State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1948 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 84,707 Indiana births in 1948 across 971 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Indiana more than they say America.

#82Rexoutside the national top 200
#89Beckyoutside the national top 200
#94Lana#188 nationally
#86Dianna#172 nationally
#95Rick#174 nationally
#93Tim#171 nationally
#76Penny#153 nationally
#67Vickie#143 nationally
#100Dave#161 nationally
#88Micheal#148 nationally
#91Jill#150 nationally
#71Darrell#121 nationally

Girls

#1Linda2,762US #1
#2Mary1,663US #2
#3Patricia1,060US #4
#4Barbara1,054US #3
#5Susan939US #5
#6Sharon934US #9
#7Nancy927US #7
#8Sandra916US #6
#9Karen802US #12
#10Carol711US #8
#11Donna699US #11
#12Pamela670US #22
#13Judith599US #15
#14Janet578US #24
#15Carolyn526US #14
#16Brenda515US #17
#17Kathleen476US #10
#18Cynthia465US #27
#19Cheryl460US #25
#20Diana456US #48
#21Judy440US #16
#22Deborah432US #30
#23Janice427US #23
#24Rebecca426US #50
#25Joyce402US #21
#26Connie399US #43
#27Margaret381US #13
#28Betty352US #18
#29Beverly348US #31
#30Shirley347US #20
#31Diane326US #19
#32Marilyn324US #33
#33Jane307US #39
#34Rita301US #59
#35Peggy294US #38
#36Sue291US #78
#37Bonnie274US #34
#38Kathy266US #55
#39Martha259US #32
#40Phyllis252US #46
#41Ruth248US #45
#42Vicki246US #81
#43Elizabeth245US #26
#44Paula244US #52
#45Marsha242US #76
#46Sherry228US #61
#47Marcia218US #79
#48Gloria215US #28
#49Teresa191US #82
#50Virginia186US #36
#51Jo180US #56
#52Sally178US #72
#53Alice177US #49
#54Kathryn176US #54
#55Cathy172US #104
#56Christine171US #35
#57Ann168US #44
#58Theresa162US #63
#59Catherine158US #41
#60Jean157US #47
#61Sheila154US #71
#62Wanda151US #57
#63Jacqueline143US #58
#64Dorothy141US #29
#65Roberta136US #101
#66Anita133US #102
#67Vickie132US #143
#68Joan131US #37
#69Helen130US #40
#70Darlene128US #77
#71Lynn125US #80
#72Suzanne125US #66
#73Kay123US #113
#74Charlotte122US #69
#75Victoria112US #108
#76Penny111US #153
#77Frances109US #42
#78Lois109US #70
#79Ellen108US #67
#80Constance107US #93
#81Laura103US #73
#82Norma100US #103
#83Sarah100US #85
#84Rose99US #62
#85Rosemary99US #90
#86Dianna97US #172
#87Anna96US #89
#88Elaine96US #53
#89Becky95
#90Gail94US #51
#91Jill94US #150
#92Marjorie90US #110
#93Doris89US #64
#94Lana87US #188
#95Janis86US #121
#96Katherine86US #68
#97Marie86US #60
#98Sara86US #142
#99Charlene85US #105
#100Jeanne84US #95

Boys

#1James2,189US #1
#2John2,183US #3
#3Robert2,096US #2
#4Michael1,997US #6
#5David1,912US #5
#6William1,506US #4
#7Richard1,389US #7
#8Larry1,294US #11
#9Thomas1,155US #8
#10Ronald1,031US #10
#11Charles1,006US #9
#12Stephen870US #20
#13Steven817US #23
#14Donald810US #14
#15Gary777US #12
#16Dennis732US #17
#17Jerry622US #21
#18Kenneth622US #15
#19Terry596US #26
#20Daniel548US #22
#21Paul524US #18
#22Joseph496US #13
#23Roger416US #24
#24George414US #16
#25Mark375US #29
#26Gregory340US #32
#27Edward328US #19
#28Danny322US #39
#29Jack292US #43
#30Timothy283US #38
#31Bruce272US #28
#32Steve270US #60
#33Mike240US #68
#34Gerald229US #30
#35Phillip227US #69
#36Harold223US #36
#37Carl215US #42
#38Philip210US #54
#39Douglas209US #33
#40Frank199US #25
#41Patrick195US #48
#42Raymond194US #27
#43Dale188US #56
#44Ralph187US #51
#45Ronnie184US #59
#46Alan179US #46
#47Jim169US #86
#48Walter168US #35
#49Wayne168US #34
#50Russell162US #67
#51Stanley161US #65
#52Joe160US #47
#53Lawrence158US #31
#54Tom155US #94
#55Fred154US #66
#56Roy152US #49
#57Bill151US #84
#58Jeffrey151US #58
#59Randall151US #98
#60Keith135US #89
#61Marvin125US #90
#62Don120US #91
#63Arthur118US #44
#64Harry118US #57
#65Allen116US #72
#66Billy113US #53
#67Frederick113US #75
#68Samuel109US #70
#69Randy107US #99
#70Anthony103US #41
#71Darrell101US #121
#72Howard101US #63
#73Dan99US #113
#74Eugene97US #61
#75Earl94US #83
#76Melvin94US #81
#77Rodney94US #92
#78Barry93US #74
#79Jon93US #128
#80Craig91US #82
#81Norman89US #85
#82Rex89
#83Albert86US #55
#84Henry86US #45
#85Peter85US #37
#86Leonard84US #71
#87Louis83US #64
#88Micheal82US #148
#89Ray78US #100
#90Ernest77US #76
#91Glenn77US #73
#92Johnny77US #52
#93Tim77US #171
#94Jay75US #123
#95Rick74US #174
#96Eric73US #114
#97Bob72US #141
#98Glen72US #133
#99Clarence71US #87
#100Dave70US #161

On the move since 1947

Rising

↑45Teresa#49
↑37Theresa#58
↑27Billy#66
↑24Deborah#22
↑24Victoria#75
↑21Cathy#55
↑19Russell#50
↑18Randy#69

Falling

↓21Elaine#88
↓18Darlene#70
↓18Bob#97
↓15Suzanne#72
↓15Doris#93
↓15Norman#81
↓13Frances#77
↓13Ellen#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1947 rankings.