State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,986 Oklahoma births in 1957 across 911 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#81Dianna#199 nationally
#85Janaoutside the national top 200
#87Darlaoutside the national top 200
#71Jackie#178 nationally
#97Ramonaoutside the national top 200
#88Jimmie#191 nationally
#69Sherri#171 nationally
#59Dana#155 nationally
#92Donnie#177 nationally
#57Glenda#134 nationally
#89Jackie#162 nationally
#58Carla#128 nationally

Girls

#1Debra571US #4
#2Mary541US #1
#3Brenda486US #13
#4Linda476US #3
#5Deborah471US #6
#6Karen471US #5
#7Cynthia453US #7
#8Donna415US #10
#9Susan412US #2
#10Pamela393US #12
#11Patricia336US #8
#12Sharon333US #14
#13Kathy324US #20
#14Teresa323US #24
#15Cheryl287US #16
#16Barbara267US #9
#17Carol264US #18
#18Sandra263US #15
#19Nancy253US #11
#20Cindy234US #19
#21Janet227US #23
#22Debbie215US #27
#23Lisa203US #26
#24Rhonda201US #52
#25Rebecca186US #34
#26Connie185US #47
#27Vicki182US #51
#28Paula172US #49
#29Carolyn169US #33
#30Elizabeth169US #22
#31Sherry169US #55
#32Janice164US #32
#33Terri161US #68
#34Judy157US #38
#35Diana144US #43
#36Cathy142US #39
#37Vickie141US #70
#38Denise139US #25
#39Kim131US #35
#40Shirley129US #46
#41Anita127US #81
#42Kathryn122US #65
#43Robin119US #30
#44Rita118US #78
#45Beverly116US #48
#46Joyce116US #40
#47Diane112US #17
#48Laura109US #31
#49Kimberly108US #42
#50Margaret108US #29
#51Peggy108US #62
#52Julie107US #28
#53Betty101US #50
#54Marilyn100US #82
#55Tammy100US #107
#56Sheila99US #58
#57Glenda97US #134
#58Carla96US #128
#59Dana96US #155
#60Catherine95US #37
#61Jo95US #83
#62Leslie95US #77
#63Wanda94US #59
#64Martha89US #63
#65Terry89US #92
#66Tina85US #80
#67Katherine83US #72
#68Phyllis82US #90
#69Sherri79US #171
#70Regina77US #123
#71Charlotte75US #133
#72Kathleen70US #21
#73Theresa66US #36
#74Becky65US #127
#75Jennifer63US #87
#76Angela61US #89
#77Virginia61US #75
#78Ann59US #44
#79Judith59US #53
#80Jan58US #140
#81Dianna57US #199
#82Melinda57US #146
#83Sheryl57US #112
#84Ruth56US #84
#85Jana55
#86Jane54US #56
#87Darla53
#88Gail53US #54
#89Jackie52US #162
#90Patti52US #148
#91Darlene51US #57
#92Sue51US #104
#93Anna50US #105
#94Marsha50US #144
#95Alice49US #106
#96Loretta49US #131
#97Ramona49
#98Dorothy48US #74
#99Kay48US #163
#100Helen46US #95

Boys

#1David996US #3
#2Michael970US #1
#3James893US #2
#4Robert749US #4
#5John678US #5
#6Mark668US #7
#7William538US #6
#8Richard472US #8
#9Steven465US #10
#10Charles446US #11
#11Larry441US #22
#12Gary401US #13
#13Ronald377US #17
#14Terry359US #33
#15Kenneth357US #14
#16Randy330US #31
#17Donald320US #15
#18Jerry307US #35
#19Thomas301US #9
#20Ricky289US #40
#21Timothy251US #19
#22Billy243US #64
#23Jimmy238US #77
#24Stephen230US #24
#25Paul227US #18
#26Kevin217US #20
#27Dennis214US #28
#28Gregory209US #23
#29Danny203US #45
#30Bobby202US #78
#31Joe188US #57
#32Keith167US #36
#33Daniel166US #16
#34Mike163US #53
#35Jeffrey159US #21
#36Douglas158US #30
#37Steve157US #44
#38Tommy152US #102
#39Roger151US #42
#40Joseph141US #12
#41Johnny139US #61
#42Edward137US #25
#43Tony136US #71
#44Anthony134US #27
#45Carl129US #49
#46Bruce127US #34
#47George127US #29
#48Scott124US #32
#49Phillip119US #79
#50Jack118US #67
#51Ronnie114US #73
#52Darrell112US #90
#53Russell112US #54
#54Brian108US #26
#55Alan104US #48
#56Roy104US #65
#57Rickey100US #108
#58Curtis96US #80
#59Dale91US #50
#60Micheal91US #85
#61Raymond91US #39
#62Randall90US #59
#63Patrick86US #41
#64Stanley84US #81
#65Frank82US #38
#66Gerald81US #51
#67Chris80US #120
#68Christopher78US #43
#69Jeffery77US #52
#70Harold76US #74
#71Jackie75US #178
#72Rick75US #87
#73Don74US #117
#74Glenn73US #62
#75Rodney73US #70
#76Jay72US #88
#77Lawrence68US #46
#78Bill67US #123
#79Martin67US #69
#80Wayne65US #47
#81Jim63US #106
#82Ray63US #111
#83Eddie61US #95
#84Allen60US #91
#85Ralph60US #76
#86Barry58US #72
#87Bryan56US #115
#88Jimmie55US #191
#89Albert54US #84
#90Joel54US #104
#91Clifford53US #130
#92Donnie52US #177
#93Howard52US #89
#94Jeff52US #96
#95Leonard52US #94
#96Philip52US #68
#97Samuel51US #82
#98Craig50US #55
#99Lonnie49US #157
#100Calvin47US #114

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑36Mike#34
↑31Julie#52
↑27Rick#72
↑23Cindy#20
↑18Tommy#38
↑16Ruth#84
↑16Martin#79
↑15Carl#45

Falling

↓23Marsha#94
↓21Philip#96
↓18Samuel#97
↓16Allen#84
↓15Randall#62
↓14Beverly#45
↓14Dale#59
↓14Micheal#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.