State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 203,932 Ohio births in 1962 across 1,691 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#97Dave#145 nationally
#73Tamara#119 nationally
#74Rick#110 nationally
#86Dan#120 nationally
#91Christina#124 nationally
#70Jack#99 nationally
#93Becky#122 nationally
#92Julia#120 nationally
#39Beth#66 nationally
#94Dwayne#119 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,566US #1
#2Mary2,435US #2
#3Karen2,072US #4
#4Susan1,860US #3
#5Kimberly1,833US #16
#6Linda1,579US #5
#7Lori1,374US #11
#8Pamela1,315US #13
#9Deborah1,298US #9
#10Patricia1,282US #6
#11Brenda1,203US #12
#12Barbara1,158US #14
#13Cynthia1,152US #8
#14Teresa1,122US #18
#15Sandra1,084US #10
#16Laura1,082US #21
#17Donna1,069US #7
#18Tammy1,060US #23
#19Cheryl1,040US #24
#20Tina1,000US #33
#21Julie993US #22
#22Sharon980US #17
#23Debra937US #15
#24Robin901US #25
#25Nancy893US #19
#26Michelle885US #31
#27Kathy878US #27
#28Kelly832US #38
#29Denise823US #30
#30Jennifer812US #41
#31Elizabeth809US #20
#32Carol799US #28
#33Christine793US #39
#34Kathleen789US #29
#35Diane780US #26
#36Rebecca701US #47
#37Amy688US #61
#38Debbie661US #32
#39Beth646US #66
#40Janet633US #35
#41Theresa629US #40
#42Cindy616US #34
#43Connie590US #51
#44Kim579US #37
#45Rhonda579US #45
#46Angela577US #36
#47Terri564US #54
#48Diana543US #57
#49Jacqueline541US #44
#50Sherry537US #48
#51Margaret503US #43
#52Tracy478US #55
#53Jill475US #72
#54Sheila446US #52
#55Laurie441US #42
#56Carolyn431US #46
#57Joyce420US #74
#58Dawn416US #50
#59Paula412US #60
#60Cathy407US #62
#61Ann406US #56
#62Catherine405US #53
#63Carla394US #78
#64Jane384US #73
#65Vicki363US #85
#66Melissa358US #68
#67Michele357US #59
#68Renee357US #76
#69Beverly354US #69
#70Judy352US #63
#71Anita348US #81
#72Judith348US #86
#73Tamara347US #119
#74Peggy340US #93
#75Darlene338US #88
#76Valerie330US #67
#77Sherri328US #82
#78Annette322US #75
#79Stephanie321US #70
#80Janice314US #58
#81Bonnie312US #79
#82Regina309US #91
#83Suzanne309US #65
#84Penny303US #92
#85Kathryn299US #89
#86Lynn295US #71
#87Andrea289US #99
#88Joan281US #94
#89Leslie281US #80
#90Wendy277US #64
#91Christina271US #124
#92Julia262US #120
#93Becky261US #122
#94Vickie261US #107
#95Martha251US #87
#96Ruth247US #104
#97Anne242US #83
#98Katherine242US #84
#99Maria242US #49
#100Jean237US #95

Boys

#1David4,923US #2
#2Michael4,491US #1
#3John4,326US #3
#4James4,067US #4
#5Robert3,893US #5
#6Mark3,407US #6
#7Jeffrey2,573US #10
#8William2,383US #7
#9Richard2,283US #8
#10Thomas2,206US #9
#11Timothy1,982US #16
#12Scott1,975US #11
#13Joseph1,627US #13
#14Steven1,614US #12
#15Charles1,543US #15
#16Daniel1,531US #17
#17Gregory1,519US #21
#18Kevin1,489US #14
#19Brian1,437US #20
#20Douglas1,320US #27
#21Donald1,276US #23
#22Kenneth1,251US #18
#23Gary1,243US #22
#24Paul1,224US #19
#25Ronald1,220US #25
#26Christopher1,067US #26
#27Anthony918US #24
#28Todd911US #30
#29Stephen798US #28
#30Edward780US #29
#31Eric767US #33
#32Jeff764US #44
#33Keith699US #36
#34Terry694US #34
#35Randy664US #35
#36Jeffery661US #45
#37Larry634US #31
#38Mike575US #39
#39Dennis573US #37
#40George573US #32
#41Jerry571US #38
#42Roger552US #47
#43Patrick534US #40
#44Matthew526US #56
#45Bruce518US #41
#46Steve515US #46
#47Craig491US #51
#48Dale465US #62
#49Frank460US #42
#50Raymond437US #48
#51Tim435US #72
#52Andrew415US #49
#53Randall394US #64
#54Russell389US #57
#55Carl367US #58
#56Tony366US #52
#57Chris365US #60
#58Danny343US #54
#59Martin342US #74
#60Alan339US #53
#61Greg333US #77
#62Phillip330US #68
#63Ricky330US #50
#64Vincent325US #66
#65Bryan319US #82
#66Bradley314US #87
#67Jay308US #80
#68Peter302US #43
#69Jim299US #85
#70Jack297US #99
#71Gerald295US #65
#72Rodney287US #76
#73Philip284US #81
#74Rick282US #110
#75Barry281US #61
#76Glenn281US #55
#77Troy276US #67
#78Jon273US #84
#79Tom272US #98
#80Lawrence267US #70
#81Joe262US #59
#82Dean259US #86
#83Darryl248US #83
#84Wayne238US #63
#85Harold229US #95
#86Dan223US #120
#87Jonathan221US #94
#88Ralph221US #97
#89Bill214US #108
#90Walter210US #79
#91Allen209US #93
#92Samuel208US #88
#93Curtis200US #73
#94Dwayne199US #119
#95Roy196US #90
#96Darrell191US #102
#97Dave189US #145
#98Howard184US #114
#99Tracy174US #111
#100Arthur170US #91

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑25Melissa#66
↑20Kelly#28
↑18Troy#77
↑14Regina#82
↑14Martin#59
↑13Sheila#54
↑11Anita#71
↑10Carla#63

Falling

↓18Tom#79
↓16Dave#97
↓14Ralph#88
↓13Diane#35
↓13Ruth#96
↓12Gerald#71
↓11Cathy#60
↓10Peggy#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.