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How popular is Tex?
#3,449 boy name in 2025
33 baby boys were named Tex in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
1,134living people named Tex (est.)
61median age of people named Tex
2,131babies named Tex since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025
Tex popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,449 for boys (▲ 1437 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+154% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1940 (67 boys) |
| Highest rank | #751 in 1940 |
| First recorded | 1890 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tex is most popular
Babies named Tex per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 boys)
Tex by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #977 |
| 1900s | 7 | #966 |
| 1910s | 85 | #1,739 |
| 1920s | 222 | #1,312 |
| 1930s | 307 | #764 |
| 1940s | 519 | #751 |
| 1950s | 296 | #976 |
| 1960s | 141 | #1,756 |
| 1970s | 90 | #2,811 |
| 1980s | 72 | #3,070 |
| 1990s | 36 | #6,662 |
| 2000s | 68 | #7,089 |
| 2010s | 110 | #4,606 |
| 2020s | 156 | #3,175 |
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Questions
- Is Tex a boy or girl name?
- Tex is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tex were boys.
- How popular is the name Tex?
- 33 baby boys were named Tex in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
- When was Tex most popular?
- Tex peaked in 1940, when 67 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #751 in 1940.
- How many people are named Tex?
- 2,131 babies have been named Tex in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,134 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
- Where is Tex most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tex was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.