State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 196,308 Texas births in 1968 across 2,436 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#37Normaoutside the national top 200
#40Jesus#192 nationally
#57Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#57Rubenoutside the national top 200
#60Rosaoutside the national top 200
#61Roberto#195 nationally
#56Ricardo#187 nationally
#73Rauloutside the national top 200
#77Reneoutside the national top 200
#43Sylvia#164 nationally
#79Sonia#199 nationally
#81Oscaroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa2,149US #1
#2Kimberly1,678US #3
#3Maria1,533US #41
#4Melissa1,511US #5
#5Mary1,422US #6
#6Michelle1,392US #2
#7Laura1,295US #11
#8Cynthia1,223US #19
#9Tammy1,149US #8
#10Sandra1,100US #26
#11Patricia1,085US #15
#12Angela1,075US #7
#13Jennifer1,041US #4
#14Elizabeth1,027US #17
#15Karen897US #9
#16Stephanie874US #23
#17Amy798US #13
#18Rebecca755US #33
#19Susan722US #10
#20Pamela714US #20
#21Donna698US #24
#22Teresa681US #30
#23Tina677US #18
#24Julie673US #16
#25Rhonda663US #42
#26Kelly641US #12
#27Linda628US #28
#28Sharon589US #32
#29Tracy577US #25
#30Deborah569US #27
#31Lori561US #22
#32Diana558US #71
#33Debra546US #38
#34Brenda538US #34
#35Monica514US #68
#36Shannon514US #53
#37Norma486
#38Cheryl485US #37
#39Yolanda473US #93
#40Veronica465US #112
#41Paula459US #45
#42Nancy450US #39
#43Sylvia445US #164
#44Christine426US #14
#45Carol421US #49
#46Wendy417US #31
#47Stacy410US #64
#48Barbara409US #36
#49Christina395US #44
#50Dana388US #70
#51Robin368US #43
#52Tonya360US #60
#53Andrea358US #48
#54Rachel354US #92
#55Sherry353US #52
#56Cindy350US #67
#57Leticia338
#58Theresa334US #47
#59Anna333US #99
#60Rosa333
#61Dawn332US #21
#62Gloria330US #143
#63Sheila328US #59
#64Leslie326US #66
#65Denise324US #35
#66Martha323US #123
#67Michele321US #29
#68Melinda314US #90
#69Gina311US #58
#70Carolyn303US #61
#71Regina303US #81
#72Stacey302US #55
#73Yvonne300US #125
#74Belinda295US #176
#75Terri282US #83
#76Jacqueline276US #50
#77Kathy276US #76
#78Kristi276US #138
#79Sonia271US #199
#80Shelly266US #98
#81Connie263US #87
#82Catherine249US #56
#83Kim249US #57
#84Melanie248US #94
#85Margaret247US #63
#86Katherine243US #75
#87Alicia241US #126
#88Carla241US #91
#89Debbie241US #111
#90Shelley227US #129
#91Sarah226US #78
#92Deanna225US #104
#93Virginia225US #131
#94Diane224US #51
#95Irma224
#96Tammie224US #160
#97Juanita222
#98Charlotte220US #163
#99Janet213US #73
#100Laurie212US #79

Boys

#1Michael3,859US #1
#2David3,354US #2
#3James3,241US #4
#4John3,138US #3
#5Robert2,895US #5
#6Richard1,745US #8
#7William1,675US #6
#8Mark1,532US #7
#9Charles1,370US #20
#10Christopher1,347US #9
#11Jose1,253US #58
#12Steven1,106US #15
#13Kevin1,097US #17
#14Paul1,079US #19
#15Jeffrey987US #11
#16Brian977US #10
#17Daniel970US #18
#18Kenneth951US #23
#19Thomas908US #12
#20Juan878US #112
#21Timothy851US #13
#22Anthony819US #21
#23Joe819US #85
#24Scott793US #14
#25Stephen789US #27
#26Joseph746US #16
#27Gregory745US #26
#28Ronald682US #25
#29Jerry681US #44
#30Gary677US #32
#31Eric654US #22
#32Patrick643US #30
#33Edward640US #31
#34Donald620US #29
#35Larry561US #38
#36George550US #36
#37Billy538US #76
#38Jimmy523US #77
#39Johnny509US #69
#40Jesus499US #192
#41Rodney496US #42
#42Matthew479US #24
#43Keith472US #35
#44Jason451US #47
#45Carlos439US #121
#46Terry438US #48
#47Todd426US #28
#48Raymond424US #50
#49Bobby422US #81
#50Bryan419US #51
#51Troy419US #40
#52Douglas416US #33
#53Martin400US #68
#54Frank390US #49
#55Jesse385US #135
#56Ricardo381US #187
#57Ruben376
#58Tony375US #52
#59Ricky370US #70
#60Andrew369US #34
#61Roberto369US #195
#62Manuel367US #169
#63Randy363US #54
#64Jeffery362US #46
#65Russell356US #56
#66Craig355US #41
#67Roy355US #94
#68Danny353US #72
#69Victor339US #101
#70Samuel338US #66
#71Chris332US #64
#72Darrell317US #86
#73Raul313
#74Sean307US #37
#75Tommy301US #124
#76Antonio295US #134
#77Rene291
#78Joel288US #80
#79Luis285US #152
#80Mario284US #186
#81Oscar284
#82Albert278US #103
#83Roger278US #55
#84Mike277US #93
#85Gilbert276US #199
#86Steve276US #89
#87Carl275US #59
#88Shawn274US #43
#89Curtis273US #75
#90Javier272
#91Phillip266US #71
#92Darren260US #60
#93Ronnie259US #115
#94Eddie256US #132
#95Bradley253US #57
#96Hector248
#97Randall246US #79
#98Dennis245US #45
#99Kelly242US #97
#100Francisco241

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑39Shannon#36
↑31Jason#44
↑18Michele#67
↑16Antonio#76
↑15Matthew#42
↑14Sonia#79
↑13Christina#49
↑13Theresa#58

Falling

↓23Debbie#89
↓21Victor#69
↓20Javier#90
↓19Randy#63
↓16Gloria#62
↓16Martha#66
↓15Janet#99
↓15Dennis#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.