unisex name
Texas
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 825
Texas is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 39% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Texas started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Texas over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 44 |
| 1890s | 11 |
| 1900s | 9 |
| 1910s | 56 |
| 1920s | 69 |
| 1930s | 82 |
| 1940s | 80 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 11 |
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 79 |
| 2010s | 132 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 106 |
How popular is Texas?
In 2025, Texas was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Texas 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 Texas
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Texas also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Texas over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Texas
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Texas — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Texas
How popular is the name Texas?
In 2025, Texas was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Texas a girl's or a boy's name?
Texas is used for both girls and boys. About 39% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Texas?
Texas has 2 syllables.
When was Texas most popular?
Texas peaked in 2024, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Texas a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Texas currently ranks #5,197 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Texas originally a boys' or girls' name?
Texas was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.