State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 236,959 Texas births in 1959 across 2,403 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#41Rosa#198 nationally
#50Rubenoutside the national top 200
#54Irmaoutside the national top 200
#55Ricardooutside the national top 200
#61Jesusoutside the national top 200
#27Juan#164 nationally
#74Rauloutside the national top 200
#44Yolanda#169 nationally
#76Robertooutside the national top 200
#77Mariooutside the national top 200
#34Norma#157 nationally
#78Leticiaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary3,078US #1
#2Linda2,138US #3
#3Maria2,089US #62
#4Cynthia2,079US #8
#5Donna1,879US #5
#6Patricia1,862US #6
#7Debra1,724US #7
#8Karen1,613US #4
#9Sandra1,572US #13
#10Susan1,462US #2
#11Brenda1,366US #16
#12Lisa1,329US #10
#13Deborah1,299US #9
#14Pamela1,245US #12
#15Sharon1,182US #17
#16Elizabeth1,169US #21
#17Debbie1,143US #20
#18Diana1,094US #49
#19Kathy1,086US #15
#20Teresa1,038US #24
#21Barbara1,005US #11
#22Sylvia990US #120
#23Cheryl966US #18
#24Nancy886US #14
#25Cindy867US #25
#26Rebecca844US #38
#27Laura837US #30
#28Tammy784US #31
#29Gloria769US #81
#30Carol746US #22
#31Rhonda734US #45
#32Janet731US #28
#33Martha705US #72
#34Norma649US #157
#35Carolyn612US #42
#36Julie598US #26
#37Terri595US #46
#38Judy585US #41
#39Diane583US #19
#40Janice572US #37
#41Rosa564US #198
#42Paula563US #51
#43Sherry549US #58
#44Yolanda546US #169
#45Cathy545US #39
#46Kimberly529US #33
#47Beverly513US #55
#48Connie504US #48
#49Margaret487US #36
#50Denise483US #29
#51Shirley465US #61
#52Betty463US #59
#53Becky456US #102
#54Irma455
#55Theresa438US #34
#56Kim435US #35
#57Vicki435US #73
#58Belinda422US #150
#59Robin422US #32
#60Virginia422US #93
#61Sheila420US #52
#62Tina417US #53
#63Vickie401US #90
#64Anna396US #99
#65Anita394US #87
#66Rose394US #88
#67Lori381US #27
#68Jo380US #115
#69Peggy377US #57
#70Joyce360US #50
#71Alice355US #112
#72Kelly355US #74
#73Annette354US #64
#74Wanda354US #65
#75Juanita343US #176
#76Terry341US #95
#77Catherine333US #40
#78Leticia317
#79Kathryn316US #69
#80Carla314US #118
#81Kathleen312US #23
#82Melissa309US #127
#83Angela305US #68
#84Charlotte299US #144
#85Dana294US #143
#86Irene294US #179
#87Melinda290US #151
#88Leslie289US #84
#89Rita289US #98
#90Frances284US #124
#91Phyllis275US #103
#92Janie273
#93Glenda267US #148
#94Julia267US #116
#95Laurie265US #56
#96Helen259US #108
#97Katherine259US #79
#98Marilyn259US #109
#99Dorothy255US #94
#100Michelle251US #47

Boys

#1David4,774US #2
#2James3,950US #3
#3Robert3,590US #5
#4Michael3,585US #1
#5John3,235US #4
#6Mark2,492US #6
#7Richard2,345US #8
#8William2,049US #7
#9Charles1,810US #11
#10Kenneth1,548US #15
#11Larry1,421US #25
#12Joe1,378US #57
#13Gary1,361US #20
#14Jose1,294US #113
#15Steven1,259US #10
#16Thomas1,176US #9
#17Ricky1,168US #34
#18Donald1,116US #19
#19Paul1,095US #17
#20Daniel1,094US #18
#21Ronald1,069US #21
#22Terry1,014US #33
#23Jerry1,011US #36
#24Timothy906US #12
#25Billy905US #65
#26Johnny891US #64
#27Juan891US #164
#28Randy874US #31
#29George863US #32
#30Gregory836US #23
#31Stephen835US #28
#32Jimmy831US #69
#33Bobby784US #71
#34Danny779US #48
#35Mike778US #37
#36Kevin755US #14
#37Joseph699US #13
#38Edward696US #27
#39Dennis693US #29
#40Anthony684US #26
#41Steve617US #41
#42Frank605US #42
#43Roy573US #81
#44Douglas571US #30
#45Jeffrey566US #16
#46Raymond566US #45
#47Russell565US #56
#48Tommy547US #108
#49Tony545US #53
#50Ruben534
#51Scott525US #24
#52Carlos505US #162
#53Brian503US #22
#54Darrell497US #90
#55Ricardo494
#56Ronnie492US #77
#57Jesse487US #142
#58Keith485US #39
#59Roger464US #47
#60Eddie454US #101
#61Jesus443
#62Bruce442US #38
#63Victor438US #107
#64Manuel434US #183
#65Samuel414US #86
#66Randall410US #59
#67Carl406US #54
#68Christopher384US #35
#69Craig381US #44
#70Albert377US #92
#71Willie374US #78
#72Henry371US #83
#73Patrick369US #43
#74Raul362
#75Rickey360US #117
#76Roberto360
#77Mario353
#78Curtis349US #75
#79Ray344US #121
#80Alan343US #50
#81Oscar341
#82Chris338US #72
#83Luis336
#84Arthur335US #76
#85Antonio333
#86Phillip324US #74
#87Jack320US #85
#88Rodney320US #67
#89Gerald319US #61
#90Hector318
#91Gilbert315US #177
#92Dale311US #49
#93Jeffery299US #55
#94Micheal294US #96
#95Armando293
#96Don292US #111
#97Harold288US #87
#98Walter288US #66
#99Martin286US #79
#100Bryan279US #94

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑23Lori#67
↑18Randall#66
↑15Mario#77
↑14Kimberly#46
↑14Kelly#72
↑13Robin#59
↑13Dana#85
↑12Tammy#28

Falling

↓32Peggy#69
↓18Marilyn#98
↓17Dorothy#99
↓16Katherine#97
↓15Rose#66
↓14Terry#76
↓14Gilbert#91
↓13Kathryn#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.