State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 199,054 Ohio births in 1963 across 1,686 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#65Tamara#111 nationally
#93Holly#132 nationally
#76Rick#111 nationally
#75Christina#107 nationally
#94Julia#122 nationally
#96Dan#124 nationally
#39Beth#66 nationally
#52Tim#79 nationally
#66Jim#92 nationally
#100Brent#125 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa3,224US #1
#2Mary2,286US #2
#3Karen1,832US #4
#4Susan1,800US #3
#5Kimberly1,734US #11
#6Lori1,517US #8
#7Linda1,415US #5
#8Tammy1,269US #12
#9Pamela1,200US #14
#10Deborah1,175US #13
#11Brenda1,164US #15
#12Laura1,156US #16
#13Patricia1,139US #7
#14Teresa1,092US #18
#15Julie1,027US #22
#16Cynthia1,014US #10
#17Donna995US #6
#18Michelle964US #26
#19Barbara963US #17
#20Sandra950US #9
#21Cheryl919US #24
#22Kelly911US #32
#23Tina883US #35
#24Robin853US #25
#25Sharon833US #19
#26Nancy822US #23
#27Denise821US #27
#28Christine819US #29
#29Jennifer804US #36
#30Amy797US #54
#31Debra795US #21
#32Elizabeth790US #20
#33Kathleen773US #28
#34Diane760US #31
#35Kathy738US #34
#36Carol659US #33
#37Rebecca644US #44
#38Theresa636US #38
#39Beth621US #66
#40Angela619US #30
#41Paula589US #42
#42Rhonda577US #45
#43Janet565US #40
#44Connie549US #55
#45Cindy534US #37
#46Kim533US #39
#47Debbie530US #41
#48Tracy521US #48
#49Sherry502US #49
#50Melissa492US #61
#51Terri480US #58
#52Margaret466US #46
#53Jill457US #68
#54Diana456US #62
#55Ann440US #57
#56Jacqueline439US #51
#57Michele439US #59
#58Sheila431US #50
#59Laurie399US #47
#60Carolyn387US #56
#61Catherine384US #53
#62Dawn381US #52
#63Cathy376US #67
#64Carla364US #82
#65Tamara363US #111
#66Joyce352US #84
#67Stephanie347US #64
#68Sherri344US #78
#69Judy343US #70
#70Suzanne335US #65
#71Wendy332US #60
#72Jane326US #75
#73Renee325US #74
#74Annette323US #71
#75Christina310US #107
#76Darlene309US #85
#77Judith302US #91
#78Penny302US #86
#79Anita301US #77
#80Valerie301US #69
#81Leslie291US #72
#82Vicki291US #100
#83Lynn287US #73
#84Andrea284US #89
#85Gina284US #79
#86Janice284US #63
#87Bonnie281US #83
#88Anne280US #80
#89Beverly280US #81
#90Kathryn267US #93
#91Peggy265US #106
#92Regina265US #92
#93Holly263US #132
#94Julia259US #122
#95Maria254US #43
#96Melanie248US #101
#97Joan238US #95
#98Monica236US #110
#99Jean235US #97
#100Tracey235US #119

Boys

#1David4,706US #3
#2Michael4,529US #1
#3John4,257US #2
#4James4,099US #4
#5Robert3,914US #5
#6Mark3,220US #6
#7William2,389US #7
#8Jeffrey2,364US #10
#9Richard2,264US #8
#10Thomas2,172US #9
#11Scott1,942US #12
#12Timothy1,940US #15
#13Kevin1,680US #11
#14Steven1,648US #14
#15Joseph1,598US #13
#16Brian1,549US #20
#17Daniel1,500US #19
#18Charles1,470US #16
#19Gregory1,444US #21
#20Paul1,320US #17
#21Douglas1,293US #28
#22Kenneth1,277US #18
#23Ronald1,230US #23
#24Donald1,196US #25
#25Gary1,086US #24
#26Todd1,071US #30
#27Christopher1,055US #26
#28Anthony1,011US #22
#29Eric813US #31
#30Stephen808US #29
#31Edward764US #27
#32Terry702US #32
#33Keith700US #33
#34Larry620US #36
#35Jeffery600US #46
#36Patrick581US #35
#37Randy580US #37
#38George569US #34
#39Dennis559US #39
#40Jerry549US #38
#41Matthew540US #50
#42Jeff520US #48
#43Mike498US #44
#44Bruce494US #43
#45Roger478US #53
#46Frank473US #41
#47Raymond458US #45
#48Andrew447US #42
#49Craig431US #51
#50Steve426US #49
#51Dale414US #69
#52Tim382US #79
#53Carl359US #54
#54Randall356US #65
#55Ricky348US #47
#56Tony347US #52
#57Russell346US #57
#58Phillip337US #70
#59Alan333US #56
#60Chris331US #59
#61Bryan328US #73
#62Danny325US #55
#63Martin325US #62
#64Bradley318US #82
#65Gerald316US #60
#66Jim311US #92
#67Jon305US #84
#68Greg303US #81
#69Jay301US #85
#70Philip296US #83
#71Rodney287US #76
#72Troy283US #66
#73Lawrence281US #68
#74Barry277US #67
#75Dean270US #86
#76Rick269US #111
#77Vincent266US #61
#78Peter262US #40
#79Jack259US #102
#80Ralph255US #99
#81Darryl254US #80
#82Tom254US #103
#83Glenn243US #64
#84Wayne232US #63
#85Walter226US #77
#86Harold225US #96
#87Joe221US #58
#88Jonathan217US #88
#89Curtis215US #72
#90Darrell204US #95
#91Samuel204US #87
#92Dwayne199US #115
#93Allen194US #90
#94Bill188US #113
#95Shawn182US #108
#96Dan180US #124
#97Kurt164US #116
#98Roy164US #89
#99Frederick163US #117
#100Brent161US #125

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑19Wendy#71
↑18Paula#41
↑16Melissa#50
↑16Christina#75
↑13Suzanne#70
↑12Stephanie#67
↑11Jon#67
↑10Tammy#8

Falling

↓20Beverly#89
↓17Vicki#82
↓17Peggy#91
↓13Vincent#77
↓10Regina#92
↓10Jeff#42
↓10Peter#78
↓10Dan#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.