State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 177,890 Ohio births in 1966 across 1,608 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#97Rick#162 nationally
#92Duane#140 nationally
#93Traci#137 nationally
#95Nicholas#139 nationally
#76Jodi#118 nationally
#68Jack#107 nationally
#64Tonya#96 nationally
#71Tim#103 nationally
#96Greg#126 nationally
#56Dale#85 nationally
#90Darrin#119 nationally
#87Brent#114 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa3,325US #1
#2Kimberly2,312US #2
#3Michelle1,816US #4
#4Mary1,639US #3
#5Karen1,371US #5
#6Susan1,313US #6
#7Jennifer1,272US #10
#8Tammy1,167US #8
#9Amy1,156US #30
#10Julie1,086US #13
#11Melissa1,064US #22
#12Deborah1,006US #14
#13Angela1,002US #9
#14Tina983US #23
#15Lori981US #21
#16Laura976US #19
#17Patricia966US #7
#18Kelly962US #26
#19Christine914US #20
#20Pamela910US #15
#21Cynthia867US #11
#22Tracy821US #31
#23Teresa810US #29
#24Dawn782US #24
#25Sandra757US #17
#26Cheryl749US #34
#27Linda739US #18
#28Elizabeth737US #16
#29Denise733US #32
#30Donna723US #12
#31Barbara718US #27
#32Brenda714US #25
#33Rebecca652US #40
#34Michele627US #36
#35Rhonda622US #39
#36Sharon604US #28
#37Robin571US #42
#38Theresa570US #46
#39Beth561US #65
#40Nancy560US #33
#41Debra552US #35
#42Kathleen549US #37
#43Jill528US #49
#44Diane483US #45
#45Wendy475US #41
#46Stephanie469US #38
#47Paula436US #50
#48Jacqueline402US #47
#49Sheila398US #51
#50Kathy395US #59
#51Carol394US #48
#52Sherry381US #53
#53Tracey379US #69
#54Andrea376US #52
#55Christina359US #67
#56Kim350US #43
#57Cindy348US #56
#58Margaret348US #55
#59Catherine333US #54
#60Connie333US #70
#61Renee331US #66
#62Janet324US #57
#63Ann317US #61
#64Tonya317US #96
#65Diana314US #64
#66Terri294US #72
#67Maria293US #44
#68Suzanne292US #62
#69Carla291US #77
#70Gina288US #58
#71Carolyn285US #60
#72Tamara282US #98
#73Shelly266US #89
#74Annette265US #79
#75Darlene261US #94
#76Jodi261US #118
#77Sherri261US #92
#78Laurie259US #63
#79Valerie248US #74
#80Debbie245US #73
#81Regina244US #82
#82Anita241US #88
#83Leslie241US #71
#84Monica237US #75
#85Heidi233US #87
#86Holly226US #101
#87Katherine226US #78
#88Kathryn225US #86
#89Melinda223US #102
#90Cathy216US #99
#91Lynn216US #81
#92Stacey211US #76
#93Traci211US #137
#94Joyce210US #100
#95Judith208US #110
#96Bonnie204US #90
#97Colleen200US #93
#98Deanna199US #105
#99Anne197US #83
#100Victoria195US #103

Boys

#1Michael4,530US #1
#2David4,006US #2
#3James3,878US #3
#4John3,620US #4
#5Robert3,402US #5
#6Mark2,248US #7
#7William2,146US #6
#8Jeffrey2,144US #9
#9Timothy1,999US #11
#10Brian1,910US #14
#11Richard1,897US #8
#12Thomas1,775US #10
#13Scott1,746US #16
#14Christopher1,725US #12
#15Steven1,575US #13
#16Joseph1,468US #15
#17Daniel1,458US #19
#18Kevin1,452US #17
#19Charles1,284US #20
#20Ronald1,165US #24
#21Paul1,133US #18
#22Kenneth1,130US #21
#23Gregory1,042US #23
#24Anthony1,033US #22
#25Todd1,018US #29
#26Eric1,011US #25
#27Donald1,010US #27
#28Douglas979US #33
#29Gary874US #28
#30Stephen827US #26
#31Matthew742US #34
#32Keith667US #32
#33Edward654US #30
#34Rodney598US #35
#35Patrick586US #31
#36Jeffery533US #42
#37Andrew531US #36
#38Terry531US #40
#39Larry519US #38
#40Jerry504US #41
#41George465US #37
#42Dennis445US #44
#43Randy444US #45
#44Craig435US #46
#45Roger432US #51
#46Bryan410US #52
#47Raymond405US #47
#48Shawn370US #54
#49Frank369US #43
#50Bruce353US #53
#51Bradley327US #68
#52Troy306US #48
#53Chris303US #55
#54Carl302US #56
#55Sean296US #50
#56Dale286US #85
#57Randall285US #70
#58Tony272US #49
#59Gerald271US #60
#60Mike266US #69
#61Jon255US #76
#62Jeff254US #72
#63Steve254US #67
#64Peter249US #39
#65Russell249US #61
#66Lawrence242US #66
#67Alan239US #57
#68Jack237US #107
#69Jonathan234US #65
#70Danny232US #62
#71Tim230US #103
#72Dean225US #84
#73Ricky221US #64
#74Phillip219US #71
#75Vincent216US #58
#76Jay213US #91
#77Darren211US #63
#78Martin211US #78
#79Philip209US #86
#80Wayne208US #59
#81Samuel202US #81
#82Harold200US #99
#83Walter196US #83
#84Allen192US #97
#85Curtis184US #75
#86Ralph177US #112
#87Brent175US #114
#88Roy172US #94
#89Tracy171US #98
#90Darrin167US #119
#91Brett160US #118
#92Duane160US #140
#93Darryl158US #88
#94Glenn153US #90
#95Nicholas152US #139
#96Greg150US #126
#97Rick150US #162
#98Marc149US #105
#99Arthur147US #96
#100Jason147US #89

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑36Tracey#53
↑35Sean#55
↑21Gina#70
↑18Troy#52
↑16Suzanne#68
↑16Allen#84
↑15Regina#81
↑14Tracy#22

Falling

↓21Darren#77
↓17Joyce#94
↓15Lynn#91
↓13Laurie#78
↓13Jeff#62
↓12Robin#37
↓12Monica#84
↓12Darrin#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.