State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 104,635 Indiana births in 1960 across 1,221 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#79Brent#154 nationally
#55Tamara#124 nationally
#93Marcia#156 nationally
#87Kent#148 nationally
#62Penny#113 nationally
#83Brad#134 nationally
#53Rick#101 nationally
#74Julia#122 nationally
#88Sherri#136 nationally
#64Becky#111 nationally
#87Pam#132 nationally
#77Sue#120 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,256US #1
#2Lisa1,147US #6
#3Karen1,065US #4
#4Susan963US #2
#5Linda888US #3
#6Brenda850US #13
#7Debra817US #8
#8Donna789US #5
#9Kimberly779US #26
#10Teresa754US #19
#11Pamela710US #14
#12Cynthia668US #9
#13Patricia663US #7
#14Kathy659US #21
#15Nancy631US #15
#16Sandra616US #11
#17Julie592US #28
#18Debbie581US #24
#19Lori550US #20
#20Cheryl542US #17
#21Deborah540US #10
#22Barbara513US #12
#23Laura492US #25
#24Cindy482US #30
#25Tammy468US #31
#26Carol456US #23
#27Sharon432US #16
#28Rebecca430US #38
#29Janet424US #32
#30Rhonda395US #44
#31Robin389US #33
#32Diane383US #22
#33Elizabeth379US #18
#34Kim378US #34
#35Beth368US #72
#36Tina365US #45
#37Cathy357US #46
#38Diana349US #53
#39Denise343US #29
#40Kelly320US #52
#41Connie314US #47
#42Dawn305US #57
#43Sherry302US #54
#44Terri302US #49
#45Theresa299US #35
#46Kathleen287US #27
#47Jennifer280US #61
#48Paula278US #55
#49Michelle263US #39
#50Angela256US #50
#51Peggy256US #69
#52Jill238US #76
#53Vicki237US #73
#54Christine236US #40
#55Tamara230US #124
#56Janice229US #41
#57Jane222US #67
#58Anita220US #87
#59Judy220US #48
#60Joyce215US #58
#61Catherine208US #42
#62Penny206US #113
#63Carolyn205US #43
#64Becky204US #111
#65Ann198US #51
#66Rita193US #96
#67Sheila193US #56
#68Judith192US #74
#69Margaret188US #36
#70Annette185US #62
#71Amy184US #77
#72Carla181US #110
#73Vickie175US #100
#74Julia167US #122
#75Beverly162US #60
#76Laurie161US #37
#77Sue160US #120
#78Lynn156US #64
#79Ruth156US #97
#80Bonnie155US #71
#81Kathryn152US #82
#82Tracy147US #84
#83Betty145US #68
#84Jacqueline140US #85
#85Katherine139US #81
#86Jean134US #86
#87Pam134US #132
#88Sherri134US #136
#89Sandy133US #126
#90Valerie132US #65
#91Darlene131US #75
#92Melissa131US #109
#93Marcia128US #156
#94Stephanie126US #91
#95Melanie125US #125
#96Sally122US #123
#97Terry122US #101
#98Martha121US #83
#99Regina121US #105
#100Melinda118US #143

Boys

#1David2,549US #1
#2Michael2,174US #2
#3James2,014US #3
#4Mark1,988US #6
#5John1,845US #4
#6Robert1,704US #5
#7Timothy1,173US #11
#8William1,130US #7
#9Jeffrey1,127US #14
#10Richard1,006US #8
#11Thomas969US #9
#12Kevin965US #15
#13Steven925US #10
#14Brian861US #20
#15Charles781US #13
#16Daniel734US #17
#17Gregory728US #24
#18Kenneth668US #16
#19Scott652US #23
#20Donald608US #19
#21Gary602US #22
#22Joseph589US #12
#23Paul585US #18
#24Ronald580US #21
#25Larry532US #28
#26Douglas523US #30
#27Terry522US #34
#28Dennis510US #31
#29Randy483US #32
#30Jerry442US #37
#31Anthony438US #25
#32Mike427US #36
#33Christopher420US #29
#34Jeff420US #49
#35Jeffery405US #55
#36Stephen377US #27
#37Bruce357US #39
#38Keith352US #35
#39Steve348US #43
#40Ricky334US #38
#41Tony334US #52
#42Tim320US #60
#43Roger308US #47
#44Edward307US #26
#45Danny294US #48
#46Eric289US #44
#47Randall272US #59
#48Chris255US #63
#49Patrick248US #45
#50George245US #33
#51Dale234US #54
#52Carl231US #53
#53Rick229US #101
#54Alan225US #50
#55Bradley223US #90
#56Phillip219US #66
#57Craig210US #41
#58Andrew202US #51
#59Jim199US #75
#60Jay194US #78
#61Greg183US #83
#62Matthew182US #61
#63Joe180US #57
#64Russell179US #56
#65Tom179US #86
#66Bryan177US #88
#67Frank177US #40
#68Jack175US #85
#69Philip170US #76
#70Todd170US #71
#71Rodney165US #68
#72Bill161US #95
#73Darrell155US #104
#74Jon154US #97
#75Raymond151US #46
#76Dan150US #111
#77Gerald146US #62
#78Billy143US #67
#79Brent136US #154
#80Curtis134US #79
#81Harold132US #92
#82Barry128US #72
#83Brad128US #134
#84Martin128US #77
#85Wayne125US #58
#86Dean122US #94
#87Kent122US #148
#88Lawrence115US #64
#89Ralph115US #89
#90Allen114US #99
#91Ronnie114US #87
#92Samuel110US #91
#93Bobby108US #73
#94Micheal106US #105
#95Duane105US #127
#96Bob103US #131
#97Don102US #115
#98Peter100US #42
#99Stanley100US #100
#100Tracy100US #137

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑20Todd#70
↑18Lori#19
↑17Jill#52
↑14Carl#52
↑13Kelly#40
↑12Andrew#58
↑11Kimberly#9
↑11Sherry#43

Falling

↓24Martha#98
↓15Vickie#73
↓14Raymond#75
↓13Judy#59
↓13Kent#87
↓12Darlene#91
↓12Peter#98
↓11Joyce#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.