The U.S. state of Oklahoma regularly welcomes over 50,000 babies per year.
What were the most popular names among last year’s babies specifically? Emma and William, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
Here are the state’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2011:
Girl names, 2011
- Emma
- Sophia
- Isabella
- Olivia
- Addison
- Ava
- Emily
- Abigail
- Brooklyn
- Madison
- Chloe
- Avery
- Elizabeth
- Lillian
- Alexis
- Lily
- Zoey
- Harper
- Natalie
- Ella
Boy names, 2011
- William
- Mason
- Jacob
- Elijah
- Noah
- Ethan
- Aiden
- Michael
- James
- Wyatt
- Gabriel
- Jackson
- Jayden
- Alexander
- Hunter
- Landon
- Bentley
- David
- Eli
- Joshua
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has also released baby name rankings for the following years…
2008
These were the most popular baby names in Oklahoma in 2008:
| Girl names, 2008 | Boy names, 2008 |
| 1. Emma 2. Madison 3. Addison 4. Emily 5. Ava 6. Olivia 7. Chloe 8. Abigail 9. Isabella 10. Avery 11. Elizabeth | 1. Ethan 2. Jacob 3. Michael 4. Logan 5. Aiden 6. William 7. James 8. Alexander 9. Elijah 10. Hunter 11. Joshua |
Among the “more unique names” bestowed in the state in 2008 were Jet Li, Kodiak, Necessity, Steeler, and Trigger.
2007
These were the most popular baby names in Oklahoma in 2007:
| Girl names, 2007 | Boy names, 2007 |
| 1. Emma 2. Madison 3. Emily 4. Addison 5. Hannah 6. Elizabeth 7. Ava 8. Isabella 9. Abigail 10. Chloe | 1. Ethan 2. Jacob 3. Joshua 4. William 5. Noah 6. James 7. Michael 8. Logan 9. Jackson 10. David |
Among the “more unique names” bestowed in the state in 2007 (PDF) were Abcde, Bluestar, Feather, Seven, and Trucker.
2006
These were the most popular baby names in Oklahoma in 2006:
| Girl names, 2006 | Boy names, 2006 |
| 1. Emma 2. Madison 3. Emily 4. Abigail 5. Hannah 6. Addison 7. Chloe 8. Elizabeth 9. Brooklyn 10. Alexis | 1. Jacob 2. Ethan 3. Joshua 4. William 5. Michael 6. Logan 7. James 8. Christopher 9. Landon 10. Caleb |
Among the “more unique names” bestowed in the state in 2006 (PDF) were Adventure, Balance, Freeway, Lariat, and Sheriff.
2004
And, finally, these were the most popular baby names in Oklahoma in 2004:
| Girl names, 2004 | Boy names, 2004 |
| 1. Madison 2. Emily 3. Emma 4. Alexis 5. Hannah 6. Abigail 7. Chloe 8. Elizabeth 9. Alyssa 10. Olivia | 1. Jacob 2. Ethan 3. Joshua 4. Michael 5. Tyler 6. William 7. Nathan 8. Caleb 9. Matthew 10. James |
Among the “more unique names” bestowed in the state in 2004 (PDF) were Espn, October, Truck, Tymber, and Utah.
Sources:
- Smith, Michael. “William, Emma top most-popular baby names.” Tulsa World 18 Mar. 2012.
- Baby Names – Oklahoma State Department of Health
Image: Adapted from Flag of Oklahoma (public domain)
[Latest update: Apr. 2026]