State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 34,436 Oklahoma births in 1974 across 899 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#62Shawna#162 nationally
#70Kelli#168 nationally
#64Tommy#155 nationally
#37Dustin#121 nationally
#95Kendra#178 nationally
#98Becky#177 nationally
#76Terri#151 nationally
#96Kerri#171 nationally
#92Wesley#165 nationally
#36Shelly#107 nationally
#25Amber#92 nationally
#90Clinton#157 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer755US #1
#2Amy434US #2
#3Angela416US #5
#4Kimberly326US #6
#5Stephanie307US #9
#6Melissa282US #7
#7Michelle272US #3
#8Heather268US #4
#9Lisa245US #8
#10Rebecca194US #10
#11Misty187US #66
#12Shannon178US #18
#13Lori165US #30
#14April157US #28
#15Tammy152US #24
#16Julie147US #14
#17Christina143US #16
#18Tonya140US #37
#19Mary138US #13
#20Tina123US #25
#21Amanda122US #34
#22Christy122US #57
#23Tiffany114US #41
#24Sarah112US #20
#25Amber110US #92
#26Andrea110US #35
#27Stacy110US #38
#28Crystal109US #49
#29Brandy108US #80
#30Tracy107US #23
#31Laura99US #21
#32Kelly98US #15
#33Dana97US #55
#34Elizabeth96US #12
#35Carrie94US #42
#36Shelly93US #107
#37Susan93US #27
#38Rachel92US #36
#39Cynthia90US #33
#40Jamie88US #97
#41Patricia86US #29
#42Brandi84US #106
#43Teresa83US #52
#44Kristi77US #102
#45Robin76US #63
#46Tara75US #39
#47Karen74US #26
#48Nicole70US #11
#49Tamara70US #64
#50Leslie68US #65
#51Pamela68US #54
#52Dawn67US #22
#53Holly67US #56
#54Melanie66US #51
#55Sherry65US #89
#56Christie64US #110
#57Jessica64US #17
#58Wendy63US #32
#59Erin61US #47
#60Kristen61US #45
#61Monica60US #43
#62Shawna59US #162
#63Rhonda57US #86
#64Sandra57US #44
#65Stacey57US #48
#66Emily56US #69
#67Jill56US #58
#68Kristy53US #133
#69Christine52US #19
#70Kelli52US #168
#71Kristin52US #72
#72Donna51US #67
#73Brenda50US #59
#74Kristie50US #138
#75Melinda50US #81
#76Terri50US #151
#77Sara49US #61
#78Alicia48US #90
#79Sheila48US #121
#80Catherine47US #73
#81Katherine47US #62
#82Regina47US #113
#83Tanya46US #46
#84Deanna45US #115
#85Valerie45US #93
#86Carla44US #114
#87Kristina44US #101
#88Traci43US #140
#89Courtney42US #124
#90Denise42US #53
#91Cindy40US #103
#92Deborah40US #68
#93Gina40US #84
#94Kara40US #125
#95Kendra40US #178
#96Kerri39US #171
#97Shelley39US #142
#98Becky38US #177
#99Natalie38US #119
#100Paula38US #96

Boys

#1Michael884US #1
#2Jason765US #2
#3Christopher729US #3
#4James547US #5
#5David516US #4
#6John462US #6
#7Robert461US #7
#8Brian421US #8
#9William359US #10
#10Matthew280US #9
#11Kevin276US #14
#12Jeremy267US #24
#13Steven265US #19
#14Jeffrey259US #15
#15Richard243US #17
#16Charles224US #23
#17Mark219US #16
#18Justin214US #43
#19Chad212US #26
#20Daniel206US #11
#21Eric200US #13
#22Joseph185US #12
#23Scott183US #18
#24Ryan175US #25
#25Timothy170US #22
#26Thomas169US #20
#27Anthony162US #21
#28Brandon157US #51
#29Travis155US #54
#30Shawn154US #30
#31Gregory149US #31
#32Stephen149US #35
#33Kenneth146US #34
#34Bryan144US #45
#35Billy133US #78
#36Joshua130US #29
#37Dustin121US #121
#38Gary118US #48
#39Aaron111US #32
#40Bradley106US #58
#41Larry106US #55
#42Paul102US #27
#43Terry101US #69
#44Donald100US #41
#45Jimmy98US #99
#46Jerry92US #61
#47Bobby91US #92
#48Patrick91US #38
#49Ronald89US #42
#50Jonathan87US #33
#51Shane87US #56
#52Brent85US #76
#53Jeffery85US #66
#54Phillip83US #70
#55Adam78US #36
#56Danny78US #91
#57Todd78US #39
#58Samuel76US #60
#59Benjamin74US #46
#60Keith73US #44
#61Rodney73US #72
#62Andrew72US #28
#63Johnny68US #83
#64Tommy66US #155
#65Russell65US #84
#66Joe63US #113
#67Kyle63US #97
#68Sean63US #37
#69Nathan62US #52
#70Ricky62US #129
#71Jay59US #111
#72Marcus59US #73
#73Randy58US #79
#74Jesse57US #67
#75Micheal57US #102
#76Edward56US #40
#77Brad55US #105
#78Chris55US #116
#79Shannon55US #101
#80Craig54US #57
#81George54US #49
#82Jon51US #94
#83Roy51US #122
#84Douglas50US #53
#85Ronnie50US #141
#86Curtis49US #98
#87Tony49US #81
#88Jacob48US #88
#89Kelly47US #143
#90Clinton46US #157
#91Dennis46US #59
#92Wesley45US #165
#93Carl44US #89
#94Derek44US #74
#95Raymond44US #62
#96Troy44US #63
#97Jared43US #131
#98Allen41US #125
#99Brett41US #95
#100Jamie41US #68

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑34Benjamin#59
↑33Emily#66
↑31Christie#56
↑29Jill#67
↑28Amanda#21
↑26Jay#71
↑25Kristen#60
↑24Rachel#38

Falling

↓33Shelley#97
↓30Traci#88
↓25George#81
↓24Deborah#92
↓23Stacey#65
↓23Paula#100
↓19Melanie#54
↓18Douglas#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.