State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1950 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 86,791 Indiana births in 1950 across 993 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#77Rex#196 nationally
#95Beckyoutside the national top 200
#71Rick#168 nationally
#97Dianna#188 nationally
#92Kent#180 nationally
#92Beth#177 nationally
#91Penny#161 nationally
#88Tom#145 nationally
#72Ricky#128 nationally
#58Mike#113 nationally
#85Jon#138 nationally
#67Jennifer#118 nationally

Girls

#1Linda2,262US #1
#2Mary1,517US #2
#3Patricia1,085US #3
#4Deborah1,084US #7
#5Susan938US #5
#6Nancy918US #6
#7Barbara910US #4
#8Sandra853US #8
#9Karen822US #12
#10Sharon773US #11
#11Carol729US #9
#12Pamela727US #17
#13Rebecca620US #36
#14Brenda618US #14
#15Donna598US #13
#16Janet593US #18
#17Kathleen540US #10
#18Cynthia533US #23
#19Judith485US #21
#20Carolyn461US #20
#21Cheryl460US #29
#22Connie447US #44
#23Diana437US #47
#24Kathy423US #38
#25Margaret388US #15
#26Joyce384US #27
#27Janice383US #22
#28Jane371US #39
#29Vicki370US #61
#30Beverly358US #31
#31Diane352US #16
#32Shirley340US #19
#33Rita309US #56
#34Judy307US #25
#35Peggy307US #41
#36Marilyn303US #37
#37Betty282US #26
#38Elizabeth282US #24
#39Debra261US #59
#40Marsha260US #68
#41Bonnie256US #33
#42Martha256US #32
#43Teresa249US #81
#44Sherry235US #62
#45Paula232US #54
#46Marcia226US #77
#47Cathy225US #75
#48Catherine224US #34
#49Phyllis217US #53
#50Jacqueline199US #55
#51Ruth199US #49
#52Kathryn195US #46
#53Christine194US #28
#54Gloria192US #30
#55Sue191US #100
#56Ann170US #45
#57Jo170US #64
#58Vickie168US #108
#59Virginia168US #43
#60Sheila167US #70
#61Sally164US #78
#62Darlene161US #79
#63Jean159US #48
#64Wanda151US #52
#65Dorothy150US #35
#66Gail150US #42
#67Jennifer150US #118
#68Alice137US #57
#69Laura136US #63
#70Anita133US #99
#71Constance132US #85
#72Theresa131US #65
#73Charlotte129US #80
#74Elaine127US #60
#75Suzanne127US #71
#76Anna121US #93
#77Doris121US #74
#78Joan121US #40
#79Rose121US #69
#80Katherine120US #58
#81Ellen119US #66
#82Roberta116US #96
#83Helen114US #50
#84Kay109US #123
#85Frances107US #51
#86Rhonda107US #125
#87Lois106US #83
#88Lynn106US #76
#89Victoria102US #94
#90Charlene96US #103
#91Penny93US #161
#92Beth92US #177
#93Sarah92US #88
#94Julie89US #111
#95Becky86
#96Jeanne86US #95
#97Dianna85US #188
#98Anne83US #84
#99Norma80US #104
#100Sara80US #147

Boys

#1Michael2,346US #4
#2James2,259US #1
#3Robert2,059US #2
#4John2,045US #3
#5David1,994US #5
#6William1,495US #6
#7Richard1,375US #7
#8Thomas1,322US #8
#9Larry1,080US #11
#10Steven1,079US #16
#11Gary1,024US #10
#12Charles957US #9
#13Ronald883US #12
#14Stephen840US #19
#15Donald820US #14
#16Dennis785US #17
#17Kenneth643US #15
#18Mark613US #23
#19Daniel611US #21
#20Terry609US #30
#21Paul586US #18
#22Jerry580US #24
#23Gregory561US #25
#24Joseph495US #13
#25Timothy429US #32
#26Roger411US #27
#27George406US #20
#28Edward342US #22
#29Bruce326US #26
#30Douglas316US #28
#31Danny310US #39
#32Jack292US #48
#33Jeffrey245US #43
#34Randall242US #70
#35Phillip240US #64
#36Dale234US #49
#37Patrick228US #38
#38Gerald219US #34
#39Philip209US #53
#40Raymond204US #31
#41Lawrence200US #33
#42Alan193US #41
#43Harold192US #45
#44Carl184US #44
#45Steve181US #83
#46Stanley180US #60
#47Frank174US #29
#48Wayne167US #35
#49Randy164US #80
#50Keith161US #78
#51Walter160US #40
#52Anthony150US #36
#53Kevin150US #73
#54Micheal140US #104
#55Allen130US #71
#56Russell130US #67
#57Ralph129US #52
#58Mike128US #113
#59Frederick124US #75
#60Samuel124US #62
#61Marvin116US #93
#62Howard112US #63
#63Scott112US #82
#64Joe110US #54
#65Arthur108US #46
#66Norman108US #90
#67Craig105US #69
#68Harry105US #61
#69Roy104US #51
#70Darrell103US #116
#71Rick103US #168
#72Ricky99US #128
#73Christopher98US #72
#74Ronnie98US #76
#75Fred97US #84
#76Barry94US #74
#77Rex94US #196
#78Rodney93US #88
#79Eugene91US #58
#80Jay91US #115
#81Martin91US #85
#82Glenn88US #59
#83Melvin88US #87
#84Earl85US #92
#85Jon85US #138
#86Ernest83US #81
#87Brian82US #79
#88Tom82US #145
#89Eric81US #98
#90Jerome81US #103
#91Dan79US #129
#92Kent79US #180
#93Duane76US #137
#94Bill75US #131
#95Johnny75US #50
#96Leonard75US #77
#97Billy73US #57
#98Don72US #107
#99Peter72US #37
#100Gordon70US #108

On the move since 1949

Rising

↑49Debra#39
↑33Kevin#53
↑27Gail#66
↑17Teresa#43
↑15Doris#77
↑14Christopher#73
↑13Martin#81
↑12Jennifer#67

Falling

↓26Bill#94
↓24Tom#88
↓23Penny#91
↓22Ronnie#74
↓20Don#98
↓17Suzanne#75
↓15Sue#55
↓14Ruth#51

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1949 rankings.