State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 192,158 Texas births in 1966 across 2,356 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#43Jesusoutside the national top 200
#50Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#50Ruben#200 nationally
#34Norma#178 nationally
#57Rosaoutside the national top 200
#63Ricardo#199 nationally
#66Robertooutside the national top 200
#73Javieroutside the national top 200
#77Rauloutside the national top 200
#57Manuel#175 nationally
#32Sylvia#146 nationally
#74Belinda#188 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,279US #1
#2Mary1,719US #3
#3Kimberly1,599US #2
#4Maria1,572US #44
#5Cynthia1,442US #11
#6Patricia1,247US #7
#7Sandra1,220US #17
#8Karen1,065US #5
#9Melissa974US #22
#10Elizabeth966US #16
#11Laura966US #19
#12Michelle961US #4
#13Angela927US #9
#14Donna881US #12
#15Tammy866US #8
#16Linda855US #18
#17Susan832US #6
#18Rebecca784US #40
#19Pamela776US #15
#20Teresa771US #29
#21Deborah739US #14
#22Rhonda737US #39
#23Sharon697US #28
#24Jennifer683US #10
#25Brenda671US #25
#26Diana666US #64
#27Tina625US #23
#28Stephanie614US #38
#29Debra610US #35
#30Julie577US #13
#31Tracy570US #31
#32Sylvia565US #146
#33Lori555US #21
#34Norma540US #178
#35Barbara528US #27
#36Cheryl526US #34
#37Nancy518US #33
#38Kelly516US #26
#39Paula501US #50
#40Amy463US #30
#41Yolanda439US #131
#42Carol421US #48
#43Monica415US #75
#44Sheila404US #51
#45Veronica404US #113
#46Sherry399US #53
#47Martha386US #106
#48Gloria371US #127
#49Jacqueline368US #47
#50Leticia367
#51Cindy358US #56
#52Dana358US #68
#53Robin355US #42
#54Denise352US #32
#55Kim352US #43
#56Kathy351US #59
#57Rosa338
#58Debbie334US #73
#59Carolyn333US #60
#60Theresa333US #46
#61Margaret332US #55
#62Connie330US #70
#63Christine328US #20
#64Terri316US #72
#65Andrea315US #52
#66Anna314US #95
#67Stacy310US #91
#68Janet301US #57
#69Carla296US #77
#70Gina293US #58
#71Yvonne289US #129
#72Dawn286US #24
#73Christina276US #67
#74Belinda275US #188
#75Melinda274US #102
#76Wendy269US #41
#77Virginia268US #122
#78Leslie267US #71
#79Shannon264US #120
#80Anita260US #88
#81Alicia253US #156
#82Stacey253US #76
#83Janice252US #80
#84Diane249US #45
#85Catherine248US #54
#86Rachel248US #154
#87Regina248US #82
#88Tonya242US #96
#89Michele237US #36
#90Laurie236US #63
#91Sonia236
#92Irma234
#93Betty231US #121
#94Charlotte231US #151
#95Judy231US #97
#96Annette225US #79
#97Shelly223US #89
#98Rose222US #141
#99Sarah220US #85
#100Jill219US #49

Boys

#1David3,361US #2
#2Michael3,294US #1
#3James3,151US #3
#4John2,913US #4
#5Robert2,877US #5
#6Richard1,666US #8
#7William1,521US #6
#8Mark1,481US #7
#9Charles1,308US #20
#10Jose1,156US #79
#11Kevin1,115US #17
#12Paul1,075US #18
#13Christopher1,071US #12
#14Steven1,067US #13
#15Kenneth1,043US #21
#16Daniel987US #19
#17Joe984US #74
#18Jeffrey939US #9
#19Thomas922US #10
#20Timothy868US #11
#21Anthony805US #22
#22Gary788US #28
#23Juan785US #129
#24Ronald773US #24
#25Brian763US #14
#26Gregory731US #23
#27Jerry730US #41
#28Joseph715US #15
#29Stephen712US #26
#30Donald699US #27
#31Rodney684US #35
#32Scott683US #16
#33Larry628US #38
#34Edward611US #30
#35Billy604US #80
#36Jimmy591US #77
#37Patrick566US #31
#38Johnny557US #73
#39George556US #37
#40Keith518US #32
#41Eric504US #25
#42Terry487US #40
#43Jesus472
#44Martin468US #78
#45Bobby459US #82
#46Randy437US #45
#47Raymond435US #47
#48Tony428US #49
#49Danny427US #62
#50Ruben422US #200
#51Frank421US #43
#52Troy403US #48
#53Carlos402US #138
#54Jeffery401US #42
#55Jesse398US #132
#56Roy391US #94
#57Manuel390US #175
#58Victor379US #101
#59Bryan374US #52
#60Ricky373US #64
#61Andrew371US #36
#62Douglas369US #33
#63Ricardo369US #199
#64Todd366US #29
#65Roger357US #51
#66Roberto342
#67Darrell340US #95
#68Tommy333US #124
#69Mike332US #69
#70Craig330US #46
#71Samuel330US #81
#72Chris327US #55
#73Javier326
#74Russell312US #61
#75Joel311US #102
#76Matthew309US #34
#77Raul307
#78Ronnie301US #108
#79Henry299US #92
#80Eddie297US #121
#81Steve296US #67
#82Dennis295US #44
#83Curtis290US #75
#84Luis290US #165
#85Gilbert287US #193
#86Mario286US #190
#87Oscar284
#88Antonio282US #148
#89Carl275US #56
#90Randall272US #70
#91Albert270US #100
#92Phillip267US #71
#93Armando266
#94Willie262US #93
#95Rene259
#96Jason257US #89
#97Tracy253US #98
#98Darren248US #63
#99Hector238
#100Gerald237US #60

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑20Anita#80
↑19Joel#75
↑18Bryan#59
↑17Michelle#12
↑16Troy#52
↑14Veronica#45
↑13Christina#73
↑12Yvonne#71

Falling

↓25Judy#95
↓21Russell#74
↓21Albert#91
↓17Anna#66
↓16Ricky#60
↓15Irma#92
↓15Annette#96
↓15Darren#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.