State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 1975 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 145,922 Ohio births in 1975 across 1,800 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#97Angel#166 nationally
#94Dale#159 nationally
#76Beth#120 nationally
#98Jack#142 nationally
#72Damon#114 nationally
#80Randall#121 nationally
#55Jodi#94 nationally
#99Nathaniel#131 nationally
#62Melinda#91 nationally
#43Megan#69 nationally
#80Mandy#106 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer3,197US #1
#2Amy2,068US #2
#3Heather1,743US #3
#4Angela1,694US #5
#5Melissa1,465US #4
#6Michelle1,435US #6
#7Kimberly1,117US #7
#8Lisa1,080US #8
#9Nicole908US #10
#10Amanda857US #14
#11Kelly831US #16
#12Stephanie824US #9
#13Julie799US #18
#14Rebecca758US #11
#15Christina730US #12
#16Carrie631US #29
#17Mary628US #19
#18Elizabeth623US #15
#19Laura617US #20
#20Dawn608US #23
#21Shannon583US #21
#22Sarah580US #17
#23Jessica550US #13
#24Tracy523US #24
#25Rachel501US #26
#26Christine472US #22
#27Susan467US #32
#28April451US #25
#29Erin444US #38
#30Stacy439US #34
#31Tina437US #35
#32Lori435US #39
#33Andrea429US #28
#34Tammy422US #31
#35Holly407US #55
#36Tiffany405US #37
#37Jill381US #46
#38Danielle375US #42
#39Karen367US #27
#40Tonya366US #45
#41Emily365US #48
#42Stacey361US #44
#43Megan335US #69
#44Wendy334US #33
#45Crystal331US #43
#46Tara326US #41
#47Melanie319US #52
#48Brandy313US #57
#49Michele304US #56
#50Heidi303US #66
#51Misty301US #47
#52Patricia293US #36
#53Amber271US #59
#54Cynthia271US #40
#55Jodi265US #94
#56Robin253US #65
#57Kristen248US #60
#58Sara244US #54
#59Jamie242US #68
#60Katherine241US #58
#61Erica234US #63
#62Melinda230US #91
#63Renee227US #87
#64Denise226US #64
#65Christy220US #53
#66Sandra214US #51
#67Teresa212US #61
#68Theresa212US #78
#69Leslie210US #71
#70Kathleen208US #80
#71Rhonda206US #93
#72Pamela204US #70
#73Monica203US #49
#74Kristin202US #74
#75Tanya202US #50
#76Beth200US #120
#77Maria200US #30
#78Barbara190US #83
#79Deborah190US #86
#80Mandy189US #106
#81Tamara188US #77
#82Jacqueline187US #90
#83Brandi184US #88
#84Catherine181US #73
#85Kristina173US #103
#86Gina172US #84
#87Kathryn171US #99
#88Sherry168US #95
#89Dana166US #62
#90Brenda163US #67
#91Valerie162US #92
#92Margaret161US #98
#93Sharon161US #75
#94Anna160US #79
#95Allison157US #89
#96Cheryl157US #97
#97Angel155US #166
#98Carla152US #122
#99Shelly152US #113
#100Ann151US #104

Boys

#1Michael3,905US #1
#2Jason3,303US #2
#3Christopher2,379US #3
#4James2,360US #4
#5David2,140US #5
#6Brian2,100US #8
#7Robert2,032US #6
#8Matthew1,964US #9
#9John1,847US #7
#10William1,458US #10
#11Scott1,257US #17
#12Daniel1,256US #11
#13Joseph1,176US #12
#14Eric1,126US #13
#15Jeffrey1,110US #14
#16Mark1,085US #19
#17Kevin1,045US #15
#18Thomas1,013US #20
#19Timothy1,003US #22
#20Chad991US #27
#21Anthony946US #21
#22Steven946US #18
#23Jeremy919US #24
#24Richard884US #16
#25Ryan877US #23
#26Joshua854US #26
#27Shawn840US #31
#28Andrew831US #28
#29Charles817US #25
#30Aaron730US #32
#31Gregory666US #33
#32Paul640US #29
#33Benjamin617US #36
#34Kenneth580US #35
#35Adam549US #38
#36Stephen548US #34
#37Todd535US #43
#38Jonathan496US #30
#39Donald475US #42
#40Ronald442US #46
#41Nathan410US #45
#42Bryan407US #47
#43Keith404US #49
#44Bradley403US #52
#45Douglas398US #55
#46Sean387US #40
#47Gary382US #50
#48Patrick374US #39
#49Shane360US #57
#50Edward355US #41
#51Justin337US #37
#52Craig331US #58
#53Brandon312US #44
#54Larry310US #56
#55Dennis275US #59
#56Jamie256US #62
#57Jerry248US #65
#58George247US #53
#59Terry245US #67
#60Jeffery239US #70
#61Raymond224US #63
#62Brent216US #79
#63Travis206US #51
#64Nicholas202US #81
#65Phillip196US #72
#66Samuel192US #61
#67Frank191US #66
#68Carl189US #91
#69Brett186US #92
#70Troy185US #69
#71Rodney178US #76
#72Damon174US #114
#73Philip174US #85
#74Brad171US #98
#75Randy170US #78
#76Roger167US #97
#77Peter166US #54
#78Shannon164US #101
#79Jesse160US #64
#80Randall151US #121
#81Joel149US #74
#82Russell148US #82
#83Tony147US #80
#84Dustin146US #96
#85Jon141US #102
#86Kyle139US #88
#87Antonio138US #77
#88Gerald138US #108
#89Marcus134US #68
#90Billy132US #84
#91Corey131US #71
#92Derek131US #83
#93Jacob131US #75
#94Dale130US #159
#95Marc129US #89
#96Micheal129US #104
#97Danny121US #94
#98Jack120US #142
#99Nathaniel116US #131
#100Alan114US #115

On the move since 1974

Rising

↑35Amber#53
↑21Amanda#10
↑20Megan#43
↑19Brandy#48
↑18Sara#58
↑16Erin#29
↑13Randall#80
↑12Theresa#68

Falling

↓21Cheryl#96
↓21Danny#97
↓19Teresa#67
↓19Tamara#81
↓17Shelly#99
↓17Marc#95
↓16Pamela#72
↓16Beth#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1974 rankings.