State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1982 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 48,409 Oklahoma births in 1982 across 1,123 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#73Lacyoutside the national top 200
#82Summeroutside the national top 200
#99Tommyoutside the national top 200
#51Lacey#125 nationally
#64Cassie#137 nationally
#57Tamara#129 nationally
#93Kendra#163 nationally
#50Billy#116 nationally
#66Jimmy#132 nationally
#83Joe#149 nationally
#90Austin#156 nationally
#79Kari#136 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer981US #1
#2Amanda731US #3
#3Jessica593US #2
#4Sarah469US #4
#5Amber461US #18
#6Melissa386US #5
#7Crystal374US #9
#8Stephanie369US #7
#9Ashley347US #17
#10Amy307US #10
#11Heather286US #12
#12Tiffany285US #13
#13Rebecca277US #15
#14Angela265US #16
#15Elizabeth261US #8
#16Jamie250US #29
#17Rachel249US #21
#18April247US #32
#19Christina244US #19
#20Kimberly244US #14
#21Michelle219US #11
#22Andrea199US #27
#23Brandi188US #55
#24Brandy186US #50
#25Lindsey185US #40
#26Sara178US #28
#27Misty173US #74
#28Nicole173US #6
#29Mary168US #30
#30Laura161US #22
#31Erin159US #20
#32Emily153US #24
#33Lisa152US #23
#34Lindsay148US #39
#35Lauren143US #26
#36Kristen137US #33
#37Shannon136US #38
#38Megan130US #34
#39Kristin126US #37
#40Courtney121US #43
#41Julie120US #41
#42Leslie120US #60
#43Tara116US #47
#44Carrie113US #57
#45Alicia102US #53
#46Kelly100US #25
#47Holly97US #61
#48Samantha97US #44
#49Natalie93US #51
#50Kathryn88US #48
#51Lacey88US #125
#52Cassandra86US #62
#53Katherine86US #36
#54Danielle83US #31
#55Erica83US #35
#56Candace82US #103
#57Tamara79US #129
#58Natasha78US #71
#59Patricia76US #59
#60Candice74US #78
#61Melanie74US #65
#62Stacy72US #72
#63Katie71US #45
#64Cassie70US #137
#65Kara70US #113
#66Krystal70US #83
#67Kristina68US #70
#68Lori68US #98
#69Susan66US #76
#70Cynthia64US #64
#71Vanessa63US #49
#72Brooke62US #92
#73Lacy61
#74Christy60US #115
#75Miranda60US #117
#76Valerie60US #75
#77Allison59US #58
#78Leah59US #79
#79Kari58US #136
#80Kristy58US #104
#81Tonya58US #126
#82Summer57
#83Kristi55US #140
#84Rachael55US #120
#85Tina55US #90
#86Anna54US #56
#87Christine54US #46
#88Dana54US #67
#89Monica54US #52
#90Teresa54US #102
#91Melinda53US #123
#92Robin53US #108
#93Kendra52US #163
#94Sandra52US #80
#95Rebekah51US #143
#96Tracy51US #88
#97Alisha50US #145
#98Brittany49US #94
#99Casey48US #119
#100Jill48US #89

Boys

#1Christopher978US #2
#2Michael883US #1
#3Joshua756US #7
#4James705US #6
#5Matthew686US #3
#6Justin641US #12
#7David581US #5
#8John558US #8
#9Jason554US #4
#10Robert524US #9
#11Brandon439US #18
#12William433US #15
#13Daniel427US #10
#14Ryan389US #13
#15Dustin374US #42
#16Jeremy374US #28
#17Joseph359US #11
#18Jonathan293US #16
#19Brian292US #14
#20Steven264US #26
#21Timothy254US #24
#22Jeffrey253US #29
#23Charles250US #31
#24Eric248US #20
#25Adam247US #19
#26Anthony246US #21
#27Kevin241US #25
#28Aaron238US #30
#29Travis230US #39
#30Andrew223US #17
#31Thomas217US #23
#32Nicholas215US #22
#33Richard213US #27
#34Chad199US #48
#35Jacob194US #41
#36Jesse194US #43
#37Nathan187US #36
#38Benjamin182US #33
#39Mark175US #32
#40Kyle174US #47
#41Cody170US #95
#42Kenneth161US #45
#43Patrick161US #37
#44Stephen158US #38
#45Bradley156US #51
#46Jared154US #54
#47Bryan153US #49
#48Zachary138US #55
#49Scott137US #34
#50Billy126US #116
#51Paul122US #35
#52Gregory118US #40
#53Derek111US #50
#54Shawn110US #52
#55Donald109US #58
#56Sean106US #44
#57Tyler105US #66
#58Samuel96US #56
#59Gary95US #64
#60Cory89US #93
#61Jeremiah88US #89
#62Brent86US #91
#63Phillip86US #67
#64Bobby85US #113
#65Jerry85US #100
#66Jimmy85US #132
#67Keith83US #59
#68Larry83US #77
#69Terry81US #105
#70Casey78US #86
#71Randy77US #94
#72Wesley77US #98
#73Marcus76US #63
#74Ronald75US #60
#75Blake71US #120
#76Shane71US #84
#77Brett69US #72
#78Clinton69US #133
#79Corey69US #74
#80Jeffery69US #92
#81Ricky64US #129
#82Derrick63US #78
#83Joe63US #149
#84Douglas62US #68
#85Jordan62US #85
#86Russell61US #97
#87Raymond60US #70
#88Johnny59US #118
#89Tony59US #112
#90Austin58US #156
#91George57US #62
#92Randall57US #130
#93Craig56US #73
#94Carl55US #104
#95Curtis55US #101
#96Joel55US #69
#97Dennis54US #87
#98Mitchell54US #135
#99Tommy53
#100Nathaniel50US #75

On the move since 1981

Rising

↑39Cassandra#52
↑27Tyler#57
↑24Valerie#76
↑23Holly#47
↑19Vanessa#71
↑18Tamara#57
↑18Tonya#81
↑18Keith#67

Falling

↓31Brooke#72
↓28Anna#86
↓26Alisha#97
↓26Casey#99
↓24Monica#89
↓24Kendra#93
↓22Leah#78
↓18Kristy#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1981 rankings.