100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas (Updated for 2022)

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 2022. 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 boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank Name Count
1 Liam 2,532
2 Noah 2,120
3 Mateo 1,924
4 Sebastian 1,594
5 Santiago 1,524
6 Elijah 1,486
7 Oliver 1,356
8 Daniel 1,186
9 Jose 1,095
10 Levi 1,093
11 James 1,060
12 Benjamin 1,056
13 Angel 1,053
14 Alexander 1,046
15 Julian 1,046
16 Lucas 1,034
17 Ezra 1,004
18 Ethan 998
19 William 991
20 David 968
21 Luke 955
22 Elias 954
23 Aiden 916
24 Ezekiel 912
25 Samuel 910
26 Jacob 909
27 Matthew 895
28 Jayden 863
29 Dylan 860
30 Josiah 847
31 Leonardo 832
32 Gabriel 829
33 Michael 817
34 Gael 813
35 Henry 797
36 John 786
37 Adrian 760
38 Joseph 753
39 Anthony 739
40 Juan 736
41 Asher 729
42 Luca 727
43 Isaac 718
44 Christopher 717
45 Nathan 717
46 Caleb 701
47 Axel 700
48 Ian 687
49 Luis 687
50 Theodore 686
51 Isaiah 684
52 Damian 677
53 Christian 669
54 Leo 668
55 Diego 656
56 Aaron 654
57 Logan 653
58 Grayson 649
59 Hudson 628
60 Joshua 622
61 Mason 613
62 Jackson 602
63 Jack 597
64 Adriel 596
65 Carlos 593
66 Jesus 583
67 Maverick 581
68 Wyatt 579
69 Andrew 560
70 Jonathan 560
71 Thiago 553
72 Jeremiah 533
73 Thomas 531
74 Carter 530
75 Cooper 528
76 Roman 522
77 Luka 518
78 Owen 514
79 Kai 508
80 Eli 502
81 Emiliano 486
82 Micah 486
83 Jaxon 476
84 Alejandro 462
85 Miles 453
86 Charles 452
87 Giovanni 435
88 Ryan 433
89 Matias 430
90 Jordan 429
91 Lincoln 427
92 Miguel 424
93 Andres 423
94 Nolan 413
95 Xavier 408
96 Robert 407
97 Brooks 402
98 Parker 393
99 Easton 393
100 Walker 391

Most Popular Texas Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Texas for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2021 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 2,410
2 Noah 2,017
3 Elijah 1,605
4 Mateo 1,591
5 Sebastian 1,513

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2020 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 2,199
2 Noah 2,065
3 Mateo 1,701
4 Elijah 1,532
5 Sebastian 1,462

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2019 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 2,220
2 Noah 2,077
3 Mateo 1,738
4 Elijah 1,606
5 Sebastian 1,566

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2018 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 2,153
2 Noah 1,910
3 Sebastian 1,564
4 Mateo 1,555
5 Elijah 1,464

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2017 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Noah 1,947
2 Liam 1,839
3 Sebastian 1,592
4 Mateo 1,521
5 Elijah 1,477

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2016 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Noah 2,031
2 Liam 1,794
3 Sebastian 1,672
4 Daniel 1,614
5 Matthew 1,613

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2015 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Noah 2,162
2 Liam 1,745
3 Jacob 1,692
4 Ethan 1,673
5 Daniel 1,659

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2014 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Noah 2,091
2 Jacob 1,858
3 Daniel 1,685
4 Liam 1,649
5 Jayden 1,629

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2013 is Jacob.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Jacob 1,981
2 Jayden 1,899
3 Noah 1,871
4 Ethan 1,719
5 Daniel 1,713

Popular Baby Boy Names in Texas for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Texas for births recorded in 2012 is Jacob.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Jacob 1,954
2 Jayden 1,881
3 Ethan 1,751
4 Noah 1,688
5 Daniel 1,640

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.