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Baby names in Oklahoma, 1980s

1980–1989 · 425,533 recorded births

Christopher was the most common name given in Oklahoma across the 1980s, with 8,133 births in the decade. The state recorded 425,533 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Oklahoma in the 1980s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Rowdy47
Kaci165
Laci170
Chance301
Stormy76
Lacy469
Buddy80
Starla89

Top 25 in the 1980s

RankNameBirths
#1Christopher8,133
#2Michael7,738
#3Joshua7,157
#4Jennifer6,654
#5Matthew6,113
#6Amanda5,974
#7Jessica5,685
#8Ashley5,621
#9James5,417
#10Justin5,092
#11David4,694
#12John4,405
#13Brandon4,244
#14Robert4,134
#15Sarah4,125
#16Jason3,875
#17Amber3,808
#18Daniel3,666
#18Ryan3,666
#20William3,564
#21Jeremy3,130
#22Stephanie3,038
#23Heather3,037
#24Joseph3,027
#25Dustin2,880

Other decades in Oklahoma

All Oklahoma names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org