State roster

Top names in Oklahoma

The names most likely to appear on 1986 Oklahoma birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,263 Oklahoma births in 1986 across 1,047 distinct names.

Distinctively Oklahoma

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

#87Lacyoutside the national top 200
#90Levioutside the national top 200
#97Randioutside the national top 200
#54Misty#145 nationally
#69Billy#159 nationally
#76Cassie#156 nationally
#94Clinton#174 nationally
#43Lacey#121 nationally
#81Jimmy#150 nationally
#100Kristi#168 nationally
#96Clayton#161 nationally
#66Bobby#130 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley759US #2
#2Jessica641US #1
#3Jennifer548US #4
#4Amanda519US #3
#5Sarah398US #5
#6Amber378US #13
#7Heather342US #9
#8Megan296US #11
#9Stephanie290US #6
#10Rachel282US #15
#11Brittany255US #8
#12Whitney238US #32
#13Kimberly219US #18
#14Tiffany210US #17
#15Elizabeth203US #10
#16Amy196US #22
#17Lauren183US #14
#18Melissa181US #12
#19Jamie180US #34
#20Emily179US #24
#21Samantha168US #21
#22Crystal159US #25
#23Laura155US #20
#24Sara149US #27
#25Lindsey146US #39
#26Michelle140US #23
#27Erin139US #30
#28Rebecca138US #26
#29Nicole135US #7
#30Christina132US #19
#31Mary127US #37
#32Courtney122US #35
#33Danielle120US #16
#34Angela116US #33
#35Andrea112US #36
#36Erica109US #31
#37Lindsay109US #46
#38Katherine108US #28
#39April105US #53
#40Tara99US #56
#41Katie93US #38
#42Alicia92US #45
#43Lacey92US #121
#44Kayla90US #64
#45Kristen90US #41
#46Allison87US #42
#47Casey84US #80
#48Lisa84US #40
#49Shannon84US #44
#50Kelly82US #29
#51Brandi79US #79
#52Julie77US #58
#53Krystal75US #61
#54Misty75US #145
#55Kathryn74US #48
#56Chelsea73US #73
#57Natalie71US #52
#58Brooke70US #104
#59Brandy69US #84
#60Holly67US #63
#61Stacy67US #87
#62Victoria65US #54
#63Cassandra64US #60
#64Alisha62US #125
#65Kendra62US #101
#66Kristin62US #50
#67Vanessa62US #43
#68Brittney61US #65
#69Candace60US #114
#70Felicia60US #89
#71Leslie60US #86
#72Monica58US #59
#73Anna57US #51
#74Natasha57US #70
#75Kristina56US #62
#76Cassie55US #156
#77Jordan55US #135
#78Leah55US #78
#79Patricia53US #66
#80Rachael53US #103
#81Kelsey52US #112
#82Robin52US #122
#83Tabitha51US #140
#84Hannah50US #82
#85Kara49US #102
#86Krista49US #93
#87Lacy46
#88Mallory45US #83
#89Meagan45US #123
#90Valerie45US #76
#91Jenna44US #55
#92Tamara44US #134
#93Candice43US #108
#94Carrie43US #109
#95Catherine43US #67
#96Jacqueline43US #57
#97Randi42
#98Cynthia41US #81
#99Bethany40US #91
#100Kristi40US #168

Boys

#1Christopher844US #2
#2Michael701US #1
#3Joshua682US #4
#4Matthew598US #3
#5James512US #7
#6Justin465US #14
#7David443US #5
#8Brandon431US #13
#9Ryan399US #11
#10John385US #10
#11Robert384US #9
#12Daniel352US #6
#13Kyle351US #23
#14William351US #15
#15Jeremy329US #28
#16Andrew303US #8
#17Jason288US #18
#18Cody278US #56
#19Jonathan267US #16
#20Dustin264US #42
#21Brian254US #20
#22Joseph253US #12
#23Tyler253US #40
#24Steven232US #25
#25Kevin226US #21
#26Nicholas219US #17
#27Jacob218US #31
#28Eric214US #22
#29Aaron213US #33
#30Zachary203US #38
#31Anthony197US #19
#32Timothy192US #27
#33Charles190US #34
#34Jeffrey185US #32
#35Richard183US #29
#36Adam182US #24
#37Nathan176US #43
#38Mark159US #35
#39Bryan156US #47
#40Thomas149US #26
#41Patrick143US #39
#42Bradley141US #54
#43Benjamin139US #30
#44Chad139US #59
#45Stephen138US #36
#46Jared132US #58
#47Jordan131US #53
#48Jesse122US #48
#49Travis122US #49
#50Kenneth116US #50
#51Derek115US #57
#52Samuel114US #52
#53Sean114US #37
#54Gregory100US #46
#55Scott95US #44
#56Austin92US #90
#57Paul92US #45
#58Shawn91US #55
#59Brett88US #69
#60Alexander84US #41
#61Phillip83US #70
#62Brent80US #94
#63Casey80US #83
#64Cory80US #68
#65Corey78US #62
#66Bobby76US #130
#67Blake73US #101
#68Wesley70US #96
#69Billy69US #159
#70Ronald69US #75
#71Caleb67US #131
#72Gary66US #84
#73Shane65US #67
#74Alex64US #64
#75Mitchell64US #105
#76Curtis61US #100
#77Donald59US #71
#78Chase58US #142
#79Joel58US #72
#80Derrick57US #87
#81Jimmy56US #150
#82Keith56US #66
#83Marcus56US #63
#84Jeffery55US #102
#85Jeremiah53US #118
#86Jerry53US #121
#87Terry53US #122
#88Johnny52US #125
#89Larry50US #108
#90Levi50
#91Randy50US #103
#92Seth49US #97
#93Taylor49US #136
#94Clinton48US #174
#95Kristopher48US #140
#96Clayton47US #161
#97Garrett47US #117
#98George46US #74
#99Lance46US #134
#100Ricky46US #144

On the move since 1985

Rising

↑44Kayla#44
↑36Alexander#60
↑32Casey#47
↑31Brooke#58
↑26Whitney#12
↑24Natasha#74
↑23Monica#72
↑20Ronald#70

Falling

↓31Candice#93
↓24Jenna#91
↓21Clayton#96
↓18Kristina#75
↓17Leslie#71
↓17Kara#85
↓15Jeffery#84
↓14Valerie#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1985 rankings.