State roster

Top names in Oregon

The names most likely to appear on 1912 Oregon birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,281 Oregon births in 1912 across 228 distinct names.

Distinctively Oregon

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

#49Altaoutside the national top 200
#43Ronald#191 nationally
#63Juneoutside the national top 200
#61Shirley#198 nationally
#59Delbert#180 nationally
#84Lorenoutside the national top 200
#25Maxine#134 nationally
#76Wilfred#185 nationally
#92Lelandoutside the national top 200
#93Lowelloutside the national top 200
#95Merleoutside the national top 200
#97Owenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Helen133US #2
#2Mary129US #1
#3Margaret95US #4
#4Dorothy94US #3
#5Ruth74US #5
#6Mildred62US #6
#7Frances50US #9
#8Alice47US #11
#9Elizabeth46US #8
#10Edna44US #16
#11Hazel35US #25
#12Irene35US #22
#13Virginia34US #20
#14Florence33US #12
#15Thelma32US #26
#16Bernice31US #51
#17Evelyn31US #13
#18Gladys30US #19
#19Marjorie30US #56
#20Rose29US #15
#21Wilma29US #99
#22Lois27US #63
#23Barbara26US #102
#24Jean26US #64
#25Maxine26US #134
#26Louise25US #17
#27Edith24US #31
#28Ethel24US #18
#29Elsie22US #42
#30Esther22US #33
#31Marie22US #10
#32Eva21US #49
#33Grace21US #24
#34Clara20US #34
#35Vivian20US #84
#36Gertrude19US #30
#37Kathryn19US #71
#38Lillian19US #14
#39Martha18US #29
#40Eleanor17US #39
#41Katherine17US #53
#42Lucille17US #32
#43Mabel17US #46
#44Ruby17US #23
#45Vera17US #68
#46Catherine16US #21
#47Doris16US #48
#48Ida16US #45
#49Alta15
#50Anna15US #7
#51Velma15US #88
#52Jane14US #89
#53Nellie14US #59
#54Pauline14US #38
#55Ada13US #96
#56Bessie13US #43
#57Betty13US #66
#58Blanche13US #75
#59Jessie13US #65
#60Leona13US #76
#61Shirley13US #198
#62Ann12US #47
#63June12
#64Lena12US #72
#65Marian12US #93
#66Agnes11US #40
#67Beatrice11US #37
#68Genevieve11US #92
#69Josephine11US #28
#70Laura11US #57
#71Pearl11US #54
#72Verna11US #126
#73Anne10US #58
#74Ellen10US #86
#75Emma10US #35
#76Georgia10US #101
#77Harriet10US #113
#78Opal10US #85
#79Alma9US #62
#80Eunice9US #109
#81Juanita9US #103
#82Lola9US #127
#83Marion9US #55
#84May9US #153
#85Myrtle9US #50
#86Roberta9US #157
#87Violet9US #83
#88Ella8US #69
#89Freda8US #173
#90Inez8US #100
#91Mae8US #74
#92Marguerite8US #79
#93Minnie8US #60
#94Norma8US #137
#95Viola8US #52
#96Wanda8US #181
#97Winifred8US #162
#98Arlene7
#99Elma7
#100Jeanne7

Boys

#1Robert114US #4
#2John113US #1
#3William106US #2
#4James88US #3
#5George79US #6
#6Harold50US #13
#7Donald46US #27
#8Charles44US #7
#9Richard43US #19
#10Jack39US #28
#11Kenneth37US #33
#12Frank36US #9
#13Harry33US #16
#14Walter32US #11
#15Joseph31US #5
#16Clarence30US #21
#17Earl26US #34
#18Ernest26US #32
#19Henry26US #12
#20Ralph26US #23
#21Thomas25US #10
#22Edward24US #8
#23Arthur23US #15
#24David23US #29
#25Raymond23US #18
#26Fred22US #26
#27Carl21US #24
#28Albert19US #17
#29Claude19US #89
#30Howard19US #25
#31Paul19US #14
#32Herbert18US #39
#33Lloyd18US #70
#34Roy18US #31
#35Alfred17US #40
#36Francis17US #35
#37Glenn17US #84
#38Louis17US #20
#39Chester16US #55
#40Eugene16US #41
#41Lawrence16US #38
#42Clifford15US #62
#43Ronald14US #191
#44Stanley14US #43
#45Elmer13US #47
#46Ray13US #77
#47Andrew12US #44
#48Virgil12US #111
#49Joe11US #36
#50Leonard11US #45
#51Lester11US #58
#52Victor11US #81
#53Lee10US #78
#54Lewis10US #68
#55Cecil9US #76
#56Edwin9US #54
#57Gerald9US #87
#58Marvin9US #83
#59Delbert8US #180
#60Everett8US #96
#61Frederick8US #51
#62Gilbert8US #115
#63Melvin8US #71
#64Norman8US #61
#65Philip8US #69
#66Vernon8US #90
#67Archie7US #130
#68Arnold7US #99
#69Bernard7US #60
#70Gordon7US #93
#71Jesse7US #74
#72Marion7US #112
#73Sam7US #63
#74Vincent7US #72
#75Wilbur7US #92
#76Wilfred7US #185
#77Willard7US #105
#78Willis7US #142
#79Bruce6US #178
#80Dale6US #159
#81Harvey6US #91
#82Leroy6US #66
#83Leslie6US #108
#84Loren6
#85Wallace6US #128
#86Warren6US #107
#87Wayne6US #118
#88Woodrow6US #46
#89Clyde5US #65
#90Floyd5US #59
#91Glen5US #139
#92Leland5
#93Lowell5
#94Martin5US #75
#95Merle5
#96Orville5US #136
#97Owen5
#98Rodney5
#99Sidney5US #80
#100Theodore5US #52

On the move since 1911

Rising

↑60Maxine#25
↑54Eleanor#40
↑48Jean#24
↑45Barbara#23
↑41Rose#20
↑40Jessie#59
↑34Gertrude#36
↑34Ada#55

Falling

↓65Violet#87
↓65Theodore#100
↓52Glen#91
↓46Ella#88
↓45Opal#78
↓45Wayne#87
↓40Melvin#63
↓40Vernon#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1911 rankings.