State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 90,819 Indiana births in 1970 across 1,293 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#71Brad#139 nationally
#69Kristina#125 nationally
#89Ryan#140 nationally
#71Julia#121 nationally
#48Melinda#93 nationally
#49Beth#92 nationally
#70Terri#113 nationally
#94Krista#136 nationally
#38Tamara#79 nationally
#84Tricia#124 nationally
#78Jeff#116 nationally
#92Shannon#128 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,359US #1
#2Angela1,247US #6
#3Michelle1,155US #4
#4Lisa1,071US #2
#5Kimberly1,041US #3
#6Amy1,037US #5
#7Melissa875US #7
#8Julie644US #11
#9Tammy609US #8
#10Dawn586US #16
#11Tracy570US #10
#12Mary517US #9
#13Laura504US #13
#14Tina503US #21
#15Lori494US #23
#16Heather491US #19
#17Kelly468US #20
#18Shannon459US #22
#19Stephanie426US #17
#20Susan423US #15
#21Christina371US #35
#22Rebecca334US #29
#23Karen333US #12
#24Pamela329US #26
#25Elizabeth324US #18
#26Christine302US #14
#27Patricia301US #24
#28Teresa301US #34
#29Cynthia292US #25
#30Michele280US #31
#31Wendy277US #28
#32Tonya262US #49
#33Jill259US #52
#34Deborah249US #33
#35Stacy248US #42
#36Nicole245US #30
#37Sandra234US #27
#38Tamara234US #79
#39Rhonda233US #46
#40Donna231US #32
#41Barbara220US #41
#42Robin210US #51
#43Stacey208US #48
#44Paula206US #57
#45Andrea203US #43
#46Debra199US #47
#47Denise196US #36
#48Melinda195US #93
#49Beth194US #92
#50Brenda190US #40
#51Kathy185US #77
#52April182US #82
#53Linda179US #38
#54Sarah174US #65
#55Rachel172US #58
#56Sherry170US #60
#57Dana166US #54
#58Cheryl164US #44
#59Carrie163US #73
#60Theresa163US #53
#61Tracey161US #55
#62Leslie160US #64
#63Deanna157US #90
#64Ann154US #62
#65Sharon150US #37
#66Nancy148US #50
#67Katherine146US #67
#68Carla140US #94
#69Kristina139US #125
#70Terri139US #113
#71Julia136US #121
#72Kathleen136US #45
#73Monica136US #56
#74Sheila136US #75
#75Jodi135US #95
#76Traci134US #100
#77Renee130US #68
#78Shelly130US #103
#79Diane129US #70
#80Regina128US #86
#81Catherine127US #59
#82Gina126US #61
#83Diana122US #89
#84Tricia122US #124
#85Janet121US #96
#86Carol120US #71
#87Kristin120US #63
#88Kelli118US #115
#89Holly116US #74
#90Jacqueline115US #66
#91Cindy114US #72
#92Melanie112US #91
#93Amanda110US #108
#94Krista108US #136
#95Anna107US #102
#96Jamie105US #120
#97Tara105US #69
#98Crystal102US #101
#99Kristi102US #123
#100Sherri102US #122

Boys

#1Michael2,316US #1
#2James1,788US #2
#3David1,750US #3
#4Robert1,611US #5
#5John1,526US #4
#6Brian1,177US #8
#7Christopher1,109US #6
#8William1,049US #7
#9Mark1,034US #9
#10Jeffrey999US #11
#11Scott944US #12
#12Jason796US #13
#13Steven794US #15
#14Richard762US #10
#15Kevin752US #14
#16Matthew720US #24
#17Timothy720US #20
#18Thomas697US #17
#19Eric687US #18
#20Joseph632US #16
#21Daniel596US #19
#22Charles595US #21
#23Anthony586US #22
#24Todd549US #28
#25Gregory530US #26
#26Paul478US #23
#27Stephen436US #27
#28Ronald419US #29
#29Donald411US #30
#30Kenneth405US #25
#31Bradley403US #47
#32Douglas386US #36
#33Andrew367US #32
#34Gary343US #35
#35Troy335US #41
#36Larry328US #43
#37Patrick296US #33
#38Jerry291US #45
#39Shawn287US #34
#40Chad275US #51
#41Jeffery271US #50
#42Aaron254US #52
#43Edward249US #31
#44Craig247US #39
#45Keith242US #38
#46Bryan227US #53
#47Sean227US #37
#48Terry225US #54
#49Brent220US #74
#50Dennis215US #46
#51Rodney207US #55
#52Jonathan183US #42
#53Jeremy179US #70
#54George176US #40
#55Tony166US #57
#56Jon161US #68
#57Shane160US #64
#58Roger158US #61
#59Phillip155US #73
#60Randy150US #59
#61Danny149US #85
#62Chris143US #63
#63Raymond141US #49
#64Carl140US #66
#65Travis132US #69
#66Marc130US #60
#67Jay128US #97
#68Russell126US #58
#69Brett122US #99
#70Samuel121US #62
#71Brad119US #139
#72Randall119US #100
#73Peter118US #44
#74Billy114US #78
#75Lance107US #76
#76Derek106US #77
#77Benjamin105US #81
#78Jeff104US #116
#79Ricky103US #105
#80Dale102US #110
#81Darren101US #75
#82Bruce98US #94
#83Gerald98US #67
#84Marcus98US #71
#85Roy98US #108
#86Joel97US #82
#87Curtis94US #88
#88Frank93US #48
#89Ryan92US #140
#90Alan91US #91
#91Kyle90US #120
#92Shannon90US #128
#93Bobby87US #87
#94Johnny86US #65
#95Nathan86US #130
#96Philip86US #92
#97Lawrence84US #83
#98Corey83US #84
#99Jack83US #129
#100Mike83US #136

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑27Travis#65
↑24Nicole#36
↑24Katherine#67
↑21Carrie#59
↑20Derek#76
↑19Chad#40
↑17Marc#66
↑16Traci#76

Falling

↓28Sherri#100
↓23Jack#99
↓21Darren#81
↓21Alan#90
↓21Corey#98
↓20Mike#100
↓19Julia#71
↓18Linda#53

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.