State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 234,851 Texas births in 1958 across 2,372 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#45Rubenoutside the national top 200
#38Rosa#189 nationally
#55Ricardooutside the national top 200
#56Irmaoutside the national top 200
#63Jesusoutside the national top 200
#25Juan#162 nationally
#68Rauloutside the national top 200
#75Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#75Robertooutside the national top 200
#76Oscaroutside the national top 200
#43Yolanda#166 nationally
#57Manuel#178 nationally

Girls

#1Mary3,263US #1
#2Cynthia2,128US #8
#3Linda2,123US #3
#4Maria1,939US #65
#5Patricia1,921US #5
#6Debra1,845US #6
#7Karen1,609US #4
#8Susan1,551US #2
#9Deborah1,507US #7
#10Donna1,436US #10
#11Brenda1,401US #16
#12Sandra1,401US #15
#13Sharon1,228US #17
#14Kathy1,203US #14
#15Pamela1,171US #11
#16Barbara1,137US #9
#17Elizabeth1,134US #22
#18Lisa1,104US #19
#19Sylvia1,058US #114
#20Cheryl1,049US #13
#21Diana1,044US #45
#22Debbie982US #24
#23Teresa899US #26
#24Nancy887US #12
#25Rebecca836US #41
#26Carol811US #20
#27Cindy805US #25
#28Carolyn784US #37
#29Gloria784US #77
#30Laura762US #29
#31Janet719US #28
#32Martha704US #69
#33Rhonda690US #48
#34Julie666US #23
#35Judy664US #36
#36Diane655US #18
#37Peggy620US #42
#38Rosa620US #189
#39Norma611US #149
#40Tammy605US #44
#41Cathy594US #34
#42Janice591US #35
#43Yolanda575US #166
#44Beverly562US #55
#45Paula549US #53
#46Connie532US #50
#47Terri528US #51
#48Vicki525US #57
#49Sherry517US #67
#50Betty505US #54
#51Rose483US #78
#52Vickie483US #75
#53Margaret482US #31
#54Shirley481US #52
#55Denise470US #27
#56Irma460
#57Virginia455US #85
#58Jo454US #91
#59Theresa454US #33
#60Kimberly419US #39
#61Becky413US #111
#62Terry396US #89
#63Anita390US #82
#64Wanda386US #66
#65Anna379US #103
#66Kathryn379US #58
#67Kim375US #40
#68Sheila374US #59
#69Kathleen366US #21
#70Belinda362US #144
#71Tina362US #71
#72Robin357US #32
#73Joyce356US #46
#74Catherine346US #38
#75Leticia339
#76Juanita332US #174
#77Rita332US #88
#78Alice322US #115
#79Leslie321US #79
#80Marilyn321US #96
#81Katherine310US #74
#82Dorothy309US #86
#83Janie305
#84Annette304US #76
#85Glenda296US #141
#86Kelly291US #108
#87Darlene288US #49
#88Ann285US #47
#89Charlotte283US #140
#90Lori281US #30
#91Carla276US #126
#92Frances271US #118
#93Melinda265US #142
#94Julia260US #119
#95Angela259US #83
#96Phyllis255US #94
#97Irene254US #175
#98Dana253US #162
#99Helen253US #100
#100Ruth253US #90

Boys

#1David4,621US #2
#2James3,976US #3
#3Michael3,887US #1
#4Robert3,684US #4
#5John3,287US #5
#6Richard2,415US #8
#7Mark2,292US #7
#8William2,161US #6
#9Charles1,946US #11
#10Kenneth1,655US #14
#11Larry1,561US #22
#12Gary1,433US #17
#13Joe1,379US #56
#14Thomas1,330US #9
#15Jose1,302US #118
#16Ricky1,197US #34
#17Steven1,195US #10
#18Donald1,186US #18
#19Paul1,167US #15
#20Ronald1,075US #19
#21Terry1,051US #33
#22Jerry1,048US #35
#23Daniel1,028US #16
#24Johnny956US #61
#25Juan945US #162
#26Billy929US #64
#27George910US #31
#28Randy881US #32
#29Timothy871US #13
#30Stephen869US #26
#31Jimmy823US #73
#32Danny806US #45
#33Joseph771US #12
#34Gregory761US #23
#35Bobby756US #69
#36Edward747US #28
#37Dennis729US #29
#38Mike686US #40
#39Roy664US #75
#40Anthony655US #27
#41Frank594US #38
#42Kevin593US #20
#43Douglas577US #30
#44Raymond558US #43
#45Ruben545
#46Steve540US #44
#47Ronnie538US #66
#48Tommy531US #104
#49Tony521US #57
#50Jeffrey508US #21
#51Jesse500US #141
#52Scott493US #25
#53Bruce492US #36
#54Keith483US #37
#55Ricardo480
#56Carlos478US #165
#57Manuel470US #178
#58Carl469US #51
#59Russell459US #54
#60Darrell458US #90
#61Brian442US #24
#62Roger435US #47
#63Jesus428
#64Victor425US #107
#65Eddie415US #100
#66Albert404US #89
#67Henry403US #83
#68Raul393
#69Rickey393US #106
#70Willie389US #70
#71Samuel387US #85
#72Curtis379US #82
#73Christopher378US #39
#74Arthur377US #72
#75Roberto369
#76Oscar353
#77Gilbert351US #169
#78Alan349US #49
#79Patrick347US #42
#80Rodney347US #65
#81Antonio342
#82Phillip342US #81
#83Ray337US #121
#84Randall332US #62
#85Jack331US #80
#86Gerald323US #58
#87Martin318US #71
#88Luis315
#89Ernest311US #113
#90Micheal311US #91
#91Walter311US #63
#92Mario310
#93Louis301US #94
#94Hector300
#95Ralph300US #78
#96Armando294
#97Don281US #112
#98Joel279US #120
#99Lawrence278US #52
#100Harold277US #84

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑57Tammy#40
↑19Julie#34
↑19Peggy#37
↑15Brian#61
↑13Becky#61
↑13Alan#78
↑12Ricardo#55
↑11Anna#65

Falling

↓16Glenda#85
↓16Walter#91
↓15Joyce#73
↓15Helen#99
↓15Randall#84
↓14Harold#100
↓13Oscar#76
↓12Vicki#48

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.