State roster

Top names in Texas

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Texas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 326,384 Texas births in 2021 across 6,124 distinct names.

Distinctively Texas

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

#48Juan#164 nationally
#51Catalina#166 nationally
#86Alejandrooutside the national top 200
#60Andrea#174 nationally
#85Miguel#196 nationally
#64Jesus#170 nationally
#96Andresoutside the national top 200
#98Anaoutside the national top 200
#99Kamilaoutside the national top 200
#99Matiasoutside the national top 200
#42Ximena#138 nationally
#81Emiliano#171 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia1,956US #1
#2Emma1,855US #2
#3Camila1,724US #12
#4Isabella1,450US #7
#5Mia1,430US #8
#6Sophia1,396US #6
#7Ava1,250US #5
#8Amelia1,217US #4
#9Charlotte1,055US #3
#10Sofia1,051US #18
#11Luna923US #11
#12Evelyn909US #9
#13Gianna882US #13
#14Emily792US #21
#15Elizabeth765US #14
#16Abigail739US #17
#17Avery733US #19
#18Victoria703US #43
#19Scarlett701US #20
#20Aria683US #22
#21Harper668US #10
#22Penelope648US #23
#23Elena641US #53
#24Eleanor629US #15
#25Mila618US #26
#26Ellie596US #30
#27Genesis589US #75
#28Layla575US #24
#29Zoe575US #42
#30Aurora572US #35
#31Ella572US #16
#32Natalia567US #79
#33Eliana560US #47
#34Emilia558US #40
#35Leilani548US #68
#36Chloe542US #25
#37Madison538US #29
#38Hazel537US #28
#39Allison530US #82
#40Leah529US #46
#41Valentina526US #69
#42Ximena513US #138
#43Delilah490US #58
#44Violet488US #36
#45Nova481US #32
#46Aaliyah462US #61
#47Everly462US #50
#48Lily456US #31
#49Grace452US #33
#50Ariana449US #88
#51Catalina447US #166
#52Zoey438US #38
#53Hannah419US #44
#54Natalie410US #56
#55Riley401US #37
#56Addison400US #45
#57Maria400US #105
#58Naomi396US #54
#59Ivy382US #49
#60Andrea379US #174
#61Stella374US #41
#62Audrey372US #60
#63Madelyn365US #71
#64Bella362US #73
#65Nora357US #27
#66Serenity354US #84
#67Alice346US #65
#68Emery345US #90
#69Aubrey341US #64
#70Claire340US #59
#71Isla335US #34
#72Maya335US #55
#73Nevaeh333US #86
#74Lillian332US #51
#75Caroline330US #80
#76Liliana330US #104
#77Paisley330US #52
#78Brooklyn328US #63
#79Willow326US #39
#80Kinsley325US #57
#81Jade324US #92
#82Lucy324US #48
#83Valeria324US #158
#84Melanie322US #129
#85Samantha321US #106
#86Autumn320US #66
#87Alaia310US #128
#88Savannah306US #67
#89Adalynn305US #119
#90Kennedy301US #70
#91Athena296US #98
#92Gabriella295US #83
#93Arianna293US #144
#94Sophie293US #76
#95Lucia288US #136
#96Melody288US #113
#97Hailey278US #77
#98Ana275
#99Kamila273
#100Alina269US #135

Boys

#1Liam2,425US #1
#2Noah2,032US #2
#3Elijah1,612US #4
#4Mateo1,602US #15
#5Sebastian1,523US #19
#6Santiago1,252US #63
#7Oliver1,236US #3
#8Daniel1,127US #16
#9Jose1,120US #89
#10Benjamin1,073US #7
#11James1,061US #5
#12Levi1,060US #12
#13Ethan1,052US #20
#14Alexander1,049US #13
#15Julian1,026US #33
#16William1,005US #6
#17Lucas1,004US #8
#18David984US #30
#19Angel968US #67
#20Jacob951US #24
#21Samuel937US #23
#22Jayden924US #41
#23Luke917US #32
#24Aiden914US #26
#25Ezra913US #37
#26Elias905US #48
#27Matthew901US #36
#28Gabriel882US #38
#29Josiah872US #49
#30Ezekiel862US #53
#31Dylan834US #44
#32Michael832US #17
#33Gael801US #109
#34Henry789US #9
#35Isaac782US #40
#36John780US #27
#37Adrian772US #61
#38Anthony771US #43
#39Leonardo768US #87
#40Logan763US #21
#41Christopher758US #52
#42Isaiah719US #56
#43Joseph714US #28
#44Wyatt714US #29
#45Christian702US #71
#46Asher694US #25
#47Aaron690US #65
#48Juan689US #164
#49Mason686US #18
#50Jackson670US #14
#51Nathan668US #59
#52Axel667US #76
#53Joshua660US #58
#54Luis659US #137
#55Caleb654US #51
#56Jack637US #11
#57Diego628US #126
#58Theodore621US #10
#59Hudson612US #34
#60Damian610US #113
#61Andrew604US #57
#62Jaxon604US #54
#63Ian601US #81
#64Jesus600US #170
#65Leo598US #31
#66Jeremiah596US #82
#67Grayson588US #35
#68Carlos586US #151
#69Jonathan582US #77
#70Luca573US #42
#71Carter556US #39
#72Maverick541US #47
#73Thomas526US #46
#74Owen522US #22
#75Eli516US #64
#76Roman484US #74
#77Lincoln483US #45
#78Adriel478US #154
#79Luka476US #115
#80Ryan476US #66
#81Emiliano457US #171
#82Charles442US #50
#83Nolan440US #60
#84Jordan430US #88
#85Miguel426US #196
#86Alejandro424
#87Miles424US #55
#88Robert422US #79
#89Kai415US #70
#90Micah412US #107
#91Easton411US #72
#92Xavier402US #100
#93Ivan392US #168
#94Lorenzo391US #135
#95Giovanni390US #124
#96Andres389
#97Cooper387US #68
#98Thiago381US #141
#99Matias377
#100Jace376US #101

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑26Nora#65
↑23Ivy#59
↑22Liliana#76
↑21Isla#71
↑19Theodore#58
↑19Luca#70
↑18Alice#67
↑18Ezekiel#30

Falling

↓29Melanie#84
↓28Samantha#85
↓24Arianna#93
↓21Melody#96
↓20Brooklyn#78
↓16Cooper#97
↓15Alaia#87
↓15Adalynn#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.