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Names of Texas

25,553,856 births across 19,444 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Texas more than Sanjuanita.

Most concentrated in Texas

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Sanjuanita 2,989 12.8×
Roel 3,591 12.1×
Oralia 4,182 11.4×
Elida 4,913 10.9×
Herlinda 2,607 9.8×
Reymundo 2,419 9.7×
Arnoldo 2,588 9.3×
Hortencia 2,294 9.1×
Margarito 2,628 9.0×
Concepcion 2,968 8.9×
Hilario 2,124 8.6×
Domingo 7,351 8.5×
Arnulfo 3,203 8.4×
Ernestina 2,570 8.2×
Manuela 5,142 8.2×
Abelardo 2,147 8.2×
Patricio 1,881 8.0×
Rosendo 2,417 7.9×
Refugio 2,140 7.9×
Angelita 5,229 7.8×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary211,241
2Maria134,829
3Elizabeth100,615
4Jennifer99,824
5Linda84,058
6Jessica79,576
7Ashley79,157
8Patricia74,997
9Emily67,421
10Sarah67,378
11Amanda61,968
12Stephanie61,470
13Kimberly61,118
14Cynthia60,775
15Emma59,614

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1James284,797
2John244,549
3Michael236,684
4David231,913
5Robert224,847
6William185,794
7Jose170,769
8Christopher154,189
9Daniel132,769
10Charles130,993
11Juan118,596
12Richard111,892
13Matthew102,270
14Joshua100,573
15Joseph98,928

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.