State roster

Top names in Oregon

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Oregon birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,853 Oregon births in 1965 across 757 distinct names.

Distinctively Oregon

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

#64Tami#192 nationally
#89Daveoutside the national top 200
#92Ronoutside the national top 200
#95Karioutside the national top 200
#99Terioutside the national top 200
#45Shannon#144 nationally
#60Dan#155 nationally
#58Shelley#148 nationally
#68Carrie#152 nationally
#85Lance#169 nationally
#85Traci#168 nationally
#66Becky#143 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa421US #1
#2Kimberly277US #4
#3Julie264US #14
#4Karen233US #3
#5Mary229US #2
#6Teresa209US #24
#7Susan194US #5
#8Michelle177US #18
#9Lori174US #19
#10Brenda163US #23
#11Jennifer161US #20
#12Tammy158US #11
#13Tina156US #29
#14Linda155US #8
#15Kelly150US #30
#16Laura145US #17
#17Angela143US #10
#18Cynthia142US #9
#19Patricia134US #6
#20Deborah128US #13
#21Debra124US #27
#22Pamela117US #12
#23Wendy116US #39
#24Tracy115US #36
#25Rebecca114US #41
#26Denise113US #28
#27Cindy109US #53
#28Sandra109US #15
#29Nancy105US #32
#30Kim102US #43
#31Christine100US #21
#32Debbie100US #62
#33Cheryl93US #31
#34Amy88US #35
#35Diane88US #40
#36Laurie87US #60
#37Robin87US #33
#38Donna85US #7
#39Kathleen85US #34
#40Jill84US #51
#41Tamara83US #104
#42Elizabeth82US #16
#43Barbara81US #25
#44Heidi81US #105
#45Shannon81US #144
#46Rhonda80US #37
#47Kathy79US #54
#48Connie78US #61
#49Carol75US #42
#50Dawn75US #26
#51Stephanie75US #44
#52Theresa75US #45
#53Sharon73US #22
#54Shelly64US #98
#55Suzanne64US #65
#56Janet62US #55
#57Melissa61US #38
#58Shelley61US #148
#59Dana59US #78
#60Diana59US #64
#61Paula59US #49
#62Terri59US #69
#63Andrea58US #63
#64Tami58US #192
#65Michele56US #48
#66Becky55US #143
#67Ann53US #59
#68Carrie53US #152
#69Deanna53US #110
#70Kristin53US #135
#71Carla52US #76
#72Leslie52US #75
#73Katherine51US #79
#74Sheila51US #50
#75Carolyn49US #58
#76Heather49US #150
#77Holly48US #113
#78Valerie48US #67
#79Kathryn47US #87
#80Christina46US #74
#81Colleen46US #93
#82Annette45US #71
#83Jodi45US #127
#84Melinda45US #100
#85Traci44US #168
#86Catherine43US #57
#87Bonnie42US #89
#88Anna41US #96
#89Anne41US #77
#90Gina41US #70
#91Maria41US #46
#92Margaret39US #52
#93Renee39US #68
#94Jacqueline37US #47
#95Kari37
#96Sally37US #162
#97Sarah37US #92
#98Sherry37US #56
#99Teri37
#100Sherri36US #91

Boys

#1Michael696US #1
#2David598US #3
#3Robert525US #5
#4John498US #2
#5James435US #4
#6Mark357US #7
#7Richard327US #8
#8Jeffrey300US #10
#9Scott297US #15
#10Kevin289US #13
#11Steven285US #14
#12Timothy268US #12
#13Brian263US #19
#14William243US #6
#15Daniel237US #17
#16Todd217US #30
#17Thomas190US #9
#18Eric188US #25
#19Paul188US #16
#20Christopher185US #18
#21Kenneth181US #21
#22Charles156US #20
#23Gary155US #27
#24Gregory155US #23
#25Mike154US #51
#26Ronald152US #24
#27Donald151US #26
#28Douglas140US #32
#29Patrick135US #31
#30Joseph128US #11
#31Troy127US #53
#32Craig116US #46
#33Randy116US #42
#34Larry112US #38
#35Jeff108US #62
#36Matthew102US #36
#37Terry97US #40
#38Tony96US #48
#39Darren95US #52
#40Steve93US #55
#41Anthony92US #22
#42Chris91US #60
#43Jerry88US #41
#44Tim87US #97
#45Bradley79US #72
#46Dennis79US #44
#47Stephen79US #28
#48Jeffery78US #47
#49Edward75US #29
#50Rodney75US #33
#51Shawn75US #69
#52Jim74US #116
#53Greg71US #105
#54Andrew70US #37
#55Peter66US #39
#56Roger66US #49
#57Dale64US #83
#58Jon63US #78
#59Bruce62US #50
#60Dan60US #155
#61Danny57US #56
#62Frank56US #43
#63Russell56US #58
#64Sean56US #79
#65Keith55US #35
#66Martin54US #67
#67Raymond54US #45
#68Rick54US #137
#69Alan53US #59
#70Brett53US #132
#71Darin52US #123
#72Kelly52US #136
#73Jay51US #90
#74Randall51US #73
#75Curtis49US #75
#76George49US #34
#77Jonathan49US #74
#78Wayne48US #65
#79Bryan46US #63
#80Darrin46US #102
#81Tom46US #127
#82Brad45US #148
#83Dean45US #88
#84Ricky45US #57
#85Lance43US #169
#86Carl42US #54
#87Allen40US #92
#88Aaron39US #130
#89Dave39
#90Joe38US #71
#91Duane37US #135
#92Ron37
#93Glenn36US #85
#94Jack35US #104
#95Roy35US #95
#96Samuel35US #84
#97Bill34US #151
#98Jason34US #111
#99Lee34US #117
#100Phillip34US #70

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑42Darren#39
↑34Michele#65
↑33Suzanne#55
↑24Stephanie#51
↑23Wendy#23
↑23Frank#62
↑21Amy#34
↑19Rodney#50

Falling

↓32Sherri#100
↓29Sherry#98
↓28Annette#82
↓27Renee#93
↓27Dean#83
↓24Bill#97
↓22Rick#68
↓18Carl#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.