State roster

Top names in Utah

The names most likely to appear on 1936 Utah birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,401 Utah births in 1936 across 424 distinct names.

Distinctively Utah

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

#15Colleen#198 nationally
#32Kentoutside the national top 200
#36Lynn#199 nationally
#52Carmaoutside the national top 200
#53Reneeoutside the national top 200
#54Blaineoutside the national top 200
#56Kayoutside the national top 200
#31Dixie#174 nationally
#58Laraeoutside the national top 200
#61Claudiaoutside the national top 200
#61Clarkoutside the national top 200
#65Rexoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary185US #1
#2Carol167US #10
#3Barbara124US #3
#4Marilyn113US #13
#5Shirley106US #2
#6Carolyn91US #23
#7Patricia91US #5
#8Joyce88US #12
#9Sharon85US #60
#10Joan72US #7
#11Janice67US #31
#12Nancy67US #8
#13Donna66US #22
#14Dorothy65US #6
#15Colleen64US #198
#16Janet61US #21
#17Karen60US #132
#18Betty57US #4
#19Helen55US #11
#20Bonnie51US #65
#21Norma49US #29
#22Beverly48US #17
#23Joann48US #55
#24Margaret48US #9
#25Ann46US #28
#26Connie46US #134
#27Lois44US #26
#28Peggy44US #35
#29Ruth40US #16
#30Elaine39US #50
#31Dixie36US #174
#32Gloria36US #32
#33Jean35US #20
#34Marlene35US #39
#35Sandra35US #38
#36Alice33US #27
#37Anna32US #36
#38Darlene32US #83
#39Marie32US #33
#40Evelyn31US #34
#41Myrna31US #149
#42Diane30US #112
#43Kay30US #98
#44Arlene29US #54
#45Carole27US #73
#46Geraldine27US #41
#47Joy26US #144
#48Kathleen25US #67
#49Marian25US #114
#50Patsy25US #52
#51Phyllis24US #25
#52Carma23
#53Renee23
#54Annette22US #125
#55Jane22US #42
#56Doris21US #15
#57Frances21US #19
#58Larae21
#59Maxine21US #127
#60Virginia21US #14
#61Claudia20
#62Loretta20US #70
#63Louise20US #46
#64Marjorie20US #49
#65Charlene19US #145
#66Ellen19US #99
#67Gayle19
#68Kathryn19US #113
#69Pat19US #152
#70Jo18US #72
#71Yvonne18US #81
#72Beth17
#73Laura17US #106
#74Kaye16
#75Margie16US #102
#76Jackie15US #190
#77Jeanette15US #94
#78Judy15US #118
#79Pauline15US #82
#80Sally15US #59
#81Shirlene15
#82Joanne14US #48
#83Lillian14US #79
#84Vivian14US #115
#85Delores13US #58
#86Emma13US #85
#87Gwen13
#88Irene13US #57
#89Judith13US #43
#90June13US #62
#91Lila13
#92Rose13US #37
#93Catherine12US #44
#94Cleo12
#95Eleanor12US #47
#96Maurine12
#97Ruby12US #51
#98Sherry12
#99Edith11US #87
#100Grace11US #86

Boys

#1Robert266US #1
#2Richard195US #5
#3Gary149US #38
#4John148US #3
#5James146US #2
#6David144US #10
#7Ronald135US #12
#8Larry105US #25
#9Charles84US #6
#10George83US #9
#11Paul80US #15
#12William80US #4
#13Donald79US #7
#14Kenneth79US #14
#15Jerry71US #18
#16Gerald65US #19
#17Joseph61US #11
#18Jack59US #20
#19Don55US #51
#20Thomas52US #8
#21Gordon51US #75
#22Jay45US #140
#23Frank42US #16
#24Roger42US #35
#25Wayne42US #45
#26Dale41US #59
#27Edward41US #13
#28Ralph40US #31
#29Bruce39US #73
#30Fred39US #36
#31Harold39US #21
#32Kent39
#33Norman39US #43
#34Keith37US #122
#35Dennis36US #74
#36Lynn35US #199
#37Melvin31US #53
#38Ray31US #65
#39Douglas30US #78
#40Max30US #129
#41Earl27US #47
#42Glen27US #119
#43Michael27US #33
#44Raymond27US #17
#45Stanley26US #58
#46Albert25US #34
#47Lee25US #76
#48Marvin24US #49
#49Carl23US #27
#50Clyde23US #89
#51Darrell23US #133
#52Dean23US #125
#53Howard23US #40
#54Blaine22
#55Joe22US #23
#56Kay22
#57Leroy22US #57
#58Allen21US #81
#59Lloyd21US #88
#60Mark21US #182
#61Clark20
#62Gene20US #66
#63Lawrence20US #37
#64Leon20US #82
#65Rex20
#66Walter20US #26
#67Alan19US #108
#68Arthur19US #30
#69Duane19US #110
#70Karl19US #166
#71Russell19US #69
#72Stephen19US #99
#73Val19
#74Jim18US #85
#75Neil18US #158
#76Bob17US #77
#77Brent17
#78Dee17
#79Grant17
#80Rodney17US #152
#81Franklin16US #64
#82Harry16US #39
#83Terry16US #126
#84Bill15US #61
#85Boyd15
#86Calvin15US #124
#87Floyd15US #86
#88Reed15
#89Roland15US #118
#90Roy15US #42
#91Eugene14US #29
#92Glenn14US #80
#93Jimmy14US #46
#94Leo14US #94
#95Louis14US #44
#96Merrill14
#97Sherman14
#98Vernon14US #93
#99Billy13US #22
#100Clarence13US #52

On the move since 1935

Rising

↑43Blaine#54
↑37Clark#61
↑33Clyde#50
↑28Kay#56
↑26Jim#74
↑24Peggy#28
↑24Carole#45
↑23Annette#54

Falling

↓39Joanne#82
↓38Boyd#85
↓36Jo#70
↓34Sally#80
↓33Grant#79
↓31Billy#99
↓29Marjorie#64
↓28Pauline#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1935 rankings.