State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 100,673 Indiana births in 1962 across 1,223 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#87Tonya#174 nationally
#50Tamara#119 nationally
#71Kent#136 nationally
#94Brad#158 nationally
#79Brent#139 nationally
#67Becky#122 nationally
#99Jamie#152 nationally
#89Brett#141 nationally
#94Shari#146 nationally
#72Julia#120 nationally
#63Rick#110 nationally
#93Deanna#138 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,479US #1
#2Mary1,016US #2
#3Karen897US #4
#4Susan881US #3
#5Kimberly848US #16
#6Linda786US #5
#7Lori758US #11
#8Teresa731US #18
#9Brenda659US #12
#10Pamela655US #13
#11Julie635US #22
#12Debra632US #15
#13Tammy602US #23
#14Cynthia582US #8
#15Kathy566US #27
#16Donna555US #7
#17Tina549US #33
#18Laura530US #21
#19Patricia529US #6
#20Deborah503US #9
#21Nancy475US #19
#22Barbara458US #14
#23Sandra457US #10
#24Cheryl451US #24
#25Kelly425US #38
#26Rhonda414US #45
#27Debbie403US #32
#28Jennifer403US #41
#29Cindy401US #34
#30Rebecca390US #47
#31Sharon388US #17
#32Robin379US #25
#33Elizabeth370US #20
#34Michelle368US #31
#35Angela367US #36
#36Carol358US #28
#37Janet357US #35
#38Beth347US #66
#39Kim346US #37
#40Diane311US #26
#41Connie309US #51
#42Denise295US #30
#43Terri290US #54
#44Theresa289US #40
#45Dawn286US #50
#46Sheila286US #52
#47Sherry286US #48
#48Diana278US #57
#49Cathy260US #62
#50Tamara259US #119
#51Amy239US #61
#52Kathleen239US #29
#53Paula238US #60
#54Jane233US #73
#55Sherri223US #82
#56Jill219US #72
#57Christine217US #39
#58Penny213US #92
#59Tracy206US #55
#60Carolyn203US #46
#61Carla201US #78
#62Laurie194US #42
#63Melissa189US #68
#64Michele185US #59
#65Ann181US #56
#66Judy180US #63
#67Becky179US #122
#68Jacqueline178US #44
#69Joyce177US #74
#70Catherine176US #53
#71Margaret176US #43
#72Julia172US #120
#73Vicki172US #85
#74Anita171US #81
#75Peggy167US #93
#76Janice160US #58
#77Annette154US #75
#78Melinda152US #118
#79Stephanie152US #70
#80Rita150US #110
#81Beverly149US #69
#82Judith146US #86
#83Melanie143US #106
#84Dana135US #117
#85Kathryn130US #89
#86Suzanne129US #65
#87Tonya128US #174
#88Christina126US #124
#89Sarah126US #98
#90Shelly125US #130
#91Lynn122US #71
#92Ruth121US #104
#93Deanna120US #138
#94Shari120US #146
#95Vickie120US #107
#96Jackie119US #126
#97Anna118US #100
#98Sheryl117US #134
#99Jamie116US #152
#100Regina116US #91

Boys

#1David2,269US #2
#2Michael2,116US #1
#3James1,860US #4
#4John1,821US #3
#5Mark1,786US #6
#6Robert1,666US #5
#7Jeffrey1,282US #10
#8William1,103US #7
#9Timothy982US #16
#10Scott980US #11
#11Richard956US #8
#12Brian945US #20
#13Kevin935US #14
#14Thomas863US #9
#15Steven856US #12
#16Gregory729US #21
#17Charles692US #15
#18Daniel657US #17
#19Joseph613US #13
#20Kenneth603US #18
#21Ronald602US #25
#22Gary598US #22
#23Donald588US #23
#24Douglas555US #27
#25Paul506US #19
#26Larry499US #31
#27Terry479US #34
#28Jeff441US #44
#29Anthony435US #24
#30Jeffery432US #45
#31Todd414US #30
#32Christopher413US #26
#33Stephen394US #28
#34Mike375US #39
#35Jerry368US #38
#36Eric363US #33
#37Randy361US #35
#38Keith351US #36
#39Roger348US #47
#40Dennis345US #37
#41Tony317US #52
#42Bruce296US #41
#43Edward278US #29
#44Steve277US #46
#45Tim277US #72
#46Patrick270US #40
#47Danny261US #54
#48George253US #32
#49Bradley252US #87
#50Chris252US #60
#51Randall246US #64
#52Phillip239US #68
#53Ricky233US #50
#54Greg231US #77
#55Troy219US #67
#56Andrew218US #49
#57Dale203US #62
#58Matthew202US #56
#59Jay194US #80
#60Rodney183US #76
#61Alan181US #53
#62Jon180US #84
#63Rick180US #110
#64Craig177US #51
#65Bryan176US #82
#66Jim176US #85
#67Barry170US #61
#68Tom170US #98
#69Joe164US #59
#70Carl155US #58
#71Kent155US #136
#72Jack151US #99
#73Billy147US #71
#74Russell146US #57
#75Bill145US #108
#76Raymond144US #48
#77Frank140US #42
#78Gerald140US #65
#79Brent138US #139
#80Tracy137US #111
#81Philip136US #81
#82Darrell130US #102
#83Curtis128US #73
#84Wayne125US #63
#85Dean124US #86
#86Martin124US #74
#87Vincent122US #66
#88Allen115US #93
#89Brett112US #141
#90Peter107US #43
#91Glenn106US #55
#92Lawrence106US #70
#93Dan105US #120
#94Brad101US #158
#95Micheal101US #104
#96Harold100US #95
#97Johnny98US #69
#98Ronnie98US #100
#99Duane97US #135
#100Walter95US #79

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑25Sheila#46
↑21Sherri#55
↑15Melissa#63
↑14Jennifer#28
↑14Melinda#78
↑13Michele#64
↑13Troy#55
↑12Christina#88

Falling

↓18Vicki#73
↓18Janice#76
↓16Jackie#96
↓13Vickie#95
↓12Jacqueline#68
↓12Beverly#81
↓12Brad#94
↓11Carl#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.