FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Texas
In 2025, Emma was the most popular girls' name in Texas, given to 1,707 babies, and Liam was the top boys' name with 2,688. Liam led nationally too, while the country's top girls' name was Olivia.
Social Security counted 160,542 girls and 175,051 boys born in Texas that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Texas, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma | 1,707 | up 1 |
| 2 | Olivia | 1,580 | down 1 |
| 3 | Isabella | 1,559 | up 2 |
| 4 | Mia | 1,483 | down 1 |
| 5 | Sophia | 1,359 | up 1 |
| 6 | Camila | 1,349 | down 2 |
| 7 | Amelia | 1,329 | same |
| 8 | Sofia | 1,307 | same |
| 9 | Eliana | 1,275 | up 1 |
| 10 | Ailany | 1,213 | up 31 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 1,140 | down 2 |
| 12 | Valentina | 985 | up 5 |
| 13 | Evelyn | 925 | down 2 |
| 14 | Aurora | 798 | up 6 |
| 15 | Elena | 786 | up 4 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 771 | down 1 |
| 17 | Violet | 767 | up 9 |
| 18 | Gianna | 756 | down 5 |
| 19 | Luna | 727 | down 7 |
| 20 | Aria | 705 | up 4 |
| 21 | Emily | 687 | down 5 |
| 22 | Zoe | 685 | down 4 |
| 23 | Ava | 675 | down 9 |
| 24 | Leilani | 667 | up 5 |
| 25 | Victoria | 635 | down 4 |
| 26 | Genesis | 626 | down 4 |
| 27 | Ellie | 624 | down 4 |
| 28 | Emilia | 623 | up 4 |
| 29 | Catalina | 621 | up 9 |
| 30 | Eleanor | 604 | down 3 |
| 31 | Lily | 591 | down 3 |
| 32 | Penelope | 590 | up 3 |
| 33 | Chloe | 584 | up 3 |
| 34 | Abigail | 570 | down 4 |
| 35 | Madison | 565 | up 12 |
| 36 | Hazel | 561 | up 1 |
| 37 | Scarlett | 560 | down 12 |
| 38 | Avery | 547 | down 7 |
| 39 | Harper | 543 | down 6 |
| 40 | Layla | 539 | same |
| 41 | Mila | 520 | down 7 |
| 42 | Delilah | 485 | down 3 |
| 43 | Ella | 476 | up 3 |
| 44 | Lucy | 472 | up 16 |
| 45 | Lainey | 465 | up 18 |
| 46 | Leah | 465 | down 4 |
| 47 | Grace | 461 | up 6 |
| 48 | Liliana | 453 | up 14 |
| 49 | Naomi | 447 | down 4 |
| 50 | Allison | 435 | up 1 |
| 51 | Ivy | 435 | down 7 |
| 52 | Maria | 435 | down 3 |
| 53 | Isla | 433 | up 21 |
| 54 | Melody | 431 | up 18 |
| 55 | Lucia | 426 | up 2 |
| 56 | Nora | 424 | up 9 |
| 57 | Emery | 423 | down 5 |
| 58 | Hannah | 420 | down 10 |
| 59 | Madelyn | 419 | up 8 |
| 60 | Adeline | 417 | down 4 |
| 61 | Nova | 416 | down 11 |
| 62 | Ximena | 413 | down 8 |
| 63 | Alice | 391 | up 10 |
| 64 | Iris | 378 | up 24 |
| 65 | Juliette | 378 | down 6 |
| 66 | Aaliyah | 372 | same |
| 67 | Natalia | 371 | down 24 |
| 68 | Madeline | 367 | up 9 |
| 69 | Stella | 358 | up 6 |
| 70 | Riley | 357 | up 1 |
| 71 | Maya | 354 | down 3 |
| 72 | Alaia | 344 | up 6 |
| 73 | Eden | 343 | up 16 |
| 74 | Ariana | 339 | down 19 |
| 75 | Sophie | 337 | up 24 |
| 76 | Melanie | 324 | down 15 |
| 77 | Claire | 323 | up 26 |
| 78 | Jade | 315 | down 8 |
| 79 | Ailani | 314 | up 78 |
| 80 | Sadie | 314 | same |
| 81 | Josephine | 313 | up 53 |
| 82 | Alana | 311 | up 13 |
| 83 | Cataleya | 311 | up 17 |
| 84 | Lyla | 311 | up 18 |
| 85 | Lillian | 309 | up 6 |
| 86 | Ashley | 307 | down 28 |
| 87 | Everly | 307 | down 11 |
| 88 | Valeria | 306 | down 24 |
| 89 | Clara | 303 | up 27 |
| 90 | Daisy | 302 | up 2 |
| 91 | Alina | 301 | down 10 |
| 92 | Amara | 299 | up 29 |
| 93 | Ana | 298 | down 11 |
| 94 | Zoey | 297 | down 11 |
| 95 | Caroline | 296 | down 2 |
| 96 | Parker | 296 | up 8 |
| 97 | Athena | 294 | down 18 |
| 98 | Andrea | 283 | down 29 |
| 99 | Ariella | 283 | up 66 |
| 100 | Eloise | 278 | up 11 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam | 2,688 | same |
| 2 | Noah | 2,450 | same |
| 3 | Mateo | 2,081 | same |
| 4 | Santiago | 1,829 | same |
| 5 | Sebastian | 1,498 | same |
| 6 | Elijah | 1,455 | same |
| 7 | Oliver | 1,361 | same |
| 8 | Elias | 1,321 | same |
| 9 | Levi | 1,163 | up 6 |
| 10 | Julian | 1,115 | up 2 |
| 11 | Ezra | 1,067 | down 2 |
| 12 | James | 1,057 | up 7 |
| 13 | Lucas | 1,010 | down 2 |
| 14 | Ethan | 1,005 | same |
| 15 | Jose | 991 | up 3 |
| 16 | Samuel | 987 | up 4 |
| 17 | Daniel | 976 | down 7 |
| 18 | Angel | 937 | down 1 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 929 | down 3 |
| 20 | Luca | 909 | up 12 |
| 21 | William | 892 | same |
| 22 | Matthew | 890 | up 1 |
| 23 | Thiago | 887 | up 11 |
| 24 | Adriel | 885 | up 15 |
| 25 | Henry | 873 | up 4 |
| 26 | Theodore | 865 | up 4 |
| 27 | Alexander | 856 | down 3 |
| 28 | Dylan | 833 | down 15 |
| 29 | David | 815 | down 7 |
| 30 | Luke | 815 | down 4 |
| 31 | Josiah | 800 | up 6 |
| 32 | Gabriel | 792 | up 4 |
| 33 | Michael | 782 | down 8 |
| 34 | Gael | 775 | down 3 |
| 35 | John | 744 | down 7 |
| 36 | Jacob | 734 | up 7 |
| 37 | Ezekiel | 733 | down 10 |
| 38 | Emiliano | 728 | up 19 |
| 39 | Leonardo | 720 | down 4 |
| 40 | Isaiah | 712 | up 8 |
| 41 | Adrian | 705 | down 3 |
| 42 | Anthony | 702 | down 1 |
| 43 | Hudson | 685 | up 9 |
| 44 | Nathan | 683 | up 14 |
| 45 | Joseph | 669 | same |
| 46 | Isaac | 668 | down 13 |
| 47 | Leo | 668 | up 4 |
| 48 | Roman | 656 | up 22 |
| 49 | Christopher | 649 | down 2 |
| 50 | Damian | 646 | up 12 |
| 51 | Asher | 622 | down 7 |
| 52 | Caleb | 610 | down 6 |
| 53 | Aiden | 603 | down 13 |
| 54 | Juan | 601 | down 4 |
| 55 | Thomas | 598 | up 12 |
| 56 | Wyatt | 598 | up 8 |
| 57 | Axel | 597 | up 3 |
| 58 | Joshua | 596 | down 3 |
| 59 | Luka | 589 | up 18 |
| 60 | Eithan | 583 | up 82 |
| 61 | Jack | 579 | up 2 |
| 62 | Aaron | 577 | down 6 |
| 63 | Ian | 575 | down 21 |
| 64 | Mason | 570 | up 17 |
| 65 | Cooper | 569 | up 17 |
| 66 | Jayden | 566 | down 13 |
| 67 | Luis | 566 | down 13 |
| 68 | Christian | 560 | down 19 |
| 69 | Jesus | 550 | down 3 |
| 70 | Jeremiah | 548 | up 3 |
| 71 | Maverick | 544 | down 10 |
| 72 | Carlos | 535 | down 13 |
| 73 | Grayson | 524 | up 3 |
| 74 | Enzo | 517 | up 4 |
| 75 | Andrew | 515 | down 3 |
| 76 | Jackson | 512 | up 4 |
| 77 | Elian | 506 | up 44 |
| 78 | Logan | 504 | down 7 |
| 79 | Jonathan | 491 | down 5 |
| 80 | Carter | 480 | down 15 |
| 81 | Emilio | 480 | up 5 |
| 82 | Charles | 478 | up 10 |
| 83 | Diego | 476 | down 15 |
| 84 | Alejandro | 471 | down 1 |
| 85 | Weston | 469 | up 17 |
| 86 | Miles | 459 | down 17 |
| 87 | Owen | 444 | down 12 |
| 88 | Micah | 441 | down 4 |
| 89 | Nolan | 439 | up 1 |
| 90 | Matias | 438 | down 11 |
| 91 | Aziel | 434 | up 40 |
| 92 | Waylon | 429 | up 3 |
| 93 | Silas | 423 | up 16 |
| 94 | Walker | 423 | up 10 |
| 95 | Bennett | 416 | up 15 |
| 96 | Andres | 415 | down 8 |
| 97 | Brooks | 409 | up 2 |
| 98 | Wesley | 409 | up 14 |
| 99 | Beau | 408 | up 4 |
| 100 | Atlas | 398 | up 38 |
Names Texas likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Texas than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Infant, Karyme and Eugenia for girls, and Roel, Homero and Eugenio for boys.
Girls
- Infant: 8.2× (62 babies)
- Karyme: 5.2× (55 babies)
- Eugenia: 4.6× (121 babies)
- Aleyza: 4.4× (70 babies)
- Devany: 4.1× (61 babies)
- Analucia: 3.9× (98 babies)
- Constanza: 3.9× (66 babies)
- Alizae: 3.8× (86 babies)
- Karime: 3.7× (79 babies)
- Anapaula: 3.7× (55 babies)
Boys
- Roel: 6× (163 babies)
- Homero: 5.5× (60 babies)
- Eugenio: 4.8× (102 babies)
- Arnoldo: 4.3× (53 babies)
- Stoney: 4.2× (69 babies)
- Reymundo: 4.2× (56 babies)
- Rolando: 4× (320 babies)
- Patricio: 4× (128 babies)
- Guadalupe: 4× (69 babies)
- Rogelio: 3.7× (374 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Texas belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1946. For boys, it's James, from 1911 to 1954.
Girls
- Emma: 2025
- Olivia: 2024
- Emma: 2023
- Olivia: 2020–2022
- Emma: 2014–2019
- Sophia: 2011–2013
- Isabella: 2009–2010
- Emily: 1998–2008
- Ashley: 1989–1997
- Jessica: 1986–1988
- Ashley: 1985
- Jennifer: 1970–1984
- Lisa: 1965–1969
- Mary: 1964
- Lisa: 1963
- Mary: 1951–1962
- Linda: 1947–1950
- Mary: 1910–1946
Boys
- Liam: 2018–2025
- Noah: 2014–2017
- Jacob: 2010–2013
- Jose: 1996–2009
- Michael: 1990–1995
- Christopher: 1982–1989
- Michael: 1967–1981
- David: 1955–1966
- James: 1911–1954
- John: 1910
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Olivia, Emma, Camila, Isabella, Mia | Liam, Noah, Mateo, Sebastian, Santiago |
| 2010s | Emma, Sophia, Isabella, Mia, Olivia | Noah, Jacob, Daniel, Liam, Ethan |
| 2000s | Emily, Madison, Ashley, Abigail, Alyssa | Jose, Jacob, Joshua, Daniel, Christopher |
| 1990s | Ashley, Jessica, Sarah, Samantha, Emily | Michael, Christopher, Jose, Joshua, Matthew |
| 1980s | Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda, Ashley, Stephanie | Christopher, Michael, David, Joshua, James |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Melissa, Amy, Maria, Michelle | Michael, Christopher, David, James, Jason |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Maria, Cynthia, Sandra | David, Michael, James, John, Robert |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Patricia, Deborah, Maria | James, David, Robert, Michael, John |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Maria, Barbara, Patricia | James, Robert, John, Charles, William |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Barbara, Maria, Dorothy | James, Robert, John, Charles, Billy |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Maria, Betty, Helen | James, John, William, Robert, Charles |
| 1910s | Mary, Dorothy, Ruby, Ruth, Mildred | James, William, John, Robert, George |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.