State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 236,027 Texas births in 1960 across 2,458 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#42Rosa#197 nationally
#49Rubenoutside the national top 200
#60Irmaoutside the national top 200
#60Ricardooutside the national top 200
#62Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#25Juan#160 nationally
#67Jesusoutside the national top 200
#70Rauloutside the national top 200
#36Norma#162 nationally
#46Yolanda#172 nationally
#61Manuel#186 nationally
#77Robertooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary2,770US #1
#2Cynthia1,981US #9
#3Maria1,947US #59
#4Linda1,936US #3
#5Lisa1,736US #6
#6Donna1,694US #5
#7Sandra1,673US #11
#8Patricia1,659US #7
#9Karen1,621US #4
#10Debra1,473US #8
#11Brenda1,415US #13
#12Susan1,376US #2
#13Sharon1,237US #16
#14Elizabeth1,227US #18
#15Deborah1,137US #10
#16Teresa1,128US #19
#17Pamela1,111US #14
#18Diana981US #53
#19Barbara965US #12
#20Laura944US #25
#21Kathy943US #21
#22Debbie942US #24
#23Sylvia930US #121
#24Cheryl881US #17
#25Tammy831US #31
#26Cindy816US #30
#27Carol774US #23
#28Rebecca759US #38
#29Gloria756US #79
#30Nancy752US #15
#31Rhonda750US #44
#32Kimberly719US #26
#33Carolyn675US #43
#34Janet660US #32
#35Martha659US #83
#36Norma656US #162
#37Paula621US #55
#38Sherry593US #54
#39Julie586US #28
#40Terri577US #49
#41Connie538US #47
#42Rosa535US #197
#43Judy532US #48
#44Diane523US #22
#45Betty502US #68
#46Yolanda502US #172
#47Tina495US #45
#48Janice490US #41
#49Margaret484US #36
#50Robin469US #33
#51Kim464US #34
#52Denise461US #29
#53Beverly455US #60
#54Sheila452US #56
#55Lori451US #20
#56Angela450US #50
#57Kelly449US #52
#58Theresa449US #35
#59Cathy446US #46
#60Irma441
#61Belinda434US #150
#62Leticia430
#63Virginia425US #102
#64Anna411US #104
#65Laurie401US #37
#66Melissa398US #109
#67Shirley397US #70
#68Vicki396US #73
#69Anita394US #87
#70Becky392US #111
#71Annette386US #62
#72Vickie374US #100
#73Carla357US #110
#74Terry352US #101
#75Rose348US #98
#76Peggy343US #69
#77Wanda339US #66
#78Melinda316US #143
#79Rita316US #96
#80Jo314US #134
#81Irene311US #187
#82Catherine309US #42
#83Dana307US #141
#84Alice306US #119
#85Juanita304US #184
#86Kathleen302US #27
#87Suzanne295US #78
#88Charlotte293US #151
#89Tracy290US #84
#90Katherine289US #81
#91Kathryn282US #82
#92Leslie279US #92
#93Joyce277US #58
#94Jennifer274US #61
#95Dorothy270US #95
#96Michelle269US #39
#97Glenda267US #158
#98Phyllis267US #108
#99Alicia266
#100Frances265US #127

Boys

#1David4,699US #1
#2James3,964US #3
#3Robert3,541US #5
#4Michael3,498US #2
#5John3,266US #4
#6Mark2,455US #6
#7Richard2,101US #8
#8William1,888US #7
#9Charles1,696US #13
#10Kenneth1,693US #16
#11Joe1,366US #57
#12Jose1,344US #107
#13Steven1,288US #10
#14Gary1,249US #22
#15Larry1,216US #28
#16Thomas1,140US #9
#17Daniel1,126US #17
#18Paul1,111US #18
#19Donald1,100US #19
#20Jerry988US #37
#21Ronald958US #21
#22Ricky950US #38
#23Terry935US #34
#24Kevin892US #15
#25Juan880US #160
#26George859US #33
#27Randy852US #32
#28Billy851US #67
#29Johnny847US #65
#30Timothy842US #11
#31Stephen838US #27
#32Jimmy827US #69
#33Gregory819US #24
#34Anthony786US #25
#35Bobby779US #73
#36Mike766US #36
#37Danny749US #48
#38Joseph733US #12
#39Jeffrey723US #14
#40Edward685US #26
#41Roy603US #80
#42Tony590US #52
#43Steve578US #43
#44Raymond572US #46
#45Dennis565US #31
#46Frank563US #40
#47Douglas556US #30
#48Scott556US #23
#49Ruben545
#50Brian527US #20
#51Tommy524US #112
#52Victor519US #103
#53Russell514US #56
#54Roger510US #47
#55Keith509US #35
#56Christopher495US #29
#57Jesse495US #150
#58Carlos490US #167
#59Ronnie481US #87
#60Ricardo474
#61Manuel461US #186
#62Eddie460US #102
#63Craig456US #41
#64Carl453US #53
#65Darrell432US #104
#66Bruce425US #39
#67Jesus416
#68Albert408US #93
#69Patrick400US #45
#70Raul395
#71Curtis384US #79
#72Henry381US #84
#73Rodney381US #68
#74Chris380US #63
#75Gilbert377US #175
#76Randall376US #59
#77Roberto360
#78Phillip352US #66
#79Ray352US #121
#80Oscar346
#81Willie343US #81
#82Joel340US #110
#83Mario339
#84Arthur338US #82
#85Alan337US #50
#86Jack336US #85
#87Jeffery336US #55
#88Samuel333US #91
#89Jay322US #78
#90Gerald320US #62
#91Eric319US #44
#92Andrew318US #51
#93Hector311
#94Bryan307US #88
#95Martin307US #77
#96Antonio302US #196
#97Luis302
#98Don297US #115
#99Jeff294US #49
#100Dale291US #54

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑30Laurie#65
↑27Angela#56
↑16Leticia#62
↑16Melissa#66
↑16Gilbert#75
↑15Tina#47
↑15Kelly#57
↑15Rodney#73

Falling

↓23Joyce#93
↓23Samuel#88
↓17Becky#70
↓16Shirley#67
↓14Cathy#59
↓14Luis#97
↓13Alice#84
↓12Jo#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.