Oklahoma · 1939

Top 100 names in Oklahoma, 1939, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,080
#2	Barbara	702
#3	Betty	687
#4	Shirley	535
#5	Patricia	473
#6	Carolyn	348
#7	Wanda	342
#8	Joyce	299
#9	Carol	295
#10	Patsy	288
#11	Linda	269
#12	Nancy	261
#13	Donna	252
#14	Margaret	233
#15	Dorothy	226
#16	Virginia	225
#17	Helen	214
#18	Janice	203
#19	Norma	199
#20	Judy	199
#21	Peggy	198
#22	Phyllis	185
#23	Judith	184
#24	Doris	180
#25	Sandra	177
#26	Martha	172
#27	Frances	166
#28	Ruth	153
#29	Wilma	150
#30	Sharon	149
#31	Marilyn	144
#32	Jo	143
#33	Beverly	140
#34	Glenda	130
#35	Alice	127
#36	Ruby	127
#37	Anna	126
#38	Lois	126
#39	Sue	113
#40	Bonnie	113
#41	Elizabeth	109
#42	Evelyn	107
#43	Joan	106
#44	Kay	104
#45	Karen	102
#46	Loretta	100
#47	Juanita	96
#48	Billie	95
#49	Charlotte	88
#50	Jean	86
#51	Clara	83
#52	Mildred	82
#53	Pat	78
#54	Anita	77
#55	Margie	76
#56	Jane	74
#57	Darlene	74
#58	Delores	73
#59	Ann	72
#60	Thelma	71
#61	Edna	69
#62	Ramona	68
#63	Sally	68
#64	Joy	68
#65	Eva	66
#66	Gloria	66
#67	Sylvia	65
#68	Rose	64
#69	Kathryn	63
#70	Carole	61
#71	Hazel	61
#72	Georgia	61
#73	Alma	61
#74	Joann	61
#75	Janet	60
#76	Marjorie	60
#77	Charlene	60
#78	Geraldine	57
#79	Roberta	57
#80	Ellen	56
#81	Naomi	55
#82	Emma	55
#83	Connie	55
#84	Melba	53
#85	Ella	52
#86	Laura	52
#87	Paula	52
#88	Geneva	52
#89	Bobbie	50
#90	Ethel	50
#91	Julia	49
#92	Sarah	48
#93	Yvonne	48
#94	Velma	48
#95	Vera	47
#96	Edith	47
#97	Myrna	47
#98	Deanna	46
#99	Deloris	44
#100	Louise	44

Uniquely popular in Oklahoma

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
Oleta	20	10	1
Treva	21	10	1
Retha	23	11	2
Darla	33	16	3
Melva	24	12	3
Freda	42	21	5
Ramona	68	34	8
Wanda	342	171	42
Reba	38	19	5
Patsy	288	144	37
Jan	21	10	3
Glenna	31	15	4

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.