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Baby names in Texas, 1990s

1990–1999 · 2,948,397 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Texas across the 1990s, with 30,670 births in the decade. The state recorded 2,948,397 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Texas in the 1990s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Infantof12410×
Infant4,44210×
Sanjuanita251
Roel459
Joeangel67
Oziel183
Azeneth59
Ironesha23

Top 25 in the 1990s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael30,670
#2Christopher29,514
#3Jose27,505
#4Joshua26,505
#5Ashley25,511
#6Matthew23,023
#7Jessica22,865
#8Jacob22,114
#9David22,003
#10Daniel21,346
#11John19,610
#12Jonathan19,044
#13Brandon18,363
#14Juan18,049
#15Taylor17,579
#16Justin17,250
#17James17,147
#18Andrew16,850
#19Sarah16,592
#20Samantha16,034
#21Joseph15,149
#22Emily15,111
#23Ryan15,065
#24Jordan15,034
#25Robert14,958

Other decades in Texas

All Texas names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org