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Most popular baby names in Texas, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Texas in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 160,542 girls and 175,051 boys are in the Texas list.

#1 for girls
Emma
1,707 babies · #3 in the US
#1 for boys
Liam
2,688 babies · #1 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Texas 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Emma“entire”1,707▲ 1
  2. #2Olivia“olive; olive branch”1,580▼ 1
  3. #3IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”1,559▲ 2
  4. #4MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records1,483▼ 1
  5. #5Sophia“wisdom”1,359▲ 1
  6. #6CamilaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #19 vs #1,051 in 20251,349▼ 2
  7. #7Amelia“vigor, bravery”1,329same
  8. #8Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”1,307same
  9. #9ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel1,275▲ 1
  10. #10AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel1,213▲ 31
  11. #11CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”1,140▼ 2
  12. #12ValentinaSame root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”985▲ 5
  13. #13EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”925▼ 2
  14. #14AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”798▲ 6
  15. #15ElenaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel786▲ 4
  16. #16Elizabeth“my God is an oath”771▼ 1
  17. #17VioletFrom the word “violet”767▲ 9
  18. #18GiannaSame root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”756▼ 5
  19. #19Luna“the moon”727▼ 7
  20. #20Aria“a musical aria”705▲ 4
  21. #21Emily“rival, emulator”687▼ 5
  22. #22ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”685▼ 4
  23. #23AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records675▼ 9
  24. #24LeilaniHawaiian, meaning “a lei; a child + heavenly, royal”667▲ 5
  25. #25Victoria“victory”635▼ 4

Top 25 boys · Texas 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”2,688same
  2. #2NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records2,450same
  3. #3MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”2,081same
  4. #4SantiagoSpanish form of James, meaning “May He Heel”1,829same
  5. #5Sebastian“august, venerable, exalted”1,498same
  6. #6Elijah“Yahweh is my god”1,455same
  7. #7OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records1,361same
  8. #8EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”1,321same
  9. #9LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records1,163▲ 5
  10. #10Julian“Roman personal name”1,115▲ 2
  11. #11EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters1,067▼ 2
  12. #12James“May He Heel”1,057▲ 7
  13. #13LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records1,010▼ 2
  14. #14Ethan“firmness, strong, or long-lived”1,005same
  15. #15JoseSame root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”991▲ 2
  16. #16Samuel“God has set or God has placed”987▲ 4
  17. #17Daniel“God is my judge”976▼ 7
  18. #18AngelEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 2025937▼ 1
  19. #19Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”929▼ 3
  20. #20LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”909▲ 12
  21. #21William“will + helmet”892same
  22. #22Matthew“gift of the Lord”890▲ 1
  23. #23ThiagoPortuguese, meaning “natal, relating to birth”887▲ 11
  24. #24Adriel“flock of God”885▲ 15
  25. #25HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records873▲ 4

Names that stand out in Texas

Names in the Texas top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Texas births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameTexasUSShare vs US
Catalina#29#1112.5×
Ximena#62#1832.5×
Cataleya#82#2372.4×
Ana#93#2452.3×
Andrea#98#2352.2×
Camila#6#192.0×
Valentina#12#351.8×
Natalia#67#1441.8×

Boys

NameTexasUSShare vs US
Jose#15#952.6×
Jesus#69#1732.6×
Juan#54#1592.5×
Alejandro#84#1952.5×
Santiago#4#262.4×
Andres#96#2002.3×
Luis#66#1442.2×
Adriel#24#842.2×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Texas). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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