State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,325 Oklahoma births in 1959 across 936 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#64Darlaoutside the national top 200
#77Ladonnaoutside the national top 200
#87Janaoutside the national top 200
#86Jamie#196 nationally
#90Jackie#197 nationally
#99Diannaoutside the national top 200
#48Sherri#147 nationally
#92Timmy#188 nationally
#100Floyd#193 nationally
#51Dana#143 nationally
#100Tammie#189 nationally
#67Glenda#148 nationally

Girls

#1Mary461US #1
#2Linda448US #3
#3Donna434US #5
#4Brenda415US #16
#5Karen415US #4
#6Debra365US #7
#7Debbie360US #20
#8Teresa343US #24
#9Susan338US #2
#10Cynthia333US #8
#11Pamela330US #12
#12Lisa321US #10
#13Patricia316US #6
#14Kathy313US #15
#15Deborah292US #9
#16Sharon282US #17
#17Tammy259US #31
#18Cheryl253US #18
#19Cindy250US #25
#20Rhonda236US #45
#21Janet232US #28
#22Sandra230US #13
#23Nancy225US #14
#24Terri211US #46
#25Carol209US #22
#26Elizabeth188US #21
#27Connie182US #48
#28Barbara181US #11
#29Paula175US #51
#30Sherry173US #58
#31Kimberly164US #33
#32Rebecca157US #38
#33Julie156US #26
#34Judy150US #41
#35Janice145US #37
#36Cathy143US #39
#37Vicki142US #73
#38Carolyn141US #42
#39Kim141US #35
#40Laura134US #30
#41Anita126US #87
#42Denise126US #29
#43Carla123US #118
#44Diana120US #49
#45Kelly120US #74
#46Sheila116US #52
#47Robin115US #32
#48Sherri114US #147
#49Vickie113US #90
#50Beverly111US #55
#51Dana110US #143
#52Lori110US #27
#53Becky107US #102
#54Kathryn106US #69
#55Shirley103US #61
#56Peggy99US #57
#57Betty94US #59
#58Diane91US #19
#59Joyce91US #50
#60Tina91US #53
#61Angela83US #68
#62Leslie83US #84
#63Jennifer82US #78
#64Darla80
#65Margaret80US #36
#66Pam79US #125
#67Glenda78US #148
#68Theresa77US #34
#69Regina76US #117
#70Katherine74US #79
#71Kathleen73US #23
#72Terry73US #95
#73Michelle71US #47
#74Catherine70US #40
#75Marilyn70US #109
#76Valerie68US #60
#77Ladonna67
#78Sheryl66US #128
#79Jo65US #115
#80Rita64US #98
#81Annette63US #64
#82Martha63US #72
#83Phyllis63US #103
#84Julia62US #116
#85Gina61US #135
#86Jamie58US #196
#87Jana57
#88Penny57US #122
#89Belinda56US #150
#90Virginia55US #93
#91Marsha54US #163
#92Patty54US #140
#93Tamara54US #121
#94Charlotte53US #144
#95Jackie52US #155
#96Stephanie52US #101
#97Wanda52US #65
#98Ann51US #44
#99Dianna51
#100Tammie51US #189

Boys

#1David932US #2
#2James874US #3
#3Michael808US #1
#4Robert708US #5
#5Mark676US #6
#6John658US #4
#7Steven461US #10
#8William447US #7
#9Richard398US #8
#10Charles388US #11
#11Terry380US #33
#12Gary371US #20
#13Larry344US #25
#14Randy339US #31
#15Ricky337US #34
#16Donald322US #19
#17Kenneth302US #15
#18Kevin290US #14
#19Jerry284US #36
#20Billy283US #65
#21Timothy267US #12
#22Jimmy251US #69
#23Mike245US #37
#24Paul232US #17
#25Ronald226US #21
#26Thomas225US #9
#27Gregory204US #23
#28Danny198US #48
#29Tony197US #53
#30Steve192US #41
#31Bobby191US #71
#32Jeffrey186US #16
#33Johnny184US #64
#34Stephen183US #28
#35Dennis174US #29
#36Joe169US #57
#37Roger168US #47
#38Douglas151US #30
#39Ronnie150US #77
#40Brian149US #22
#41Keith149US #39
#42Tommy148US #108
#43Russell145US #56
#44Scott145US #24
#45Daniel141US #18
#46George133US #32
#47Anthony128US #26
#48Christopher122US #35
#49Bruce120US #38
#50Joseph117US #13
#51Jeff112US #52
#52Phillip112US #74
#53Roy111US #81
#54Dale108US #49
#55Randall108US #59
#56Chris102US #72
#57Jack101US #85
#58Tim101US #60
#59Darrell98US #90
#60Rodney98US #67
#61Curtis96US #75
#62Raymond96US #45
#63Rickey96US #117
#64Craig94US #44
#65Edward94US #27
#66Alan90US #50
#67Carl89US #54
#68Greg88US #91
#69Jay88US #88
#70Bryan84US #94
#71Eddie81US #101
#72Gerald81US #61
#73Jim80US #70
#74Harold79US #87
#75Bill77US #93
#76Don74US #111
#77Rick74US #89
#78Patrick73US #43
#79Jeffery72US #55
#80Allen71US #97
#81Kelly67US #143
#82Micheal65US #96
#83Stanley63US #98
#84Frank61US #42
#85Kent61US #141
#86Jon60US #105
#87Brent59US #151
#88Walter59US #66
#89Ray58US #121
#90Jackie57US #197
#91Eric56US #46
#92Timmy56US #188
#93Wesley55US #160
#94Philip54US #68
#95Brad53US #149
#96Barry52US #73
#97Tom52US #82
#98Wayne50US #51
#99Bradley49US #103
#100Floyd49US #193

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑33Craig#64
↑25Jeff#51
↑24Greg#68
↑22Russell#43
↑20Jennifer#63
↑18Chris#56
↑17Becky#53
↑15Kelly#45

Falling

↓35Wanda#97
↓26Micheal#82
↓24Peggy#56
↓21Carl#67
↓15Charlotte#94
↓15Rickey#63
↓15Stanley#83
↓14Marilyn#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.