State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,316 Oklahoma births in 1965 across 876 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#54Ladonnaoutside the national top 200
#60Kristioutside the national top 200
#70Darlaoutside the national top 200
#79Janaoutside the national top 200
#92Angie#195 nationally
#98Kellioutside the national top 200
#56Shelley#148 nationally
#100Karla#188 nationally
#53Jamie#140 nationally
#84Traci#168 nationally
#49Tonya#129 nationally
#24Shelly#98 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa593US #1
#2Kimberly370US #4
#3Mary299US #2
#4Angela288US #10
#5Tammy285US #11
#6Karen276US #3
#7Teresa260US #24
#8Rhonda227US #37
#9Susan210US #5
#10Donna205US #7
#11Cynthia202US #9
#12Pamela195US #12
#13Brenda192US #23
#14Lori191US #19
#15Sandra174US #15
#16Patricia171US #6
#17Tina170US #29
#18Robin163US #33
#19Deborah162US #13
#20Linda159US #8
#21Julie158US #14
#22Tracy158US #36
#23Kelly153US #30
#24Shelly152US #98
#25Laura151US #17
#26Sheila147US #50
#27Cheryl144US #31
#28Debra138US #27
#29Elizabeth138US #16
#30Sherry137US #56
#31Jennifer136US #20
#32Sharon132US #22
#33Dana128US #78
#34Rebecca128US #41
#35Stephanie128US #44
#36Melissa124US #38
#37Michelle124US #18
#38Paula116US #49
#39Kathy115US #54
#40Carla112US #76
#41Kim106US #43
#42Cindy104US #53
#43Nancy104US #32
#44Barbara103US #25
#45Connie103US #61
#46Carol101US #42
#47Terri101US #69
#48Sherri98US #91
#49Tonya90US #129
#50Debbie88US #62
#51Denise87US #28
#52Janet87US #55
#53Jamie82US #140
#54Ladonna81
#55Leslie81US #75
#56Shelley81US #148
#57Amy78US #35
#58Gina74US #70
#59Deanna72US #110
#60Kristi72
#61Regina71US #82
#62Carolyn65US #58
#63Anita64US #94
#64Andrea62US #63
#65Diana61US #64
#66Stacy61US #119
#67Judy60US #86
#68Dawn58US #26
#69Wendy58US #39
#70Darla56
#71Christine55US #21
#72Janice55US #73
#73Jill55US #51
#74Shannon55US #144
#75Tamara55US #104
#76Becky54US #143
#77Penny54US #97
#78Cathy53US #88
#79Jana53
#80Jacqueline52US #47
#81Stacey52US #84
#82Vicki52US #114
#83Melinda51US #100
#84Traci50US #168
#85Betty49US #103
#86Monica49US #72
#87Toni48US #161
#88Valerie48US #67
#89Charlotte46US #153
#90Sheri46US #141
#91Sheryl46US #147
#92Angie45US #195
#93Beverly45US #101
#94Diane45US #40
#95Margaret45US #52
#96Sonya45US #160
#97Theresa45US #45
#98Kelli44
#99Annette43US #71
#100Karla43US #188

Boys

#1Michael767US #1
#2David718US #3
#3James682US #4
#4John607US #2
#5Robert565US #5
#6Mark379US #7
#7William347US #6
#8Kevin342US #13
#9Steven331US #14
#10Richard310US #8
#11Charles309US #20
#12Jeffrey274US #10
#13Brian250US #19
#14Timothy245US #12
#15Gary237US #27
#16Kenneth233US #21
#17Scott229US #15
#18Jerry228US #41
#19Gregory216US #23
#20Terry211US #40
#21Donald196US #26
#22Thomas194US #9
#23Christopher193US #18
#24Larry189US #38
#25Paul183US #16
#26Billy182US #77
#27Rodney175US #33
#28Randy173US #42
#29Ronald171US #24
#30Jimmy170US #81
#31Tony150US #48
#32Anthony148US #22
#33Stephen145US #28
#34Daniel143US #17
#35Bobby137US #80
#36Mike136US #51
#37Danny125US #56
#38Johnny124US #76
#39Eric120US #25
#40Ricky111US #57
#41Joseph110US #11
#42Todd110US #30
#43Curtis108US #75
#44Russell106US #58
#45Joe105US #71
#46Keith105US #35
#47Jeff104US #62
#48Darren103US #52
#49Bryan99US #63
#50Roger99US #49
#51Jeffery97US #47
#52Troy96US #53
#53Douglas94US #32
#54Patrick94US #31
#55George93US #34
#56Tommy92US #119
#57Chris91US #60
#58Carl87US #54
#59Roy86US #95
#60Steve83US #55
#61Edward80US #29
#62Darrell79US #91
#63Bradley75US #72
#64Matthew75US #36
#65Kelly74US #136
#66Phillip73US #70
#67Jon72US #78
#68Raymond71US #45
#69Dennis70US #44
#70Ronnie70US #107
#71Shawn67US #69
#72Eddie66US #113
#73Gerald66US #64
#74Randall66US #73
#75Craig65US #46
#76Brent64US #131
#77Alan62US #59
#78Tim62US #97
#79Tracy61US #110
#80Jay59US #90
#81Samuel59US #84
#82Bruce58US #50
#83Greg53US #105
#84Dale52US #83
#85Micheal52US #118
#86Frank51US #43
#87Harold50US #99
#88Don49US #157
#89Barry47US #86
#90Darrin47US #102
#91Allen45US #92
#92Jack44US #104
#93Kent44US #161
#94Wayne43US #65
#95Aaron42US #130
#96Howard42US #122
#97Jesse42US #139
#98Brad41US #148
#99Darin41US #123
#100Sean41US #79

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑49Darren#48
↑26Kristi#60
↑23Matthew#64
↑21Shawn#71
↑20Tonya#49
↑20Andrea#64
↑19Rodney#27
↑17Brent#76

Falling

↓27Jay#80
↓21Debbie#50
↓19Vicki#82
↓18Theresa#97
↓18Kelli#98
↓17Diane#94
↓16Jacqueline#80
↓16Tim#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.