Texas · 1956
Top 100 names in Texas, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mary | 3,614 |
| #2 | Linda | 2,556 |
| #3 | Debra | 2,395 |
| #4 | Patricia | 2,217 |
| #5 | Cynthia | 2,170 |
| #6 | Deborah | 2,151 |
| #7 | Maria | 2,125 |
| #8 | Karen | 1,819 |
| #9 | Susan | 1,569 |
| #10 | Brenda | 1,557 |
| #11 | Donna | 1,526 |
| #12 | Pamela | 1,505 |
| #13 | Sharon | 1,485 |
| #14 | Sandra | 1,419 |
| #15 | Barbara | 1,307 |
| #16 | Nancy | 1,115 |
| #17 | Sylvia | 1,081 |
| #18 | Rebecca | 1,007 |
| #19 | Elizabeth | 999 |
| #20 | Cheryl | 975 |
| #21 | Kathy | 961 |
| #22 | Gloria | 959 |
| #23 | Teresa | 890 |
| #24 | Carol | 861 |
| #25 | Diana | 814 |
| #26 | Janet | 800 |
| #27 | Rosa | 791 |
| #28 | Martha | 781 |
| #29 | Carolyn | 764 |
| #30 | Debbie | 728 |
| #31 | Janice | 695 |
| #32 | Judy | 680 |
| #33 | Yolanda | 657 |
| #34 | Lisa | 651 |
| #35 | Laura | 648 |
| #36 | Vicki | 635 |
| #37 | Sherry | 634 |
| #38 | Paula | 627 |
| #39 | Shirley | 623 |
| #40 | Norma | 610 |
| #41 | Beverly | 609 |
| #42 | Connie | 605 |
| #43 | Diane | 593 |
| #44 | Rhonda | 591 |
| #45 | Rose | 588 |
| #46 | Margaret | 584 |
| #47 | Betty | 576 |
| #48 | Vickie | 544 |
| #49 | Cathy | 531 |
| #50 | Virginia | 513 |
| #51 | Cindy | 499 |
| #52 | Wanda | 477 |
| #53 | Joyce | 455 |
| #54 | Jo | 440 |
| #55 | Peggy | 438 |
| #56 | Kathleen | 435 |
| #57 | Marilyn | 428 |
| #58 | Denise | 426 |
| #59 | Juanita | 424 |
| #60 | Theresa | 412 |
| #61 | Catherine | 407 |
| #62 | Irma | 395 |
| #63 | Rita | 391 |
| #64 | Kathryn | 387 |
| #65 | Terri | 385 |
| #66 | Anna | 384 |
| #67 | Sheila | 380 |
| #68 | Anita | 374 |
| #69 | Alice | 372 |
| #70 | Terry | 372 |
| #71 | Glenda | 368 |
| #72 | Janie | 355 |
| #73 | Irene | 343 |
| #74 | Kim | 340 |
| #75 | Julie | 339 |
| #76 | Katherine | 337 |
| #77 | Robin | 316 |
| #78 | Charlotte | 314 |
| #79 | Frances | 312 |
| #80 | Tina | 312 |
| #81 | Dorothy | 311 |
| #82 | Helen | 309 |
| #83 | Belinda | 299 |
| #84 | Guadalupe | 292 |
| #85 | Carla | 285 |
| #86 | Phyllis | 284 |
| #87 | Kimberly | 280 |
| #88 | Doris | 279 |
| #89 | Becky | 274 |
| #90 | Ruth | 272 |
| #91 | Gwendolyn | 270 |
| #92 | Leticia | 268 |
| #93 | Ann | 263 |
| #94 | Dora | 263 |
| #95 | Melinda | 259 |
| #96 | Bonnie | 258 |
| #97 | Sheryl | 258 |
| #98 | Angela | 257 |
| #99 | Eva | 256 |
| #100 | Alicia | 251 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanjuana | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| Jesusa | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Tomasa | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| Sanjuanita | 93 | 8 | 1 |
| San | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| Hermelinda | 35 | 3 | 0 |
| Oralia | 104 | 9 | 1 |
| Esmeralda | 80 | 7 | 0 |
| Araceli | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| Dalia | 75 | 7 | 0 |
| Dominga | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| Ninfa | 31 | 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.