Is Tex a boy or girl name?
Tex is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 20 boys were named Tex, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 2,098 US babies named Tex were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,019
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tex since 1890
- 2,098
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 67 babies
Boys and girls named Tex, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 85 | 5 | 5.6% |
| 1920s | 222 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 307 | 6 | 1.9% |
| 1940s | 519 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #5,019 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,217 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,551 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,915 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,523 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,645 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,721 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | #6,038 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,733 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,635 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,533 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,494 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,610 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,508 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,719 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,244 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,389 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #12,199 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,540 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,586 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #8,082 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,745 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,527 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,242 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,663 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,389 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,779 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,686 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,326 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #8,030 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,103 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,745 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #8,030 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,647 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,488 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,512 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,214 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,275 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,177 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,467 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,311 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,668 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,815 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,076 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,585 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #5,029 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,927 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,954 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,263 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,927 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,222 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,911 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 18 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 21 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 50 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 52 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 66 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 49 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 56 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 48 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 49 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 49 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 67 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 43 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 64 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 30 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,354 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,401 | 6 | #4,174 |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 29 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 29 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 27 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 22 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,442 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,153 | 5 | #5,506 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,142 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,625 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tex reached #757 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #4,174 in 1933. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tex
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.