State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 47,132 Oklahoma births in 1956 across 903 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#65Ladonnaoutside the national top 200
#66Sherri#177 nationally
#98Gaylaoutside the national top 200
#73Dana#174 nationally
#71Jackie#164 nationally
#96Jimmie#189 nationally
#48Glenda#134 nationally
#73Bill#159 nationally
#86Belinda#167 nationally
#78Jim#148 nationally
#75Becky#144 nationally
#84Patti#153 nationally

Girls

#1Debra695US #2
#2Deborah612US #4
#3Linda573US #3
#4Mary547US #1
#5Karen501US #7
#6Pamela458US #12
#7Susan421US #5
#8Donna407US #10
#9Cynthia399US #8
#10Sharon394US #13
#11Brenda384US #19
#12Patricia348US #6
#13Barbara318US #9
#14Nancy313US #11
#15Teresa304US #24
#16Kathy302US #20
#17Sandra273US #14
#18Janet263US #21
#19Cheryl254US #18
#20Carol251US #16
#21Rebecca216US #27
#22Connie213US #43
#23Janice212US #26
#24Vicki196US #57
#25Rhonda194US #62
#26Paula190US #47
#27Sherry189US #54
#28Carolyn181US #33
#29Vickie180US #68
#30Judy165US #35
#31Beverly160US #40
#32Shirley157US #41
#33Elizabeth156US #22
#34Lisa156US #31
#35Debbie155US #39
#36Diana150US #56
#37Terri141US #81
#38Cathy138US #36
#39Anita135US #83
#40Kathryn127US #60
#41Laura124US #34
#42Betty123US #44
#43Cindy122US #37
#44Robin118US #29
#45Denise115US #23
#46Diane113US #15
#47Kim113US #38
#48Glenda110US #134
#49Margaret108US #25
#50Joyce105US #30
#51Marilyn103US #70
#52Peggy103US #63
#53Sheila102US #55
#54Catherine98US #28
#55Jo98US #69
#56Phyllis98US #82
#57Rita89US #79
#58Terry87US #91
#59Kathleen85US #17
#60Kimberly85US #74
#61Wanda83US #61
#62Carla82US #130
#63Martha82US #59
#64Theresa79US #32
#65Ladonna75
#66Sherri74US #177
#67Judith73US #45
#68Tina73US #87
#69Virginia73US #75
#70Charlotte71US #133
#71Marsha67US #129
#72Katherine66US #67
#73Dana65US #174
#74Leslie64US #104
#75Becky63US #144
#76Jennifer62US #97
#77Marcia60US #110
#78Regina60US #125
#79Ann59US #46
#80Gail59US #49
#81Jane59US #50
#82Valerie59US #80
#83Julie55US #48
#84Patti55US #153
#85Sheryl55US #114
#86Belinda54US #167
#87Gloria54US #53
#88Joy54US #140
#89Alice53US #98
#90Angela53US #93
#91Rose53US #64
#92Doris52US #109
#93Jan52US #136
#94Sue52US #118
#95Loretta51US #126
#96Melinda51US #142
#97Vicky51US #146
#98Gayla49
#99Janis48US #157
#100Ruth48US #77

Boys

#1David1,053US #4
#2Michael1,025US #1
#3James958US #2
#4Robert846US #3
#5John761US #5
#6Mark573US #8
#7William564US #6
#8Gary540US #13
#9Steven534US #10
#10Richard531US #7
#11Charles480US #11
#12Larry474US #21
#13Terry397US #31
#14Ronald386US #15
#15Donald363US #14
#16Kenneth353US #16
#17Randy351US #28
#18Thomas306US #9
#19Jerry300US #35
#20Stephen284US #23
#21Billy283US #68
#22Paul258US #17
#23Timothy241US #19
#24Ricky240US #43
#25Danny234US #46
#26Jimmy233US #78
#27Gregory226US #24
#28Dennis211US #26
#29Joe200US #63
#30Johnny200US #55
#31Kevin185US #22
#32Roger175US #41
#33Bobby173US #77
#34Jeffrey170US #20
#35Joseph161US #12
#36Daniel156US #18
#37George156US #27
#38Douglas154US #29
#39Keith152US #36
#40Ronnie146US #75
#41Bruce139US #33
#42Darrell130US #88
#43Edward129US #25
#44Steve129US #59
#45Dale124US #50
#46Micheal124US #83
#47Randall124US #54
#48Tony123US #85
#49Phillip121US #76
#50Alan118US #44
#51Jack115US #66
#52Scott115US #34
#53Stanley115US #70
#54Rickey114US #112
#55Roy110US #62
#56Tommy110US #115
#57Gerald107US #49
#58Anthony104US #30
#59Russell103US #52
#60Carl101US #48
#61Raymond96US #39
#62Patrick94US #40
#63Curtis90US #80
#64Brian87US #32
#65Harold87US #72
#66Frank83US #38
#67Rodney80US #65
#68Allen77US #87
#69Eddie75US #93
#70Mike75US #97
#71Jackie73US #164
#72Christopher72US #47
#73Bill71US #159
#74Don69US #123
#75Philip67US #64
#76Earl64US #110
#77Jay64US #92
#78Jim64US #148
#79Samuel64US #74
#80Jeffery63US #57
#81Chris62US #128
#82Ray62US #113
#83Victor62US #96
#84Craig60US #51
#85Wayne60US #45
#86Barry58US #69
#87Glenn58US #61
#88Lawrence57US #42
#89Calvin56US #109
#90Clifford56US #122
#91Henry56US #71
#92Leonard56US #89
#93Marvin56US #105
#94Lonnie55US #155
#95Martin54US #73
#96Jimmie53US #189
#97Kent53US #149
#98Joel52US #106
#99Rick52US #100
#100Ralph51US #67

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑38Kimberly#60
↑36Cindy#43
↑27Scott#52
↑23Kim#47
↑23Brian#64
↑22Robin#44
↑21Anita#39
↑21Becky#75

Falling

↓29Ruth#100
↓22Rick#99
↓21Marvin#93
↓19Marilyn#51
↓19Sue#94
↓19Tommy#56
↓19Carl#60
↓18Peggy#52

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.