State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 217,908 Texas births in 1971 across 2,685 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#40Normaoutside the national top 200
#52Rosaoutside the national top 200
#59Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#51Ruben#192 nationally
#33Jesus#170 nationally
#61Sylvia#194 nationally
#72Rauloutside the national top 200
#55Roberto#183 nationally
#77Claudiaoutside the national top 200
#79Reneoutside the national top 200
#48Ricardo#165 nationally
#83Francisco#199 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer2,503US #1
#2Melissa1,782US #7
#3Kimberly1,693US #4
#4Michelle1,689US #2
#5Lisa1,625US #3
#6Maria1,567US #37
#7Angela1,477US #6
#8Amy1,379US #5
#9Cynthia1,271US #24
#10Mary1,259US #9
#11Laura1,195US #16
#12Stephanie1,128US #11
#13Patricia1,052US #26
#14Elizabeth1,019US #19
#15Sandra1,011US #31
#16Tammy962US #8
#17Monica830US #48
#18Rebecca830US #23
#19Shannon820US #21
#20Julie750US #10
#21Veronica668US #110
#22Christina645US #30
#23Karen640US #15
#24Tracy634US #13
#25Tina633US #20
#26Susan620US #17
#27Linda580US #42
#28Lori577US #25
#29Heather570US #12
#30Teresa565US #34
#31Stacy559US #32
#32Rachel528US #54
#33Deborah517US #33
#34Brenda514US #43
#35Diana513US #82
#36Wendy512US #29
#37Pamela492US #28
#38Nancy486US #52
#39Kelly479US #22
#40Norma466
#41Yolanda462US #98
#42Donna458US #38
#43Rhonda457US #46
#44Tonya445US #45
#45Dawn444US #14
#46Christine436US #18
#47Andrea429US #35
#48Sharon420US #40
#49Debra412US #57
#50Dana407US #44
#51Tiffany405US #62
#52Rosa378
#53Leslie369US #68
#54Denise368US #36
#55Robin367US #51
#56Melinda366US #85
#57Alicia358US #105
#58Paula356US #63
#59Leticia355
#60Carrie353US #55
#61Sylvia353US #194
#62Nicole352US #27
#63Stacey352US #41
#64Belinda348US #164
#65Jessica347US #64
#66Kristi346US #113
#67Cheryl340US #50
#68Amanda334US #84
#69Christy332US #89
#70Cindy332US #70
#71Sherry330US #60
#72Anna320US #106
#73Gloria316US #167
#74Melanie314US #66
#75Regina314US #90
#76Katherine312US #67
#77Claudia306
#78April303US #56
#79Barbara300US #47
#80Martha297US #147
#81Catherine295US #65
#82Sonia295US #183
#83Yvonne289US #148
#84Shelly288US #103
#85Tanya273US #72
#86Holly268US #76
#87Michele266US #39
#88Gina265US #69
#89Theresa265US #61
#90Sarah262US #58
#91Sheila258US #81
#92Crystal253US #79
#93Sonya248US #126
#94Felicia247US #124
#95Tara237US #49
#96Margaret236US #86
#97Vanessa235US #129
#98Virginia231US #150
#99Yvette231US #174
#100Deanna230US #95

Boys

#1Michael4,268US #1
#2James3,268US #2
#3John3,089US #4
#4David3,074US #3
#5Robert2,885US #5
#6Christopher2,671US #6
#7Jason1,889US #8
#8William1,723US #7
#9Jose1,579US #55
#10Richard1,448US #11
#11Kevin1,423US #14
#12Juan1,335US #81
#13Mark1,315US #13
#14Brian1,276US #9
#15Charles1,268US #22
#16Steven1,267US #16
#17Daniel1,114US #20
#18Jeffrey1,046US #12
#19Eric986US #18
#20Scott972US #10
#21Paul963US #24
#22Thomas962US #17
#23Kenneth879US #25
#24Stephen877US #27
#25Joseph819US #15
#26Anthony814US #23
#27Joe800US #101
#28Timothy792US #21
#29Matthew742US #19
#30Gregory721US #26
#31Patrick666US #35
#32Edward621US #32
#33Jesus609US #170
#34Jerry608US #50
#35Chad593US #29
#36Larry586US #44
#37Johnny582US #74
#38Ronald574US #31
#39Billy552US #75
#40Carlos545US #88
#41Shawn540US #28
#42Donald520US #34
#43George517US #42
#44Gary511US #38
#45Bryan508US #48
#46Jimmy457US #93
#47Keith454US #37
#48Ricardo453US #165
#49Chris451US #68
#50Marcus447US #65
#51Ruben447US #192
#52Andrew443US #33
#53Rodney422US #59
#54Troy416US #46
#55Roberto413US #183
#56Bobby409US #79
#57Terry409US #56
#58Jesse405US #107
#59Jeffery400US #53
#60Victor397US #113
#61Luis392US #138
#62Mario392US #154
#63Manuel389US #164
#64Sean387US #36
#65Craig385US #43
#66Jonathan374US #40
#67Samuel373US #66
#68Frank367US #54
#69Aaron357US #41
#70Raymond355US #52
#71Brandon350US #95
#72Raul349
#73Russell343US #64
#74Jeremy339US #45
#75Todd336US #30
#76Danny330US #82
#77Bradley328US #58
#78Douglas328US #39
#79Rene326
#80Roy325US #111
#81Joel323US #86
#82Martin318US #105
#83Francisco312US #199
#84Gabriel312US #173
#85Javier312
#86Tony311US #62
#87Antonio304US #110
#88Randy298US #67
#89Adam293US #57
#90Adrian288US #177
#91Oscar287
#92Jaime282
#93Shane280US #60
#94Albert278US #119
#95Jorge277
#96Ricky275US #121
#97Tommy274US #148
#98Hector273
#99Derrick272US #84
#100Ronnie272US #135

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑35Chad#35
↑28Carrie#60
↑23Amanda#68
↑22Tiffany#51
↑22Jessica#65
↑21Belinda#64
↑18April#78
↑18Aaron#69

Falling

↓27Barbara#79
↓22Tony#86
↓18Bradley#77
↓16Anna#72
↓16Douglas#78
↓15Catherine#81
↓15Frank#68
↓13Pamela#37

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.