State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 216,864 Texas births in 1964 across 2,440 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#49Rubenoutside the national top 200
#52Ricardooutside the national top 200
#53Jesusoutside the national top 200
#57Rosaoutside the national top 200
#61Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#25Norma#157 nationally
#69Robertooutside the national top 200
#75Rauloutside the national top 200
#30Juan#148 nationally
#85Oscaroutside the national top 200
#87Ireneoutside the national top 200
#88Reneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary2,331US #2
#2Lisa2,156US #1
#3Maria1,706US #41
#4Cynthia1,595US #9
#5Sandra1,473US #13
#6Patricia1,360US #5
#7Karen1,305US #4
#8Donna1,201US #7
#9Linda1,199US #8
#10Kimberly1,157US #6
#11Laura1,105US #14
#12Tammy1,069US #10
#13Susan1,046US #3
#14Pamela1,010US #11
#15Elizabeth1,004US #16
#16Teresa957US #21
#17Brenda906US #18
#18Debra896US #24
#19Sharon877US #20
#20Deborah862US #12
#21Angela851US #22
#22Diana777US #63
#23Rhonda770US #43
#24Rebecca747US #46
#25Norma703US #157
#26Melissa679US #53
#27Sylvia676US #137
#28Lori659US #15
#29Julie655US #17
#30Cheryl649US #29
#31Barbara642US #19
#32Paula624US #45
#33Tina621US #34
#34Nancy602US #26
#35Carol589US #36
#36Jacqueline567US #37
#37Michelle550US #23
#38Gloria544US #104
#39Kathy542US #39
#40Debbie524US #52
#41Martha524US #95
#42Kelly523US #35
#43Cindy521US #47
#44Robin505US #27
#45Yolanda502US #147
#46Terri491US #62
#47Sherry490US #50
#48Jennifer470US #31
#49Carolyn459US #56
#50Denise440US #25
#51Tracy438US #40
#52Dana437US #70
#53Stephanie436US #57
#54Sheila434US #51
#55Janet430US #48
#56Connie418US #64
#57Rosa402
#58Theresa401US #38
#59Kim398US #42
#60Monica390US #90
#61Leticia389
#62Diane387US #32
#63Margaret380US #49
#64Belinda365US #161
#65Melinda365US #113
#66Anna363US #97
#67Veronica349US #133
#68Virginia348US #109
#69Carla341US #78
#70Amy340US #44
#71Leslie339US #73
#72Judy337US #74
#73Janice308US #69
#74Laurie302US #59
#75Regina300US #83
#76Alicia299US #159
#77Christine299US #28
#78Rachel297US #173
#79Anita296US #85
#80Beverly294US #91
#81Yvonne294US #130
#82Catherine293US #54
#83Gina289US #79
#84Betty284US #102
#85Annette280US #68
#86Cathy280US #75
#87Irene273
#88Stacy269US #123
#89Katherine268US #82
#90Irma267
#91Sherri266US #86
#92Kathleen263US #30
#93Andrea262US #77
#94Rose262US #120
#95Vickie258US #127
#96Shirley254US #103
#97Terry254US #139
#98Sarah253US #92
#99Wendy253US #55
#100Becky251US #131

Boys

#1David3,892US #3
#2James3,785US #4
#3John3,681US #2
#4Michael3,380US #1
#5Robert3,317US #5
#6Richard1,958US #8
#7William1,795US #7
#8Mark1,700US #6
#9Charles1,536US #17
#10Kenneth1,280US #18
#11Kevin1,174US #13
#12Paul1,140US #16
#13Jose1,124US #94
#14Joe1,117US #62
#15Steven1,096US #12
#16Daniel1,072US #19
#17Thomas1,026US #9
#18Gary933US #26
#19Jeffrey891US #10
#20Gregory878US #22
#21Jerry850US #40
#22Ronald843US #24
#23Scott816US #14
#24Timothy809US #15
#25Joseph806US #11
#26Larry799US #36
#27Martin794US #63
#28Donald783US #25
#29Anthony775US #21
#30Juan769US #148
#31Edward741US #27
#32Stephen704US #29
#33Johnny682US #74
#34Billy673US #71
#35Jimmy672US #78
#36Christopher665US #23
#37Patrick662US #30
#38Terry661US #35
#39Bobby656US #73
#40George649US #33
#41Brian621US #20
#42Randy617US #38
#43Ricky599US #54
#44Danny589US #56
#45Tony531US #50
#46Mike529US #47
#47Raymond512US #44
#48Douglas501US #31
#49Ruben500
#50Keith492US #34
#51Frank491US #41
#52Ricardo464
#53Jesus456
#54Roy454US #89
#55Russell453US #58
#56Jesse451US #151
#57Carlos450US #150
#58Victor436US #97
#59Eric434US #32
#60Rodney434US #59
#61Darrell431US #96
#62Jeffery424US #45
#63Steve421US #51
#64Manuel410US #169
#65Troy407US #57
#66Tommy403US #108
#67Andrew399US #37
#68Roger398US #49
#69Roberto370
#70Henry369US #92
#71Todd367US #28
#72Curtis366US #75
#73Carl364US #55
#74Dennis362US #42
#75Raul357
#76Eddie346US #106
#77Jeff346US #52
#78Samuel343US #86
#79Alan331US #53
#80Chris331US #65
#81Albert324US #100
#82Bryan321US #70
#83Ronnie320US #104
#84Gilbert316US #183
#85Oscar311
#86Bruce303US #46
#87Luis301US #175
#88Rene300
#89Randall292US #66
#90Gerald290US #60
#91Phillip288US #67
#92Mario286
#93Craig283US #48
#94Jay282US #84
#95Joel282US #110
#96Hector280
#97Arthur279US #91
#98Willie265US #90
#99Barry261US #69
#100Javier261

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑29Jacqueline#36
↑20Rachel#78
↑16Regina#75
↑16Alan#79
↑14Rodney#60
↑13Catherine#82
↑12Roberto#69
↑11Jeffery#62

Falling

↓17Vickie#95
↓17Tommy#66
↓16Sherri#91
↓15Judy#72
↓15Becky#100
↓15Bruce#86
↓14Beverly#80
↓13Cindy#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.