State roster

Top names in Oregon

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Oregon birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,231 Oregon births in 1966 across 755 distinct names.

Distinctively Oregon

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

#72Tamioutside the national top 200
#79Mollyoutside the national top 200
#67Rick#162 nationally
#90Kristi#185 nationally
#100Karla#193 nationally
#32Shannon#120 nationally
#90Bill#173 nationally
#91Dan#174 nationally
#98Gordon#181 nationally
#59Shelley#140 nationally
#74Tom#153 nationally
#95Kent#172 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa435US #1
#2Michelle295US #4
#3Julie288US #13
#4Kimberly270US #2
#5Karen194US #5
#6Brenda177US #25
#7Teresa173US #29
#8Susan172US #6
#9Tina161US #23
#10Mary160US #3
#11Tammy157US #8
#12Lori156US #21
#13Angela150US #9
#14Jennifer148US #10
#15Linda145US #18
#16Laura132US #19
#17Kelly126US #26
#18Tracy120US #31
#19Elizabeth118US #16
#20Sandra118US #17
#21Wendy117US #41
#22Dawn114US #24
#23Patricia114US #7
#24Debra110US #35
#25Cynthia109US #11
#26Deborah109US #14
#27Christine108US #20
#28Jill106US #49
#29Rebecca106US #40
#30Cindy103US #56
#31Pamela102US #15
#32Shannon100US #120
#33Donna94US #12
#34Barbara91US #27
#35Nancy90US #33
#36Stephanie90US #38
#37Denise89US #32
#38Melissa89US #22
#39Cheryl87US #34
#40Kim86US #43
#41Tamara86US #98
#42Shelly84US #89
#43Debbie83US #73
#44Rhonda83US #39
#45Kathleen81US #37
#46Amy77US #30
#47Heidi76US #87
#48Michele75US #36
#49Sheila75US #51
#50Diana74US #64
#51Diane74US #45
#52Kathy71US #59
#53Robin69US #42
#54Terri68US #72
#55Theresa68US #46
#56Laurie66US #63
#57Connie65US #70
#58Kristin65US #107
#59Shelley65US #140
#60Carol63US #48
#61Janet61US #57
#62Sharon61US #28
#63Andrea59US #52
#64Christina59US #67
#65Heather59US #125
#66Dana57US #68
#67Leslie54US #71
#68Annette51US #79
#69Deanna51US #105
#70Sheri50US #134
#71Sherry50US #53
#72Tami50
#73Gina49US #58
#74Maria48US #44
#75Melinda48US #102
#76Paula48US #50
#77Jodi46US #118
#78Margaret46US #55
#79Molly46
#80Stacey45US #76
#81Katherine44US #78
#82Sherri44US #92
#83Becky43US #153
#84Kristine43US #104
#85Sarah43US #85
#86Ann42US #61
#87Kathryn42US #86
#88Suzanne42US #62
#89Traci42US #137
#90Kristi41US #185
#91Renee41US #66
#92Tracey41US #69
#93Julia40US #117
#94Carolyn38US #60
#95Catherine38US #54
#96Valerie38US #74
#97Colleen37US #93
#98Monica36US #75
#99Toni36US #155
#100Karla35US #193

Boys

#1Michael680US #1
#2David612US #2
#3John471US #4
#4Robert468US #5
#5James457US #3
#6Scott389US #16
#7Mark321US #7
#8Brian304US #14
#9Richard300US #8
#10Jeffrey286US #9
#11Steven277US #13
#12Kevin267US #17
#13Timothy256US #11
#14William253US #6
#15Daniel240US #19
#16Eric208US #25
#17Christopher194US #12
#18Thomas190US #10
#19Kenneth182US #21
#20Todd179US #29
#21Ronald165US #24
#22Paul154US #18
#23Charles147US #20
#24Gregory146US #23
#25Gary140US #28
#26Joseph140US #15
#27Donald134US #27
#28Patrick134US #31
#29Douglas132US #33
#30Troy131US #48
#31Matthew125US #34
#32Jeff108US #72
#33Anthony106US #22
#34Mike103US #69
#35Randy103US #45
#36Stephen100US #26
#37Jeffery98US #42
#38Andrew93US #36
#39Terry93US #40
#40Jerry85US #41
#41Keith84US #32
#42Larry84US #38
#43Craig82US #46
#44Rodney82US #35
#45Shawn82US #54
#46Darren79US #63
#47Sean79US #50
#48Tony77US #49
#49Bradley72US #68
#50Bryan72US #52
#51Chris68US #55
#52Jon68US #76
#53Peter66US #39
#54Bruce64US #53
#55Tim64US #103
#56Brent63US #114
#57Dennis63US #44
#58Edward63US #30
#59Steve62US #67
#60Curtis58US #75
#61Dean58US #84
#62Randall58US #70
#63Dale57US #85
#64Roger56US #51
#65Raymond55US #47
#66Darin54US #134
#67Rick54US #162
#68George52US #37
#69Alan50US #57
#70Kelly50US #111
#71Brett48US #118
#72Jason48US #89
#73Russell48US #61
#74Tom48US #153
#75Aaron47US #117
#76Carl47US #56
#77Jay47US #91
#78Derek46US #141
#79Frank45US #43
#80Greg44US #126
#81Joe43US #74
#82Jim42US #136
#83Martin40US #78
#84Kurt38US #110
#85Billy37US #80
#86Jonathan37US #65
#87Tracy37US #98
#88Brad36US #150
#89Duane36US #140
#90Bill35US #173
#91Dan35US #174
#92Danny35US #62
#93Erik35US #145
#94Ricky34US #64
#95Kent33US #172
#96Darrell32US #95
#97Wayne32US #59
#98Gordon31US #181
#99Joel31US #102
#100Philip31US #86

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑29Bryan#50
↑28Dawn#22
↑27Sherry#71
↑26Jason#72
↑25Sheila#49
↑24Keith#41
↑23Elizabeth#19
↑22Dean#61

Falling

↓33Suzanne#88
↓31Dan#91
↓31Danny#92
↓30Jim#82
↓27Greg#80
↓20Laurie#56
↓19Ann#86
↓19Carolyn#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.