Tex
Tex was the 3502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 757th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,135 places. More babies were named Tex in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,502 boys, up 1,024 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 194067 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,131babies recorded
Tex popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,502 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,526 | 22 |
| 2010 | #8,719 | 9 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #8,032 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,467 | 9 |
| 1970 | #3,263 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,967 | 18 |
| 1950 | #986 | 50 |
| 1940 | #757 | 67 |
| 1930 | #1,529 | 24 |
| 1920 | #2,442 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,147 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tex, counting every spelling?
Tex has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tex?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tex (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tex 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tex.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tex?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Tex are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 17 and 76. That makes Tex a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Tex by state
How common Tex was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (3.3×). In 50 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 Tex: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tex, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tex
How popular is the name Tex?
Tex was the 3502nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 757th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,135 places. More babies were named Tex in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Tex a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tex in the US.
Where is Tex most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tex was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 boys).