State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 202,784 Texas births in 1972 across 2,662 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#45Normaoutside the national top 200
#46Claudiaoutside the national top 200
#59Leticiaoutside the national top 200
#54Sylvia#194 nationally
#61Rauloutside the national top 200
#48Ruben#184 nationally
#66Rosaoutside the national top 200
#32Jesus#161 nationally
#53Roberto#176 nationally
#83Oscaroutside the national top 200
#84Reneoutside the national top 200
#85Javieroutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer2,802US #1
#2Melissa1,663US #7
#3Kimberly1,564US #4
#4Lisa1,509US #3
#5Michelle1,503US #2
#6Maria1,495US #32
#7Amy1,446US #5
#8Angela1,350US #6
#9Stephanie1,185US #8
#10Laura1,130US #17
#11Cynthia1,128US #25
#12Elizabeth975US #15
#13Mary968US #13
#14Patricia931US #27
#15Rebecca926US #14
#16Monica887US #47
#17Sandra884US #31
#18Veronica878US #82
#19Tammy836US #11
#20Julie709US #12
#21Christina676US #26
#22Shannon641US #22
#23Heather607US #9
#24Rachel581US #40
#25Tina541US #18
#26Stacy515US #33
#27Tracy512US #19
#28Teresa506US #39
#29Nicole497US #10
#30Susan490US #24
#31Lori489US #28
#32Karen471US #21
#33Linda461US #51
#34Andrea456US #30
#35Jessica445US #46
#36Diana442US #83
#37Wendy441US #29
#38Brenda437US #44
#39Donna420US #45
#40Kelly417US #23
#41Pamela408US #34
#42Tonya405US #37
#43Melanie384US #42
#44Denise381US #35
#45Norma378
#46Claudia377
#47Rhonda377US #60
#48Yolanda377US #89
#49Christy375US #74
#50Dawn372US #20
#51Nancy369US #63
#52Tiffany364US #61
#53Christine363US #16
#54Sylvia355US #194
#55Sharon354US #50
#56Anna351US #86
#57Deborah348US #43
#58Misty344US #125
#59Leticia337
#60April333US #48
#61Kristi332US #102
#62Dana327US #52
#63Debra321US #66
#64Stacey321US #41
#65Yvonne314US #149
#66Rosa312
#67Carrie300US #53
#68Amanda296US #76
#69Leslie291US #75
#70Barbara287US #58
#71Tanya287US #54
#72Martha284US #151
#73Robin284US #55
#74Belinda282US #188
#75Melinda279US #81
#76Alicia276US #96
#77Sonia276US #176
#78Sarah270US #49
#79Shelly269US #94
#80Cheryl267US #56
#81Katherine267US #69
#82Paula266US #72
#83Crystal265US #59
#84Sherry258US #70
#85Tara257US #38
#86Ana256
#87Holly256US #71
#88Cindy255US #80
#89Gloria252US #175
#90Brandi249US #141
#91Michele248US #36
#92Catherine242US #65
#93Brandy238US #140
#94Sheila229US #90
#95Carla225US #106
#96Regina224US #104
#97Erica214US #87
#98Yvette209US #189
#99Theresa208US #68
#100Victoria208US #99

Boys

#1Michael3,963US #1
#2Christopher3,113US #2
#3David2,832US #4
#4James2,826US #3
#5John2,638US #5
#6Robert2,495US #6
#7Jason2,131US #7
#8Jose1,606US #50
#9William1,476US #9
#10Brian1,407US #8
#11Richard1,314US #14
#12Juan1,296US #73
#13Mark1,249US #18
#14Daniel1,205US #15
#15Kevin1,179US #13
#16Charles1,115US #23
#17Steven1,021US #19
#18Eric1,000US #16
#19Jeffrey909US #17
#20Joseph858US #12
#21Paul819US #24
#22Thomas813US #20
#23Anthony777US #22
#24Joe771US #100
#25Matthew743US #10
#26Scott702US #11
#27Stephen699US #29
#28Kenneth697US #27
#29Chad677US #25
#30Timothy654US #21
#31Gregory633US #26
#32Jesus587US #161
#33Patrick572US #35
#34Bryan558US #45
#35Carlos558US #84
#36Jerry507US #53
#37Edward503US #34
#38Billy492US #81
#39Larry492US #47
#40George484US #44
#41Gary483US #41
#42Johnny470US #74
#43Ronald456US #32
#44Ricardo454US #153
#45Shawn450US #28
#46Donald441US #36
#47Keith434US #38
#48Ruben432US #184
#49Brandon429US #63
#50Jimmy429US #97
#51Jonathan415US #37
#52Luis408US #124
#53Roberto404US #176
#54Andrew399US #30
#55Jeremy392US #42
#56Marcus391US #71
#57Manuel375US #152
#58Gabriel373US #139
#59Jesse364US #88
#60Victor364US #107
#61Raul363
#62Bobby357US #90
#63Sean357US #33
#64Raymond355US #54
#65Frank349US #56
#66Samuel349US #66
#67Aaron347US #40
#68Jeffery346US #58
#69Mario340US #138
#70Chris339US #82
#71Rodney339US #65
#72Francisco332US #182
#73Adrian331US #157
#74Douglas328US #43
#75Troy326US #49
#76Adam319US #51
#77Todd319US #31
#78Antonio318US #93
#79Roy316US #114
#80Ryan311US #39
#81Terry308US #62
#82Jorge306US #194
#83Oscar306
#84Rene304
#85Javier303
#86Craig301US #46
#87Randy301US #70
#88Joel298US #78
#89Hector296
#90Jaime295
#91Russell282US #69
#92Danny279US #87
#93Bradley277US #61
#94Justin269US #60
#95Albert257US #112
#96Armando255
#97Derrick254US #91
#98Tony254US #68
#99Miguel253US #174
#100Martin252US #117

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑33Nicole#29
↑31Melanie#43
↑31Claudia#46
↑30Jessica#35
↑26Gabriel#58
↑22Brandon#49
↑20Christy#49
↑19Jeremy#55

Falling

↓24Deborah#57
↓24Paula#82
↓24Terry#81
↓21Regina#96
↓21Chris#70
↓21Troy#75
↓21Craig#86
↓19Melinda#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.