State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 221,257 Ohio births in 1958 across 1,681 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#71Tamara#127 nationally
#100Brett#155 nationally
#75Dave#126 nationally
#53Beth#95 nationally
#55Amy#97 nationally
#89Marcia#128 nationally
#65Sue#102 nationally
#60Tom#96 nationally
#74Dan#109 nationally
#43Rick#77 nationally
#65Bill#99 nationally
#82Todd#116 nationally

Girls

#1Mary3,088US #1
#2Karen2,427US #4
#3Linda2,367US #3
#4Susan2,364US #2
#5Deborah1,989US #7
#6Patricia1,922US #5
#7Debra1,884US #6
#8Pamela1,744US #11
#9Cynthia1,718US #8
#10Cheryl1,686US #13
#11Barbara1,667US #9
#12Kathy1,517US #14
#13Brenda1,401US #16
#14Nancy1,363US #12
#15Donna1,251US #10
#16Kimberly1,223US #39
#17Diane1,206US #18
#18Lisa1,165US #19
#19Sharon1,150US #17
#20Sandra1,141US #15
#21Debbie1,130US #24
#22Carol1,118US #20
#23Cindy1,071US #25
#24Kathleen1,057US #21
#25Teresa1,000US #26
#26Julie978US #23
#27Denise938US #27
#28Laura888US #29
#29Elizabeth865US #22
#30Janet840US #28
#31Rebecca782US #41
#32Cathy755US #34
#33Christine750US #43
#34Robin749US #32
#35Tammy749US #44
#36Lori724US #30
#37Kim718US #40
#38Theresa711US #33
#39Peggy680US #42
#40Diana679US #45
#41Margaret654US #31
#42Connie626US #50
#43Judy601US #36
#44Darlene600US #49
#45Vicki586US #57
#46Joyce580US #46
#47Tina552US #71
#48Terri543US #51
#49Michelle538US #56
#50Catherine521US #38
#51Rhonda513US #48
#52Paula505US #53
#53Beth500US #95
#54Judith494US #62
#55Amy471US #97
#56Beverly466US #55
#57Janice462US #35
#58Carolyn454US #37
#59Ann444US #47
#60Jane440US #61
#61Jennifer438US #81
#62Bonnie433US #63
#63Vickie428US #75
#64Lynn409US #60
#65Sue409US #102
#66Valerie397US #64
#67Kathryn390US #58
#68Sherry378US #67
#69Shirley366US #52
#70Betty363US #54
#71Tamara363US #127
#72Anita349US #82
#73Jill349US #98
#74Annette342US #76
#75Ruth336US #90
#76Sheila335US #59
#77Michele332US #92
#78Gail329US #72
#79Renee329US #105
#80Becky326US #111
#81Rita326US #88
#82Joan324US #68
#83Jean319US #73
#84Rose318US #78
#85Martha311US #69
#86Victoria308US #109
#87Laurie306US #70
#88Ellen300US #93
#89Marcia300US #128
#90Sally292US #112
#91Dawn291US #84
#92Katherine285US #74
#93Leslie283US #79
#94Jacqueline282US #99
#95Marilyn267US #96
#96Terry266US #89
#97Elaine264US #101
#98Penny264US #124
#99Kelly261US #108
#100Anna259US #103

Boys

#1David5,149US #2
#2Michael5,137US #1
#3James4,576US #3
#4John4,384US #5
#5Robert4,367US #4
#6Mark3,744US #7
#7William3,156US #6
#8Richard3,066US #8
#9Thomas2,690US #9
#10Timothy2,466US #13
#11Jeffrey1,997US #21
#12Steven1,830US #10
#13Charles1,756US #11
#14Daniel1,662US #16
#15Joseph1,610US #12
#16Donald1,596US #18
#17Gary1,569US #17
#18Ronald1,519US #19
#19Kevin1,504US #20
#20Kenneth1,457US #14
#21Paul1,323US #15
#22Gregory1,306US #23
#23Douglas1,196US #30
#24Scott1,182US #25
#25Larry1,041US #22
#26Brian1,035US #24
#27Terry1,027US #33
#28Edward987US #28
#29Dennis979US #29
#30Randy906US #32
#31Anthony895US #27
#32Stephen881US #26
#33Mike767US #40
#34George760US #31
#35Keith745US #37
#36Christopher744US #39
#37Jerry715US #35
#38Bruce711US #36
#39Ricky674US #34
#40Dale650US #46
#41Steve632US #44
#42Jeffery573US #59
#43Rick573US #77
#44Tim569US #74
#45Frank568US #38
#46Patrick562US #42
#47Raymond539US #43
#48Jeff519US #68
#49Eric517US #50
#50Roger509US #47
#51Carl483US #51
#52Danny440US #45
#53Craig438US #53
#54Matthew423US #60
#55Lawrence412US #52
#56Jim404US #87
#57Alan394US #49
#58Randall393US #62
#59Russell390US #54
#60Tom384US #96
#61Jack364US #80
#62Wayne357US #48
#63Gerald347US #58
#64Philip339US #67
#65Bill332US #99
#66Tony332US #57
#67Peter330US #41
#68Andrew325US #55
#69Chris322US #93
#70Ralph322US #78
#71Martin320US #71
#72Rodney314US #65
#73Harold313US #84
#74Dan310US #109
#75Dave292US #126
#76Joe286US #56
#77Phillip286US #81
#78Jay282US #86
#79Walter281US #63
#80Dean275US #97
#81Greg272US #105
#82Todd263US #116
#83Darrell259US #90
#84Bryan249US #101
#85Roy235US #75
#86Don234US #112
#87Glenn233US #76
#88Bradley231US #108
#89Barry230US #79
#90Eugene216US #103
#91Fred214US #115
#92Howard211US #95
#93Samuel207US #85
#94Ronnie201US #66
#95Stanley201US #88
#96Jon197US #117
#97Allen196US #92
#98Arthur196US #72
#99Curtis195US #82
#100Brett194US #155

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑45Tammy#35
↑23Chris#69
↑21Amy#55
↑21Tim#44
↑20Renee#79
↑20Bill#65
↑19Lori#36
↑18Michelle#49

Falling

↓25Victoria#86
↓17Glenn#87
↓12Beverly#56
↓12Carolyn#58
↓12Marilyn#95
↓12Roger#50
↓12Martin#71
↓12Arthur#98

Every state

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