State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 209,717 Texas births in 1969 across 2,557 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
#38Jesus#191 nationally
#52Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#54Rubenoutside the national top 200
#55Rosaoutside the national top 200
#47Sylvia#178 nationally
#65Roberto#196 nationally
#70Reneoutside the national top 200
#48Ricardo#177 nationally
#83Javieroutside the national top 200
#84Franciscooutside the national top 200
#81Belinda#193 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,092US #1
#2Kimberly1,794US #4
#3Melissa1,668US #5
#4Maria1,626US #40
#5Michelle1,524US #2
#6Jennifer1,473US #3
#7Mary1,351US #8
#8Cynthia1,312US #23
#9Laura1,273US #10
#10Angela1,201US #7
#11Sandra1,130US #25
#12Patricia1,120US #18
#13Amy1,110US #6
#14Tammy1,102US #9
#15Elizabeth1,093US #16
#16Stephanie997US #19
#17Karen840US #13
#18Julie807US #12
#19Rebecca790US #28
#20Shannon753US #31
#21Susan704US #11
#22Teresa698US #32
#23Pamela693US #24
#24Tina686US #22
#25Tracy681US #17
#26Donna677US #26
#27Linda663US #33
#28Kelly635US #15
#29Monica633US #59
#30Deborah626US #27
#31Rhonda615US #44
#32Lori609US #20
#33Veronica571US #108
#34Diana569US #81
#35Debra516US #43
#36Yolanda516US #98
#37Norma510
#38Christina507US #37
#39Brenda505US #38
#40Sharon504US #36
#41Wendy486US #29
#42Rachel465US #69
#43Stacy454US #53
#44Nancy447US #45
#45Cheryl441US #41
#46Christine441US #14
#47Sylvia439US #178
#48Paula426US #50
#49Tonya426US #54
#50Dana399US #60
#51Sherry394US #55
#52Leticia393
#53Barbara392US #39
#54Leslie391US #64
#55Rosa373
#56Andrea372US #48
#57Robin372US #46
#58Stacey366US #52
#59Dawn365US #21
#60Anna360US #99
#61Carol351US #56
#62Heather349US #34
#63Gloria347US #150
#64Melinda340US #89
#65Denise337US #35
#66Martha336US #139
#67Gina320US #63
#68Kristi320US #129
#69Michele317US #30
#70Sheila315US #68
#71Cindy311US #74
#72Theresa309US #49
#73Yvonne304US #143
#74Catherine303US #58
#75Shelly301US #102
#76Melanie297US #92
#77Alicia291US #117
#78Kathy283US #77
#79Sonia282US #182
#80Katherine272US #70
#81Belinda270US #193
#82Christy266US #116
#83Terri263US #93
#84Regina262US #86
#85Virginia262US #138
#86Margaret259US #73
#87Laurie258US #79
#88Connie254US #105
#89Carla246US #90
#90Nicole244US #47
#91Deanna240US #88
#92Jacqueline240US #62
#93Ann237US #57
#94Carolyn235US #71
#95Holly233US #87
#96Julia232US #100
#97Irma231
#98Amanda226US #122
#99Sarah226US #72
#100Debbie218US #127

Boys

#1Michael4,178US #1
#2David3,490US #2
#3James3,248US #3
#4John3,104US #4
#5Robert3,098US #5
#6William1,791US #6
#7Christopher1,739US #7
#8Richard1,637US #10
#9Mark1,520US #8
#10Jose1,461US #56
#11Charles1,377US #19
#12Steven1,240US #14
#13Kevin1,221US #16
#14Brian1,095US #9
#15Daniel1,087US #18
#16Jeffrey1,073US #11
#17Paul1,024US #22
#18Juan1,000US #104
#19Thomas981US #13
#20Kenneth950US #23
#21Jason939US #25
#22Scott879US #12
#23Anthony876US #20
#24Stephen862US #27
#25Joseph846US #15
#26Joe843US #83
#27Eric840US #21
#28Timothy832US #17
#29Ronald755US #29
#30Gregory752US #26
#31Gary677US #35
#32Jerry664US #45
#33Patrick657US #31
#34Edward637US #32
#35Larry637US #40
#36Donald604US #30
#37Matthew582US #24
#38Jesus560US #191
#39George545US #38
#40Johnny542US #67
#41Billy527US #77
#42Jimmy518US #79
#43Todd507US #28
#44Rodney503US #49
#45Bryan491US #51
#46Carlos472US #110
#47Keith463US #36
#48Ricardo455US #177
#49Troy441US #42
#50Terry438US #52
#51Craig437US #39
#52Bobby436US #82
#53Frank427US #47
#54Ruben424
#55Jesse415US #128
#56Andrew414US #33
#57Douglas406US #34
#58Raymond392US #50
#59Russell383US #57
#60Victor379US #102
#61Tony372US #54
#62Danny371US #73
#63Chris370US #66
#64Manuel368US #165
#65Roberto366US #196
#66Jeffery358US #48
#67Martin358US #78
#68Bradley354US #53
#69Mario353US #170
#70Rene350
#71Luis339US #151
#72Randy338US #55
#73Samuel329US #64
#74Shawn327US #41
#75Antonio323US #124
#76Sean317US #37
#77Lance313US #103
#78Ricky311US #90
#79Roy310US #105
#80Darrell305US #93
#81Joel304US #80
#82Roger290US #59
#83Javier288
#84Francisco284
#85Albert281US #108
#86Tommy278US #134
#87Curtis272US #81
#88Dennis270US #44
#89Miguel267US #198
#90Oscar267
#91Raul266
#92Darren261US #60
#93Corey259US #58
#94Hector259
#95Ronnie258US #127
#96Gilbert257
#97Jonathan256US #46
#98Randall255US #85
#99Chad248US #69
#100Phillip241US #74

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑27Bradley#68
↑23Jason#21
↑16Shannon#20
↑16Francisco#84
↑15Craig#51
↑14Stacey#58
↑14Shawn#74
↑13Laurie#87

Falling

↓24Carolyn#94
↓19Ricky#78
↓18Raul#91
↓16Carol#61
↓16Jacqueline#92
↓15Cindy#71
↓14Theresa#72
↓14Martin#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.