State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 212,283 Ohio births in 1955 across 1,579 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#98Terrence#181 nationally
#59Rick#109 nationally
#66Sue#116 nationally
#84Beth#133 nationally
#63Kimberly#111 nationally
#92Chris#139 nationally
#94Duane#135 nationally
#78Constance#118 nationally
#80Theodore#120 nationally
#92Tina#132 nationally
#95Amy#134 nationally
#67Jill#102 nationally

Girls

#1Deborah3,589US #2
#2Mary3,559US #1
#3Linda2,858US #3
#4Debra2,842US #4
#5Susan2,698US #5
#6Patricia2,429US #6
#7Karen2,212US #8
#8Barbara1,937US #7
#9Pamela1,922US #12
#10Cynthia1,722US #11
#11Nancy1,691US #9
#12Sandra1,472US #13
#13Cheryl1,438US #19
#14Carol1,314US #15
#15Diane1,314US #14
#16Donna1,262US #10
#17Kathleen1,255US #17
#18Sharon1,246US #16
#19Brenda1,116US #18
#20Rebecca1,030US #27
#21Kathy993US #22
#22Janet977US #20
#23Denise919US #23
#24Teresa797US #26
#25Margaret750US #24
#26Elizabeth726US #21
#27Joyce716US #29
#28Judith712US #31
#29Connie691US #35
#30Robin661US #33
#31Cathy644US #44
#32Christine641US #40
#33Beverly623US #34
#34Diana619US #55
#35Vicki592US #52
#36Paula588US #39
#37Janice580US #25
#38Bonnie574US #45
#39Catherine559US #28
#40Theresa558US #38
#41Jane555US #50
#42Marilyn525US #49
#43Laura511US #41
#44Peggy505US #51
#45Lisa473US #48
#46Judy467US #32
#47Carolyn465US #30
#48Betty460US #36
#49Joan452US #46
#50Darlene449US #76
#51Ann448US #43
#52Gail446US #42
#53Vickie445US #68
#54Debbie442US #63
#55Ruth435US #70
#56Sherry434US #56
#57Kathryn428US #59
#58Shirley419US #37
#59Victoria418US #82
#60Lynn406US #62
#61Jean402US #60
#62Sheila398US #57
#63Kimberly386US #111
#64Martha383US #53
#65Rose374US #54
#66Sue367US #116
#67Jill356US #102
#68Cindy352US #79
#69Kim352US #75
#70Julie346US #67
#71Elaine342US #77
#72Jennifer340US #104
#73Katherine335US #65
#74Terri334US #85
#75Jacqueline333US #73
#76Rhonda330US #71
#77Rita325US #72
#78Constance323US #118
#79Marcia323US #98
#80Sally319US #95
#81Virginia319US #66
#82Jo317US #58
#83Michele315US #93
#84Beth309US #133
#85Michelle306US #97
#86Valerie304US #80
#87Terry295US #83
#88Gloria294US #47
#89Anita286US #94
#90Ellen276US #81
#91Marsha273US #106
#92Tina269US #132
#93Phyllis259US #74
#94Wanda259US #61
#95Amy250US #134
#96Roberta250US #113
#97Wendy248US #90
#98Anne247US #84
#99Stephanie246US #114
#100Suzanne242US #86

Boys

#1David5,495US #2
#2Michael5,175US #1
#3James5,099US #3
#4Robert4,692US #4
#5John4,511US #5
#6William3,495US #6
#7Richard3,251US #7
#8Thomas3,148US #8
#9Mark2,893US #9
#10Jeffrey2,237US #20
#11Gary2,203US #12
#12Steven2,171US #10
#13Charles2,054US #11
#14Timothy1,900US #22
#15Donald1,850US #14
#16Daniel1,736US #17
#17Joseph1,682US #13
#18Ronald1,673US #18
#19Gregory1,525US #24
#20Kenneth1,461US #15
#21Paul1,433US #16
#22Dennis1,334US #23
#23Stephen1,203US #21
#24Douglas1,155US #29
#25Larry1,145US #19
#26Terry1,099US #28
#27Edward1,002US #25
#28Kevin978US #27
#29George861US #26
#30Randy856US #30
#31Bruce806US #32
#32Keith744US #39
#33Anthony740US #31
#34Roger694US #37
#35Raymond601US #36
#36Scott600US #38
#37Jerry599US #33
#38Dale572US #52
#39Frank556US #34
#40Patrick545US #41
#41Christopher530US #49
#42Carl525US #47
#43Lawrence515US #42
#44Jeffery507US #73
#45Brian506US #40
#46Craig497US #50
#47Jack486US #60
#48Danny437US #45
#49Alan435US #43
#50Randall423US #53
#51Gerald417US #48
#52Ricky396US #46
#53Philip382US #62
#54Russell364US #57
#55Ralph363US #67
#56Harold354US #63
#57Wayne345US #44
#58Peter333US #35
#59Rick319US #109
#60Phillip316US #74
#61Walter316US #51
#62Martin315US #77
#63Steve307US #72
#64Rodney300US #65
#65Eric295US #85
#66Andrew277US #66
#67Frederick265US #86
#68Kim260US #98
#69Stanley258US #64
#70Samuel257US #71
#71Roy254US #58
#72Howard251US #83
#73Eugene249US #81
#74Micheal243US #87
#75Glenn242US #59
#76Barry240US #70
#77Harry237US #89
#78Arthur230US #56
#79Allen223US #84
#80Theodore218US #120
#81Albert214US #76
#82Darrell211US #91
#83Jon206US #115
#84Louis202US #82
#85Curtis199US #79
#86Fred199US #97
#87Bradley197US #107
#88Henry196US #61
#89Dean190US #111
#90Matthew190US #105
#91Leonard187US #88
#92Chris185US #139
#93Clifford183US #118
#94Duane183US #135
#95Earl179US #106
#96Mike179US #123
#97Jay178US #103
#98Terrence177US #181
#99Jerome174US #112
#100Marvin174US #94

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑42Lisa#45
↑26Debbie#54
↑14Cathy#31
↑13Christopher#41
↑12Julie#70
↑12Terri#74
↑11Katherine#73
↑10Brian#45

Falling

↓20Jacqueline#75
↓20Jo#82
↓15Suzanne#100
↓13Marcia#79
↓13Sally#80
↓13Gloria#88
↓13Marsha#91
↓12Shirley#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.