State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 35,204 Oklahoma births in 1972 across 922 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#73Ladonnaoutside the national top 200
#58Dustin#165 nationally
#96Christioutside the national top 200
#23Misty#125 nationally
#90Kerri#190 nationally
#53Brandy#140 nationally
#87Shawna#174 nationally
#72Kristy#158 nationally
#56Brandi#141 nationally
#76Amber#161 nationally
#63Tommy#146 nationally
#17Shelly#94 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer637US #1
#2Angela467US #6
#3Amy380US #5
#4Kimberly350US #4
#5Stephanie325US #8
#6Michelle322US #2
#7Lisa291US #3
#8Melissa277US #7
#9Tammy258US #11
#10Shannon228US #22
#11Heather196US #9
#12Rebecca181US #14
#13Julie178US #12
#14Tina177US #18
#15Mary169US #13
#16Lori163US #28
#17Shelly149US #94
#18Tracy140US #19
#19Tonya139US #37
#20Christy128US #74
#21Christina124US #26
#22Dana123US #52
#23Misty121US #125
#24Laura119US #17
#25Stacy119US #33
#26Teresa119US #39
#27Andrea107US #30
#28April105US #48
#29Cynthia104US #25
#30Elizabeth100US #15
#31Kelly100US #23
#32Dawn99US #20
#33Susan96US #24
#34Nicole95US #10
#35Kristi93US #102
#36Robin93US #55
#37Crystal92US #59
#38Tiffany92US #61
#39Tara91US #38
#40Jamie90US #114
#41Karen88US #21
#42Melanie86US #42
#43Brenda83US #44
#44Pamela81US #34
#45Patricia77US #27
#46Carrie76US #53
#47Rhonda74US #60
#48Sheila74US #90
#49Sherry74US #70
#50Cheryl73US #56
#51Sandra73US #31
#52Rachel72US #40
#53Brandy71US #140
#54Holly69US #71
#55Leslie67US #75
#56Brandi66US #141
#57Amanda65US #76
#58Shelley65US #126
#59Regina62US #104
#60Stacey60US #41
#61Monica59US #47
#62Sarah59US #49
#63Sherri58US #129
#64Janet57US #111
#65Paula57US #72
#66Carla56US #106
#67Terri56US #124
#68Wendy56US #29
#69Traci55US #121
#70Barbara54US #58
#71Donna54US #45
#72Kristy54US #158
#73Ladonna54
#74Nancy54US #63
#75Tamara54US #84
#76Amber53US #161
#77Michele53US #36
#78Deanna52US #107
#79Debra52US #66
#80Christine50US #16
#81Deborah49US #43
#82Kathy49US #108
#83Sharon49US #50
#84Cindy48US #80
#85Denise48US #35
#86Linda48US #51
#87Shawna48US #174
#88Kristin46US #67
#89Gina45US #78
#90Kerri45US #190
#91Jill44US #62
#92Kathryn44US #103
#93Melinda44US #81
#94Valerie44US #100
#95Katherine42US #69
#96Christi41
#97Erin41US #93
#98Alicia40US #96
#99Carol40US #109
#100Kelli40US #150

Boys

#1Michael927US #1
#2Christopher646US #2
#3James620US #3
#4Jason556US #7
#5David540US #4
#6John510US #5
#7Robert504US #6
#8Brian451US #8
#9William362US #9
#10Kevin305US #13
#11Steven302US #19
#12Charles271US #23
#13Jeffrey263US #17
#14Richard254US #14
#15Mark235US #18
#16Chad231US #25
#17Timothy209US #21
#18Scott204US #11
#19Matthew202US #10
#20Bryan185US #45
#21Eric178US #16
#22Gregory177US #26
#23Shawn177US #28
#24Daniel162US #15
#25Paul154US #24
#26Thomas152US #20
#27Joseph151US #12
#28Stephen151US #29
#29Billy144US #81
#30Anthony143US #22
#31Brandon141US #63
#32Jeremy140US #42
#33Gary139US #41
#34Terry139US #62
#35Ryan137US #39
#36Jerry135US #53
#37Justin135US #60
#38Donald134US #36
#39Kenneth128US #27
#40Larry127US #47
#41Travis122US #57
#42Ronald121US #32
#43Aaron114US #40
#44Jimmy109US #97
#45Bobby102US #90
#46Patrick101US #35
#47Johnny97US #74
#48Todd94US #31
#49Jeffery92US #58
#50Russell92US #69
#51Sean91US #33
#52Shane90US #55
#53Rodney89US #65
#54Bradley81US #61
#55Douglas81US #43
#56Jonathan77US #37
#57Shannon77US #94
#58Dustin76US #165
#59Brent73US #77
#60Danny73US #87
#61Chris72US #82
#62Keith72US #38
#63Tommy70US #146
#64George67US #44
#65Ricky67US #127
#66Tony66US #68
#67Marcus64US #71
#68Randy64US #70
#69Dennis62US #52
#70Phillip62US #75
#71Troy62US #49
#72Andrew61US #30
#73Joe61US #100
#74Darrell60US #122
#75Lance60US #126
#76Carl59US #85
#77Raymond58US #54
#78Samuel58US #66
#79Tracy58US #111
#80Edward57US #34
#81Kyle57US #113
#82Randall56US #120
#83Roger56US #76
#84Adam54US #51
#85Craig54US #46
#86Jay53US #115
#87Roy52US #114
#88Brett50US #80
#89Jon48US #89
#90Micheal48US #108
#91Ronnie48US #133
#92Curtis47US #92
#93Nathan46US #79
#94Wesley46US #154
#95Clinton44US #169
#96Jack44US #142
#97Kelly43US #140
#98Derek42US #67
#99Corey41US #95
#100Darren41US #106

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑52Misty#23
↑48Nicole#34
↑32Tara#39
↑32Rachel#52
↑30Brandon#31
↑30Ryan#35
↑28Amanda#57
↑25Ladonna#73

Falling

↓47Kelli#100
↓35Cindy#84
↓34Edward#80
↓33Deborah#81
↓32Sharon#83
↓32Linda#86
↓31Gina#89
↓29Donna#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.