In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2021. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.
The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby names for the latest year, 2021, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.
This page contains both boy and girl names, but you can click below to see just the names by sex:
We have data on the most popular baby names in Texas for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2021.
However, 111 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby names for each of the last 10 years.
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2020
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2020 are Liam and Olivia.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Liam
2,199
Olivia
1,912
2
Noah
2,065
Emma
1,831
3
Mateo
1,701
Camila
1,734
4
Elijah
1,532
Isabella
1,641
5
Sebastian
1,462
Mia
1,473
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2019
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2019 are Liam and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Liam
2,220
Emma
2,037
2
Noah
2,077
Olivia
1,949
3
Mateo
1,738
Isabella
1,738
4
Elijah
1,606
Mia
1,692
5
Sebastian
1,566
Camila
1,660
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2018
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2018 are Liam and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Liam
2,153
Emma
2,161
2
Noah
1,910
Isabella
1,843
3
Sebastian
1,564
Olivia
1,796
4
Mateo
1,555
Mia
1,656
5
Elijah
1,464
Sophia
1,626
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2017
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2017 are Noah and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Noah
1,947
Emma
2,309
2
Liam
1,839
Mia
1,885
3
Sebastian
1,592
Isabella
1,845
4
Mateo
1,521
Sophia
1,820
5
Elijah
1,477
Olivia
1,778
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2016
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2016 are Noah and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Noah
2,031
Emma
2,149
2
Liam
1,794
Mia
2,017
3
Sebastian
1,672
Sophia
1,965
4
Daniel
1,614
Olivia
1,947
5
Matthew
1,613
Isabella
1,801
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2015
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2015 are Noah and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Noah
2,162
Emma
2,205
2
Liam
1,745
Sophia
2,181
3
Jacob
1,692
Mia
2,043
4
Ethan
1,673
Isabella
1,866
5
Daniel
1,659
Olivia
1,820
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2014
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2014 are Noah and Emma.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Noah
2,091
Emma
2,190
2
Jacob
1,858
Sophia
2,158
3
Daniel
1,685
Isabella
1,975
4
Liam
1,649
Mia
1,877
5
Jayden
1,629
Olivia
1,731
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2013
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2013 are Jacob and Sophia.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Jacob
1,981
Sophia
2,390
2
Jayden
1,899
Emma
2,055
3
Noah
1,871
Isabella
1,955
4
Ethan
1,719
Mia
1,837
5
Daniel
1,713
Olivia
1,618
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2012
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2012 are Jacob and Sophia.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Jacob
1,954
Sophia
2,337
2
Jayden
1,881
Isabella
2,097
3
Ethan
1,751
Emma
1,968
4
Noah
1,688
Mia
1,605
5
Daniel
1,640
Emily
1,494
Popular Baby Names in Texas for 2011
As you can see the most popular baby names in Texas for births recorded in 2011 are Jacob and Sophia.
The table below shows the top 5 male and female names for the year.
Boys
Girls
Rank
Name
Count
Name
Count
1
Jacob
2,047
Sophia
2,193
2
Jayden
1,882
Isabella
2,069
3
Daniel
1,737
Emma
1,725
4
Jose
1,708
Mia
1,489
5
David
1,611
Emily
1,446
Data Source(s)
All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.
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