Tejas
Tejas was the 2933rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1860th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 450 places. More babies were named Tejas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,933 boys, up 712 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201377 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,473babies recorded
Tejas popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,933 | 43 |
| 2020 | #3,645 | 30 |
| 2010 | #1,953 | 72 |
| 2000 | #2,915 | 31 |
| 1990 | #5,765 | 9 |
| 1980 | #5,461 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tejas, counting every spelling?
Tejas has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tejas?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tejas (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tejas born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tejas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tejas?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Tejas are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 24. That makes Tejas mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tejas by state
How common Tejas was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.5×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tejas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tejas, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tejas
How popular is the name Tejas?
Tejas was the 2933rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1860th with 77 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 450 places. More babies were named Tejas in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Tejas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tejas in the US.
Where is Tejas most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tejas was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.