State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 222,494 Texas births in 1963 across 2,425 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#55Rubenoutside the national top 200
#57Ricardooutside the national top 200
#60Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#61Rosaoutside the national top 200
#63Jesusoutside the national top 200
#26Norma#163 nationally
#24Juan#147 nationally
#81Robertooutside the national top 200
#82Irmaoutside the national top 200
#82Rauloutside the national top 200
#67Manuel#182 nationally
#88Ireneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa2,349US #1
#2Mary2,342US #2
#3Maria1,771US #43
#4Cynthia1,697US #10
#5Sandra1,605US #9
#6Linda1,423US #5
#7Patricia1,411US #7
#8Karen1,386US #4
#9Donna1,357US #6
#10Susan1,199US #3
#11Tammy1,139US #12
#12Brenda1,087US #15
#13Elizabeth1,077US #20
#14Pamela1,072US #14
#15Teresa1,046US #18
#16Laura1,007US #16
#17Sharon991US #19
#18Debra990US #21
#19Kimberly967US #11
#20Deborah964US #13
#21Diana866US #62
#22Lori822US #8
#23Sylvia771US #128
#24Rebecca742US #44
#25Angela728US #30
#26Norma699US #163
#27Rhonda698US #45
#28Barbara694US #17
#29Cheryl693US #24
#30Cindy686US #37
#31Paula682US #42
#32Tina663US #35
#33Debbie650US #41
#34Kathy636US #34
#35Melissa628US #61
#36Nancy613US #23
#37Julie611US #22
#38Kelly570US #32
#39Carol565US #33
#40Gloria550US #96
#41Martha548US #90
#42Robin542US #25
#43Michelle523US #26
#44Sherry522US #49
#45Connie514US #55
#46Terri507US #58
#47Carolyn501US #56
#48Janet484US #40
#49Yolanda476US #157
#50Sheila462US #50
#51Dana451US #88
#52Jennifer439US #36
#53Theresa438US #38
#54Kim436US #39
#55Denise434US #27
#56Tracy426US #48
#57Judy422US #70
#58Anna414US #102
#59Diane395US #31
#60Leticia393
#61Rosa390
#62Margaret380US #46
#63Stephanie378US #64
#64Belinda368US #150
#65Jacqueline367US #51
#66Beverly366US #81
#67Janice363US #63
#68Anita359US #77
#69Virginia357US #103
#70Carla355US #82
#71Laurie355US #47
#72Melinda340US #121
#73Leslie339US #72
#74Veronica320US #139
#75Sherri313US #78
#76Christine309US #29
#77Melanie307US #101
#78Vickie300US #120
#79Cathy296US #67
#80Amy294US #54
#81Betty294US #104
#82Irma294
#83Annette293US #71
#84Penny292US #86
#85Becky290US #126
#86Alicia288US #173
#87Gina286US #79
#88Irene284
#89Terry280US #123
#90Rose275US #118
#91Regina273US #92
#92Wanda272US #76
#93Juanita266US #195
#94Vicki266US #100
#95Catherine264US #53
#96Katherine264US #87
#97Charlotte263US #153
#98Rachel261US #179
#99Suzanne259US #65
#100Sarah257US #94

Boys

#1David4,144US #3
#2James3,547US #4
#3Michael3,486US #1
#4John3,446US #2
#5Robert3,371US #5
#6Mark1,997US #6
#7Richard1,961US #8
#8William1,831US #7
#9Charles1,521US #16
#10Kenneth1,483US #18
#11Kevin1,221US #11
#12Jose1,205US #98
#13Joe1,203US #58
#14Thomas1,089US #9
#15Paul1,084US #17
#16Steven1,080US #14
#17Gary1,056US #24
#18Daniel1,048US #19
#19Jerry909US #38
#20Gregory894US #21
#21Larry878US #36
#22Jeffrey860US #10
#23Ronald853US #23
#24Juan843US #147
#25Scott836US #12
#26Donald812US #25
#27Anthony803US #22
#28Terry794US #32
#29Timothy783US #15
#30Joseph760US #13
#31Billy759US #74
#32Johnny747US #71
#33Stephen732US #29
#34Edward717US #27
#35Bobby709US #75
#36Jimmy704US #78
#37Martin689US #62
#38George674US #34
#39Ricky667US #47
#40Randy622US #37
#41Danny608US #55
#42Brian600US #20
#43Christopher589US #26
#44Mike559US #44
#45Keith556US #33
#46Tony533US #52
#47Patrick506US #35
#48Russell499US #57
#49Tommy498US #107
#50Douglas497US #28
#51Frank492US #41
#52Roy486US #89
#53Steve485US #49
#54Raymond473US #45
#55Ruben473
#56Jesse456US #149
#57Ricardo451
#58Victor447US #97
#59Darrell439US #95
#60Carl430US #54
#61Todd429US #30
#62Eric422US #31
#63Jesus420
#64Andrew415US #42
#65Roger409US #53
#66Carlos404US #156
#67Manuel389US #182
#68Curtis380US #72
#69Dennis380US #39
#70Chris372US #59
#71Bruce371US #43
#72Jeff369US #48
#73Jeffery368US #46
#74Rodney368US #76
#75Troy368US #66
#76Samuel365US #87
#77Eddie361US #109
#78Ronnie353US #101
#79Phillip346US #70
#80Henry345US #94
#81Roberto342
#82Raul336
#83Randall334US #65
#84Albert331US #100
#85Gilbert323US #179
#86Bryan322US #73
#87Gerald318US #60
#88Willie298US #93
#89Mario297
#90Barry296US #67
#91Craig291US #51
#92Oscar290
#93Greg289US #81
#94Luis287
#95Alan284US #56
#96Hector283
#97Joel283US #110
#98Jay281US #85
#99Walter281US #77
#100Armando280

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑43Martin#37
↑22Melanie#77
↑22Patrick#47
↑21Andrew#64
↑17Dana#51
↑16Todd#61
↑16Eric#62
↑15Paula#31

Falling

↓15Vicki#94
↓14Roger#65
↓13Becky#85
↓13Dennis#69
↓13Ronnie#78
↓12Laurie#71
↓12Craig#91
↓11Regina#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.