boy's name
Tex
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,135
Tex is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1940, when 67 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1890.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tex over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 |
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 90 |
| 1920s | 222 |
| 1930s | 313 |
| 1940s | 519 |
| 1950s | 296 |
| 1960s | 141 |
| 1970s | 90 |
| 1980s | 72 |
| 1990s | 36 |
| 2000s | 68 |
| 2010s | 110 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 156 |
How popular is Tex?
In 2025, Tex was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Tex is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tex
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tex also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tex over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tex
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tex — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tex
How popular is the name Tex?
In 2025, Tex was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Tex a girl's or a boy's name?
Tex is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tex?
Tex has 1 syllable.
When was Tex most popular?
Tex peaked in 1940, when 67 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Tex a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tex currently ranks #3,499 in the United States. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.