State roster

Top names in Oregon

The names most likely to appear on 1942 Oregon birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 19,273 Oregon births in 1942 across 514 distinct names.

Distinctively Oregon

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

#84Vicki#197 nationally
#92Terryoutside the national top 200
#53Deanna#160 nationally
#94Colleenoutside the national top 200
#95Ronoutside the national top 200
#98Pennyoutside the national top 200
#55Julie#157 nationally
#99Lorenoutside the national top 200
#100Michealoutside the national top 200
#98Delbert#197 nationally
#89Gayle#184 nationally
#97Myrna#190 nationally

Girls

#1Mary351US #1
#2Sharon338US #11
#3Linda323US #4
#4Patricia288US #3
#5Barbara269US #2
#6Carol264US #5
#7Judith234US #7
#8Karen221US #16
#9Sandra217US #6
#10Judy215US #15
#11Nancy210US #8
#12Donna180US #20
#13Janet172US #19
#14Susan149US #21
#15Shirley140US #12
#16Janice130US #25
#17Kathleen126US #24
#18Marilyn126US #27
#19Carolyn119US #10
#20Betty110US #9
#21Bonnie108US #34
#22Joan107US #18
#23Joyce106US #13
#24Beverly102US #32
#25Diane88US #28
#26Darlene82US #78
#27Virginia82US #23
#28Margaret71US #14
#29Dorothy68US #17
#30Jean65US #36
#31Kay65US #75
#32Carole63US #35
#33Sally60US #56
#34Connie52US #70
#35Elizabeth51US #22
#36Gloria51US #31
#37Frances50US #30
#38Charlotte49US #51
#39Joanne48US #48
#40Roberta48US #66
#41Alice47US #39
#42Diana47US #68
#43Phyllis47US #37
#44Ruth47US #33
#45Lois45US #44
#46Helen40US #26
#47Norma39US #52
#48Doris38US #41
#49Gail38US #60
#50Peggy38US #42
#51Ann35US #38
#52Patsy35US #57
#53Deanna34US #160
#54Geraldine34US #47
#55Julie34US #157
#56Pamela34US #106
#57Pat34US #144
#58Elaine33US #45
#59Jacqueline33US #69
#60Evelyn31US #53
#61Glenda31US #89
#62Marie31US #43
#63Marjorie31US #74
#64Katherine30US #81
#65Marlene30US #84
#66Suzanne30US #103
#67Jane29US #46
#68Jeanne29US #119
#69Kathryn29US #82
#70Charlene28US #117
#71Dianne28US #109
#72Delores27US #86
#73Laura27US #115
#74Yvonne27US #131
#75Arlene26US #83
#76Ellen26US #64
#77Rose26US #50
#78Anna25US #59
#79Dolores25US #63
#80Joy25US #154
#81June25US #107
#82Martha25US #29
#83Jo24US #65
#84Vicki24US #197
#85Anita23US #93
#86Juanita23US #90
#87Wanda23US #54
#88Claudia22US #172
#89Gayle22US #184
#90Ruby22US #77
#91Sylvia22US #72
#92Terry22
#93Catherine21US #49
#94Colleen21
#95Georgia21US #123
#96Kathy21US #159
#97Myrna21US #190
#98Penny21
#99Rita21US #55
#100Sue21US #73

Boys

#1Robert484US #2
#2James453US #1
#3John442US #3
#4Richard442US #5
#5David371US #6
#6William337US #4
#7Gary318US #18
#8Larry299US #12
#9Michael297US #13
#10Ronald271US #9
#11Donald235US #10
#12Dennis216US #20
#13Charles191US #7
#14Jerry178US #16
#15Thomas175US #8
#16Kenneth166US #15
#17Douglas134US #23
#18George123US #14
#19Paul116US #19
#20Gerald103US #22
#21Jack100US #34
#22Roger95US #25
#23Jim91US #74
#24Terry84US #52
#25Daniel82US #28
#26Bill77US #65
#27Stephen76US #32
#28Dale74US #63
#29Edward74US #17
#30Frank74US #21
#31Wayne73US #41
#32Steven72US #75
#33Mike71US #106
#34Raymond68US #24
#35Harold67US #27
#36Bruce64US #50
#37Lawrence60US #30
#38Joseph55US #11
#39Fred54US #46
#40Marvin52US #66
#41Gordon49US #92
#42Stanley49US #56
#43Tom49US #89
#44Don48US #72
#45Norman48US #53
#46Ralph48US #38
#47Carl47US #36
#48Arthur45US #29
#49Gene42US #82
#50Howard42US #49
#51Melvin42US #60
#52Patrick42US #64
#53Steve42US #102
#54Keith41US #123
#55Roy41US #42
#56Walter41US #26
#57Harry40US #48
#58Bob39US #110
#59Eugene38US #45
#60Leonard37US #57
#61Duane35US #132
#62Peter35US #39
#63Jon34US #125
#64Timothy33US #108
#65Allen32US #71
#66Clifford32US #95
#67Joe32US #33
#68Philip32US #54
#69Ray32US #84
#70Vernon31US #114
#71Lee30US #87
#72Albert29US #40
#73Danny29US #111
#74Ernest29US #61
#75Phillip29US #77
#76Rodney29US #121
#77Lynn27US #146
#78Warren27US #97
#79Alan26US #81
#80Dave26US #162
#81Earl26US #62
#82Glenn26US #88
#83Henry26US #31
#84Lloyd26US #96
#85Dan25US #147
#86Darrell25US #135
#87Dean25US #151
#88Lester25US #126
#89Mark25US #117
#90Jimmie24US #94
#91Jimmy24US #47
#92Dick22US #183
#93Frederick22US #68
#94Leroy22US #69
#95Ron22
#96Ronnie22US #78
#97Wesley22US #155
#98Delbert21US #197
#99Loren21
#100Micheal21

On the move since 1941

Rising

↑39Diana#42
↑34Howard#50
↑33Stanley#42
↑31Timothy#64
↑30Jon#63
↑29Leonard#60
↑27Patsy#52
↑26Danny#73

Falling

↓35Sylvia#91
↓34Jo#83
↓34Dick#92
↓33Sue#100
↓30Leroy#94
↓29Joy#80
↓27Lloyd#84
↓24Walter#56

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1941 rankings.