State roster

Top names in Oregon

The names most likely to appear on 1952 Oregon birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 35,120 Oregon births in 1952 across 675 distinct names.

Distinctively Oregon

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

#70Sherrieoutside the national top 200
#89Lorioutside the national top 200
#92Kellyoutside the national top 200
#82Jim#172 nationally
#77Kristine#165 nationally
#99Ted#182 nationally
#55Gayle#135 nationally
#60Cindy#140 nationally
#95Candace#171 nationally
#55Dan#129 nationally
#63Kay#133 nationally
#94Shelley#164 nationally

Girls

#1Linda681US #1
#2Susan540US #5
#3Debra445US #9
#4Mary440US #2
#5Patricia389US #3
#6Deborah376US #4
#7Kathleen359US #11
#8Karen349US #8
#9Nancy340US #7
#10Barbara337US #6
#11Carol288US #12
#12Sandra287US #10
#13Janet257US #19
#14Pamela226US #17
#15Christine225US #20
#16Sharon212US #14
#17Donna195US #13
#18Cynthia189US #18
#19Diane188US #16
#20Janice169US #23
#21Judy164US #26
#22Judith162US #25
#23Marilyn157US #38
#24Rebecca154US #30
#25Cheryl146US #31
#26Kathy138US #29
#27Margaret133US #21
#28Julie124US #85
#29Kathryn123US #48
#30Shirley118US #28
#31Teresa117US #52
#32Beverly111US #35
#33Connie111US #44
#34Elizabeth107US #22
#35Carolyn106US #24
#36Vicki101US #61
#37Laura99US #53
#38Peggy99US #43
#39Bonnie96US #41
#40Joyce93US #27
#41Sally90US #81
#42Gail89US #39
#43Sherry89US #68
#44Paula87US #47
#45Diana85US #51
#46Catherine84US #34
#47Brenda82US #15
#48Denise81US #33
#49Gloria81US #36
#50Ann78US #45
#51Virginia77US #49
#52Vickie74US #76
#53Leslie73US #104
#54Katherine72US #59
#55Gayle71US #135
#56Laurie71US #115
#57Marcia70US #80
#58Cathy69US #56
#59Colleen69US #108
#60Cindy68US #140
#61Jean67US #50
#62Betty64US #32
#63Kay64US #133
#64Victoria64US #74
#65Theresa62US #60
#66Joan60US #37
#67Ellen59US #70
#68Lynn59US #71
#69Roberta59US #88
#70Sherrie59
#71Jacqueline58US #58
#72Suzanne58US #84
#73Terry56US #120
#74Jo55US #55
#75Rhonda55US #95
#76Darlene54US #77
#77Kristine54US #165
#78Martha54US #40
#79Glenda53US #97
#80Ruth53US #57
#81Jane51US #42
#82Wendy51US #105
#83Marsha48US #75
#84Sheila48US #64
#85Debbie47US #144
#86Dorothy47US #46
#87Phyllis47US #65
#88Jan46US #143
#89Lori46
#90Terri46US #158
#91Constance45US #92
#92Anne44US #79
#93Joanne44US #78
#94Shelley44US #164
#95Candace43US #171
#96Carla43US #138
#97Elaine43US #73
#98Valerie43US #87
#99Wanda43US #54
#100Michelle41US #124

Boys

#1David924US #5
#2Michael906US #4
#3James747US #1
#4Robert747US #2
#5John698US #3
#6Steven606US #11
#7Richard568US #7
#8Gary504US #10
#9William496US #6
#10Thomas441US #8
#11Ronald384US #15
#12Donald361US #13
#13Daniel356US #20
#14Mark352US #17
#15Larry281US #14
#16Douglas280US #28
#17Charles275US #9
#18Kenneth272US #16
#19Stephen236US #21
#20Gregory228US #24
#21Paul226US #19
#22Dennis224US #18
#23Bruce190US #25
#24Terry185US #29
#25Timothy180US #27
#26Jeffrey167US #31
#27Randy154US #41
#28Jerry153US #26
#29Scott147US #54
#30Patrick145US #37
#31George128US #22
#32Dale126US #46
#33Gerald124US #39
#34Edward115US #23
#35Roger115US #30
#36Joseph112US #12
#37Craig107US #59
#38Rodney102US #84
#39Jack101US #52
#40Raymond96US #33
#41Lawrence89US #35
#42Stanley88US #58
#43Wayne86US #38
#44Randall85US #63
#45Alan84US #42
#46Micheal84US #94
#47Danny82US #40
#48Keith82US #49
#49Christopher74US #57
#50Curtis73US #86
#51Rick73US #119
#52Carl71US #45
#53Russell70US #70
#54Kevin66US #43
#55Dan65US #129
#56Philip65US #60
#57Brian63US #64
#58Roy60US #55
#59Allen59US #78
#60Frank58US #32
#61Gordon58US #110
#62Walter58US #44
#63Eric57US #88
#64Phillip56US #74
#65Clifford55US #99
#66Dean55US #103
#67Martin55US #80
#68Ralph54US #56
#69Steve52US #85
#70Harold50US #51
#71Glenn49US #61
#72Leonard49US #83
#73Leslie49US #125
#74Ricky48US #81
#75Andrew47US #68
#76Arthur47US #47
#77Peter46US #36
#78Duane45US #131
#79Howard45US #73
#80Kim44US #126
#81Jeffery42US #134
#82Jim42US #172
#83Jon42US #135
#84Anthony40US #34
#85Eugene40US #71
#86Melvin40US #91
#87Fred39US #90
#88Bradley38US #141
#89Glen38US #121
#90Norman38US #96
#91Darrell37US #109
#92Kelly37
#93Marvin37US #95
#94Frederick36US #76
#95Henry36US #50
#96Jay36US #106
#97Gene35US #138
#98Matthew34US #142
#99Ted34US #182
#100Lynn33US #167

On the move since 1951

Rising

↑35Laurie#56
↑31Leslie#53
↑27Theresa#65
↑26Ricky#74
↑25Martin#67
↑22Denise#48
↑22Jo#74
↑22Russell#53

Falling

↓33Bradley#88
↓31Joanne#93
↓30Jane#81
↓27Jay#96
↓25Wanda#99
↓24Marsha#83
↓23Steve#69
↓19Terry#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1951 rankings.