State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 105,773 Indiana births in 1956 across 1,177 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#85Rex#193 nationally
#76Kent#149 nationally
#90Penny#158 nationally
#54Beth#117 nationally
#80Robin#143 nationally
#90Garry#153 nationally
#62Kim#118 nationally
#50Rick#100 nationally
#96Vicky#146 nationally
#61Marcia#110 nationally
#94Brad#142 nationally
#86Marsha#129 nationally

Girls

#1Debra1,672US #2
#2Mary1,491US #1
#3Deborah1,288US #4
#4Linda1,176US #3
#5Karen1,148US #7
#6Pamela1,098US #12
#7Susan1,091US #5
#8Cynthia971US #8
#9Patricia930US #6
#10Nancy752US #11
#11Barbara733US #9
#12Kathy724US #20
#13Donna722US #10
#14Cheryl694US #18
#15Brenda666US #19
#16Sharon647US #13
#17Teresa629US #24
#18Sandra627US #14
#19Rebecca618US #27
#20Carol597US #16
#21Janet565US #21
#22Diane451US #15
#23Connie428US #43
#24Kathleen417US #17
#25Cathy414US #36
#26Diana398US #56
#27Elizabeth392US #22
#28Denise354US #23
#29Theresa350US #32
#30Lisa349US #31
#31Rhonda345US #62
#32Cindy333US #37
#33Janice333US #26
#34Joyce320US #30
#35Vicki319US #57
#36Peggy316US #63
#37Kimberly299US #74
#38Jane296US #50
#39Judith289US #45
#40Vickie288US #68
#41Julie287US #48
#42Sherry287US #54
#43Debbie284US #39
#44Laura282US #34
#45Paula282US #47
#46Robin274US #29
#47Kim271US #38
#48Catherine266US #28
#49Beverly263US #40
#50Terri263US #81
#51Judy261US #35
#52Margaret260US #25
#53Carolyn258US #33
#54Beth250US #117
#55Rita246US #79
#56Tina246US #87
#57Kathryn243US #60
#58Sheila241US #55
#59Betty236US #44
#60Christine226US #42
#61Marcia220US #110
#62Darlene204US #71
#63Ruth204US #77
#64Jill197US #101
#65Jo197US #69
#66Bonnie193US #51
#67Ann191US #46
#68Jennifer188US #97
#69Marilyn184US #70
#70Shirley182US #41
#71Jacqueline180US #78
#72Gail179US #49
#73Anita175US #83
#74Martha175US #59
#75Katherine173US #67
#76Lynn172US #58
#77Sue170US #118
#78Rose168US #64
#79Dawn166US #92
#80Jean156US #65
#81Michelle152US #88
#82Phyllis151US #82
#83Angela147US #93
#84Sally147US #105
#85Terry147US #91
#86Marsha146US #129
#87Victoria144US #85
#88Lori143US #66
#89Carla142US #130
#90Penny139US #158
#91Sheryl137US #114
#92Joan135US #52
#93Valerie135US #80
#94Wanda135US #61
#95Julia134US #131
#96Vicky123US #146
#97Virginia122US #75
#98Gloria118US #53
#99Roberta118US #116
#100Dorothy117US #72

Boys

#1Michael2,695US #1
#2David2,504US #4
#3James2,316US #2
#4Robert2,089US #3
#5John1,962US #5
#6Mark1,813US #8
#7William1,458US #6
#8Richard1,388US #7
#9Steven1,231US #10
#10Thomas1,158US #9
#11Timothy1,007US #19
#12Jeffrey989US #20
#13Charles962US #11
#14Gary926US #13
#15Donald874US #14
#16Gregory867US #24
#17Daniel843US #18
#18Ronald835US #15
#19Kevin832US #22
#20Larry768US #21
#21Kenneth746US #16
#22Dennis728US #26
#23Joseph718US #12
#24Terry717US #31
#25Paul632US #17
#26Randy618US #28
#27Stephen574US #23
#28Douglas530US #29
#29Jerry489US #35
#30Bruce473US #33
#31Brian419US #32
#32Roger409US #41
#33Edward387US #25
#34Jeffery375US #57
#35Anthony348US #30
#36Keith339US #36
#37Randall338US #54
#38George337US #27
#39Scott328US #34
#40Danny311US #46
#41Ricky304US #43
#42Patrick276US #40
#43Dale262US #50
#44Phillip239US #76
#45Jack237US #66
#46Raymond228US #39
#47Gerald226US #49
#48Christopher215US #47
#49Carl213US #48
#50Rick201US #100
#51Lawrence200US #42
#52Steve198US #59
#53Rodney192US #65
#54Russell185US #52
#55Jay182US #92
#56Frank180US #38
#57Alan179US #44
#58Philip179US #64
#59Micheal177US #83
#60Darrell167US #88
#61Tony164US #85
#62Kim162US #118
#63Wayne161US #45
#64Barry155US #69
#65Harold144US #72
#66Bradley139US #103
#67Eric139US #79
#68Joe138US #63
#69Ralph138US #67
#70Ronnie138US #75
#71Stanley138US #70
#72Andrew137US #56
#73Roy137US #62
#74Allen133US #87
#75Walter133US #53
#76Kent130US #149
#77Jon129US #116
#78Curtis128US #80
#79Samuel126US #74
#80Robin125US #143
#81Billy123US #68
#82Craig123US #51
#83Martin123US #73
#84Dean122US #99
#85Rex121US #193
#86Matthew118US #90
#87Peter116US #37
#88Mike111US #97
#89Arthur109US #60
#90Garry102US #153
#91Johnny101US #55
#92Duane100US #127
#93Marvin100US #105
#94Brad97US #142
#95Howard97US #84
#96Henry95US #71
#97Victor93US #96
#98Frederick90US #91
#99Eugene89US #86
#100Bobby86US #77

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑38Kim#47
↑31Kimberly#37
↑28Tina#56
↑25Cindy#32
↑24Joe#68
↑23Barry#64
↑21Julie#41
↑17Angela#83

Falling

↓22Marilyn#69
↓20Marsha#86
↓20Garry#90
↓18Marvin#93
↓17Stanley#71
↓15Gloria#98
↓14Rose#78
↓13Paula#45

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.