Texas
A feminine name of Native American origin meaning "allies" or "friends".
Name Census estimates that about 412 living Americans carry the first name Texas. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 67.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Texas today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Texas births was 2024 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Texas. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Texas with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Texas was once a predominantly female name but has become increasingly popular for boys in recent decades.
People living today
412
~ 1 in 831,928 Americans
Peak year
2024
25 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,020
Tracked since 1880
Census
Texas in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 520 people with the first name Texas, which placed it at #20,025 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,025
National first-name rank
People counted
520
520 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Texas
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Texas is White at 64.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.8%) and Black (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Texas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Texas at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.6% · 336
- Hispanic or Latino18.8% · 98
- Black or African American9.2% · 48
- Two or more races3.3% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 6
Gender
Gender distribution for Texas
Texas is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 712 total registrations, 477 (67.0%) were male and 235 (33.0%) were female.
Texas as a male name
- Ranked #5,020 in 2024
- 20 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (22 births)
Texas as a female name
- Ranked #17,399 in 2024
- 5 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1918 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Texas on both sides of the split. Of the 518 people counted with this name, 362 were male (69.9%) and 156 were female (30.1%).
Popularity
Texas: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Texas from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 132 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Texas remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Texas by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Texas during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Texas' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Texas
The given name Texas is a relatively modern name that originated in the United States, specifically from the state of Texas. It is believed to have been derived from the Caddo word "Tejas," meaning "friends" or "allies." This word was used by the Caddo Native American tribe to refer to the region that is now known as Texas.
The name Texas first gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, around the time when the state of Texas was rapidly growing and gaining prominence within the United States. It was likely used as a given name to honor the state or to express a sense of regional pride and identity.
While the name Texas does not have a long historical tradition or appear in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it has been borne by several notable individuals throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name was Texas Guinan (1884-1933), an American actress and entrepreneur who owned several successful speakeasies during the Prohibition era.
Another famous bearer of the name was Texas Ruby (1908-1963), born Ruby Jewel Parsley, who was an American singer and actress known for her performances in Western films and on the vaudeville stage. Texas Dolly (1939-2008), whose real name was Dorothy Jo Ouida Marsh, was a country music singer and songwriter from Texas who had several hits in the 1960s and 1970s.
More recently, Texas Battle (born 1960) is an American actress best known for her roles in television shows such as "The Wire" and "Empire." Texas Terri (born 1971), whose real name is Terri Kempton, is a renowned tattoo artist and reality television personality from Texas.
While the name Texas is not as common as many traditional given names, it has gained recognition and popularity over the past century, particularly in the United States, reflecting the cultural and historical significance of the state of Texas.
People
Texas + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Texas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Texas: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Texas?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 412 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Texas going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 831,928 US residents.
Is Texas a common name?
We classify Texas as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 712 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Texas most popular?
The single biggest year for Texas was 2024, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Texas is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Texas in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 520 people with the name Texas, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,025 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Texas in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Texas?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Texas on both sides of the split. Of the 518 people counted with this name, 362 were male (69.9%) and 156 were female (30.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Texas?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Texas is White at 64.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (18.8%) and Black (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Texas most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Texas in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.6% (336 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Texas in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Texas a male name?
Yes, 67.0% of people registered as Texas in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Texas still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Texas in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Texas can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Texas?
Find out how many Americans are named Texas on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.