State roster

Top names in Oregon

The names most likely to appear on 1944 Oregon birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,075 Oregon births in 1944 across 536 distinct names.

Distinctively Oregon

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

#73Sheryloutside the national top 200
#64Dick#190 nationally
#91Dixieoutside the national top 200
#53Julie#162 nationally
#97Michealoutside the national top 200
#59Vicki#161 nationally
#65Deanna#167 nationally
#81Leslie#182 nationally
#82Penny#180 nationally
#57Pat#154 nationally
#100Lyle#189 nationally
#60Dan#144 nationally

Girls

#1Linda424US #3
#2Sharon387US #8
#3Mary367US #1
#4Carol311US #5
#5Barbara287US #2
#6Sandra263US #6
#7Patricia259US #4
#8Karen246US #16
#9Nancy245US #7
#10Susan219US #13
#11Judith217US #9
#12Judy215US #12
#13Donna176US #17
#14Cheryl171US #36
#15Kathleen170US #20
#16Janet166US #21
#17Janice133US #28
#18Shirley128US #15
#19Marilyn126US #27
#20Carolyn115US #11
#21Margaret113US #14
#22Betty111US #10
#23Joan109US #22
#24Joyce108US #18
#25Bonnie96US #34
#26Diane94US #24
#27Virginia89US #26
#28Beverly85US #35
#29Pamela83US #44
#30Dorothy79US #19
#31Jean71US #37
#32Diana63US #60
#33Sally63US #59
#34Roberta60US #70
#35Carole57US #43
#36Gloria57US #25
#37Ruth57US #32
#38Connie56US #51
#39Darlene56US #76
#40Phyllis56US #40
#41Joanne55US #55
#42Alice54US #38
#43Lois52US #47
#44Frances50US #33
#45Charlotte48US #50
#46Sue48US #62
#47Elizabeth47US #23
#48Kathryn44US #68
#49Helen42US #31
#50Ann41US #39
#51Jane41US #41
#52Kay41US #88
#53Julie40US #162
#54Suzanne40US #78
#55Kathy39US #110
#56Peggy39US #45
#57Pat38US #154
#58Gail37US #56
#59Vicki37US #161
#60Claudia36US #120
#61Norma36US #66
#62Sherry36US #100
#63Ellen35US #63
#64Jeanne35US #108
#65Deanna33US #167
#66Elaine33US #46
#67Jacqueline33US #64
#68Louise33US #69
#69Martha32US #29
#70Evelyn31US #57
#71Joann31US #65
#72Rose31US #52
#73Sheryl31
#74Charlene30US #109
#75Lynda30US #113
#76Catherine29US #49
#77Wanda29US #58
#78Christine28US #75
#79Geraldine28US #53
#80Katherine28US #77
#81Leslie28US #182
#82Penny28US #180
#83Arlene27US #101
#84Dianne27US #90
#85Jo27US #61
#86Doris26US #42
#87Joy26US #163
#88Eileen25US #73
#89Marcia25US #89
#90Paula25US #82
#91Dixie24
#92Rita24US #54
#93Sheila24US #103
#94Laura23US #119
#95Loretta23US #98
#96Marjorie23US #85
#97Patsy23US #72
#98Juanita22US #94
#99Marlene22US #106
#100Marsha22US #111

Boys

#1Robert584US #2
#2James564US #1
#3John544US #3
#4Richard484US #5
#5David428US #6
#6Gary372US #15
#7Michael359US #9
#8William345US #4
#9Larry303US #12
#10Donald259US #11
#11Dennis244US #20
#12Ronald239US #10
#13Charles198US #7
#14Thomas198US #8
#15Kenneth183US #16
#16Jerry141US #19
#17George126US #14
#18Paul118US #17
#19Douglas109US #34
#20Gerald102US #24
#21Stephen100US #28
#22Steven100US #52
#23Jim98US #68
#24Terry96US #43
#25Daniel94US #25
#26Jack91US #30
#27Edward88US #18
#28Roger88US #23
#29Mike87US #80
#30Raymond85US #22
#31Dale78US #61
#32Bruce76US #51
#33Joseph73US #13
#34Bill70US #66
#35Frank64US #21
#36Wayne60US #37
#37Lawrence58US #32
#38Ralph57US #42
#39Harold56US #27
#40Stanley54US #57
#41Tom54US #87
#42Fred53US #47
#43Bob52US #109
#44Roy52US #39
#45Steve52US #89
#46Alan51US #55
#47Carl51US #36
#48Norman51US #58
#49Arthur50US #29
#50Gordon49US #105
#51Don48US #72
#52Keith47US #104
#53Mark47US #93
#54Walter45US #26
#55Joe44US #33
#56Patrick44US #64
#57Marvin43US #75
#58Lee40US #85
#59Leroy39US #78
#60Dan38US #144
#61Melvin38US #67
#62Philip38US #60
#63Allen37US #77
#64Dick37US #190
#65Ray37US #86
#66Earl36US #65
#67Henry36US #35
#68Darrell35US #133
#69Dean35US #134
#70Gene35US #95
#71Danny32US #76
#72Howard32US #53
#73Jon32US #122
#74Rodney31US #123
#75Edwin30US #106
#76Lynn30US #153
#77Albert29US #44
#78Peter28US #40
#79Phillip28US #83
#80Timothy28US #92
#81Clifford27US #99
#82Gregory27US #152
#83Jimmy27US #41
#84Leonard27US #56
#85Floyd26US #110
#86Craig25US #151
#87Duane25US #135
#88Glenn25US #88
#89Harry25US #49
#90Leslie25US #114
#91Ronnie25US #69
#92Billy24US #38
#93Dave24US #163
#94Eugene24US #48
#95Vernon24US #119
#96Clarence23US #74
#97Micheal23
#98Glen22US #147
#99Lloyd22US #102
#100Lyle22US #189

On the move since 1943

Rising

↑40Claudia#60
↑33Ellen#63
↑30Lee#58
↑27Roy#44
↑24Dean#69
↑22Alan#46
↑17Rose#72
↑16Leslie#81

Falling

↓35Doris#86
↓34Marjorie#96
↓30Dianne#84
↓29Marlene#99
↓29Leonard#84
↓25Jo#85
↓23Marcia#89
↓22Lloyd#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1943 rankings.