State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 231,343 Texas births in 1961 across 2,488 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#50Rosaoutside the national top 200
#55Rubenoutside the national top 200
#61Ricardooutside the national top 200
#63Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#66Irmaoutside the national top 200
#27Juan#160 nationally
#31Norma#164 nationally
#69Jesusoutside the national top 200
#73Rauloutside the national top 200
#63Manuel#187 nationally
#44Yolanda#167 nationally
#79Robertooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary2,615US #1
#2Lisa2,075US #2
#3Maria1,881US #57
#4Cynthia1,868US #8
#5Linda1,763US #4
#6Sandra1,626US #9
#7Patricia1,575US #6
#8Karen1,568US #5
#9Donna1,438US #7
#10Brenda1,367US #11
#11Debra1,295US #13
#12Susan1,286US #3
#13Elizabeth1,196US #19
#14Deborah1,116US #10
#15Sharon1,063US #17
#16Teresa1,045US #18
#17Pamela1,039US #15
#18Laura1,026US #21
#19Debbie948US #31
#20Diana931US #56
#21Sylvia920US #124
#22Barbara891US #12
#23Tammy855US #28
#24Kathy811US #25
#25Cheryl801US #20
#26Rebecca799US #44
#27Nancy796US #16
#28Rhonda750US #46
#29Cindy741US #33
#30Carol710US #24
#31Norma708US #164
#32Kimberly671US #22
#33Lori647US #14
#34Gloria645US #82
#35Carolyn635US #42
#36Terri635US #51
#37Julie630US #23
#38Janet615US #32
#39Carla613US #77
#40Martha590US #81
#41Tina582US #41
#42Paula567US #60
#43Angela564US #38
#44Yolanda551US #167
#45Connie550US #50
#46Robin543US #27
#47Judy523US #58
#48Theresa520US #35
#49Sherry500US #53
#50Rosa484
#51Jacqueline465US #37
#52Denise457US #30
#53Kelly457US #45
#54Janice454US #52
#55Anna444US #100
#56Diane443US #26
#57Kim441US #36
#58Beverly435US #66
#59Margaret433US #40
#60Melissa429US #95
#61Belinda426US #141
#62Sheila413US #59
#63Leticia408
#64Michelle399US #34
#65Cathy391US #55
#66Irma380
#67Vicki380US #76
#68Betty374US #87
#69Virginia372US #103
#70Jennifer365US #47
#71Laurie361US #43
#72Becky359US #115
#73Anita358US #91
#74Tracy349US #64
#75Wanda345US #70
#76Terry341US #108
#77Shirley332US #85
#78Melinda328US #129
#79Stephanie327US #78
#80Leslie315US #84
#81Vickie314US #107
#82Dana310US #128
#83Catherine308US #48
#84Irene307US #193
#85Joyce305US #62
#86Charlotte298US #147
#87Regina296US #98
#88Juanita294US #190
#89Peggy286US #88
#90Annette282US #73
#91Rita280US #105
#92Katherine272US #86
#93Jo270US #152
#94Rachel269US #186
#95Rose269US #111
#96Kathleen266US #29
#97Carmen261US #169
#98Suzanne260US #68
#99Alice258US #126
#100Sherri255US #121

Boys

#1David4,512US #2
#2James3,686US #4
#3Michael3,514US #1
#4Robert3,450US #5
#5John3,318US #3
#6Mark2,439US #6
#7Richard1,935US #8
#8William1,866US #7
#9Charles1,722US #13
#10Kenneth1,504US #16
#11Gary1,365US #21
#12Joe1,328US #60
#13Steven1,247US #10
#14Jose1,230US #107
#15Paul1,106US #18
#16Thomas1,075US #9
#17Larry1,065US #30
#18Daniel1,063US #17
#19Kevin977US #14
#20Donald951US #22
#21Gregory912US #23
#22Jerry908US #37
#23Terry885US #32
#24Ronald870US #24
#25Johnny856US #70
#26Ricky840US #44
#27Juan832US #160
#28Billy821US #68
#29Stephen814US #27
#30Jeffrey807US #11
#31Timothy807US #15
#32Jimmy802US #71
#33George774US #31
#34Anthony751US #25
#35Randy733US #33
#36Mike723US #36
#37Bobby719US #76
#38Danny696US #54
#39Edward667US #29
#40Joseph657US #12
#41Scott610US #19
#42Tony600US #53
#43Douglas583US #28
#44Steve566US #45
#45Christopher556US #26
#46Raymond550US #48
#47Brian539US #20
#48Dennis538US #34
#49Roger526US #47
#50Roy526US #83
#51Frank520US #41
#52Keith520US #35
#53Russell500US #55
#54Tommy498US #116
#55Ruben492
#56Carlos491US #164
#57Jesse468US #150
#58Carl455US #56
#59Victor452US #99
#60Ronnie451US #91
#61Ricardo448
#62Eddie439US #102
#63Manuel435US #187
#64Chris433US #57
#65Darrell433US #101
#66Craig431US #43
#67Patrick421US #39
#68Curtis417US #75
#69Jesus412
#70Bruce411US #40
#71Jeff401US #49
#72Alan390US #51
#73Raul388
#74Henry380US #92
#75Albert375US #97
#76Samuel371US #89
#77Randall368US #63
#78Phillip355US #69
#79Roberto346
#80Eric343US #38
#81Gilbert342US #178
#82Jeffery339US #50
#83Oscar339
#84Rodney339US #72
#85Arthur338US #85
#86Andrew322US #52
#87Martin321US #73
#88Gerald319US #62
#89Ray313US #126
#90Luis309
#91Mario307
#92Barry306US #66
#93Jack304US #90
#94Greg301US #77
#95Joel299US #110
#96Bryan294US #82
#97Willie293US #86
#98Troy284US #100
#99Hector282
#100Jay278US #81

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑34Carla#39
↑32Michelle#64
↑28Jeff#71
↑24Jennifer#70
↑22Lori#33
↑15Tracy#74
↑13Angela#43
↑13Alan#72

Falling

↓23Betty#68
↓20Rose#95
↓19Annette#90
↓16Willie#97
↓15Alice#99
↓13Peggy#89
↓13Jo#93
↓13Joel#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.