State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 217,382 Ohio births in 1960 across 1,732 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#53Rick#101 nationally
#75Dave#122 nationally
#77Sue#120 nationally
#81Tamara#124 nationally
#87Duane#127 nationally
#72Becky#111 nationally
#92Bob#131 nationally
#41Beth#72 nationally
#46Amy#77 nationally
#95Sandy#126 nationally
#84Dan#111 nationally
#86Penny#113 nationally

Girls

#1Mary2,903US #1
#2Karen2,197US #4
#3Susan2,095US #2
#4Lisa2,065US #6
#5Linda1,993US #3
#6Kimberly1,756US #26
#7Brenda1,551US #13
#8Patricia1,536US #7
#9Deborah1,501US #10
#10Pamela1,471US #14
#11Donna1,392US #5
#12Barbara1,391US #12
#13Cynthia1,331US #9
#14Debra1,322US #8
#15Cheryl1,282US #17
#16Sandra1,261US #11
#17Kathy1,243US #21
#18Nancy1,169US #15
#19Sharon1,169US #16
#20Teresa1,160US #19
#21Lori1,121US #20
#22Laura1,074US #25
#23Diane1,025US #22
#24Carol990US #23
#25Debbie979US #24
#26Denise947US #29
#27Kathleen930US #27
#28Tammy894US #31
#29Robin891US #33
#30Julie877US #28
#31Elizabeth844US #18
#32Janet784US #32
#33Theresa781US #35
#34Cindy751US #30
#35Christine735US #40
#36Kim733US #34
#37Rebecca725US #38
#38Michelle704US #39
#39Tina698US #45
#40Terri647US #49
#41Beth618US #72
#42Connie618US #47
#43Cathy604US #46
#44Diana596US #53
#45Margaret584US #36
#46Amy579US #77
#47Jennifer549US #61
#48Rhonda531US #44
#49Joyce530US #58
#50Kelly519US #52
#51Ann481US #51
#52Jill477US #76
#53Judy471US #48
#54Paula465US #55
#55Sherry459US #54
#56Darlene454US #75
#57Janice439US #41
#58Laurie439US #37
#59Peggy439US #69
#60Vicki436US #73
#61Carolyn433US #43
#62Catherine428US #42
#63Beverly422US #60
#64Annette421US #62
#65Judith421US #74
#66Jane410US #67
#67Lynn410US #64
#68Angela408US #50
#69Sheila396US #56
#70Dawn376US #57
#71Valerie364US #65
#72Becky346US #111
#73Kathryn343US #82
#74Tracy340US #84
#75Bonnie336US #71
#76Stephanie332US #91
#77Sue329US #120
#78Anita326US #87
#79Michele326US #89
#80Renee317US #93
#81Tamara310US #124
#82Vickie306US #100
#83Ruth304US #97
#84Jacqueline303US #85
#85Joan301US #80
#86Penny296US #113
#87Melissa292US #109
#88Carla287US #110
#89Regina286US #105
#90Jean284US #86
#91Rita281US #96
#92Wendy281US #63
#93Victoria280US #114
#94Betty276US #68
#95Sandy273US #126
#96Shirley269US #70
#97Martha268US #83
#98Sally265US #123
#99Katherine262US #81
#100Suzanne262US #78

Boys

#1David5,295US #1
#2Michael4,564US #2
#3James4,533US #3
#4John4,374US #4
#5Robert4,041US #5
#6Mark4,004US #6
#7William2,754US #7
#8Thomas2,512US #9
#9Richard2,496US #8
#10Jeffrey2,464US #14
#11Timothy2,370US #11
#12Steven1,785US #10
#13Charles1,708US #13
#14Daniel1,601US #17
#15Joseph1,574US #12
#16Kevin1,570US #15
#17Kenneth1,425US #16
#18Gregory1,387US #24
#19Donald1,384US #19
#20Ronald1,363US #21
#21Scott1,318US #23
#22Paul1,300US #18
#23Gary1,295US #22
#24Brian1,279US #20
#25Douglas1,224US #30
#26Christopher989US #29
#27Anthony986US #25
#28Edward885US #26
#29Larry869US #28
#30Terry845US #34
#31Randy816US #32
#32Dennis813US #31
#33Stephen804US #27
#34Keith771US #35
#35Mike736US #36
#36Jeff696US #49
#37George676US #33
#38Bruce654US #39
#39Eric652US #44
#40Craig636US #41
#41Jerry628US #37
#42Tim607US #60
#43Jeffery589US #55
#44Steve576US #43
#45Dale563US #54
#46Patrick563US #45
#47Roger537US #47
#48Ricky524US #38
#49Frank511US #40
#50Raymond495US #46
#51Matthew459US #61
#52Todd435US #71
#53Rick432US #101
#54Randall423US #59
#55Danny418US #48
#56Carl406US #53
#57Alan397US #50
#58Andrew386US #51
#59Jim386US #75
#60Chris385US #63
#61Jack374US #85
#62Russell373US #56
#63Tom370US #86
#64Tony357US #52
#65Gerald349US #62
#66Lawrence349US #64
#67Martin336US #77
#68Philip328US #76
#69Greg327US #83
#70Peter327US #42
#71Rodney323US #68
#72Phillip320US #66
#73Bill314US #95
#74Jay303US #78
#75Dave282US #122
#76Glenn281US #74
#77Wayne281US #58
#78Jon278US #97
#79Walter275US #70
#80Ralph272US #89
#81Bradley269US #90
#82Harold262US #92
#83Dean261US #94
#84Dan258US #111
#85Joe253US #57
#86Bryan250US #88
#87Duane246US #127
#88Darryl245US #96
#89Roy244US #80
#90Barry241US #72
#91Darrell222US #104
#92Bob219US #131
#93Samuel217US #91
#94Allen216US #99
#95Arthur214US #82
#96Fred204US #117
#97Don198US #115
#98Curtis197US #79
#99Howard197US #108
#100Victor185US #103

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑25Kelly#50
↑20Laurie#58
↑15Jon#78
↑14Todd#52
↑14Glenn#76
↑11Jill#52
↑11Anita#78
↑11Carla#88

Falling

↓12Shirley#96
↓11Tamara#81
↓11Jean#90
↓11Betty#94
↓11Don#97
↓10Vicki#60
↓10Rita#91
↓10Joe#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.