State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,481 Oklahoma births in 1955 across 888 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#64Sherri#198 nationally
#69Janaoutside the national top 200
#83Gaylaoutside the national top 200
#91Danaoutside the national top 200
#97Darlaoutside the national top 200
#89Jimmie#192 nationally
#99Diannaoutside the national top 200
#73Bill#171 nationally
#75Jim#167 nationally
#60Jackie#148 nationally
#81Patti#163 nationally
#85Floyd#165 nationally

Girls

#1Debra785US #4
#2Deborah644US #2
#3Linda622US #3
#4Mary605US #1
#5Susan446US #5
#6Pamela443US #12
#7Brenda417US #18
#8Patricia409US #6
#9Donna406US #10
#10Karen380US #8
#11Teresa346US #26
#12Sharon340US #16
#13Barbara324US #7
#14Janet323US #20
#15Cynthia321US #11
#16Cheryl287US #19
#17Sandra284US #13
#18Nancy283US #9
#19Kathy251US #22
#20Connie242US #35
#21Carol235US #15
#22Sherry222US #56
#23Rebecca215US #27
#24Vicki212US #52
#25Paula210US #39
#26Janice205US #25
#27Carolyn203US #30
#28Vickie174US #68
#29Judy171US #32
#30Elizabeth168US #21
#31Rhonda166US #71
#32Marilyn151US #49
#33Betty148US #36
#34Peggy144US #51
#35Shirley139US #37
#36Terri139US #85
#37Cathy137US #44
#38Denise137US #23
#39Joyce137US #29
#40Diana134US #55
#41Beverly132US #34
#42Debbie123US #63
#43Lisa121US #48
#44Margaret121US #24
#45Kathryn118US #59
#46Phyllis118US #74
#47Kathleen111US #17
#48Terry111US #83
#49Catherine110US #28
#50Jo105US #58
#51Rita105US #72
#52Glenda103US #128
#53Sheila102US #57
#54Katherine95US #65
#55Diane94US #14
#56Marsha92US #106
#57Virginia90US #66
#58Wanda90US #61
#59Carla88US #135
#60Anita87US #94
#61Laura87US #41
#62Martha86US #53
#63Judith80US #31
#64Sherri79US #198
#65Helen78US #78
#66Robin77US #33
#67Jane74US #50
#68Ann70US #43
#69Jana70
#70Kim66US #75
#71Ruth66US #70
#72Charlotte64US #129
#73Jean64US #60
#74Marcia63US #98
#75Sue63US #116
#76Theresa63US #38
#77Gail61US #42
#78Sheryl60US #125
#79Cindy59US #79
#80Dorothy59US #64
#81Patti58US #163
#82Alice57US #87
#83Gayla57
#84Jacqueline56US #73
#85Gloria55US #47
#86Jennifer55US #104
#87Julie55US #67
#88Leslie55US #99
#89Regina55US #127
#90Bonnie54US #45
#91Dana54
#92Rose54US #54
#93Gwendolyn51US #122
#94Jan50US #138
#95Patsy50US #172
#96Becky49US #174
#97Darla49
#98Kimberly49US #111
#99Dianna48
#100Norma48US #137

Boys

#1David1,143US #2
#2James974US #3
#3Michael958US #1
#4Robert790US #4
#5John753US #5
#6Richard588US #7
#7William572US #6
#8Steven545US #10
#9Mark536US #9
#10Gary515US #12
#11Larry500US #19
#12Charles497US #11
#13Terry435US #28
#14Kenneth410US #15
#15Ronald379US #18
#16Thomas355US #8
#17Randy342US #30
#18Jerry333US #33
#19Donald332US #14
#20Stephen279US #21
#21Jimmy263US #78
#22Billy248US #69
#23Ricky248US #46
#24Dennis246US #23
#25Paul228US #16
#26Danny226US #45
#27Timothy195US #22
#28Roger187US #37
#29Joe183US #68
#30Daniel181US #17
#31Johnny178US #55
#32Bobby177US #75
#33George157US #26
#34Jeffrey157US #20
#35Gregory155US #24
#36Joseph147US #13
#37Tommy141US #108
#38Keith140US #39
#39Douglas138US #29
#40Bruce137US #32
#41Carl134US #47
#42Ronnie133US #80
#43Kevin130US #27
#44Edward124US #25
#45Roy118US #58
#46Jack116US #60
#47Alan114US #43
#48Stanley114US #64
#49Randall110US #53
#50Darrell108US #91
#51Phillip108US #74
#52Russell104US #57
#53Anthony103US #31
#54Rickey101US #114
#55Tony99US #93
#56Steve98US #72
#57Rodney97US #65
#58Gerald95US #48
#59Patrick95US #41
#60Jackie92US #148
#61Curtis90US #79
#62Micheal90US #87
#63Dale88US #52
#64Raymond87US #36
#65Frank85US #34
#66Harold82US #63
#67Walter81US #51
#68Christopher80US #49
#69Eddie78US #92
#70Allen75US #84
#71Don75US #125
#72Marvin75US #94
#73Bill68US #171
#74Lawrence68US #42
#75Jim67US #167
#76Philip67US #62
#77Rick67US #109
#78Samuel65US #71
#79Scott65US #38
#80Ray58US #113
#81Arthur57US #56
#82Jay57US #103
#83Mike57US #123
#84Ralph57US #67
#85Floyd56US #165
#86Barry55US #70
#87Brian55US #40
#88Clarence54US #117
#89Jimmie54US #192
#90Henry53US #61
#91Melvin53US #95
#92Glen51US #131
#93Glenn50US #59
#94Lonnie50US #155
#95Earl48US #106
#96Wayne48US #44
#97Wesley48US #151
#98Howard47US #83
#99Lloyd47US #147
#100Leonard46US #88

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑25Marvin#72
↑24Lisa#43
↑20Jeffrey#34
↑19Arthur#81
↑17Terry#48
↑17Theresa#76
↑16Ray#80
↑15Denise#38

Falling

↓32Gayla#83
↓28Wayne#96
↓19Rose#92
↓17Patsy#95
↓16Raymond#64
↓15Glenda#52
↓15Dana#91
↓15Rickey#54

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.