Texas · 1945
Top 100 names in Texas, 1945, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 3,779 |
| #2 | Linda | 2,519 |
| #3 | Maria | 1,763 |
| #4 | Barbara | 1,610 |
| #5 | Patricia | 1,388 |
| #6 | Sandra | 1,240 |
| #7 | Carolyn | 1,207 |
| #8 | Betty | 1,200 |
| #9 | Gloria | 1,110 |
| #10 | Judy | 1,041 |
| #11 | Carol | 1,013 |
| #12 | Shirley | 990 |
| #13 | Nancy | 830 |
| #14 | Sharon | 790 |
| #15 | Martha | 740 |
| #16 | Dorothy | 691 |
| #17 | Joyce | 665 |
| #18 | Margaret | 655 |
| #19 | Virginia | 593 |
| #20 | Donna | 576 |
| #21 | Susan | 519 |
| #22 | Frances | 514 |
| #23 | Elizabeth | 476 |
| #24 | Brenda | 468 |
| #25 | Janice | 466 |
| #26 | Helen | 466 |
| #27 | Karen | 455 |
| #28 | Alice | 444 |
| #29 | Patsy | 443 |
| #30 | Wanda | 438 |
| #31 | Judith | 428 |
| #32 | Doris | 417 |
| #33 | Juanita | 416 |
| #34 | Peggy | 411 |
| #35 | Guadalupe | 403 |
| #36 | Jo | 393 |
| #37 | Marilyn | 380 |
| #38 | Glenda | 368 |
| #39 | Yolanda | 368 |
| #40 | Beverly | 358 |
| #41 | Sylvia | 333 |
| #42 | Rosa | 331 |
| #43 | Diana | 318 |
| #44 | Paula | 308 |
| #45 | Ruth | 306 |
| #46 | Cheryl | 305 |
| #47 | Janet | 304 |
| #48 | Anita | 295 |
| #49 | Ruby | 293 |
| #50 | Pamela | 288 |
| #51 | Janie | 284 |
| #52 | Connie | 278 |
| #53 | Charlotte | 264 |
| #54 | Sherry | 259 |
| #55 | Rose | 256 |
| #56 | Diane | 253 |
| #57 | Bobbie | 251 |
| #58 | Dolores | 249 |
| #59 | Billie | 243 |
| #60 | Norma | 243 |
| #61 | Joan | 237 |
| #62 | Jane | 236 |
| #63 | Ann | 236 |
| #64 | Evelyn | 235 |
| #65 | Lynda | 231 |
| #66 | Irene | 230 |
| #67 | Sue | 225 |
| #68 | Eva | 224 |
| #69 | Bonnie | 222 |
| #70 | Dora | 216 |
| #71 | Rita | 216 |
| #72 | Rebecca | 208 |
| #73 | Alicia | 208 |
| #74 | Kathleen | 207 |
| #75 | Annie | 206 |
| #76 | Julia | 206 |
| #77 | Kay | 204 |
| #78 | Carmen | 199 |
| #79 | Laura | 199 |
| #80 | Teresa | 199 |
| #81 | Sarah | 198 |
| #82 | Irma | 193 |
| #83 | Emma | 192 |
| #84 | Jean | 185 |
| #85 | Margie | 183 |
| #86 | Margarita | 182 |
| #87 | Marie | 180 |
| #88 | Anna | 179 |
| #89 | Lydia | 175 |
| #90 | Lupe | 174 |
| #91 | Bertha | 174 |
| #92 | Olga | 174 |
| #93 | Lois | 173 |
| #94 | Cynthia | 170 |
| #95 | Josephine | 169 |
| #96 | Phyllis | 166 |
| #97 | Sally | 163 |
| #98 | Victoria | 159 |
| #99 | Esther | 155 |
| #100 | Carole | 155 |
Uniquely popular in Texas
Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).
| Name | Births | Per 10k in state | Per 10k nationwide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santos | 48 | 7 | 0 |
| Jesusa | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| Tomasa | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| Elida | 103 | 14 | 1 |
| Felipa | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Dominga | 62 | 9 | 1 |
| Oralia | 111 | 15 | 1 |
| Esmeralda | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| Gregoria | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Belia | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Herminia | 36 | 5 | 0 |
| Elodia | 29 | 4 | 0 |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.