State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 107,968 Indiana births in 1957 across 1,207 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#92Rexoutside the national top 200
#66Penny#138 nationally
#75Marsha#144 nationally
#81Kent#150 nationally
#98Kim#162 nationally
#51Beth#108 nationally
#89Vicky#142 nationally
#74Marcia#126 nationally
#94Melinda#146 nationally
#61Tammy#107 nationally
#42Rick#87 nationally
#64Bradley#107 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,478US #1
#2Debra1,462US #4
#3Cynthia1,208US #7
#4Linda1,175US #3
#5Karen1,132US #5
#6Susan1,097US #2
#7Deborah1,046US #6
#8Pamela902US #12
#9Brenda887US #13
#10Patricia882US #8
#11Nancy785US #11
#12Kathy765US #20
#13Cindy734US #19
#14Teresa724US #24
#15Cheryl679US #16
#16Barbara660US #9
#17Donna630US #10
#18Sandra601US #15
#19Carol595US #18
#20Rebecca538US #34
#21Lisa537US #26
#22Sharon533US #14
#23Cathy476US #39
#24Diana475US #43
#25Julie472US #28
#26Kimberly460US #42
#27Janet457US #23
#28Debbie425US #27
#29Diane411US #17
#30Connie399US #47
#31Robin397US #30
#32Kathleen394US #21
#33Denise393US #25
#34Elizabeth384US #22
#35Vicki358US #51
#36Terri352US #68
#37Rhonda340US #52
#38Kim314US #35
#39Laura312US #31
#40Sherry306US #55
#41Theresa297US #36
#42Janice290US #32
#43Paula287US #49
#44Joyce285US #40
#45Judy281US #38
#46Carolyn277US #33
#47Tina274US #80
#48Vickie270US #70
#49Peggy268US #62
#50Margaret265US #29
#51Beth262US #108
#52Jane259US #56
#53Rita249US #78
#54Jennifer244US #87
#55Judith242US #53
#56Catherine241US #37
#57Beverly232US #48
#58Anita222US #81
#59Sheila222US #58
#60Christine217US #41
#61Tammy209US #107
#62Sue207US #104
#63Jill201US #100
#64Ann199US #44
#65Betty199US #50
#66Penny199US #138
#67Kathryn192US #65
#68Ruth191US #84
#69Shirley189US #46
#70Lori186US #45
#71Rose185US #69
#72Darlene173US #57
#73Martha170US #63
#74Marcia166US #126
#75Marsha160US #144
#76Victoria158US #88
#77Angela155US #89
#78Dawn155US #93
#79Katherine154US #72
#80Jean152US #67
#81Michelle151US #79
#82Lynn147US #61
#83Bonnie146US #64
#84Marilyn146US #82
#85Julia144US #122
#86Jo143US #83
#87Wanda143US #59
#88Gail141US #54
#89Vicky141US #142
#90Becky140US #127
#91Joan138US #60
#92Valerie137US #76
#93Carla135US #128
#94Melinda130US #146
#95Sheryl130US #112
#96Sally129US #115
#97Phyllis126US #90
#98Terry126US #92
#99Leslie119US #77
#100Gloria118US #66

Boys

#1Michael2,569US #1
#2David2,508US #3
#3James2,245US #2
#4Robert2,038US #4
#5John1,925US #5
#6Mark1,858US #7
#7William1,433US #6
#8Richard1,320US #8
#9Thomas1,230US #9
#10Steven1,160US #10
#11Jeffrey1,048US #21
#12Kevin962US #20
#13Timothy962US #19
#14Charles917US #11
#15Ronald859US #17
#16Gary830US #13
#17Donald817US #15
#18Daniel783US #16
#19Gregory771US #23
#20Kenneth707US #14
#21Larry700US #22
#22Terry695US #33
#23Joseph662US #12
#24Paul659US #18
#25Dennis626US #28
#26Douglas622US #30
#27Brian571US #26
#28Randy549US #31
#29Jerry525US #35
#30Stephen522US #24
#31Jeffery420US #52
#32Scott414US #32
#33Bruce403US #34
#34Anthony359US #27
#35Keith359US #36
#36Edward353US #25
#37Danny343US #45
#38Roger337US #42
#39Randall331US #59
#40Ricky328US #40
#41George318US #29
#42Rick294US #87
#43Patrick286US #41
#44Dale272US #50
#45Tony236US #71
#46Steve234US #44
#47Jack231US #67
#48Phillip229US #79
#49Christopher228US #43
#50Mike223US #53
#51Carl219US #49
#52Philip197US #68
#53Eric195US #60
#54Frank194US #38
#55Gerald191US #51
#56Alan189US #48
#57Jay189US #88
#58Raymond179US #39
#59Darrell176US #90
#60Lawrence176US #46
#61Micheal175US #85
#62Rodney163US #70
#63Jeff162US #96
#64Bradley160US #107
#65Russell160US #54
#66Joe153US #57
#67Jon151US #110
#68Allen150US #91
#69Matthew150US #83
#70Ronnie150US #73
#71Wayne150US #47
#72Martin149US #69
#73Roy149US #65
#74Bryan140US #115
#75Harold136US #74
#76Tim136US #119
#77Stanley133US #81
#78Billy132US #64
#79Craig131US #55
#80Curtis130US #80
#81Kent130US #150
#82Ralph130US #76
#83Jim122US #106
#84Peter122US #37
#85Samuel122US #82
#86Andrew121US #56
#87Chris117US #120
#88Dean117US #93
#89Tom117US #116
#90Dan115US #121
#91Greg115US #127
#92Rex115
#93Barry112US #72
#94Walter112US #58
#95Bobby109US #78
#96Marvin104US #112
#97Howard101US #89
#98Kim101US #162
#99Johnny100US #61
#100Glenn99US #62

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑38Mike#50
↑24Penny#66
↑19Cindy#13
↑18Lori#70
↑17Matthew#69
↑16Julie#25
↑16Tony#45
↑15Debbie#28

Falling

↓36Kim#98
↓29Barry#93
↓21Jo#86
↓19Walter#94
↓17Bonnie#83
↓16Judith#55
↓16Gail#88
↓15Marilyn#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.