State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1952 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,541 Oklahoma births in 1952 across 849 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#80Billieoutside the national top 200
#63Bill#168 nationally
#95Jackie#190 nationally
#79Jim#172 nationally
#56Rickey#140 nationally
#91Vicky#174 nationally
#62Jackie#144 nationally
#58Carla#138 nationally
#85Jimmie#163 nationally
#100Wesley#166 nationally
#91Donnie#156 nationally
#34Glenda#97 nationally

Girls

#1Linda935US #1
#2Deborah745US #4
#3Mary710US #2
#4Patricia565US #3
#5Donna438US #13
#6Pamela436US #17
#7Sharon416US #14
#8Debra411US #9
#9Brenda404US #15
#10Karen388US #8
#11Barbara387US #6
#12Susan357US #5
#13Nancy328US #7
#14Sandra318US #10
#15Carolyn310US #24
#16Carol291US #12
#17Janet262US #19
#18Judy259US #26
#19Cynthia244US #18
#20Janice236US #23
#21Kathy232US #29
#22Rebecca228US #30
#23Marilyn214US #38
#24Connie207US #44
#25Paula205US #47
#26Shirley192US #28
#27Beverly190US #35
#28Betty184US #32
#29Kathryn172US #48
#30Cheryl163US #31
#31Peggy160US #43
#32Teresa160US #52
#33Vicki154US #61
#34Glenda153US #97
#35Joyce153US #27
#36Diana151US #51
#37Elizabeth150US #22
#38Margaret150US #21
#39Vickie150US #76
#40Judith137US #25
#41Sherry137US #68
#42Martha128US #40
#43Wanda123US #54
#44Kathleen121US #11
#45Cathy120US #56
#46Rita119US #66
#47Marsha118US #75
#48Jo115US #55
#49Phyllis115US #65
#50Rhonda113US #95
#51Ruth102US #57
#52Katherine96US #59
#53Jane93US #42
#54Gloria91US #36
#55Virginia87US #49
#56Charlotte86US #89
#57Frances85US #67
#58Carla84US #138
#59Catherine83US #34
#60Diane81US #16
#61Anita80US #91
#62Denise78US #33
#63Sheila75US #64
#64Laura73US #53
#65Helen72US #63
#66Dorothy71US #46
#67Marcia69US #80
#68Bonnie68US #41
#69Jacqueline65US #58
#70Sally65US #81
#71Ann64US #45
#72Patsy64US #128
#73Alice62US #69
#74Doris58US #83
#75Suzanne57US #84
#76Loretta55US #136
#77Jean54US #50
#78Sue54US #113
#79Theresa54US #60
#80Billie53
#81Regina52US #139
#82Kay51US #133
#83Norma51US #112
#84Christine49US #20
#85Darlene49US #77
#86Jennifer49US #107
#87Lynda49US #129
#88Victoria49US #74
#89Jan48US #143
#90Terry48US #120
#91Vicky48US #174
#92Gail47US #39
#93Janis47US #153
#94Debbie45US #144
#95Jackie45US #190
#96Roberta45US #88
#97Sarah45US #93
#98Lois44US #86
#99Rose44US #62
#100Anna43US #101

Boys

#1James1,042US #1
#2Michael995US #4
#3David918US #5
#4Robert867US #2
#5John834US #3
#6Gary678US #10
#7William653US #6
#8Larry647US #14
#9Richard626US #7
#10Charles548US #9
#11Steven432US #11
#12Ronald387US #15
#13Donald381US #13
#14Kenneth381US #16
#15Jerry366US #26
#16Thomas347US #8
#17Terry341US #29
#18Stephen334US #21
#19Billy315US #65
#20Mark304US #17
#21Danny257US #40
#22Dennis257US #18
#23Jimmy248US #72
#24Paul236US #19
#25Randy204US #41
#26George203US #22
#27Joe197US #62
#28Johnny191US #53
#29Roger191US #30
#30Bobby187US #77
#31Daniel170US #20
#32Ronnie168US #82
#33Ricky157US #81
#34Tommy147US #97
#35Carl146US #45
#36Edward143US #23
#37Roy142US #55
#38Timothy141US #27
#39Harold135US #51
#40Joseph132US #12
#41Jack128US #52
#42Bruce121US #25
#43Douglas120US #28
#44Stanley120US #58
#45Phillip119US #74
#46Gerald111US #39
#47Dale107US #46
#48Randall107US #63
#49Walter107US #44
#50Raymond106US #33
#51Gregory100US #24
#52Keith99US #49
#53Patrick99US #37
#54Wayne97US #38
#55Alan87US #42
#56Rickey87US #140
#57Darrell84US #109
#58Micheal84US #94
#59Allen81US #78
#60Lawrence81US #35
#61Steve80US #85
#62Jackie79US #144
#63Bill78US #168
#64Frank78US #32
#65Eddie75US #93
#66Anthony74US #34
#67Philip74US #60
#68Curtis73US #86
#69Henry73US #50
#70Ralph71US #56
#71Samuel69US #67
#72Jeffrey68US #31
#73Glenn67US #61
#74Clifford66US #99
#75Don66US #120
#76Leonard65US #83
#77Melvin63US #91
#78Arthur60US #47
#79Jim60US #172
#80Marvin60US #95
#81Christopher59US #57
#82Glen59US #121
#83Howard58US #73
#84Albert57US #66
#85Jimmie57US #163
#86Clarence56US #102
#87Kevin56US #43
#88Lonnie56US #148
#89Rodney56US #84
#90Russell55US #70
#91Donnie54US #156
#92Mike54US #136
#93Tony54US #133
#94Fred53US #90
#95Harry53US #75
#96Lee51US #92
#97Vernon51US #137
#98Earl50US #98
#99Scott48US #54
#100Wesley47US #166

On the move since 1951

Rising

↑29Jacqueline#69
↑25Jeffrey#72
↑22Lawrence#60
↑19Jane#53
↑18Laura#64
↑18Sally#70
↑18Ricky#33
↑17Curtis#68

Falling

↓34Gail#92
↓28Russell#90
↓27Jimmie#85
↓23Fred#94
↓22Patsy#72
↓22Janis#93
↓19Earl#98
↓16Christine#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1951 rankings.