State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 101,231 Indiana births in 1955 across 1,142 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#84Rex#191 nationally
#96Kerry#174 nationally
#81Kent#156 nationally
#59Beth#133 nationally
#70Garry#140 nationally
#95Vicky#159 nationally
#49Rick#109 nationally
#99Brad#153 nationally
#48Marcia#98 nationally
#86Carla#135 nationally
#84Tina#132 nationally
#38Terri#85 nationally

Girls

#1Debra1,701US #4
#2Mary1,471US #1
#3Deborah1,406US #2
#4Linda1,281US #3
#5Susan1,145US #5
#6Pamela1,049US #12
#7Karen995US #8
#8Patricia946US #6
#9Nancy858US #9
#10Cynthia843US #11
#11Barbara764US #7
#12Sandra700US #13
#13Donna694US #10
#14Rebecca670US #27
#15Brenda656US #18
#16Cheryl652US #19
#17Kathy643US #22
#18Janet588US #20
#19Carol587US #15
#20Teresa560US #26
#21Sharon530US #16
#22Diane465US #14
#23Kathleen436US #17
#24Connie435US #35
#25Elizabeth398US #21
#26Diana388US #55
#27Cathy372US #44
#28Denise358US #23
#29Janice336US #25
#30Jane329US #50
#31Vicki325US #52
#32Paula322US #39
#33Vickie313US #68
#34Judith307US #31
#35Peggy293US #51
#36Lisa292US #48
#37Sherry292US #56
#38Terri289US #85
#39Margaret285US #24
#40Theresa278US #38
#41Joyce272US #29
#42Beverly271US #34
#43Carolyn268US #30
#44Catherine264US #28
#45Rhonda256US #71
#46Judy248US #32
#47Marilyn232US #49
#48Marcia230US #98
#49Rita228US #72
#50Robin228US #33
#51Betty225US #36
#52Debbie224US #63
#53Sheila222US #57
#54Laura216US #41
#55Bonnie214US #45
#56Christine204US #40
#57Cindy204US #79
#58Shirley200US #37
#59Beth198US #133
#60Kathryn195US #59
#61Martha193US #53
#62Julie192US #67
#63Ann190US #43
#64Rose190US #54
#65Ruth187US #70
#66Marsha185US #106
#67Jennifer181US #104
#68Kimberly180US #111
#69Phyllis179US #74
#70Jo178US #58
#71Katherine178US #65
#72Sue171US #116
#73Jacqueline166US #73
#74Anita162US #94
#75Darlene158US #76
#76Jill156US #102
#77Gail154US #42
#78Lynn152US #62
#79Jean151US #60
#80Sally149US #95
#81Wanda148US #61
#82Victoria146US #82
#83Gloria143US #47
#84Tina139US #132
#85Kim138US #75
#86Carla137US #135
#87Elaine136US #77
#88Valerie135US #80
#89Joan134US #46
#90Roberta134US #113
#91Julia130US #131
#92Virginia128US #66
#93Terry125US #83
#94Dawn120US #103
#95Vicky115US #159
#96Constance111US #118
#97Sarah110US #108
#98Dorothy109US #64
#99Ellen109US #81
#100Angela108US #109

Boys

#1David2,708US #2
#2Michael2,613US #1
#3James2,271US #3
#4Robert2,025US #4
#5John1,952US #5
#6Mark1,576US #9
#7William1,540US #6
#8Steven1,350US #10
#9Richard1,333US #7
#10Thomas1,255US #8
#11Gary1,065US #12
#12Charles904US #11
#13Jeffrey888US #20
#14Donald876US #14
#15Daniel806US #17
#16Timothy802US #22
#17Gregory800US #24
#18Dennis790US #23
#19Ronald776US #18
#20Larry714US #19
#21Terry676US #28
#22Kenneth648US #15
#23Paul619US #16
#24Stephen618US #21
#25Joseph615US #13
#26Kevin584US #27
#27Randy541US #30
#28Jerry485US #33
#29Douglas478US #29
#30Bruce417US #32
#31Roger389US #37
#32Edward359US #25
#33Keith349US #39
#34George346US #26
#35Randall331US #53
#36Ricky322US #46
#37Danny317US #45
#38Scott293US #38
#39Anthony282US #31
#40Jeffery280US #73
#41Jack255US #60
#42Patrick236US #41
#43Dale232US #52
#44Raymond227US #36
#45Brian220US #40
#46Carl217US #47
#47Phillip215US #74
#48Alan212US #43
#49Rick212US #109
#50Gerald206US #48
#51Christopher185US #49
#52Micheal178US #87
#53Philip178US #62
#54Stanley177US #64
#55Rodney175US #65
#56Russell172US #57
#57Kim170US #98
#58Darrell169US #91
#59Frank167US #34
#60Lawrence167US #42
#61Tony162US #93
#62Ralph160US #67
#63Harold158US #63
#64Wayne155US #44
#65Steve150US #72
#66Walter129US #51
#67Roy127US #58
#68Allen124US #84
#69Samuel124US #71
#70Garry123US #140
#71Jay122US #103
#72Jon122US #115
#73Craig121US #50
#74Eric121US #85
#75Marvin120US #94
#76Ronnie119US #80
#77Peter116US #35
#78Bradley113US #107
#79Martin113US #77
#80Curtis111US #79
#81Kent110US #156
#82Andrew107US #66
#83Norman107US #102
#84Rex107US #191
#85Billy106US #69
#86Frederick106US #86
#87Barry104US #70
#88Glenn103US #59
#89Johnny97US #55
#90Harry96US #89
#91Fred95US #97
#92Joe94US #68
#93Arthur93US #56
#94Howard90US #83
#95Henry89US #61
#96Kerry89US #174
#97Melvin89US #95
#98Bobby86US #75
#99Brad84US #153
#100Duane83US #135

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑31Lisa#36
↑29Debbie#52
↑21Christopher#51
↑19Robin#50
↑15Andrew#82
↑14Samuel#69
↑13Sherry#37
↑12Keith#33

Falling

↓25Sue#72
↓25Barry#87
↓23Marsha#66
↓21Joe#92
↓18Bradley#78
↓15Joyce#41
↓14Kathryn#60
↓14Joan#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.