State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 182,264 Ohio births in 1965 across 1,617 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#71Tonya#129 nationally
#88Rick#137 nationally
#62Tamara#104 nationally
#88Jodi#127 nationally
#72Jack#104 nationally
#81Holly#113 nationally
#95Tom#127 nationally
#52Dale#83 nationally
#68Tim#97 nationally
#87Jim#116 nationally
#86Vicki#114 nationally
#95Julia#123 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa3,526US #1
#2Kimberly2,248US #4
#3Mary1,882US #2
#4Karen1,776US #3
#5Susan1,411US #5
#6Jennifer1,132US #20
#7Patricia1,124US #6
#8Lori1,100US #19
#9Tammy1,086US #11
#10Amy1,075US #35
#11Michelle1,072US #18
#12Pamela1,027US #12
#13Julie1,013US #14
#14Tina1,008US #29
#15Laura992US #17
#16Deborah963US #13
#17Angela958US #10
#18Cynthia954US #9
#19Christine946US #21
#20Linda915US #8
#21Teresa904US #24
#22Kelly894US #30
#23Brenda856US #23
#24Melissa799US #38
#25Robin775US #33
#26Dawn770US #26
#27Cheryl763US #31
#28Denise747US #28
#29Donna743US #7
#30Sandra736US #15
#31Sharon735US #22
#32Barbara729US #25
#33Elizabeth717US #16
#34Rebecca689US #41
#35Rhonda678US #37
#36Tracy671US #36
#37Kathleen653US #34
#38Theresa640US #45
#39Beth631US #66
#40Debra604US #27
#41Diane569US #40
#42Nancy561US #32
#43Wendy553US #39
#44Carol529US #42
#45Stephanie528US #44
#46Michele522US #48
#47Jill515US #51
#48Jacqueline474US #47
#49Kim461US #43
#50Kathy453US #54
#51Paula429US #49
#52Sherry425US #56
#53Connie406US #61
#54Cindy404US #53
#55Margaret377US #52
#56Janet364US #55
#57Sheila363US #50
#58Diana356US #64
#59Ann344US #59
#60Renee343US #68
#61Andrea334US #63
#62Tamara331US #104
#63Christina327US #74
#64Terri320US #69
#65Laurie309US #60
#66Annette308US #71
#67Carolyn306US #58
#68Catherine305US #57
#69Carla301US #76
#70Debbie288US #62
#71Tonya280US #129
#72Monica278US #72
#73Valerie277US #67
#74Maria275US #46
#75Anita266US #94
#76Lynn260US #80
#77Joyce258US #90
#78Leslie253US #75
#79Melinda251US #100
#80Cathy249US #88
#81Holly247US #113
#82Jane243US #95
#83Sherri242US #91
#84Suzanne242US #65
#85Shelly241US #98
#86Vicki241US #114
#87Darlene238US #83
#88Jodi237US #127
#89Tracey235US #85
#90Judy232US #86
#91Gina229US #70
#92Kathryn227US #87
#93Penny224US #97
#94Anne220US #77
#95Julia220US #123
#96Regina219US #82
#97Katherine218US #79
#98Judith216US #102
#99Peggy214US #124
#100Colleen213US #93

Boys

#1Michael4,295US #1
#2David4,030US #3
#3John3,950US #2
#4James3,885US #4
#5Robert3,613US #5
#6Mark2,503US #7
#7William2,157US #6
#8Jeffrey2,152US #10
#9Timothy1,988US #12
#10Thomas1,938US #9
#11Richard1,925US #8
#12Scott1,691US #15
#13Brian1,625US #19
#14Steven1,581US #14
#15Joseph1,528US #11
#16Kevin1,509US #13
#17Christopher1,471US #18
#18Daniel1,388US #17
#19Charles1,250US #20
#20Paul1,223US #16
#21Ronald1,183US #24
#22Kenneth1,143US #21
#23Gregory1,125US #23
#24Donald1,058US #26
#25Todd1,053US #30
#26Douglas1,039US #32
#27Eric1,017US #25
#28Anthony1,002US #22
#29Gary874US #27
#30Stephen800US #28
#31Rodney713US #33
#32Edward688US #29
#33Matthew631US #36
#34Patrick614US #31
#35Keith608US #35
#36Terry543US #40
#37Larry515US #38
#38Jeffery512US #47
#39Jerry510US #41
#40Andrew503US #37
#41Craig484US #46
#42Dennis476US #44
#43Randy466US #42
#44George463US #34
#45Roger410US #49
#46Raymond402US #45
#47Bryan399US #63
#48Frank379US #43
#49Jeff372US #62
#50Bruce343US #50
#51Carl339US #54
#52Dale331US #83
#53Mike320US #51
#54Shawn319US #69
#55Steve315US #55
#56Darren312US #52
#57Peter311US #39
#58Bradley309US #72
#59Chris299US #60
#60Alan292US #59
#61Jon291US #78
#62Tony289US #48
#63Danny273US #56
#64Russell271US #58
#65Gerald266US #64
#66Randall260US #73
#67Martin255US #67
#68Tim254US #97
#69Phillip253US #70
#70Troy252US #53
#71Ricky233US #57
#72Jack230US #104
#73Dean228US #88
#74Vincent228US #61
#75Lawrence225US #66
#76Jonathan224US #74
#77Philip222US #87
#78Darrin217US #102
#79Jay217US #90
#80Walter209US #82
#81Wayne200US #65
#82Curtis199US #75
#83Joe195US #71
#84Samuel195US #84
#85Darryl191US #68
#86Greg190US #105
#87Jim190US #116
#88Rick187US #137
#89Ralph186US #103
#90Sean186US #79
#91Barry178US #86
#92Darrell176US #91
#93Billy174US #77
#94Harold172US #99
#95Tom170US #127
#96Glenn167US #85
#97Roy167US #95
#98Tracy165US #110
#99Frederick161US #106
#100Allen160US #92

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑27Tonya#71
↑27Monica#72
↑24Rodney#31
↑22Wendy#43
↑18Jane#82
↑17Jennifer#6
↑17Dawn#26
↑15Melissa#24

Falling

↓25Regina#96
↓17Penny#93
↓16Tim#68
↓15Tom#95
↓15Allen#100
↓13Donna#29
↓13Debbie#70
↓12Linda#20

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.