State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 155,818 Ohio births in 1972 across 1,770 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#91Brad#149 nationally
#58Beth#113 nationally
#76Dale#131 nationally
#98Jack#142 nationally
#96Damon#137 nationally
#60Jodi#97 nationally
#35Holly#71 nationally
#86Randall#120 nationally
#90Bruce#121 nationally
#93Allen#123 nationally
#49Renee#77 nationally
#98Shelley#126 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer3,578US #1
#2Michelle2,013US #2
#3Amy1,809US #5
#4Lisa1,655US #3
#5Melissa1,586US #7
#6Angela1,575US #6
#7Kimberly1,474US #4
#8Heather1,184US #9
#9Nicole1,061US #10
#10Julie1,009US #12
#11Stephanie860US #8
#12Kelly811US #23
#13Dawn802US #20
#14Rebecca773US #14
#15Tina770US #18
#16Tammy766US #11
#17Mary761US #13
#18Tracy759US #19
#19Lori690US #28
#20Christine689US #16
#21Laura677US #17
#22Christina663US #26
#23Susan608US #24
#24Elizabeth594US #15
#25Shannon562US #22
#26Karen549US #21
#27Tonya478US #37
#28Andrea465US #30
#29Cynthia465US #25
#30Wendy449US #29
#31Patricia439US #27
#32Michele416US #36
#33Teresa397US #39
#34Denise387US #35
#35Holly376US #71
#36Tara375US #38
#37Carrie373US #53
#38Pamela369US #34
#39April368US #48
#40Deborah359US #43
#41Stacy358US #33
#42Melanie342US #42
#43Robin341US #55
#44Rachel333US #40
#45Rhonda320US #60
#46Jill315US #62
#47Stacey312US #41
#48Brenda307US #44
#49Renee304US #77
#50Sandra296US #31
#51Tiffany290US #61
#52Sarah289US #49
#53Heidi286US #64
#54Crystal285US #59
#55Barbara279US #58
#56Sharon277US #50
#57Cheryl275US #56
#58Beth274US #113
#59Donna271US #45
#60Jodi270US #97
#61Theresa268US #68
#62Melinda260US #81
#63Linda258US #51
#64Monica254US #47
#65Leslie250US #75
#66Paula248US #72
#67Jessica241US #46
#68Danielle237US #73
#69Kathleen236US #57
#70Catherine226US #65
#71Tanya225US #54
#72Shelly223US #94
#73Sherry223US #70
#74Amanda222US #76
#75Debra220US #66
#76Kristin217US #67
#77Tamara216US #84
#78Tracey209US #88
#79Carla206US #106
#80Katherine206US #69
#81Dana205US #52
#82Maria204US #32
#83Kristen201US #85
#84Jacqueline200US #79
#85Nancy200US #63
#86Kathy195US #108
#87Diana194US #83
#88Erin194US #93
#89Gina194US #78
#90Kristina194US #112
#91Ann189US #91
#92Jenny187US #119
#93Tricia185US #120
#94Erica183US #87
#95Traci181US #121
#96Valerie179US #100
#97Cindy177US #80
#98Shelley174US #126
#99Victoria168US #99
#100Deanna167US #107

Boys

#1Michael3,941US #1
#2Christopher2,793US #2
#3James2,739US #3
#4David2,653US #4
#5Robert2,549US #6
#6Brian2,524US #8
#7John2,447US #5
#8Jason2,143US #7
#9William1,755US #9
#10Matthew1,686US #10
#11Scott1,579US #11
#12Mark1,377US #18
#13Eric1,364US #16
#14Jeffrey1,314US #17
#15Kevin1,269US #13
#16Daniel1,252US #15
#17Thomas1,211US #20
#18Richard1,210US #14
#19Joseph1,195US #12
#20Steven1,140US #19
#21Timothy1,069US #21
#22Charles984US #23
#23Anthony976US #22
#24Chad974US #25
#25Shawn841US #28
#26Gregory829US #26
#27Todd818US #31
#28Paul769US #24
#29Kenneth675US #27
#30Douglas658US #43
#31Donald643US #36
#32Andrew592US #30
#33Ronald592US #32
#34Stephen562US #29
#35Ryan557US #39
#36Aaron530US #40
#37Sean502US #33
#38Keith500US #38
#39Gary495US #41
#40Bryan481US #45
#41Edward469US #34
#42Jonathan455US #37
#43Jeremy432US #42
#44Craig416US #46
#45Patrick409US #35
#46Larry365US #47
#47Adam339US #51
#48Troy337US #49
#49Dennis335US #52
#50George320US #44
#51Jeffery320US #58
#52Jerry314US #53
#53Bradley313US #61
#54Shane304US #55
#55Terry304US #62
#56Raymond279US #54
#57Joshua260US #59
#58Brent253US #77
#59Benjamin245US #64
#60Rodney241US #65
#61Peter240US #48
#62Roger239US #76
#63Frank217US #56
#64Jamie208US #72
#65Russell203US #69
#66Brett202US #80
#67Travis199US #57
#68Carl197US #85
#69Marc191US #83
#70Brandon190US #63
#71Randy190US #70
#72Nicholas189US #99
#73Samuel188US #66
#74Tony179US #68
#75Jon173US #89
#76Dale172US #131
#77Phillip164US #75
#78Nathan162US #79
#79Derek160US #67
#80Curtis159US #92
#81Gerald155US #102
#82Shannon151US #94
#83Billy150US #81
#84Justin150US #60
#85Joel148US #78
#86Randall148US #120
#87Danny145US #87
#88Chris144US #82
#89Lawrence143US #101
#90Bruce140US #121
#91Brad139US #149
#92Walter138US #98
#93Allen136US #123
#94Marcus135US #71
#95Alan132US #110
#96Damon132US #137
#97Philip131US #104
#98Jack129US #142
#99Jay128US #115
#100Erik127US #86

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑38Melanie#42
↑29Joshua#57
↑23Tara#36
↑21Tanya#71
↑20Amanda#74
↑18Nicole#9
↑17Rachel#44
↑17Maria#82

Falling

↓24Tamara#77
↓23Kathleen#69
↓21Deanna#100
↓19Ann#91
↓19Tricia#93
↓18Marcus#94
↓18Philip#97
↓17Traci#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.