State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 199,587 Texas births in 1965 across 2,348 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#52Jesusoutside the national top 200
#54Ricardo#198 nationally
#28Norma#171 nationally
#59Rubenoutside the national top 200
#61Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#62Rosaoutside the national top 200
#75Rauloutside the national top 200
#76Robertooutside the national top 200
#77Irmaoutside the national top 200
#82Reneoutside the national top 200
#85Oscaroutside the national top 200
#86Hectoroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa2,400US #1
#2Mary1,892US #2
#3Maria1,639US #46
#4Cynthia1,561US #9
#5Kimberly1,541US #4
#6Karen1,371US #3
#7Patricia1,318US #6
#8Sandra1,264US #15
#9Elizabeth1,042US #16
#10Linda1,001US #8
#11Angela972US #10
#12Laura966US #17
#13Donna965US #7
#14Susan927US #5
#15Tammy905US #11
#16Teresa899US #24
#17Pamela837US #12
#18Rhonda833US #37
#19Sharon794US #22
#20Melissa793US #38
#21Brenda785US #23
#22Deborah773US #13
#23Rebecca751US #41
#24Debra705US #27
#25Diana695US #64
#26Julie665US #14
#27Sylvia662US #131
#28Norma595US #171
#29Michelle590US #18
#30Cheryl569US #31
#31Stephanie557US #44
#32Tina550US #29
#33Lori545US #19
#34Barbara540US #25
#35Jennifer536US #20
#36Tracy525US #36
#37Kelly518US #30
#38Nancy491US #32
#39Gloria481US #109
#40Cindy467US #53
#41Carol466US #42
#42Robin464US #33
#43Paula447US #49
#44Amy432US #35
#45Yolanda432US #139
#46Sherry424US #56
#47Kathy421US #54
#48Martha416US #99
#49Anna411US #96
#50Sheila407US #50
#51Jacqueline402US #47
#52Connie399US #61
#53Carolyn395US #58
#54Monica395US #72
#55Kim394US #43
#56Debbie387US #62
#57Denise386US #28
#58Theresa374US #45
#59Veronica360US #125
#60Dana355US #78
#61Leticia355
#62Rosa350
#63Terri342US #69
#64Janet340US #55
#65Margaret331US #52
#66Melinda329US #100
#67Christine323US #21
#68Carla321US #76
#69Belinda316US #172
#70Judy306US #86
#71Diane302US #40
#72Virginia302US #115
#73Wendy292US #39
#74Dawn289US #26
#75Regina289US #82
#76Andrea288US #63
#77Irma282
#78Catherine272US #57
#79Gina272US #70
#80Leslie272US #75
#81Annette271US #71
#82Janice267US #73
#83Yvonne267US #132
#84Laurie266US #60
#85Betty258US #103
#86Christina258US #74
#87Sherri244US #91
#88Charlotte243US #153
#89Irene243
#90Rachel241US #175
#91Juanita236US #197
#92Beverly234US #101
#93Alicia231US #159
#94Rose231US #133
#95Jo229US #183
#96Rita227US #126
#97Becky225US #143
#98Sarah225US #92
#99Dora223
#100Anita222US #94

Boys

#1David3,444US #3
#2Michael3,337US #1
#3James3,315US #4
#4John3,224US #2
#5Robert2,916US #5
#6Richard1,767US #8
#7William1,672US #6
#8Mark1,488US #7
#9Charles1,324US #20
#10Kevin1,213US #13
#11Jose1,133US #89
#12Kenneth1,125US #21
#13Paul1,056US #16
#14Daniel1,008US #17
#15Steven988US #14
#16Joe979US #71
#17Thomas951US #9
#18Jeffrey864US #10
#19Christopher844US #18
#20Timothy844US #12
#21Gary837US #27
#22Gregory807US #23
#23Jerry801US #41
#24Anthony790US #22
#25Joseph773US #11
#26Rodney739US #33
#27Donald736US #26
#28Juan733US #140
#29Edward727US #29
#30Ronald715US #24
#31Larry714US #38
#32Scott709US #15
#33Stephen669US #28
#34Martin650US #67
#35Brian637US #19
#36Johnny620US #76
#37Jimmy618US #81
#38Billy591US #77
#39George582US #34
#40Eric578US #25
#41Terry573US #40
#42Patrick554US #31
#43Bobby512US #80
#44Ricky489US #57
#45Randy478US #42
#46Keith476US #35
#47Tony475US #48
#48Danny467US #56
#49Frank455US #43
#50Raymond446US #45
#51Victor434US #98
#52Jesus433
#53Russell425US #58
#54Ricardo423US #198
#55Jesse419US #139
#56Douglas414US #32
#57Darrell412US #91
#58Mike409US #51
#59Ruben408
#60Carlos397US #144
#61Jeffery393US #47
#62Roy386US #95
#63Chris378US #60
#64Roger371US #49
#65Samuel368US #84
#66Andrew345US #37
#67Todd342US #30
#68Troy342US #53
#69Manuel330US #176
#70Albert329US #100
#71Craig329US #46
#72Tommy328US #119
#73Steve326US #55
#74Matthew325US #36
#75Raul325
#76Roberto325
#77Bryan323US #63
#78Curtis321US #75
#79Carl311US #54
#80Ronnie311US #107
#81Dennis310US #44
#82Rene307
#83Darren306US #52
#84Eddie303US #113
#85Oscar301
#86Hector285
#87Henry284US #94
#88Gilbert282US #189
#89Luis277US #174
#90Phillip269US #70
#91Mario264US #197
#92Gerald262US #64
#93Randall262US #73
#94Joel258US #114
#95Antonio257US #168
#96Darryl255US #68
#97Jeff243US #62
#98Ray241US #147
#99Jaime237
#100Arthur231US #96

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑34Rodney#26
↑26Amy#44
↑26Wendy#73
↑22Stephanie#31
↑22Craig#71
↑19Eric#40
↑17Anna#49
↑17Andrea#76

Falling

↓21Anita#100
↓20Jeff#97
↓17Terri#63
↓17Alicia#93
↓17Henry#87
↓16Debbie#56
↓15Jacqueline#51
↓12Rachel#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.