State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 104,082 Indiana births in 1961 across 1,239 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#95Tonya#199 nationally
#52Tamara#125 nationally
#89Kerry#161 nationally
#77Kent#147 nationally
#91Marcia#155 nationally
#82Brad#142 nationally
#78Brent#137 nationally
#53Penny#101 nationally
#76Sherri#121 nationally
#65Rick#108 nationally
#74Becky#115 nationally
#75Julia#116 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,469US #2
#2Mary1,152US #1
#3Susan942US #3
#4Karen941US #5
#5Linda919US #4
#6Teresa781US #18
#7Brenda763US #11
#8Kimberly718US #22
#9Lori676US #14
#10Pamela675US #15
#11Debra658US #13
#12Cynthia642US #8
#13Kathy638US #25
#14Julie618US #23
#15Donna572US #7
#16Cheryl563US #20
#17Laura554US #21
#18Barbara549US #12
#19Patricia547US #6
#20Tammy547US #28
#21Deborah546US #10
#22Sandra538US #9
#23Nancy514US #16
#24Debbie492US #31
#25Robin462US #27
#26Elizabeth460US #19
#27Rebecca449US #44
#28Tina438US #41
#29Carol432US #24
#30Cindy409US #33
#31Sharon404US #17
#32Beth401US #65
#33Janet377US #32
#34Denise367US #30
#35Rhonda365US #46
#36Kelly362US #45
#37Michelle352US #34
#38Diane347US #26
#39Terri335US #51
#40Dawn333US #49
#41Connie328US #50
#42Jennifer328US #47
#43Angela324US #38
#44Cathy321US #55
#45Kim304US #36
#46Diana300US #56
#47Kathleen282US #29
#48Theresa280US #35
#49Jill250US #74
#50Sherry248US #53
#51Jane246US #72
#52Tamara244US #125
#53Penny234US #101
#54Paula224US #60
#55Vicki223US #76
#56Jacqueline220US #37
#57Christine217US #39
#58Janice211US #52
#59Carolyn210US #42
#60Carla209US #77
#61Joyce205US #62
#62Amy202US #69
#63Judy202US #58
#64Margaret202US #40
#65Laurie199US #43
#66Tracy198US #64
#67Anita195US #91
#68Peggy195US #88
#69Beverly192US #66
#70Ann189US #54
#71Sheila188US #59
#72Rita185US #105
#73Catherine179US #48
#74Becky174US #115
#75Julia171US #116
#76Sherri166US #121
#77Michele165US #63
#78Melissa160US #95
#79Judith159US #83
#80Jackie154US #112
#81Stephanie153US #78
#82Vickie146US #107
#83Annette143US #73
#84Betty142US #87
#85Ruth139US #96
#86Kathryn136US #93
#87Bonnie129US #75
#88Lynn128US #71
#89Martha127US #81
#90Anne126US #90
#91Marcia126US #155
#92Melinda126US #129
#93Sarah126US #113
#94Darlene124US #80
#95Tonya124US #199
#96Valerie124US #67
#97Marilyn123US #122
#98Regina122US #98
#99Sandy121US #135
#100Christina120US #132

Boys

#1David2,444US #2
#2Michael2,217US #1
#3James1,972US #4
#4Mark1,912US #6
#5John1,892US #3
#6Robert1,672US #5
#7Jeffrey1,247US #11
#8William1,172US #7
#9Kevin1,049US #14
#10Timothy1,049US #15
#11Richard1,016US #8
#12Thomas945US #9
#13Brian910US #20
#14Steven849US #10
#15Gregory740US #23
#16Charles733US #13
#17Scott704US #19
#18Donald696US #22
#19Daniel670US #17
#20Gary637US #21
#21Ronald621US #24
#22Kenneth565US #16
#23Paul559US #18
#24Joseph554US #12
#25Douglas543US #28
#26Larry527US #30
#27Christopher492US #26
#28Terry479US #32
#29Anthony467US #25
#30Jeff440US #49
#31Jerry420US #37
#32Jeffery414US #50
#33Randy408US #33
#34Mike402US #36
#35Dennis384US #34
#36Stephen372US #27
#37Tony351US #53
#38Keith350US #35
#39Roger346US #47
#40Todd320US #46
#41Steve318US #45
#42Bruce316US #40
#43Eric314US #38
#44Tim312US #65
#45Edward290US #29
#46Patrick274US #39
#47Danny270US #54
#48Randall267US #63
#49Chris261US #57
#50Ricky257US #44
#51Bradley247US #87
#52George245US #31
#53Greg241US #77
#54Phillip230US #69
#55Dale225US #58
#56Craig224US #43
#57Alan214US #51
#58Bryan212US #82
#59Carl202US #56
#60Jay199US #81
#61Rodney197US #72
#62Andrew196US #52
#63Matthew191US #59
#64Jack189US #90
#65Rick189US #108
#66Jim188US #78
#67Tom184US #88
#68Troy182US #100
#69Joe180US #60
#70Russell176US #55
#71Jon174US #93
#72Raymond163US #48
#73Barry158US #66
#74Darrell155US #101
#75Gerald155US #62
#76Dean152US #84
#77Kent150US #147
#78Brent149US #137
#79Frank147US #41
#80Billy138US #68
#81Philip138US #79
#82Brad136US #142
#83Tracy135US #119
#84Martin133US #73
#85Curtis128US #75
#86Bill127US #104
#87Wayne124US #61
#88Lawrence123US #67
#89Kerry117US #161
#90Ronnie116US #91
#91Walter115US #74
#92Samuel114US #89
#93Harold113US #94
#94Allen112US #96
#95Dan108US #115
#96Duane108US #132
#97Don105US #121
#98Dave101US #130
#99Roy100US #83
#100Bob98US #141

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑30Todd#40
↑28Jacqueline#56
↑17Tracy#83
↑16Tracy#66
↑14Melissa#78
↑13Stephanie#81
↑12Michelle#37
↑12Carla#60

Falling

↓19Dan#95
↓17Peggy#68
↓14Bill#86
↓13Annette#83
↓12Catherine#73
↓12Rick#65
↓12Frank#79
↓12Philip#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.