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Names of Oklahoma

4,551,265 births across 6,136 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Oklahoma more than Oleta.

Most concentrated in Oklahoma

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Oleta 1,119 22.9×
Dortha 732 11.3×
Olen 582 11.0×
Ima 642 10.4×
Jaunita 636 9.7×
Dovie 568 9.4×
Gayla 1,049 9.3×
Burl 509 9.2×
Leta 721 8.9×
Leota 723 8.6×
Orval 562 8.3×
Loyd 1,935 7.9×
Floy 324 7.6×
Buster 490 7.5×
Stormy 445 7.4×
Claud 636 7.4×
Maudie 656 7.2×
Oma 524 7.1×
Ladonna 1,739 7.1×
Reta 452 6.8×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary56,073
2Betty27,498
3Linda22,877
4Barbara18,835
5Patricia18,682
6Jennifer17,642
7Dorothy16,765
8Elizabeth16,153
9Helen14,234
10Donna13,621
11Wanda13,135
12Sarah12,899
13Margaret12,618
14Shirley12,120
15Jessica11,829

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1James75,761
2John57,711
3Robert55,669
4William50,423
5Michael47,187
6David44,036
7Charles39,425
8Richard26,870
9Christopher25,110
10Billy23,571
11Kenneth22,744
12Donald22,660
13Thomas21,538
14Jerry19,768
15Larry18,683

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.