State roster

Top names in Oregon

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Oregon birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 34,234 Oregon births in 1955 across 711 distinct names.

Distinctively Oregon

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

#77Kellyoutside the national top 200
#87Marla#193 nationally
#72Robin#158 nationally
#82Jim#167 nationally
#93Todd#173 nationally
#74Brad#153 nationally
#84Patti#163 nationally
#58Dan#136 nationally
#60Jan#138 nationally
#75Gayle#146 nationally
#65Duane#135 nationally
#95Penny#161 nationally

Girls

#1Debra645US #4
#2Susan541US #5
#3Linda509US #3
#4Mary416US #1
#5Patricia349US #6
#6Karen348US #8
#7Nancy317US #9
#8Pamela285US #12
#9Deborah261US #2
#10Barbara249US #7
#11Kathleen237US #17
#12Cynthia236US #11
#13Janet224US #20
#14Cheryl219US #19
#15Carol210US #15
#16Donna210US #10
#17Diane204US #14
#18Sandra202US #13
#19Sharon185US #16
#20Teresa183US #26
#21Rebecca176US #27
#22Denise152US #23
#23Julie148US #67
#24Janice146US #25
#25Elizabeth128US #21
#26Lori120US #89
#27Connie119US #35
#28Kathy116US #22
#29Judy112US #32
#30Catherine107US #28
#31Margaret104US #24
#32Peggy103US #51
#33Laura101US #41
#34Cindy99US #79
#35Vickie98US #68
#36Lisa97US #48
#37Vicki97US #52
#38Kathryn92US #59
#39Beverly91US #34
#40Katherine91US #65
#41Laurie89US #91
#42Debbie88US #63
#43Judith88US #31
#44Terri87US #85
#45Brenda86US #18
#46Sherry86US #56
#47Robin84US #33
#48Diana81US #55
#49Gail81US #42
#50Joan81US #46
#51Theresa80US #38
#52Bonnie79US #45
#53Marilyn79US #49
#54Kimberly78US #111
#55Paula76US #39
#56Kim75US #75
#57Sally74US #95
#58Rhonda72US #71
#59Cathy70US #44
#60Jan70US #138
#61Betty67US #36
#62Sheryl67US #125
#63Leslie66US #99
#64Ann64US #43
#65Joyce64US #29
#66Wendy64US #90
#67Terry62US #83
#68Suzanne59US #86
#69Carolyn58US #30
#70Ruth57US #70
#71Jean56US #60
#72Shirley56US #37
#73Jane55US #50
#74Christine54US #40
#75Gayle54US #146
#76Jill53US #102
#77Lynn52US #62
#78Anne51US #84
#79Carla51US #135
#80Colleen51US #110
#81Michelle51US #97
#82Victoria51US #82
#83Virginia51US #66
#84Patti49US #163
#85Gloria48US #47
#86Jeanne46US #115
#87Marla46US #193
#88Sheila46US #57
#89Tina46US #132
#90Rose45US #54
#91Marcia44US #98
#92Anita43US #94
#93Dawn43US #103
#94Rita43US #72
#95Penny42US #161
#96Renee42US #117
#97Elaine41US #77
#98Marie41US #92
#99Martha41US #53
#100Darlene40US #76

Boys

#1David901US #2
#2Michael877US #1
#3Robert688US #4
#4James644US #3
#5John626US #5
#6Steven528US #10
#7Richard495US #7
#8Mark483US #9
#9William431US #6
#10Gary374US #12
#11Daniel354US #17
#12Thomas354US #8
#13Ronald315US #18
#14Kenneth306US #15
#15Donald295US #14
#16Douglas274US #29
#17Jeffrey271US #20
#18Gregory254US #24
#19Paul235US #16
#20Randy228US #30
#21Timothy217US #22
#22Larry203US #19
#23Charles196US #11
#24Scott195US #38
#25Stephen189US #21
#26Dennis174US #23
#27Terry172US #28
#28Bruce167US #32
#29Joseph163US #13
#30Kevin151US #27
#31Patrick140US #41
#32Brian132US #40
#33Edward129US #25
#34Jerry122US #33
#35Roger122US #37
#36Dale117US #52
#37Randall113US #53
#38Rodney113US #65
#39Craig112US #50
#40Jeffery102US #73
#41Alan91US #43
#42Keith89US #39
#43George88US #26
#44Rick88US #109
#45Gerald83US #48
#46Lawrence77US #42
#47Russell76US #57
#48Wayne75US #44
#49Jack73US #60
#50Micheal71US #87
#51Stanley67US #64
#52Darrell65US #91
#53Frank64US #34
#54Peter63US #35
#55Ricky63US #46
#56Curtis62US #79
#57Raymond62US #36
#58Dan61US #136
#59Carl60US #47
#60Christopher59US #49
#61Danny59US #45
#62Steve57US #72
#63Walter57US #51
#64Anthony55US #31
#65Duane55US #135
#66Bradley54US #107
#67Roy54US #58
#68Jay53US #103
#69Philip53US #62
#70Eric52US #85
#71Phillip52US #74
#72Robin51US #158
#73Allen50US #84
#74Brad50US #153
#75Martin49US #77
#76Dean48US #111
#77Kelly47
#78Norman46US #102
#79Kim45US #98
#80Glenn44US #59
#81Jon43US #115
#82Jim42US #167
#83Harold41US #63
#84Clifford40US #118
#85Chris39US #139
#86Gordon39US #128
#87Leonard39US #88
#88Matthew39US #105
#89Mike39US #123
#90Joe38US #68
#91Marvin38US #94
#92Ralph38US #67
#93Todd38US #173
#94Don36US #125
#95Fred36US #97
#96Glen36US #131
#97Leslie36US #138
#98Kent35US #156
#99Samuel35US #71
#100Wesley34US #151

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑32Vickie#35
↑29Duane#65
↑26Robin#72
↑25Cindy#34
↑25Sheryl#62
↑24Roy#67
↑21Anne#78
↑20Christopher#60

Falling

↓31Shirley#72
↓31Gordon#86
↓25Jon#81
↓24Ralph#92
↓22Carolyn#69
↓21Marilyn#53
↓20Clifford#84
↓19Elaine#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.