State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 218,723 Texas births in 1970 across 2,658 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#47Normaoutside the national top 200
#40Jesus#185 nationally
#54Ruben#198 nationally
#62Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#51Sylvia#189 nationally
#64Rosaoutside the national top 200
#71Roberto#196 nationally
#76Reneoutside the national top 200
#77Rauloutside the national top 200
#50Ricardo#172 nationally
#81Javieroutside the national top 200
#85Belinda#200 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,980US #1
#2Lisa1,812US #2
#3Kimberly1,787US #3
#4Maria1,760US #39
#5Melissa1,709US #7
#6Michelle1,691US #4
#7Angela1,398US #6
#8Mary1,351US #9
#9Laura1,291US #13
#10Amy1,249US #5
#11Cynthia1,226US #25
#12Tammy1,122US #8
#13Elizabeth1,117US #18
#14Sandra1,103US #27
#15Patricia1,058US #24
#16Stephanie1,027US #17
#17Shannon941US #22
#18Tracy825US #10
#19Julie791US #11
#20Rebecca784US #29
#21Monica740US #56
#22Karen723US #12
#23Teresa683US #34
#24Pamela663US #26
#25Tina631US #21
#26Lori612US #23
#27Linda601US #38
#28Susan599US #15
#29Veronica591US #110
#30Deborah582US #33
#31Donna580US #32
#32Rhonda572US #46
#33Stacy553US #42
#34Kelly540US #20
#35Christina538US #35
#36Heather518US #19
#37Rachel508US #58
#38Diana507US #89
#39Sharon496US #37
#40Wendy487US #28
#41Christine479US #14
#42Brenda471US #40
#43Debra469US #47
#44Yolanda450US #106
#45Tonya441US #49
#46Dawn438US #16
#47Norma438
#48Dana433US #54
#49Leslie408US #64
#50Nancy399US #50
#51Sylvia385US #189
#52Barbara382US #41
#53Andrea381US #43
#54Cheryl380US #44
#55Paula378US #57
#56Anna376US #102
#57Denise375US #36
#58Kristi373US #123
#59Melinda364US #93
#60Sherry349US #60
#61Robin348US #51
#62Leticia344
#63Stacey344US #48
#64Rosa343
#65Cindy341US #72
#66Catherine337US #59
#67Martha329US #143
#68Alicia325US #118
#69Christy324US #105
#70Yvonne318US #141
#71Nicole316US #30
#72Regina314US #86
#73Tiffany313US #99
#74Gloria309US #163
#75Michele304US #31
#76Katherine302US #67
#77Theresa302US #53
#78Gina296US #61
#79Melanie293US #91
#80Kathy291US #77
#81Sonia291US #186
#82Shelly287US #103
#83Holly286US #74
#84Sheila284US #75
#85Belinda281US #200
#86Carol277US #71
#87Jessica276US #98
#88Carrie273US #73
#89Sarah264US #65
#90Ana254
#91Amanda250US #108
#92Jacqueline250US #66
#93Laurie249US #88
#94Felicia243US #139
#95Carolyn242US #84
#96April240US #82
#97Deanna233US #90
#98Debbie231US #148
#99Tara231US #69
#100Carla229US #94

Boys

#1Michael4,313US #1
#2James3,516US #2
#3David3,398US #3
#4John3,293US #4
#5Robert3,027US #5
#6Christopher2,168US #6
#7William1,792US #7
#8Richard1,589US #10
#9Jason1,547US #13
#10Mark1,529US #9
#11Jose1,455US #56
#12Kevin1,450US #14
#13Charles1,384US #21
#14Steven1,295US #15
#15Juan1,201US #95
#16Jeffrey1,185US #11
#17Brian1,125US #8
#18Daniel1,104US #19
#19Paul1,016US #23
#20Thomas988US #17
#21Eric946US #18
#22Kenneth928US #25
#23Stephen924US #27
#24Anthony910US #22
#25Scott900US #12
#26Joe841US #90
#27Joseph835US #16
#28Gregory790US #26
#29Timothy748US #20
#30Ronald711US #29
#31Jerry665US #45
#32Edward662US #31
#33Patrick659US #33
#34Larry655US #43
#35Gary607US #35
#36Johnny604US #65
#37Matthew597US #24
#38Donald595US #30
#39Billy568US #78
#40Jesus560US #185
#41George554US #40
#42Carlos543US #98
#43Jimmy503US #86
#44Keith484US #38
#45Bryan483US #53
#46Andrew457US #32
#47Rodney449US #55
#48Troy447US #41
#49Bobby442US #87
#50Ricardo439US #172
#51Marcus436US #71
#52Craig431US #39
#53Frank431US #48
#54Ruben428US #198
#55Shawn425US #34
#56Jeffery420US #50
#57Raymond418US #49
#58Terry412US #54
#59Bradley405US #47
#60Russell404US #58
#61Lance397US #76
#62Douglas395US #36
#63Todd395US #28
#64Tony394US #57
#65Luis389US #145
#66Chris387US #63
#67Jesse387US #119
#68Manuel383US #170
#69Sean377US #37
#70Chad376US #51
#71Roberto375US #196
#72Victor373US #106
#73Danny370US #85
#74Mario367US #159
#75Samuel354US #62
#76Rene351
#77Raul343
#78Roy343US #108
#79Joel335US #82
#80Martin321US #93
#81Javier310
#82Jonathan309US #42
#83Randy309US #59
#84Tommy308US #148
#85Antonio306US #121
#86Albert305US #107
#87Aaron303US #52
#88Brent301US #74
#89Francisco299
#90Darrell289US #102
#91Gilbert289
#92Roger284US #61
#93Dennis282US #46
#94Jaime281
#95Ricky278US #105
#96Hector273
#97Shane268US #64
#98Kyle265US #120
#99Curtis263US #88
#100Phillip263US #73

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑29Chad#70
↑26Heather#36
↑19Nicole#71
↑19Shawn#55
↑16Lance#61
↑15Jonathan#82
↑14Raul#77
↑13Dawn#46

Falling

↓25Carol#86
↓20Todd#63
↓17Ricky#95
↓14Sheila#84
↓13Martin#80
↓12Jesse#67
↓12Victor#72
↓12Curtis#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.