State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 175,844 Ohio births in 1971 across 1,868 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#43Beth#100 nationally
#70Dale#125 nationally
#84Jack#132 nationally
#54Jodi#94 nationally
#100Brad#139 nationally
#78Traci#116 nationally
#87Nicholas#123 nationally
#74Tricia#109 nationally
#44Holly#76 nationally
#73Randall#102 nationally
#80Bruce#108 nationally
#93Colleen#121 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer3,359US #1
#2Michelle2,312US #2
#3Amy1,966US #5
#4Lisa1,939US #3
#5Kimberly1,801US #4
#6Angela1,758US #6
#7Melissa1,725US #7
#8Julie1,093US #10
#9Heather1,037US #12
#10Tracy1,027US #13
#11Kelly1,018US #22
#12Dawn1,010US #14
#13Tammy966US #8
#14Mary963US #9
#15Tina916US #20
#16Lori896US #25
#17Laura834US #16
#18Susan800US #17
#19Stephanie793US #11
#20Christine785US #18
#21Rebecca746US #23
#22Shannon710US #21
#23Karen666US #15
#24Christina629US #30
#25Elizabeth629US #19
#26Cynthia587US #24
#27Nicole584US #27
#28Wendy538US #29
#29Patricia531US #26
#30Denise517US #36
#31Stacy503US #32
#32Pamela498US #28
#33Andrea494US #35
#34Deborah491US #33
#35Tonya486US #45
#36Teresa481US #34
#37Michele429US #39
#38Jill402US #59
#39Robin398US #51
#40Stacey397US #41
#41Rhonda395US #46
#42Sandra391US #31
#43Beth388US #100
#44Holly380US #76
#45Carrie374US #55
#46Kathleen370US #53
#47April364US #56
#48Theresa354US #61
#49Linda351US #42
#50Cheryl348US #50
#51Donna348US #38
#52Barbara336US #47
#53Tamara336US #80
#54Jodi330US #94
#55Brenda320US #43
#56Sharon320US #40
#57Renee318US #73
#58Sarah314US #58
#59Tara314US #49
#60Sherry313US #60
#61Rachel307US #54
#62Leslie302US #68
#63Crystal300US #79
#64Heidi299US #77
#65Tiffany299US #62
#66Tracey297US #74
#67Paula296US #63
#68Monica293US #48
#69Debra282US #57
#70Melinda282US #85
#71Kathy281US #91
#72Ann275US #78
#73Nancy275US #52
#74Tricia272US #109
#75Katherine266US #67
#76Dana265US #44
#77Diane262US #83
#78Traci262US #116
#79Deanna256US #95
#80Melanie252US #66
#81Catherine249US #65
#82Shelly248US #103
#83Jessica245US #64
#84Carla244US #107
#85Gina236US #69
#86Jacqueline235US #75
#87Erin230US #93
#88Sheila226US #81
#89Cindy223US #70
#90Kristin223US #71
#91Regina222US #90
#92Tanya213US #72
#93Colleen209US #121
#94Amanda206US #84
#95Kristen206US #87
#96Victoria205US #97
#97Carol204US #92
#98Erica204US #108
#99Maria203US #37
#100Kathryn200US #111

Boys

#1Michael4,374US #1
#2James3,322US #2
#3David3,213US #3
#4Robert3,089US #5
#5John2,977US #4
#6Christopher2,711US #6
#7Brian2,443US #9
#8Scott2,248US #10
#9William2,025US #7
#10Jason1,826US #8
#11Matthew1,805US #19
#12Jeffrey1,639US #12
#13Mark1,603US #13
#14Richard1,579US #11
#15Kevin1,482US #14
#16Thomas1,468US #17
#17Eric1,458US #18
#18Steven1,375US #16
#19Daniel1,354US #20
#20Joseph1,336US #15
#21Timothy1,303US #21
#22Charles1,153US #22
#23Anthony1,068US #23
#24Todd1,052US #30
#25Gregory970US #26
#26Shawn961US #28
#27Paul892US #24
#28Chad849US #29
#29Ronald795US #31
#30Kenneth789US #25
#31Donald787US #34
#32Stephen753US #27
#33Douglas730US #39
#34Gary602US #38
#35Andrew593US #33
#36Patrick582US #35
#37Edward576US #32
#38Aaron560US #41
#39Keith560US #37
#40Sean540US #36
#41Craig511US #43
#42Larry472US #44
#43Bryan466US #48
#44Ryan424US #51
#45Jonathan414US #40
#46George405US #42
#47Jeffery387US #53
#48Jeremy385US #45
#49Troy385US #46
#50Jerry382US #50
#51Adam371US #57
#52Terry367US #56
#53Bradley366US #58
#54Dennis366US #49
#55Raymond336US #52
#56Shane294US #60
#57Rodney293US #59
#58Roger290US #71
#59Frank275US #54
#60Brent273US #73
#61Carl257US #72
#62Randy252US #67
#63Benjamin236US #69
#64Phillip234US #76
#65Jon231US #78
#66Tony231US #62
#67Russell222US #64
#68Peter214US #47
#69Samuel212US #66
#70Dale208US #125
#71Chris202US #68
#72Marc201US #70
#73Randall199US #102
#74Gerald195US #83
#75Travis194US #61
#76Marcus192US #65
#77Derek190US #63
#78Jamie187US #96
#79Philip186US #94
#80Bruce184US #108
#81Brett178US #90
#82Shannon178US #106
#83Danny176US #82
#84Jack176US #132
#85Lawrence174US #85
#86Joshua169US #80
#87Nicholas167US #123
#88Jay163US #114
#89Curtis161US #89
#90Nathan161US #104
#91Vincent161US #87
#92Wayne160US #92
#93Walter155US #91
#94Kyle152US #116
#95Billy151US #75
#96Derrick150US #84
#97Joel149US #86
#98Roy149US #111
#99Darren147US #100
#100Brad146US #139

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑54Ryan#44
↑35Tiffany#65
↑32Crystal#63
↑32Jeremy#48
↑26April#47
↑24Sarah#58
↑22Carrie#45
↑21Stacy#31

Falling

↓19Kristin#90
↓19Jay#88
↓18Carol#97
↓17Brad#100
↓16Tracey#66
↓16Billy#95
↓15Debra#69
↓15Lawrence#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.