Table 8 Most Popular Baby Names

Table 8
Most Popular Baby Names*
by Race/Ethnicity and Sex 
Texas, 2015

All Race/Ethnicities
Rank Male Female
1 NOAH EMMA
2 LIAM SOPHIA
3 JACOB MIA
4 ETHAN ISABELLA
5 DANIEL OLIVIA
6 MATTHEW SOFIA
7 SEBASTIAN AVA
8 ALEXANDER ABIGAIL
9 JAYDEN EMILY
10 AIDEN VICTORIA
White**
Rank Male Female
1 WILLIAM EMMA
2 LUKE OLIVIA
3 JAMES HARPER
4 LIAM AVA
5 NOAH ABIGAIL
6 JACKSON AVERY
7 WYATT CHARLOTTE
8 MASON ELIZABETH
9 ETHAN SOPHIA
10 JOHN EMILY
Black
Rank Male Female
1 ELIJAH AVA
2 JEREMIAH SKYLAR
3 JOSIAH MADISON
4 NOAH AALIYAH
5 JAYDEN BROOKLYN
6 CARTER LONDON
7 AIDEN LONDYN
8 ISAIAH ZOE
9 CHRISTIAN+ SERENITY
10 KING+ ZOEY
Hispanic
Rank Male Female
1 JOSE MIA
2 SEBASTIAN SOPHIA
3 NOAH SOFIA
4 ANGEL ISABELLA
5 DANIEL CAMILA
6 MATTHEW ALEXA
7 JAYDEN EMMA
8 JACOB VICTORIA
9 JUAN EMILY
10 MATEO XIMENA

* The Most Popular Names list was tabulated using the exact spelling of the infants' names on the birth certificates.
** Includes: Non-Hispanic White, Non-Hispanic Other and Unknown race/ethnicity categories; as well as multiple race responses.
+ These names have tied in count.


Definitions: 
Race: A geographical population of humankind that possesses inherited distinctive physical characteristics that distinguish it from other populations.
Ethnicity: The classification of a population that shares common characteristics, such as religion, traditions, culture, language, and tribal or national origin.


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