State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 33,639 Oklahoma births in 1966 across 856 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#66Darlaoutside the national top 200
#70Janaoutside the national top 200
#61Kelli#190 nationally
#72Ladonnaoutside the national top 200
#84Christyoutside the national top 200
#76Kristi#185 nationally
#83Travis#189 nationally
#93Karla#193 nationally
#95Ronda#187 nationally
#54Jamie#138 nationally
#57Shelley#140 nationally
#69Charlotte#151 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa544US #1
#2Kimberly397US #2
#3Tammy291US #8
#4Angela277US #9
#5Mary254US #3
#6Michelle233US #4
#7Teresa223US #29
#8Cynthia213US #11
#9Tina211US #23
#10Rhonda208US #39
#11Karen207US #5
#12Lori189US #21
#13Susan188US #6
#14Pamela181US #15
#15Brenda176US #25
#16Julie169US #13
#17Donna151US #12
#18Kelly149US #26
#19Deborah148US #14
#20Shelly145US #89
#21Dana142US #68
#22Patricia142US #7
#23Rebecca141US #40
#24Laura140US #19
#25Cheryl139US #34
#26Tracy138US #31
#27Jennifer137US #10
#28Stephanie132US #38
#29Linda126US #18
#30Paula126US #50
#31Robin126US #42
#32Melissa122US #22
#33Sandra114US #17
#34Debra113US #35
#35Sheila109US #51
#36Cindy107US #56
#37Elizabeth106US #16
#38Sherry106US #53
#39Sherri104US #92
#40Carla103US #77
#41Barbara99US #27
#42Nancy97US #33
#43Gina93US #58
#44Sharon93US #28
#45Terri92US #72
#46Kim89US #43
#47Carol87US #48
#48Denise85US #32
#49Dawn79US #24
#50Regina78US #82
#51Tonya78US #96
#52Leslie77US #71
#53Andrea76US #52
#54Jamie74US #138
#55Connie72US #70
#56Kathy72US #59
#57Shelley70US #140
#58Amy67US #30
#59Debbie67US #73
#60Janet67US #57
#61Kelli65US #190
#62Stacey62US #76
#63Stacy60US #91
#64Jill59US #49
#65Anita58US #88
#66Darla58
#67Diana57US #64
#68Jacqueline57US #47
#69Charlotte55US #151
#70Jana55
#71Janice55US #80
#72Ladonna55
#73Shannon55US #120
#74Sonya55US #126
#75Christine54US #20
#76Kristi54US #185
#77Melinda54US #102
#78Deanna51US #105
#79Wendy51US #41
#80Betty49US #121
#81Christina48US #67
#82Sheri48US #134
#83Tamara47US #98
#84Christy46
#85Cathy45US #99
#86Theresa45US #46
#87Traci45US #137
#88Carolyn44US #60
#89Catherine44US #54
#90Diane44US #45
#91Judy44US #97
#92Carrie42US #142
#93Karla42US #193
#94Margaret42US #55
#95Ronda42US #187
#96Becky41US #153
#97Melanie41US #116
#98Sarah41US #85
#99April39US #108
#100Michele39US #36

Boys

#1Michael747US #1
#2James693US #3
#3David674US #2
#4John578US #4
#5Robert543US #5
#6William357US #6
#7Steven349US #13
#8Mark333US #7
#9Kevin323US #17
#10Richard323US #8
#11Jeffrey306US #9
#12Charles296US #20
#13Timothy256US #11
#14Brian246US #14
#15Christopher240US #12
#16Gary223US #28
#17Kenneth223US #21
#18Terry198US #40
#19Gregory185US #23
#20Jimmy185US #77
#21Rodney184US #35
#22Scott181US #16
#23Jerry180US #41
#24Paul176US #18
#25Ronald173US #24
#26Donald172US #27
#27Thomas168US #10
#28Billy159US #80
#29Larry154US #38
#30Stephen153US #26
#31Randy135US #45
#32Daniel133US #19
#33Anthony132US #22
#34Bobby129US #82
#35Eric124US #25
#36Danny121US #62
#37Keith119US #32
#38Tony112US #49
#39Joe109US #74
#40Joseph108US #15
#41Bryan107US #52
#42Johnny107US #73
#43Jeffery104US #42
#44Roger103US #51
#45Chris100US #55
#46Darren95US #63
#47Patrick95US #31
#48Tracy95US #98
#49Douglas93US #33
#50Todd93US #29
#51Ricky89US #64
#52Tommy86US #124
#53Shawn84US #54
#54Carl83US #56
#55Edward83US #30
#56George79US #37
#57Phillip79US #71
#58Kelly78US #111
#59Dennis77US #44
#60Troy76US #48
#61Curtis75US #75
#62Mike75US #69
#63Jeff73US #72
#64Russell73US #61
#65Raymond72US #47
#66Matthew71US #34
#67Randall69US #70
#68Brent66US #114
#69Jon65US #76
#70Steve62US #67
#71Tim60US #103
#72Allen59US #97
#73Bruce58US #53
#74Darrell58US #95
#75Roy58US #94
#76Jack57US #107
#77Craig55US #46
#78Bradley54US #68
#79Ronnie54US #108
#80Alan52US #57
#81Jay52US #91
#82Sean51US #50
#83Travis50US #189
#84Samuel49US #81
#85Barry47US #87
#86Frank46US #43
#87Jason46US #89
#88Andrew44US #36
#89Gerald44US #60
#90Wesley43US #157
#91Brett42US #118
#92Darryl42US #88
#93Don42US #166
#94Dale41US #85
#95Chad40US #135
#96Jim40US #136
#97Walter40US #83
#98Eddie39US #121
#99Henry39US #92
#100Bill38US #173

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑37Kelli#61
↑31Michelle#6
↑31Tracy#48
↑22Sonya#74
↑20Charlotte#69
↑19Dawn#49
↑19Stacey#62
↑19Allen#72

Falling

↓26Carolyn#88
↓26Mike#62
↓26Eddie#98
↓24Judy#91
↓20Becky#96
↓20Russell#64
↓19Deanna#78
↓18Sandra#33

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.