Oklahoma Baby Names

#1 Boy (2025)

Liam

#1 Girl (2025)

Olivia

Fastest Rising

William

↑ +8

Biggest Decline

Zachary

↓ −10

Longest #1 Run

James

5 decades at #1

Total Births (2025)

8,169

births tracked

How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time

Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).

DecadeOliverLiamElijahJamesChristopher
1910sRank #1
1920sRank #1
1930sRank #1
1940sRank #1
1950sRank #1
1960sRank #3
1970sRank #4Rank #2
1980sRank #5Rank #1
1990sRank #11Rank #5
2000sRank #10Rank #9
2010sRank #4Rank #2Rank #6
2020sRank #2Rank #1Rank #4Rank #5

Baby Names by Decade

Most popular · Runner-up per decade

1910sJamesWilliam
1920sJamesWilliam
1930sJamesRobert
1940sJamesRobert
1950sJamesDavid
1960sMichaelDavid
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelChristopher
1980sChristopherMichael
1990sJoshuaMichael
2000sJacobEthan
2010sNoahElijah
2020sLiamOliver

Biggest Name Shifts

Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity

Fastest Rising

William

+8 rank positions · since 1980s
Biggest Decline

Zachary

-10 rank positions · since 1990s

How Oklahoma Compares to the Nation

Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall

More Popular in Oklahoma

  • Baker
    #35 here · #217 nationally +182
  • Shepherd
    #95 here · #247 nationally +152
  • Cohen
    #98 here · #224 nationally +126
  • Stetson
    #16 here · #136 nationally +120
  • Knox
    #83 here · #195 nationally +112

Less Popular in Oklahoma

  • Ethan
    #76 here · #24 nationally 52
  • Matthew
    #84 here · #32 nationally 52
  • Mason
    #78 here · #39 nationally 39
  • Joseph
    #62 here · #29 nationally 33
  • Caleb
    #91 here · #59 nationally 32

Top 100 Baby Names in Oklahoma

Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births

Top 10

RankNameBirthsNational
  • #1Liam232#1
  • #2Noah189#2
  • #3Oliver188#3
  • #4Theodore177#4
  • #5Elijah175#7
  • #6Hudson167#17
  • #7Henry151#5
  • #8Waylon138#56
  • #9Mateo136#8
  • #10James133#6

Names #11–100

  • #11 William
  • #12 Ezra
  • #13 Samuel
  • #14 Asher
  • #15 Elias
  • #16 Stetson
  • #17 Levi
  • #18 Cooper
  • #19 Grayson
  • #20 Lucas
  • #21 Maverick
  • #22 Silas
  • #23 Bennett
  • #24 John
  • #25 Luke
  • #26 Wyatt
  • #27 Benjamin
  • #28 Sebastian
  • #29 Walker
  • #30 Jackson
  • #31 Carter
  • #32 Beau
  • #33 Jack
  • #34 Julian
  • #35 Baker
  • #36 Lincoln
  • #37 Weston
  • #38 Owen
  • #39 Santiago
  • #40 Michael
  • #41 Gabriel
  • #42 Rowan
  • #43 Atlas
  • #44 Isaiah
  • #45 Luca
  • #46 Roman
  • #47 Daniel
  • #48 Leo
  • #49 Brooks
  • #50 Josiah
  • #51 Axel
  • #52 Ezekiel
  • #53 Isaac
  • #54 Miles
  • #55 Nolan
  • #56 Easton
  • #57 Thomas
  • #58 Alexander
  • #59 Charles
  • #60 David
  • #61 Archer
  • #62 Joseph
  • #63 River
  • #64 Colter
  • #65 Jacob
  • #66 Arthur
  • #67 Parker
  • #68 Anthony
  • #69 Joshua
  • #70 Angel
  • #71 Barrett
  • #72 Everett
  • #73 Aiden
  • #74 Micah
  • #75 Nathan
  • #76 Ethan
  • #77 Wesley
  • #78 Mason
  • #79 Theo
  • #80 Jonathan
  • #81 Sawyer
  • #82 Christopher
  • #83 Knox
  • #84 Matthew
  • #85 Ryker
  • #86 Gael
  • #87 Judah
  • #88 Myles
  • #89 Jasper
  • #90 Jeremiah
  • #91 Caleb
  • #92 Dawson
  • #93 Eli
  • #94 Kai
  • #95 Shepherd
  • #96 Ace
  • #97 Carson
  • #98 Cohen
  • #99 Hayes
  • #100 Malachi

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