Oklahoma · 1941

Top 100 names in Oklahoma, 1941, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,058
#2	Barbara	669
#3	Patricia	594
#4	Betty	530
#5	Linda	526
#6	Carolyn	477
#7	Shirley	441
#8	Judy	336
#9	Wanda	312
#10	Joyce	307
#11	Sharon	296
#12	Carol	295
#13	Patsy	272
#14	Nancy	255
#15	Donna	252
#16	Judith	250
#17	Sandra	236
#18	Karen	228
#19	Virginia	215
#20	Phyllis	203
#21	Dorothy	203
#22	Helen	198
#23	Norma	195
#24	Janice	191
#25	Margaret	185
#26	Peggy	183
#27	Glenda	182
#28	Beverly	171
#29	Martha	164
#30	Frances	161
#31	Marilyn	148
#32	Alice	145
#33	Doris	142
#34	Jo	133
#35	Ruth	130
#36	Wilma	130
#37	Elizabeth	121
#38	Sue	116
#39	Lois	116
#40	Anna	112
#41	Gloria	111
#42	Bonnie	111
#43	Ruby	111
#44	Kay	100
#45	Charlotte	99
#46	Evelyn	95
#47	Anita	92
#48	Billie	89
#49	Delores	85
#50	Connie	85
#51	Brenda	84
#52	Loretta	83
#53	Janet	82
#54	Charlene	81
#55	Jean	80
#56	Ann	80
#57	Mildred	77
#58	Joan	77
#59	Pat	75
#60	Rose	74
#61	Thelma	74
#62	Edna	74
#63	Juanita	70
#64	Clara	70
#65	Darlene	69
#66	Jane	68
#67	Geraldine	66
#68	Kathryn	66
#69	Georgia	66
#70	Roberta	65
#71	Rita	63
#72	Joy	61
#73	Margie	60
#74	Bobbie	58
#75	Sherry	58
#76	Hazel	57
#77	Sarah	56
#78	Eva	55
#79	Velma	54
#80	Carole	52
#81	Deanna	52
#82	Julia	52
#83	Ellen	51
#84	Rebecca	49
#85	Edith	48
#86	Joann	47
#87	Ramona	47
#88	Deloris	46
#89	Susan	46
#90	Emma	46
#91	Geneva	45
#92	Nelda	44
#93	Lynda	44
#94	Paula	43
#95	Melba	43
#96	Sylvia	42
#97	Gladys	42
#98	Vivian	42
#99	Lou	42
#100	Patty	42

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
Retha	23	11	1
Neva	23	11	2
Lou	42	21	4
Freda	40	20	4
Nelda	44	22	5
Glenna	35	17	4
Willa	29	14	3
Glenda	182	90	22
Jerry	37	18	5
Darla	27	13	3
Wanda	312	154	39
Reba	33	16	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.