State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 186,101 Ohio births in 1970 across 1,857 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#83Brad#139 nationally
#41Beth#92 nationally
#86Jack#129 nationally
#53Jodi#95 nationally
#98Ryan#140 nationally
#82Nicholas#123 nationally
#84Tricia#124 nationally
#72Dale#110 nationally
#99Mike#136 nationally
#89Harold#122 nationally
#69Traci#100 nationally
#65Melinda#93 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer2,859US #1
#2Michelle2,313US #4
#3Lisa2,268US #2
#4Amy2,054US #5
#5Kimberly1,996US #3
#6Angela1,729US #6
#7Melissa1,716US #7
#8Tracy1,269US #10
#9Julie1,237US #11
#10Tammy1,177US #8
#11Kelly1,115US #20
#12Mary1,098US #9
#13Lori1,056US #23
#14Dawn1,013US #16
#15Heather1,013US #19
#16Tina985US #21
#17Laura973US #13
#18Christine966US #14
#19Susan876US #15
#20Karen840US #12
#21Stephanie789US #17
#22Elizabeth721US #18
#23Rebecca709US #29
#24Shannon656US #22
#25Patricia645US #24
#26Pamela644US #26
#27Christina640US #35
#28Wendy631US #28
#29Cynthia604US #25
#30Michele602US #31
#31Teresa595US #34
#32Deborah553US #33
#33Denise552US #36
#34Nicole550US #30
#35Sandra516US #27
#36Rhonda504US #46
#37Cheryl497US #44
#38Barbara475US #41
#39Jill474US #52
#40Tonya454US #49
#41Beth452US #92
#42Sharon451US #37
#43Robin447US #51
#44Brenda446US #40
#45Kathleen446US #45
#46Donna445US #32
#47Linda429US #38
#48Andrea421US #43
#49Theresa417US #53
#50Tracey412US #55
#51Holly403US #74
#52Stacy398US #42
#53Jodi377US #95
#54Debra367US #47
#55Stacey364US #48
#56Sherry357US #60
#57Paula345US #57
#58Ann344US #62
#59Renee342US #68
#60Leslie339US #64
#61Rachel322US #58
#62Tamara322US #79
#63Monica321US #56
#64Nancy320US #50
#65Melinda319US #93
#66Heidi304US #81
#67Carrie302US #73
#68Diane300US #70
#69Traci297US #100
#70Kathy294US #77
#71Kristin290US #63
#72Carla283US #94
#73April278US #82
#74Catherine275US #59
#75Gina274US #61
#76Jacqueline273US #66
#77Sheila269US #75
#78Katherine267US #67
#79Carol266US #71
#80Regina264US #86
#81Deanna261US #90
#82Sarah261US #65
#83Shelly257US #103
#84Tricia257US #124
#85Victoria257US #85
#86Margaret253US #80
#87Maria249US #39
#88Kristen244US #83
#89Carolyn238US #84
#90Valerie237US #97
#91Diana236US #89
#92Cindy233US #72
#93Melanie225US #91
#94Dana222US #54
#95Crystal221US #101
#96Kelli218US #115
#97Sherri217US #122
#98Suzanne215US #87
#99Laurie214US #88
#100Tiffany214US #99

Boys

#1Michael4,913US #1
#2David3,815US #3
#3James3,747US #2
#4Robert3,446US #5
#5John3,313US #4
#6Brian2,378US #8
#7William2,314US #7
#8Christopher2,299US #6
#9Mark2,050US #9
#10Jeffrey1,972US #11
#11Scott1,893US #12
#12Richard1,711US #10
#13Thomas1,606US #17
#14Kevin1,582US #14
#15Steven1,556US #15
#16Eric1,528US #18
#17Joseph1,528US #16
#18Matthew1,501US #24
#19Timothy1,499US #20
#20Charles1,411US #21
#21Daniel1,362US #19
#22Jason1,317US #13
#23Todd1,176US #28
#24Anthony1,168US #22
#25Gregory1,073US #26
#26Paul1,053US #23
#27Kenneth924US #25
#28Ronald911US #29
#29Donald874US #30
#30Douglas828US #36
#31Shawn780US #34
#32Stephen745US #27
#33Andrew725US #32
#34Gary687US #35
#35Edward642US #31
#36Keith587US #38
#37Craig572US #39
#38Sean554US #37
#39Patrick534US #33
#40Larry533US #43
#41Dennis467US #46
#42Bryan450US #53
#43Jeffery446US #50
#44Jerry446US #45
#45Bradley443US #47
#46Troy441US #41
#47Chad415US #51
#48George409US #40
#49Jonathan404US #42
#50Aaron387US #52
#51Terry382US #54
#52Raymond370US #49
#53Rodney366US #55
#54Roger350US #61
#55Frank318US #48
#56Carl292US #66
#57Tony287US #57
#58Peter280US #44
#59Brent266US #74
#60Randy264US #59
#61Jon258US #68
#62Russell255US #58
#63Samuel248US #62
#64Adam247US #72
#65Phillip242US #73
#66Marc239US #60
#67Gerald238US #67
#68Chris220US #63
#69Jay219US #97
#70Lawrence218US #83
#71Shane218US #64
#72Dale211US #110
#73Bruce209US #94
#74Lance207US #76
#75Danny203US #85
#76Brett198US #99
#77Randall198US #100
#78Vincent189US #79
#79Billy188US #78
#80Jeremy186US #70
#81Wayne184US #80
#82Nicholas182US #123
#83Brad181US #139
#84Benjamin180US #81
#85Martin179US #93
#86Jack177US #129
#87Philip177US #92
#88Curtis176US #88
#89Harold175US #122
#90Marcus173US #71
#91Steve171US #114
#92Walter171US #89
#93Darren170US #75
#94Jeff166US #116
#95Alan163US #91
#96Joel162US #82
#97Roy159US #108
#98Ryan158US #140
#99Mike157US #136
#100Johnny154US #65

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑33Chad#47
↑28Adam#64
↑26Nicole#34
↑21Rachel#61
↑20Traci#69
↑16Brent#59
↑15Kristin#71
↑14April#73

Falling

↓24Alan#95
↓22Cindy#92
↓18Diana#91
↓17Carol#79
↓15Philip#87
↓15Mike#99
↓14Diane#68
↓13Dale#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.