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Most Popular Baby Names in Texas, 2025

Emma was the most popular girl name in Texas in 2025, given to 1,707 girls. Liam led the boys with 2,688 births. The name to watch is Eithan: it climbed 82 places, from #142 in 2024 to #60 in 2025. Liam has been the number one boy name in Texas for 8 years in a row. 527 girl names and 349 boy names appear only in Texas in 2025, and nowhere else in the country.

Top 5 girls

RankNameBirths
1Emma1,707
2Olivia1,580
3Isabella1,559
4Mia1,483
5Sophia1,359

Top 5 boys

RankNameBirths
1Liam2,688
2Noah2,450
3Mateo2,081
4Santiago1,829
5Sebastian1,498

No match in the Texas top 100 for 2025.

Top 100 girl names in Texas, 2025

Top 100 girl names in Texas, 2025. Based on 160,542 girls born in Texas.
RankNameBirthsChange vs 2024
1Emma1,707↑ 1
2Olivia1,580↓ 1
3Isabella1,559↑ 2
4Mia1,483↓ 1
5Sophia1,359↑ 1
6Camila1,349↓ 2
7Amelia1,3290
8Sofia1,3070
9Eliana1,275↑ 1
10Ailany1,213↑ 31
11Charlotte1,140↓ 2
12Valentina985↑ 5
13Evelyn925↓ 2
14Aurora798↑ 6
15Elena786↑ 4
16Elizabeth771↓ 1
17Violet767↑ 9
18Gianna756↓ 5
19Luna727↓ 7
20Aria705↑ 4
21Emily687↓ 5
22Zoe685↓ 4
23Ava675↓ 9
24Leilani667↑ 5
25Victoria635↓ 4
26Genesis626↓ 4
27Ellie624↓ 4
28Emilia623↑ 4
29Catalina621↑ 9
30Eleanor604↓ 3
31Lily591↓ 3
32Penelope590↑ 3
33Chloe584↑ 3
34Abigail570↓ 4
35Madison565↑ 12
36Hazel561↑ 1
37Scarlett560↓ 12
38Avery547↓ 7
39Harper543↓ 6
40Layla5390
41Mila520↓ 7
42Delilah485↓ 3
43Ella476↑ 3
44Lucy472↑ 16
45Lainey465↑ 18
45Leah465↓ 3
47Grace461↑ 6
48Liliana453↑ 14
49Naomi447↓ 5
50Allison435↑ 1
50Ivy435↓ 6
50Maria435↓ 1
53Isla433↑ 21
54Melody431↑ 18
55Lucia426↑ 2
56Nora424↑ 9
57Emery423↓ 5
58Hannah420↓ 10
59Madelyn419↑ 8
60Adeline417↓ 4
61Nova416↓ 11
62Ximena413↓ 8
63Alice391↑ 10
64Iris378↑ 24
64Juliette378↓ 5
66Aaliyah3720
67Natalia371↓ 24
68Madeline367↑ 9
69Stella358↑ 6
70Riley357↑ 1
71Maya354↓ 3
72Alaia344↑ 6
73Eden343↑ 16
74Ariana339↓ 19
75Sophie337↑ 24
76Melanie324↓ 15
77Claire323↑ 26
78Jade315↓ 8
79Ailani314↑ 78
79Sadie3140
81Josephine313↑ 53
82Alana311↑ 13
82Cataleya311↑ 18
82Lyla311↑ 20
85Lillian309↑ 6
86Ashley307↓ 28
86Everly307↓ 10
88Valeria306↓ 24
89Clara303↑ 27
90Daisy302↑ 2
91Alina301↓ 10
92Amara299↑ 29
93Ana298↓ 11
94Zoey297↓ 12
95Caroline296↓ 2
95Parker296↑ 9
97Athena294↓ 18
98Andrea283↓ 29
98Ariella283↑ 66
100Eloise278↑ 11

Only in Texas

The names below were given at least 5 times in Texas in 2025 and fewer than 5 times in any other state. See the full list on the names only popular in Texas page.

NameSexBirths
ChizaramGirl14
AyelenGirl13
AylanniGirl13
SteelyGirl13
AlyzzahGirl12
RoelBoy33
StoneyBoy19
ArnoldoBoy15
VedhBoy14
JonatanBoy13

Rising and falling in Texas

Fastest rising in Texas, 2025
NameRank changePlacesBirths
Ailani#157 → #79+78314
Ariella#164 → #98+66283
Sienna#164 → #100+64278
Josephine#134 → #81+53313
Ailany#41 → #10+311,213
Eithan#142 → #60+82583
Elian#121 → #77+44506
Aziel#130 → #91+39434
Atlas#138 → #100+38398
Roman#69 → #48+21656
Falling fastest in Texas, 2025
NameRank changePlacesBirths
Serenity#100 → #141-41225
Regina#86 → #123-37255
Aitana#84 → #119-35258
Alan#94 → #128-34306
Amir#96 → #122-26319
Xavier#84 → #107-23378

How to read this page

SSA counts exact spellings separately, so Mateo and Matteo are different names. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a state are not published, so they do not appear here. Sex is as recorded on the Social Security card application.

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.