How Many People Are Named Tex?
people named Tex are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 308,191 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,131 babies named Tex in Social Security records from 1890 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
67 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a nickname which denoted a person who came from the state of Texas. A famous bearer was the American animator Tex Avery (1908-1980), real name Frederick, who was born in Texas.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Tex (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Tex alive today is about 49 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 17 and 76 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Tex first appears in the records in 1890 and was given most often in 1940, to 67 babies. In 2025, 33 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1890 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Tex has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #757, in 1940. In 2025 it ranked #3,501.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,501 |
| Best rank | #757 (1940) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #923 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Tex alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Tex were born in Texas than in any other state: about 147 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Tex was given about 10.8 times as often in Texas.
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