State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 1982 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,814 Indiana births in 1982 across 1,257 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#58Abigail#157 nationally
#78Jonathon#153 nationally
#66Kari#136 nationally
#100Caleb#170 nationally
#86Beth#148 nationally
#93Tabitha#152 nationally
#60Kara#113 nationally
#68Miranda#117 nationally
#82Molly#131 nationally
#79Kelli#127 nationally
#98Alisha#145 nationally
#53Brooke#92 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,425US #1
#2Amanda1,165US #3
#3Jessica1,097US #2
#4Sarah911US #4
#5Melissa614US #5
#6Amber602US #18
#7Stephanie593US #7
#8Nicole579US #6
#9Amy557US #10
#10Heather541US #12
#11Elizabeth500US #8
#12Ashley496US #17
#13Angela492US #16
#14Rachel438US #21
#15Tiffany405US #13
#16Crystal398US #9
#17Erin398US #20
#18Emily397US #24
#19Sara383US #28
#20Michelle373US #11
#21Andrea360US #27
#22Kimberly358US #14
#23Laura337US #22
#24Megan331US #34
#25Christina323US #19
#26Rebecca320US #15
#27Jamie315US #29
#28Mary292US #30
#29Lisa288US #23
#30Kelly287US #25
#31April272US #32
#32Lindsay267US #39
#33Lindsey259US #40
#34Kristen255US #33
#35Danielle241US #31
#36Erica217US #35
#37Brandy216US #50
#38Kristin215US #37
#39Courtney203US #43
#40Carrie201US #57
#41Brandi192US #55
#42Katherine189US #36
#43Shannon185US #38
#44Julie182US #41
#45Natalie174US #51
#46Samantha174US #44
#47Tara165US #47
#48Leslie161US #60
#49Lauren160US #26
#50Cassandra154US #62
#51Kathryn154US #48
#52Katie154US #45
#53Brooke149US #92
#54Holly148US #61
#55Misty144US #74
#56Alicia130US #53
#57Brittany110US #94
#58Abigail109US #157
#59Leah108US #79
#60Kara107US #113
#61Kristina107US #70
#62Allison106US #58
#63Anna106US #56
#64Jill106US #89
#65Stacy106US #72
#66Kari105US #136
#67Christine104US #46
#68Miranda98US #117
#69Monica97US #52
#70Jacqueline96US #54
#71Nichole93US #99
#72Patricia93US #59
#73Dana92US #67
#74Lori92US #98
#75Candice90US #78
#76Heidi90US #86
#77Natasha90US #71
#78Dawn89US #95
#79Kelli87US #127
#80Susan87US #76
#81Candace86US #103
#82Molly84US #131
#83Melanie83US #65
#84Tracy83US #88
#85Stacey82US #85
#86Beth78US #148
#87Bethany78US #112
#88Karen78US #68
#89Anne77US #122
#90Valerie75US #75
#91Kathleen74US #77
#92Maria73US #42
#93Tabitha72US #152
#94Jillian71US #96
#95Julia70US #84
#96Kristy70US #104
#97Tonya70US #126
#98Alisha69US #145
#99Tina69US #90
#100Alison68US #111

Boys

#1Michael1,441US #1
#2Joshua1,324US #7
#3Christopher1,297US #2
#4Matthew1,287US #3
#5Jason1,023US #4
#6David911US #5
#7Ryan890US #13
#8James871US #6
#9Justin803US #12
#10Adam750US #19
#11John746US #8
#12Robert730US #9
#13Joseph718US #11
#14Brandon713US #18
#15Andrew705US #17
#16Daniel683US #10
#17Nicholas597US #22
#18Jeremy594US #28
#19Brian555US #14
#20William541US #15
#21Eric524US #20
#22Aaron510US #30
#23Jonathan469US #16
#24Anthony445US #21
#25Dustin440US #42
#26Timothy426US #24
#27Nathan420US #36
#28Kevin415US #25
#29Steven408US #26
#30Benjamin393US #33
#31Kyle385US #47
#32Thomas364US #23
#33Scott356US #34
#34Jeffrey355US #29
#35Richard353US #27
#36Charles348US #31
#37Mark345US #32
#38Travis327US #39
#39Chad312US #48
#40Jacob311US #41
#41Bradley272US #51
#42Zachary262US #55
#43Gregory241US #40
#44Paul240US #35
#45Kenneth227US #45
#46Stephen223US #38
#47Derek220US #50
#48Patrick219US #37
#49Jesse211US #43
#50Shawn185US #52
#51Bryan167US #49
#52Keith167US #59
#53Sean167US #44
#54Samuel164US #56
#55Donald160US #58
#56Jared159US #54
#57Craig150US #73
#58Jeremiah142US #89
#59Douglas141US #68
#60Nathaniel138US #75
#61Cory133US #93
#62Jeffery126US #92
#63Tyler126US #66
#64Phillip122US #67
#65Brett116US #72
#66Brent115US #91
#67Corey112US #74
#68Ronald110US #60
#69Gary108US #64
#70Seth108US #102
#71Shane108US #84
#72Larry107US #77
#73Edward104US #53
#74Todd103US #82
#75Lucas101US #106
#76Joel99US #69
#77Marcus98US #63
#78Jonathon96US #153
#79Peter96US #57
#80Terry96US #105
#81Jerry93US #100
#82Philip89US #79
#83George88US #62
#84Jordan88US #85
#85Derrick86US #78
#86Casey85US #86
#87Curtis81US #101
#88Dennis80US #87
#89Troy78US #115
#90Wesley76US #98
#91Blake75US #120
#92Carl75US #104
#93Raymond73US #70
#94Evan72US #108
#95Ian72US #83
#96Kristopher70US #125
#97Russell69US #97
#98Alan68US #107
#99Alexander68US #65
#100Caleb68US #170

On the move since 1981

Rising

↑41Cassandra#50
↑39Brittany#57
↑24Tyler#63
↑22Kari#66
↑20Ashley#12
↑18Lindsey#33
↑16Jordan#84
↑15Jonathon#78

Falling

↓22Stacey#85
↓20Brooke#53
↓17Dawn#78
↓15Susan#80
↓15Tina#99
↓14Julia#95
↓13Holly#54
↓12Patricia#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1981 rankings.