State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1949 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 86,747 Indiana births in 1949 across 981 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#84Rexoutside the national top 200
#91Bethoutside the national top 200
#98Maxoutside the national top 200
#99Lanaoutside the national top 200
#76Rick#170 nationally
#68Penny#158 nationally
#59Vickie#124 nationally
#58Micheal#122 nationally
#57Darrell#117 nationally
#89Jon#144 nationally
#64Tom#114 nationally
#40Sue#88 nationally

Girls

#1Linda2,581US #1
#2Mary1,560US #2
#3Patricia1,152US #3
#4Barbara1,018US #4
#5Susan1,005US #5
#6Nancy945US #7
#7Sandra914US #6
#8Sharon885US #10
#9Karen807US #11
#10Carol764US #8
#11Deborah752US #15
#12Brenda693US #13
#13Pamela683US #21
#14Donna654US #12
#15Janet579US #23
#16Judith562US #16
#17Rebecca560US #40
#18Kathleen531US #9
#19Carolyn502US #17
#20Cheryl476US #28
#21Cynthia454US #27
#22Connie450US #43
#23Diana442US #48
#24Judy416US #20
#25Janice410US #24
#26Margaret384US #14
#27Shirley365US #18
#28Kathy363US #42
#29Joyce362US #26
#30Marilyn346US #33
#31Diane342US #19
#32Jane324US #41
#33Peggy323US #38
#34Beverly318US #31
#35Elizabeth284US #25
#36Rita284US #54
#37Ruth262US #47
#38Vicki259US #70
#39Betty257US #22
#40Sue256US #88
#41Bonnie253US #35
#42Marsha252US #79
#43Martha245US #34
#44Marcia229US #78
#45Gloria223US #29
#46Kathryn215US #52
#47Phyllis214US #50
#48Christine210US #30
#49Paula200US #55
#50Sherry194US #68
#51Cathy189US #81
#52Jean176US #45
#53Jacqueline175US #58
#54Ann174US #44
#55Catherine173US #37
#56Virginia166US #39
#57Darlene164US #75
#58Suzanne163US #62
#59Vickie163US #124
#60Teresa162US #82
#61Sally159US #77
#62Wanda159US #56
#63Jo147US #60
#64Dorothy144US #32
#65Alice141US #53
#66Theresa139US #63
#67Sheila137US #76
#68Penny134US #158
#69Constance132US #83
#70Helen128US #46
#71Joan126US #36
#72Laura126US #65
#73Lois125US #73
#74Katherine124US #59
#75Elaine123US #57
#76Rose122US #66
#77Kay120US #119
#78Charlotte119US #71
#79Jennifer115US #121
#80Anna114US #91
#81Victoria113US #96
#82Anita112US #99
#83Sarah110US #84
#84Roberta109US #97
#85Lynn108US #74
#86Ellen106US #64
#87Frances103US #49
#88Debra96US #134
#89Charlene92US #100
#90Norma91US #105
#91Beth90
#92Doris90US #69
#93Gail90US #51
#94Rosemary90US #98
#95Terry90US #115
#96Julia88US #112
#97Jeanne84US #92
#98Marjorie84US #116
#99Lana82
#100Glenda81US #87

Boys

#1James2,375US #1
#2Michael2,226US #5
#3John2,128US #3
#4David2,030US #6
#5Robert2,010US #2
#6William1,567US #4
#7Richard1,352US #7
#8Thomas1,283US #8
#9Larry1,161US #10
#10Charles1,095US #9
#11Steven1,057US #20
#12Stephen952US #19
#13Ronald884US #11
#14Donald818US #13
#15Gary810US #12
#16Dennis759US #16
#17Kenneth636US #15
#18Jerry592US #23
#19Terry536US #28
#20Daniel525US #22
#21Paul519US #17
#22Mark467US #24
#23Joseph450US #14
#24George432US #18
#25Roger399US #25
#26Timothy397US #34
#27Gregory392US #31
#28Edward357US #21
#29Bruce320US #26
#30Danny312US #40
#31Jack312US #47
#32Douglas279US #29
#33Gerald242US #33
#34Steve238US #68
#35Raymond235US #30
#36Patrick222US #39
#37Phillip219US #66
#38Lawrence215US #32
#39Philip208US #55
#40Jeffrey206US #48
#41Carl203US #43
#42Alan201US #45
#43Harold201US #42
#44Dale194US #54
#45Randall194US #79
#46Wayne190US #35
#47Ralph187US #50
#48Mike172US #88
#49Frank170US #27
#50Walter170US #37
#51Stanley159US #60
#52Ronnie149US #65
#53Keith137US #85
#54Anthony135US #36
#55Randy135US #92
#56Marvin131US #89
#57Darrell130US #117
#58Micheal127US #122
#59Russell126US #69
#60Allen125US #71
#61Samuel119US #62
#62Fred118US #72
#63Roy118US #51
#64Tom118US #114
#65Joe116US #52
#66Arthur115US #44
#67Barry112US #73
#68Bill112US #106
#69Frederick111US #70
#70Jim108US #108
#71Howard104US #63
#72Rodney104US #87
#73Earl103US #91
#74Harry103US #59
#75Norman103US #90
#76Rick98US #170
#77Craig97US #77
#78Don95US #98
#79Melvin95US #82
#80Eugene93US #58
#81Eric91US #105
#82Ernest91US #76
#83Dan89US #125
#84Rex89
#85Glenn88US #61
#86Kevin85US #95
#87Christopher84US #81
#88Peter84US #38
#89Jon83US #144
#90Albert79US #56
#91Jay79US #118
#92Lee79US #93
#93Louis79US #64
#94Martin76US #83
#95Leonard73US #74
#96Gene72US #119
#97Jimmy72US #53
#98Max72
#99Billy70US #57
#100Glen70US #127

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑30Micheal#58
↑22Katherine#74
↑19Rick#76
↑18Jeffrey#40
↑16Anthony#54
↑15Lawrence#38
↑15Eric#81
↑14Suzanne#58

Falling

↓33Billy#99
↓23Jim#70
↓19Roberta#84
↓16Anita#82
↓16Don#78
↓15Mike#48
↓14Lynn#85
↓13Joe#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.