State roster

Top names in New Hampshire

The names most likely to appear on 1958 New Hampshire birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 11,578 New Hampshire births in 1958 across 361 distinct names.

Distinctively New Hampshire

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New Hampshire more than they say America.

#40Dana#184 nationally
#69Denisoutside the national top 200
#74Rolandoutside the national top 200
#76Claireoutside the national top 200
#61Louise#182 nationally
#71Gerard#191 nationally
#78Leo#196 nationally
#83Racheloutside the national top 200
#90Jeanoutside the national top 200
#35Marc#145 nationally
#99Shawnoutside the national top 200
#86Heidi#187 nationally

Girls

#1Susan200US #2
#2Linda174US #3
#3Karen148US #4
#4Diane141US #18
#5Debra139US #6
#6Donna136US #10
#7Patricia131US #5
#8Mary120US #1
#9Nancy117US #12
#10Deborah103US #7
#11Pamela97US #11
#12Cheryl93US #13
#13Cynthia93US #8
#14Cindy92US #25
#15Denise89US #27
#16Kathleen85US #21
#17Sandra81US #15
#18Carol74US #20
#19Kathy72US #14
#20Brenda68US #16
#21Elizabeth59US #22
#22Barbara57US #9
#23Darlene55US #49
#24Lisa55US #19
#25Janet52US #28
#26Sharon52US #17
#27Bonnie49US #63
#28Robin48US #32
#29Catherine44US #38
#30Judith44US #62
#31Paula44US #53
#32Debbie43US #24
#33Ann42US #47
#34Kim42US #40
#35Jane41US #61
#36Margaret41US #31
#37Lynn40US #60
#38Julie39US #23
#39Marie39US #106
#40Lori36US #30
#41Joanne35US #80
#42Suzanne35US #104
#43Cathy34US #34
#44Gail34US #72
#45Kimberly34US #39
#46Theresa33US #33
#47Christine32US #43
#48Joan32US #68
#49Tammy32US #44
#50Anne31US #87
#51Jennifer30US #81
#52Kathryn30US #58
#53Maureen30US #110
#54Rebecca30US #41
#55Joyce29US #46
#56Katherine29US #74
#57Jean28US #73
#58Elaine27US #101
#59Laurie27US #70
#60Michelle27US #56
#61Louise24US #182
#62Penny24US #124
#63Wendy24US #107
#64Janice23US #35
#65Judy23US #36
#66Laura23US #29
#67Shirley23US #52
#68Terry23US #89
#69Tina22US #71
#70Vicki22US #57
#71Holly21US #168
#72Sheila21US #59
#73Sally19US #112
#74Terri19US #51
#75Valerie19US #64
#76Claire18
#77Ellen18US #93
#78Jill18US #98
#79Jo18US #91
#80Kelly18US #108
#81Leslie18US #79
#82Martha18US #69
#83Rachel18
#84Anita17US #82
#85Betty17US #54
#86Heidi17US #187
#87Roberta17US #133
#88Jeanne16US #123
#89Andrea15US #135
#90Beth15US #95
#91Diana15US #45
#92Michele15US #92
#93Teresa15US #26
#94Victoria15US #109
#95Virginia15US #85
#96Annette14US #76
#97Helen14US #100
#98Jacqueline14US #99
#99Peggy14US #42
#100Sarah14US #117

Boys

#1Michael397US #1
#2David364US #2
#3Robert290US #4
#4Richard223US #8
#5James207US #3
#6John203US #5
#7Mark203US #7
#8William164US #6
#9Thomas156US #9
#10Daniel135US #16
#11Brian134US #24
#12Paul132US #15
#13Timothy130US #13
#14Steven129US #10
#15Gary124US #17
#16Kevin122US #20
#17Peter118US #41
#18Donald110US #18
#19Scott99US #25
#20Jeffrey97US #21
#21Stephen96US #26
#22Ronald81US #19
#23Charles78US #11
#24Dennis73US #29
#25Kenneth71US #14
#26Bruce68US #36
#27George61US #31
#28Douglas58US #30
#29Joseph57US #12
#30Christopher56US #39
#31Roger56US #47
#32Alan55US #49
#33Edward46US #28
#34Russell45US #54
#35Marc44US #145
#36Wayne44US #48
#37Gregory43US #23
#38Raymond43US #43
#39Matthew40US #60
#40Dana39US #184
#41Philip34US #67
#42Dale33US #46
#43Arthur32US #72
#44Keith32US #37
#45Anthony30US #27
#46Randy30US #32
#47Walter30US #63
#48Albert29US #89
#49Andrew29US #55
#50Jay29US #86
#51Glenn28US #76
#52Eric27US #50
#53Lawrence27US #52
#54Norman27US #125
#55Ricky25US #34
#56Ralph24US #78
#57Danny21US #45
#58Craig20US #53
#59Gerald20US #58
#60Jon19US #117
#61Larry19US #22
#62Patrick19US #42
#63Barry18US #79
#64Frank18US #38
#65Jonathan18US #124
#66Carl17US #51
#67Martin17US #71
#68Bryan16US #101
#69Denis16
#70Francis16US #135
#71Gerard16US #191
#72Gordon16US #152
#73Harold16US #84
#74Roland16
#75Steve15US #44
#76Bradley14US #108
#77Jack14US #80
#78Leo14US #196
#79Mike14US #40
#80Rodney14US #65
#81Allen13US #92
#82Frederick13US #110
#83Glen13US #131
#84Henry13US #83
#85Terry13US #33
#86Alfred12US #133
#87Jerry12US #35
#88Lee12US #114
#89Warren12US #149
#90Jean11
#91Brett10US #155
#92Ernest10US #113
#93Guy10US #156
#94Joel10US #120
#95Leonard10US #102
#96Randall10US #62
#97Reginald10US #142
#98Roy10US #75
#99Shawn10
#100Stanley10US #88

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑49Lori#40
↑32Jay#50
↑32Barry#63
↑31Eric#52
↑30Shirley#67
↑30Terry#68
↑25Julie#38
↑25Kathryn#52

Falling

↓40Martha#82
↓35Sarah#100
↓32Diana#91
↓31Leonard#95
↓22Laurie#59
↓21Janice#64
↓20Bradley#76
↓18Laura#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.