Oklahoma · 1940

Top 100 names in Oklahoma, 1940, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Mary	1,042
#2	Barbara	702
#3	Betty	579
#4	Patricia	518
#5	Shirley	473
#6	Linda	451
#7	Carolyn	419
#8	Joyce	313
#9	Wanda	311
#10	Carol	311
#11	Nancy	278
#12	Donna	270
#13	Judith	256
#14	Judy	256
#15	Patsy	248
#16	Margaret	225
#17	Janice	217
#18	Dorothy	211
#19	Sandra	211
#20	Sharon	211
#21	Helen	207
#22	Virginia	204
#23	Norma	194
#24	Phyllis	185
#25	Martha	184
#26	Peggy	175
#27	Beverly	165
#28	Frances	162
#29	Karen	154
#30	Ruth	152
#31	Alice	151
#32	Doris	149
#33	Marilyn	148
#34	Glenda	139
#35	Jo	130
#36	Wilma	122
#37	Ruby	121
#38	Elizabeth	118
#39	Bonnie	116
#40	Sue	115
#41	Lois	114
#42	Anna	108
#43	Janet	100
#44	Loretta	100
#45	Charlotte	98
#46	Gloria	95
#47	Billie	93
#48	Jean	89
#49	Evelyn	86
#50	Kay	84
#51	Anita	81
#52	Ann	79
#53	Juanita	78
#54	Pat	78
#55	Joan	77
#56	Mildred	75
#57	Darlene	73
#58	Brenda	71
#59	Edna	71
#60	Delores	68
#61	Thelma	68
#62	Hazel	67
#63	Clara	67
#64	Geraldine	67
#65	Jane	67
#66	Margie	66
#67	Ellen	66
#68	Connie	62
#69	Kathryn	61
#70	Alma	60
#71	Rose	59
#72	June	59
#73	Joann	58
#74	Georgia	57
#75	Sylvia	57
#76	Laura	57
#77	Edith	56
#78	Julia	55
#79	Myrna	55
#80	Marie	54
#81	Paula	53
#82	Sally	53
#83	Melba	52
#84	Rita	52
#85	Emma	51
#86	Charlene	50
#87	Roberta	49
#88	Joy	48
#89	Sherry	48
#90	Eva	47
#91	Bobbie	47
#92	Ramona	47
#93	Susan	46
#94	Vera	46
#95	Deanna	46
#96	Sarah	46
#97	Marjorie	45
#98	Geneva	45
#99	Jackie	44
#100	Carole	44

Uniquely popular in Oklahoma

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Retha	20	10	2
Melva	25	12	3
Earlene	30	15	3
Alta	24	12	3
Darla	29	14	3
Lou	39	19	4
Opal	39	19	5
Nelda	40	20	5
Melba	52	26	6
Glenna	32	16	4
Freda	33	16	4
Wanda	311	154	41

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.