State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 229,876 Texas births in 1962 across 2,434 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#47Rubenoutside the national top 200
#54Rosaoutside the national top 200
#58Ricardooutside the national top 200
#60Jesusoutside the national top 200
#66Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#24Norma#155 nationally
#73Robertooutside the national top 200
#67Manuel#193 nationally
#75Irmaoutside the national top 200
#28Juan#153 nationally
#82Rauloutside the national top 200
#48Yolanda#165 nationally

Girls

#1Mary2,437US #2
#2Lisa2,085US #1
#3Cynthia1,771US #8
#4Maria1,737US #49
#5Sandra1,559US #10
#6Linda1,555US #5
#7Karen1,527US #4
#8Patricia1,414US #6
#9Donna1,331US #7
#10Susan1,295US #3
#11Brenda1,205US #12
#12Debra1,126US #15
#13Elizabeth1,102US #20
#14Sharon1,102US #17
#15Teresa1,081US #18
#16Pamela1,073US #13
#17Deborah1,057US #9
#18Laura1,029US #21
#19Kimberly1,005US #16
#20Tammy961US #23
#21Diana951US #57
#22Barbara874US #14
#23Debbie817US #32
#24Norma807US #155
#25Kathy778US #27
#26Sylvia778US #131
#27Cheryl765US #24
#28Rhonda749US #45
#29Lori738US #11
#30Rebecca733US #47
#31Cindy723US #34
#32Angela687US #36
#33Julie685US #22
#34Carol682US #28
#35Tina678US #33
#36Gloria649US #90
#37Nancy620US #19
#38Sherry585US #48
#39Terri584US #54
#40Connie575US #51
#41Martha572US #87
#42Carolyn569US #46
#43Melissa552US #68
#44Robin542US #25
#45Janet540US #35
#46Paula517US #60
#47Kelly493US #38
#48Yolanda476US #165
#49Kim474US #37
#50Sheila468US #52
#51Michelle462US #31
#52Diane458US #26
#53Margaret458US #43
#54Rosa456
#55Denise449US #30
#56Jacqueline437US #44
#57Judy430US #63
#58Theresa429US #40
#59Laurie426US #42
#60Carla419US #78
#61Tracy417US #55
#62Jennifer410US #41
#63Beverly409US #69
#64Janice408US #58
#65Melinda408US #118
#66Leticia405
#67Belinda403US #149
#68Dana393US #117
#69Virginia388US #105
#70Anna382US #100
#71Anita361US #81
#72Becky357US #122
#73Cathy352US #62
#74Sherri348US #82
#75Irma346
#76Stephanie341US #70
#77Vickie335US #107
#78Leslie331US #80
#79Vicki329US #85
#80Regina322US #91
#81Rose322US #116
#82Veronica322US #144
#83Betty315US #97
#84Terry308US #112
#85Irene307
#86Shirley296US #96
#87Juanita290US #193
#88Wanda289US #77
#89Catherine285US #53
#90Rita281US #110
#91Amy272US #61
#92Monica272US #115
#93Penny272US #92
#94Alice271US #133
#95Sarah271US #98
#96Joyce270US #74
#97Annette268US #75
#98Gina268US #102
#99Melanie266US #106
#100Rachel265US #194

Boys

#1David4,446US #2
#2James3,629US #4
#3Michael3,609US #1
#4Robert3,388US #5
#5John3,372US #3
#6Mark2,241US #6
#7Richard1,968US #8
#8William1,794US #7
#9Charles1,752US #15
#10Kenneth1,463US #18
#11Joe1,246US #59
#12Jose1,237US #103
#13Gary1,196US #22
#14Steven1,193US #12
#15Daniel1,086US #17
#16Paul1,084US #19
#17Kevin1,071US #14
#18Thomas1,063US #9
#19Jeffrey969US #10
#20Larry957US #31
#21Gregory956US #21
#22Ronald937US #25
#23Donald925US #23
#24Scott865US #11
#25Jerry859US #38
#26Johnny856US #69
#27Anthony824US #24
#28Juan821US #153
#29Ricky803US #50
#30Jimmy794US #75
#31Terry787US #34
#32Timothy784US #16
#33Edward755US #29
#34Stephen749US #28
#35Joseph748US #13
#36Billy743US #71
#37George722US #32
#38Randy692US #35
#39Mike682US #39
#40Danny674US #54
#41Bobby662US #78
#42Douglas605US #27
#43Tony585US #52
#44Brian580US #20
#45Christopher569US #26
#46Steve528US #46
#47Ruben524
#48Tommy514US #109
#49Russell508US #57
#50Roy507US #90
#51Roger503US #47
#52Victor503US #96
#53Raymond500US #48
#54Jesse492US #149
#55Frank488US #42
#56Dennis485US #37
#57Keith485US #36
#58Ricardo477
#59Carlos459US #157
#60Jesus458
#61Darrell428US #102
#62Bruce426US #41
#63Curtis426US #73
#64Troy426US #67
#65Ronnie425US #100
#66Jeffery406US #45
#67Manuel405US #193
#68Jeff403US #44
#69Patrick402US #40
#70Eddie399US #105
#71Henry398US #92
#72Carl394US #58
#73Roberto393
#74Rodney388US #76
#75Chris385US #60
#76Samuel371US #88
#77Todd369US #30
#78Eric366US #33
#79Craig363US #51
#80Martin361US #74
#81Glenn359US #55
#82Raul355
#83Randall351US #64
#84Albert343US #101
#85Andrew337US #49
#86Bryan328US #82
#87Mario328
#88Alan322US #53
#89Barry322US #61
#90Luis319
#91Gerald318US #65
#92Ray314US #132
#93Phillip310US #68
#94Hector302
#95Oscar301
#96Willie301US #89
#97Gilbert292US #184
#98Rene291
#99Darryl290US #83
#100Arthur288US #91

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑34Troy#64
↑26Sherri#74
↑17Melissa#43
↑17Scott#24
↑16Jeffery#66
↑14Dana#68
↑14Rose#81
↑13Kimberly#19

Falling

↓21Carla#60
↓16Alan#88
↓16Gilbert#97
↓15Anna#70
↓15Betty#83
↓15Phillip#93
↓15Arthur#100
↓14Carl#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.