How Many People Are Named Tex?
An estimated 1,175 people in the United States have the first name Tex. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 54 years old, and Tex peaked in popularity in 1940 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tex as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tex paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,175
About 1 in 291,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1940
67 births
Total Registered
2,098
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tex
Tex is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,098 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Tex as a male name
Ranked #5,019 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 1940 (67 births)
Tex as a female name
Ranked #4,174 in 1933
6 female births in 1933
Peak: 1933 (6 births)
Tex: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tex span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 519 babies were registered. Tex has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tex by Decade
How has Tex tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tex by State
Birth registrations for Tex span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, West Virginia. The lowest are in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia. On average, about 55 Texs were registered per state.
Tex + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tex as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tex
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tex: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tex?
We estimate approximately 1,175 people named Tex are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 291,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Tex a common name?
Tex is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,098 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tex most popular?
Tex reached peak popularity in 1940, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tex is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tex a male name?
Tex is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tex Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tex Smith, Tex Johnson, Tex Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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