Ohio · 1956

Top 100 names in Ohio, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,474
#2	Deborah	3,215
#3	Karen	2,708
#4	Linda	2,659
#5	Debra	2,642
#6	Susan	2,593
#7	Patricia	2,262
#8	Cynthia	2,046
#9	Pamela	2,012
#10	Barbara	1,986
#11	Nancy	1,664
#12	Sharon	1,641
#13	Cheryl	1,419
#14	Sandra	1,406
#15	Diane	1,333
#16	Donna	1,331
#17	Carol	1,270
#18	Kathleen	1,244
#19	Brenda	1,197
#20	Kathy	1,187
#21	Rebecca	1,016
#22	Denise	993
#23	Janet	913
#24	Teresa	858
#25	Robin	844
#26	Kimberly	738
#27	Elizabeth	726
#28	Christine	724
#29	Margaret	715
#30	Joyce	712
#31	Cathy	689
#32	Theresa	682
#33	Connie	660
#34	Judith	652
#35	Laura	647
#36	Debbie	647
#37	Cindy	645
#38	Diana	623
#39	Vicki	618
#40	Beverly	617
#41	Lisa	617
#42	Catherine	600
#43	Bonnie	597
#44	Kim	584
#45	Janice	579
#46	Darlene	564
#47	Paula	550
#48	Jane	525
#49	Judy	522
#50	Peggy	501
#51	Vickie	493
#52	Ann	493
#53	Julie	487
#54	Sherry	456
#55	Lynn	453
#56	Rhonda	451
#57	Sheila	440
#58	Kathryn	440
#59	Michelle	434
#60	Carolyn	429
#61	Tina	421
#62	Victoria	413
#63	Terri	411
#64	Betty	411
#65	Gail	405
#66	Beth	401
#67	Marilyn	401
#68	Jean	398
#69	Shirley	398
#70	Lori	383
#71	Jennifer	382
#72	Ruth	381
#73	Sue	374
#74	Martha	373
#75	Jill	371
#76	Joan	366
#77	Jacqueline	363
#78	Rose	360
#79	Rita	343
#80	Jo	337
#81	Elaine	329
#82	Anita	321
#83	Marcia	319
#84	Valerie	317
#85	Katherine	315
#86	Phyllis	306
#87	Gloria	305
#88	Sally	288
#89	Terry	284
#90	Renee	280
#91	Marsha	278
#92	Roberta	270
#93	Amy	270
#94	Anne	270
#95	Michele	268
#96	Dorothy	265
#97	Virginia	264
#98	Leslie	254
#99	Constance	250
#100	Carla	247

Uniquely popular in Ohio

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Barb	22	2	1
Lu	46	4	2
Jenifer	22	2	1
Cinda	25	2	1
Kimberly	738	69	34
Maribeth	20	2	1
Kyle	20	2	1
Candy	90	8	4
Beth	401	37	19
Saundra	36	3	2
Kristina	36	3	2
Tonya	58	5	3

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.