Given name & surname · also English
Texas
“a beloved friend”·“from the state of Texas”·“one of many friends; from the state of Texas”
Texas is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a beloved friend”, “from the state of Texas”, and “one of many friends; from the state of Texas”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a beloved friend”, “from the state of Texas”, and “one of many friends; from the state of Texas”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Native American and English naming traditions.
How it developed
From Spanish Texas, from Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Texas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 732
- 497 boys · 235 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,180 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,180 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2008. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 518 as a first name in 2020; 208 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Texas’s family of names
Texas has a related form in Tex. Texas has a related form in Texanna. Texas has a related form in Texa.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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People named Texas
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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