Texas · 1947
Top 100 names in Texas, 1947, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Linda | 5,059 |
| #2 | Mary | 4,211 |
| #3 | Maria | 2,249 |
| #4 | Barbara | 1,918 |
| #5 | Patricia | 1,790 |
| #6 | Sandra | 1,590 |
| #7 | Carolyn | 1,447 |
| #8 | Sharon | 1,333 |
| #9 | Judy | 1,311 |
| #10 | Gloria | 1,300 |
| #11 | Betty | 1,187 |
| #12 | Shirley | 1,069 |
| #13 | Nancy | 1,039 |
| #14 | Carol | 962 |
| #15 | Donna | 954 |
| #16 | Margaret | 830 |
| #17 | Martha | 808 |
| #18 | Brenda | 787 |
| #19 | Susan | 780 |
| #20 | Dorothy | 692 |
| #21 | Joyce | 691 |
| #22 | Janice | 661 |
| #23 | Elizabeth | 655 |
| #24 | Virginia | 636 |
| #25 | Karen | 631 |
| #26 | Cynthia | 614 |
| #27 | Beverly | 599 |
| #28 | Frances | 593 |
| #29 | Peggy | 550 |
| #30 | Yolanda | 546 |
| #31 | Juanita | 533 |
| #32 | Patsy | 519 |
| #33 | Pamela | 513 |
| #34 | Alice | 508 |
| #35 | Helen | 504 |
| #36 | Glenda | 503 |
| #37 | Jo | 502 |
| #38 | Sylvia | 484 |
| #39 | Sherry | 477 |
| #40 | Connie | 470 |
| #41 | Rebecca | 468 |
| #42 | Paula | 460 |
| #43 | Cheryl | 460 |
| #44 | Judith | 455 |
| #45 | Marilyn | 444 |
| #46 | Rosa | 443 |
| #47 | Wanda | 442 |
| #48 | Guadalupe | 426 |
| #49 | Doris | 423 |
| #50 | Janet | 407 |
| #51 | Diana | 394 |
| #52 | Charlotte | 378 |
| #53 | Lynda | 359 |
| #54 | Norma | 352 |
| #55 | Anita | 336 |
| #56 | Janie | 334 |
| #57 | Phyllis | 331 |
| #58 | Rita | 326 |
| #59 | Diane | 320 |
| #60 | Ruth | 320 |
| #61 | Ann | 318 |
| #62 | Ruby | 314 |
| #63 | Rose | 308 |
| #64 | Kathleen | 304 |
| #65 | Jane | 295 |
| #66 | Sue | 295 |
| #67 | Evelyn | 291 |
| #68 | Alicia | 290 |
| #69 | Dolores | 282 |
| #70 | Laura | 280 |
| #71 | Kathy | 272 |
| #72 | Anna | 267 |
| #73 | Teresa | 266 |
| #74 | Irma | 261 |
| #75 | Olga | 256 |
| #76 | Kathryn | 253 |
| #77 | Bonnie | 249 |
| #78 | Irene | 249 |
| #79 | Carmen | 243 |
| #80 | Joan | 242 |
| #81 | Dora | 241 |
| #82 | Eva | 239 |
| #83 | Jean | 235 |
| #84 | Janis | 235 |
| #85 | Vicki | 232 |
| #86 | Kay | 229 |
| #87 | Suzanne | 229 |
| #88 | Esther | 228 |
| #89 | Billie | 228 |
| #90 | Sarah | 226 |
| #91 | Bertha | 224 |
| #92 | Annie | 223 |
| #93 | Margarita | 222 |
| #94 | Julia | 219 |
| #95 | Bobbie | 213 |
| #96 | Margie | 212 |
| #97 | Deborah | 210 |
| #98 | Marsha | 202 |
| #99 | Lois | 202 |
| #100 | Marie | 194 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enriqueta | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Sanjuana | 45 | 5 | 0 |
| San | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| Sanjuanita | 34 | 4 | 0 |
| Belia | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Oralia | 124 | 14 | 1 |
| Elida | 106 | 12 | 1 |
| Jesusita | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| Santos | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| Tomasa | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| Dominga | 58 | 6 | 0 |
| Josefa | 32 | 3 | 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.