State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 219,248 Ohio births in 1959 across 1,690 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#70Tamara#121 nationally
#70Dave#119 nationally
#83Bob#128 nationally
#90Sandy#133 nationally
#85Duane#126 nationally
#52Rick#89 nationally
#49Amy#85 nationally
#46Beth#80 nationally
#66Todd#99 nationally
#76Sue#107 nationally
#96Melissa#127 nationally
#72Becky#102 nationally

Girls

#1Mary3,055US #1
#2Karen2,271US #4
#3Linda2,244US #3
#4Susan2,229US #2
#5Patricia1,817US #6
#6Deborah1,803US #9
#7Pamela1,714US #12
#8Cynthia1,684US #8
#9Debra1,604US #7
#10Lisa1,578US #10
#11Donna1,457US #5
#12Barbara1,441US #11
#13Brenda1,425US #16
#14Kathy1,382US #15
#15Cheryl1,365US #18
#16Kimberly1,357US #33
#17Nancy1,316US #14
#18Sandra1,234US #13
#19Diane1,213US #19
#20Sharon1,166US #17
#21Teresa1,166US #24
#22Debbie1,135US #20
#23Carol1,004US #22
#24Kathleen954US #23
#25Cindy938US #25
#26Laura903US #30
#27Julie896US #26
#28Tammy848US #31
#29Elizabeth831US #21
#30Lori831US #27
#31Janet808US #28
#32Denise803US #29
#33Robin775US #32
#34Rebecca773US #38
#35Kim747US #35
#36Theresa738US #34
#37Tina691US #53
#38Christine676US #43
#39Cathy674US #39
#40Connie646US #48
#41Diana643US #49
#42Terri614US #46
#43Margaret604US #36
#44Michelle592US #47
#45Rhonda587US #45
#46Beth584US #80
#47Joyce583US #50
#48Judy575US #41
#49Amy536US #85
#50Vicki528US #73
#51Peggy521US #57
#52Paula511US #51
#53Darlene503US #66
#54Jennifer496US #78
#55Ann479US #44
#56Beverly479US #55
#57Judith475US #70
#58Jane472US #67
#59Sherry466US #58
#60Catherine462US #40
#61Janice456US #37
#62Carolyn445US #42
#63Jill440US #86
#64Lynn427US #63
#65Valerie405US #60
#66Annette396US #64
#67Dawn396US #54
#68Kathryn382US #69
#69Sheila379US #52
#70Tamara368US #121
#71Bonnie365US #71
#72Becky359US #102
#73Vickie355US #90
#74Ruth354US #97
#75Kelly343US #74
#76Sue341US #107
#77Angela331US #68
#78Laurie331US #56
#79Jean327US #77
#80Leslie319US #84
#81Rita318US #98
#82Michele317US #89
#83Betty315US #59
#84Shirley306US #61
#85Stephanie306US #101
#86Renee305US #100
#87Joan304US #76
#88Martha302US #72
#89Anita301US #87
#90Sandy278US #133
#91Terry278US #95
#92Gail271US #75
#93Victoria271US #113
#94Sally269US #114
#95Pam265US #125
#96Melissa261US #127
#97Anne258US #82
#98Wendy258US #83
#99Carla257US #118
#100Rose256US #88

Boys

#1David5,094US #2
#2James4,667US #3
#3Michael4,661US #1
#4John4,347US #4
#5Robert4,192US #5
#6Mark4,079US #6
#7William2,892US #7
#8Richard2,691US #8
#9Thomas2,551US #9
#10Timothy2,536US #12
#11Jeffrey2,299US #16
#12Steven1,807US #10
#13Charles1,797US #11
#14Daniel1,623US #18
#15Kevin1,533US #14
#16Joseph1,528US #13
#17Donald1,514US #19
#18Ronald1,415US #21
#19Kenneth1,403US #15
#20Paul1,378US #17
#21Gary1,368US #20
#22Gregory1,330US #23
#23Scott1,221US #24
#24Douglas1,203US #30
#25Brian1,131US #22
#26Randy924US #31
#27Terry922US #33
#28Anthony916US #26
#29Dennis915US #29
#30Larry905US #25
#31Edward873US #27
#32Christopher866US #35
#33Stephen814US #28
#34Mike737US #37
#35Keith710US #39
#36George709US #32
#37Eric653US #46
#38Jerry643US #36
#39Dale636US #49
#40Bruce625US #38
#41Jeffery610US #55
#42Jeff609US #52
#43Tim606US #60
#44Ricky599US #34
#45Steve594US #41
#46Patrick577US #43
#47Roger566US #47
#48Craig562US #44
#49Frank530US #42
#50Raymond509US #45
#51Carl488US #54
#52Rick485US #89
#53Randall456US #59
#54Danny428US #48
#55Jim426US #70
#56Matthew426US #63
#57Chris398US #72
#58Tom397US #82
#59Alan395US #50
#60Andrew383US #58
#61Russell378US #56
#62Jack365US #85
#63Gerald364US #61
#64Rodney364US #67
#65Tony355US #53
#66Todd354US #99
#67Philip351US #68
#68Lawrence343US #62
#69Peter339US #40
#70Dave337US #119
#71Wayne329US #51
#72Greg326US #91
#73Martin319US #79
#74Bill308US #93
#75Joe307US #57
#76Ralph301US #84
#77Jay300US #88
#78Phillip281US #74
#79Bryan276US #94
#80Walter269US #66
#81Dean261US #95
#82Harold258US #87
#83Bob255US #128
#84Dan255US #110
#85Duane253US #126
#86Don245US #111
#87Barry244US #73
#88Bradley236US #103
#89Darrell235US #90
#90Glenn235US #80
#91Arthur233US #76
#92Samuel231US #86
#93Jon225US #105
#94Roy225US #81
#95Fred214US #112
#96Micheal213US #96
#97Allen203US #97
#98Ronnie195US #77
#99Curtis192US #75
#100Frederick190US #114

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑24Dawn#67
↑24Kelly#75
↑16Todd#66
↑13Leslie#80
↑12Eric#37
↑12Chris#57
↑10Tina#37
↑10Jill#63

Falling

↓17Anita#89
↓16Rose#100
↓15Shirley#84
↓14Gail#92
↓13Betty#83
↓13Lawrence#68
↓12Peggy#51
↓11Sue#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.