US #17
#36Vicki654US #51
#37Rhonda644US #52
#38Janice636US #32
#39Paula636US #49
#40Yolanda611US #165
#41Sherry604US #55
#42Betty603US #50
#43Beverly587US #48
#44Shirley584US #46
#45Margaret579US #29
#46Rose557US #69
#47Norma551US #141
#48Connie544US #47
#49Irma531
#50Cathy521US #39
#51Vickie521US #70
#52Virginia498US #75
#53Julie476US #28
#54Theresa461US #36
#55Terri460US #68
#56Peggy456US #62
#57Denise447US #25
#58Joyce442US #40
#59Wanda440US #59
#60Jo416US #83
#61Kim412US #35
#62Kathleen400US #21
#63Terry400US #92
#64Anita391US #81
#65Catherine386US #37
#66Alice378US #106
#67Kimberly378US #42
#68Juanita377US #156
#69Glenda373US #134
#70Belinda367US #164
#71Rita364US #78
#72Kathryn352US #65
#73Sheila340US #58
#74Becky339US #127
#75Katherine332US #72
#76Anna325US #105
#77Marilyn324US #82
#78Tina324US #80
#79Robin322US #30
#80Dorothy320US #74
#81Janie319
#82Charlotte318US #133
#83Leticia316
#84Helen311US #95
#85Frances303US #113
#86Leslie288US #77
#87Carla287US #128
#88Phyllis281US #90
#89Guadalupe277
#90Sheryl277US #112
#91Angela266US #89
#92Melinda263US #146
#93Dora262
#94Carmen256US #172
#95Darlene255US #57
#96Irene254US #169
#97Tammy254US #107
#98Rachel248US #194
#99Doris246US #119
#100Julia245US #122

Boys

#1David4,502US #3
#2James4,243US #2
#3Robert3,999US #4
#4Michael3,985US #1
#5John3,378US #5
#6Richard2,539US #8
#7William2,374US #6
#8Mark2,228US #7
#9Charles2,045US #11
#10Gary1,717US #13
#11Larry1,666US #22
#12Kenneth1,631US #14
#13Joe1,458US #57
#14Thomas1,431US #9
#15Donald1,397US #15
#16Jose1,352US #109
#17Steven1,293US #10
#18Ronald1,239US #17
#19Paul1,178US #18
#20Jerry1,152US #35
#21Daniel1,097US #16
#22Terry1,021US #33
#23Billy1,007US #64
#24Randy1,007US #31
#25Stephen1,006US #24
#26George993US #29
#27Ricky988US #40
#28Johnny954US #61
#29Juan948US #165
#30Jimmy897US #77
#31Timothy834US #19
#32Gregory788US #23
#33Edward779US #25
#34Bobby777US #78
#35Joseph772US #12
#36Danny709US #45
#37Dennis674US #28
#38Roy664US #65
#39Douglas623US #30
#40Frank614US #38
#41Anthony594US #27
#42Ronnie588US #73
#43Jesse557US #133
#44Raymond557US #39
#45Ruben556US #197
#46Mike555US #53
#47Tommy532US #102
#48Kevin527US #20
#49Steve523US #44
#50Bruce504US #34
#51Keith497US #36
#52Carl486US #49
#53Jeffrey484US #21
#54Roger483US #42
#55Carlos465US #173
#56Manuel461US #185
#57Henry460US #75
#58Victor451US #98
#59Tony439US #71
#60Scott435US #32
#61Jesus428
#62Russell422US #54
#63Oscar415
#64Albert413US #84
#65Willie411US #63
#66Eddie409US #95
#67Ricardo402
#68Darrell399US #90
#69Randall399US #59
#70Rickey395US #108
#71Raul394
#72Antonio388
#73Jack380US #67
#74Ray380US #111
#75Walter379US #58
#76Brian370US #26
#77Curtis370US #80
#78Rodney369US #70
#79Arthur368US #66
#80Patrick363US #41
#81Roberto360
#82Samuel359US #82
#83Gerald342US #51
#84Gilbert342US #163
#85Phillip337US #79
#86Harold331US #74
#87Mario326
#88Armando321
#89Ernest320US #101
#90Lawrence318US #46
#91Alan314US #48
#92Glenn313US #62
#93Luis313
#94Louis301US #86
#95Hector298
#96Martin290US #69
#97Don287US #117
#98Joel286US #104
#99Micheal283US #85
#100Andrew282US #56

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑51Mike#46
↑32Cindy#19
↑25Scott#60
↑22Julie#53
↑21Oscar#63
↑20Kimberly#67
↑19Steve#49
↑19Brian#76

Falling

↓23Irene#96
↓21Samuel#82
↓20Marilyn#77
↓14Arthur#79
↓13Louis#94
↓11Doris#99
↓11Ray#74
↓11Gerald#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.