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Baby names in Texas, 2010s

2010–2019 · 3,412,858 recorded births

Emma was the most common name given in Texas across the 2010s, with 20,357 births in the decade. The state recorded 3,412,858 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Texas in the 2010s

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
Infant112
Kinsler197
Roel328
Joeangel72
Homero197
Debanhi156
Oziel396
Alizae215

Top 25 in the 2010s

RankNameBirths
#1Emma20,357
#2Sophia20,223
#3Isabella19,529
#4Noah18,943
#5Mia17,607
#6Jacob17,308
#7Olivia16,373
#8Daniel15,839
#9Jayden15,825
#10Liam15,720
#11Ethan15,339
#12Jose14,964
#13David14,434
#14Matthew14,246
#15Sebastian14,055
#16Elijah14,045
#17Alexander13,815
#18Angel13,552
#19Michael13,453
#20Aiden13,314
#21Ava13,293
#22Sofia13,084
#23Emily12,892
#24William12,888
#25Christopher12,307

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