State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,162 Oklahoma births in 1962 across 913 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#69Janaoutside the national top 200
#60Darla#190 nationally
#83Ladonnaoutside the national top 200
#88Kellioutside the national top 200
#96Rondaoutside the national top 200
#98Jackieoutside the national top 200
#99Gingeroutside the national top 200
#77Tonya#174 nationally
#94Kenny#189 nationally
#99Lonnie#194 nationally
#46Shelly#130 nationally
#81Shelley#162 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa504US #1
#2Karen392US #4
#3Mary364US #2
#4Brenda345US #12
#5Susan319US #3
#6Teresa318US #18
#7Donna317US #7
#8Linda300US #5
#9Cynthia291US #8
#10Tammy287US #23
#11Pamela279US #13
#12Rhonda259US #45
#13Sandra248US #10
#14Lori247US #11
#15Kathy237US #27
#16Kimberly235US #16
#17Sharon227US #17
#18Debra221US #15
#19Debbie215US #32
#20Deborah213US #9
#21Patricia212US #6
#22Terri203US #54
#23Cheryl200US #24
#24Cindy197US #34
#25Kelly193US #38
#26Robin183US #25
#27Sherry178US #48
#28Kim176US #37
#29Julie172US #22
#30Tina169US #33
#31Rebecca166US #47
#32Barbara165US #14
#33Angela162US #36
#34Elizabeth162US #20
#35Laura157US #21
#36Connie153US #51
#37Janet151US #35
#38Carla149US #78
#39Carol149US #28
#40Nancy144US #19
#41Sherri143US #82
#42Dana135US #117
#43Paula135US #60
#44Diana130US #57
#45Sheila126US #52
#46Shelly123US #130
#47Vicki122US #85
#48Tracy114US #55
#49Carolyn105US #46
#50Jennifer105US #41
#51Denise102US #30
#52Michelle102US #31
#53Anita98US #81
#54Stephanie98US #70
#55Vickie98US #107
#56Beverly94US #69
#57Melissa94US #68
#58Diane92US #26
#59Regina91US #91
#60Darla90US #190
#61Janice90US #58
#62Leslie89US #80
#63Becky84US #122
#64Cathy82US #62
#65Gina80US #102
#66Penny78US #92
#67Peggy77US #93
#68Betty76US #97
#69Jana76
#70Laurie72US #42
#71Judy71US #63
#72Jamie70US #152
#73Pam70US #150
#74Valerie70US #67
#75Tamara67US #119
#76Terry66US #112
#77Tonya65US #174
#78Margaret64US #43
#79Deanna63US #138
#80Kathryn62US #89
#81Shelley62US #162
#82Rita61US #110
#83Ladonna60
#84Dawn58US #50
#85Sheri58US #145
#86Charlotte57US #154
#87Theresa57US #40
#88Kelli55
#89Melinda55US #118
#90Glenda54US #166
#91Jacqueline54US #44
#92Marilyn54US #127
#93Catherine53US #53
#94Carrie51US #141
#95Renee51US #76
#96Ronda51
#97Stacy51US #176
#98Anna50US #100
#99Ginger50
#100Shari50US #146

Boys

#1David948US #2
#2Michael845US #1
#3James838US #4
#4John732US #3
#5Robert713US #5
#6Mark656US #6
#7Steven394US #12
#8Kevin389US #14
#9Charles364US #15
#10William361US #7
#11Richard358US #8
#12Gary327US #22
#13Terry309US #34
#14Kenneth305US #18
#15Scott283US #11
#16Randy277US #35
#17Jeffrey273US #10
#18Gregory264US #21
#19Jerry257US #38
#20Donald252US #23
#21Ronald247US #25
#22Larry241US #31
#23Mike234US #39
#24Paul234US #19
#25Timothy234US #16
#26Thomas228US #9
#27Jimmy223US #75
#28Billy199US #71
#29Ricky199US #50
#30Brian196US #20
#31Steve183US #46
#32Danny178US #54
#33Jeff169US #44
#34Tony164US #52
#35Joe161US #59
#36Bobby159US #78
#37Roger159US #47
#38Douglas158US #27
#39Christopher157US #26
#40Johnny149US #69
#41Stephen143US #28
#42Daniel141US #17
#43Anthony139US #24
#44Tommy137US #109
#45Chris135US #60
#46Dennis131US #37
#47Curtis124US #73
#48Russell123US #57
#49Todd121US #30
#50Troy121US #67
#51Joseph117US #13
#52Keith115US #36
#53Phillip115US #68
#54Carl108US #58
#55Edward108US #29
#56Jeffery108US #45
#57Alan105US #53
#58Eric105US #33
#59Randall104US #64
#60Ronnie103US #100
#61Darrell99US #102
#62Jay97US #80
#63Bruce95US #41
#64Bryan95US #82
#65George93US #32
#66Rodney93US #76
#67Eddie89US #105
#68Kelly89US #125
#69Raymond89US #48
#70Dale87US #62
#71Roy87US #90
#72Patrick86US #40
#73Tracy82US #111
#74Greg80US #77
#75Tim77US #72
#76Barry76US #61
#77Bradley76US #87
#78Craig76US #51
#79Jon75US #84
#80Jim71US #85
#81Gerald70US #65
#82Jack67US #99
#83Harold66US #95
#84Allen65US #93
#85Bill64US #108
#86Brent60US #139
#87Don59US #123
#88Micheal58US #104
#89Frank57US #42
#90Glenn57US #55
#91Kent56US #136
#92Wayne56US #63
#93Wesley56US #162
#94Kenny55US #189
#95Marvin55US #118
#96Stanley53US #106
#97Walter53US #79
#98Jackie50
#99Lonnie50US #194
#100Martin50US #74

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑25Troy#50
↑22Penny#66
↑22Laurie#70
↑21Diane#58
↑19Eric#58
↑17Tina#30
↑17Jana#69
↑17Ladonna#83

Falling

↓22Greg#74
↓21Glenda#90
↓20Cathy#64
↓20Judy#71
↓18Tim#75
↓17Tamara#75
↓16Theresa#87
↓16Roy#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.