State roster

Top names in Indiana

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Indiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 65,818 Indiana births in 2016 across 2,188 distinct names.

Distinctively Indiana

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

#84Graham#179 nationally
#82Emerson#161 nationally
#80Raelynn#158 nationally
#39Hadley#108 nationally
#56Braxton#125 nationally
#87Brantley#156 nationally
#88Molly#157 nationally
#83Lilly#143 nationally
#37Willow#96 nationally
#65Adalynn#124 nationally
#77Nova#136 nationally
#95Norah#154 nationally

Girls

#1Emma430US #1
#2Olivia395US #2
#3Ava365US #3
#4Charlotte340US #7
#5Harper323US #11
#6Amelia303US #10
#7Sophia293US #4
#8Isabella273US #5
#9Evelyn271US #12
#10Abigail234US #8
#11Mia218US #6
#12Elizabeth205US #13
#13Lillian202US #28
#14Eleanor190US #41
#15Addison189US #29
#16Avery185US #16
#17Emily183US #9
#18Nora181US #36
#19Ella165US #17
#20Grace163US #19
#21Chloe161US #20
#22Madison161US #15
#23Ellie159US #43
#24Zoey157US #26
#25Paisley154US #46
#26Scarlett154US #18
#27Layla148US #30
#28Lucy148US #55
#29Hazel139US #52
#30Riley139US #22
#31Aubrey137US #25
#32Piper136US #67
#33Brooklyn134US #34
#34Claire131US #40
#35Aria127US #23
#36Lydia125US #80
#37Willow125US #96
#38Violet122US #47
#39Hadley120US #108
#40Penelope120US #27
#41Anna118US #49
#42Lily118US #24
#43Kennedy116US #59
#44Natalie116US #31
#45Serenity116US #70
#46Audrey114US #39
#47Hannah114US #33
#48Caroline112US #56
#49Aurora111US #66
#50Stella110US #45
#51Kinsley109US #86
#52Sadie109US #60
#53Madelyn106US #62
#54Savannah106US #38
#55Ruby103US #71
#56Allison102US #50
#57Vivian101US #95
#58Nevaeh97US #73
#59Mila96US #48
#60Cora94US #87
#61Gabriella94US #61
#62Leah94US #37
#63Annabelle92US #104
#64Aubree92US #84
#65Adalynn91US #124
#66Adeline90US #63
#67Skylar90US #42
#68Sofia90US #14
#69Zoe86US #35
#70Alice85US #76
#71Eva85US #74
#72Mackenzie85US #85
#73Reagan85US #98
#74Victoria85US #21
#75Quinn83US #79
#76Clara82US #100
#77Nova82US #136
#78Naomi79US #75
#79Rylee78US #105
#80Raelynn77US #158
#81Autumn76US #65
#82Emerson74US #161
#83Lilly72US #143
#84Sarah72US #57
#85Emery71US #130
#86Josephine71US #114
#87Aaliyah70US #53
#88Molly70US #157
#89Alexa69US #51
#90Isabelle69US #102
#91Mary69US #126
#92Katherine67US #91
#93Lyla67US #138
#94Alexis66US #118
#95Norah66US #154
#96Delilah65US #115
#97Samantha65US #44
#98Sydney64US #135
#99Kaylee63US #72
#100Kylie63US #83

Boys

#1Liam419US #2
#2Oliver413US #12
#3Elijah345US #9
#4Noah345US #1
#5Benjamin340US #6
#6William336US #3
#7Mason314US #4
#8Lucas311US #14
#9Henry303US #22
#10Wyatt294US #33
#11James291US #5
#12Owen290US #24
#13Jackson283US #17
#14Michael280US #8
#15Carter274US #26
#16Lincoln274US #51
#17Gabriel259US #25
#18Grayson259US #37
#19Samuel259US #21
#20Jaxon258US #41
#21Alexander257US #11
#22Jacob255US #7
#23Hunter238US #45
#24Isaac232US #31
#25Luke226US #29
#26Logan225US #18
#27Daniel221US #13
#28Ethan221US #10
#29Levi221US #42
#30Aiden217US #16
#31Hudson213US #61
#32Andrew212US #34
#33Joseph199US #20
#34Nolan199US #67
#35Matthew195US #15
#36David194US #19
#37Joshua189US #35
#38Easton181US #66
#39Eli181US #50
#40Jack181US #38
#41Cooper176US #79
#42John176US #28
#43Charles174US #52
#44Connor169US #54
#45Landon168US #53
#46Jaxson166US #82
#47Bentley165US #100
#48Colton159US #68
#49Isaiah158US #47
#50Cameron153US #57
#51Christopher152US #36
#52Josiah152US #55
#53Anthony151US #30
#54Greyson148US #95
#55Parker148US #87
#56Braxton146US #125
#57Leo146US #74
#58Theodore145US #83
#59Sebastian144US #23
#60Asher143US #71
#61Carson141US #81
#62Thomas141US #48
#63Jayden139US #27
#64Xavier138US #88
#65Caleb134US #44
#66Jeremiah133US #58
#67Robert130US #62
#68Sawyer127US #97
#69Austin123US #73
#70Bryson123US #94
#71Jace123US #76
#72Ryder123US #102
#73Jonathan121US #56
#74Ryan117US #40
#75Brayden116US #64
#76Dylan116US #32
#77Jordan116US #65
#78Christian114US #46
#79Silas114US #119
#80Camden113US #124
#81Ezra112US #85
#82Julian111US #39
#83Gavin110US #80
#84Graham110US #179
#85Vincent108US #104
#86Aaron107US #49
#87Brantley106US #156
#88Evan106US #69
#89Maxwell104US #111
#90Everett103US #114
#91Chase101US #86
#92Ezekiel101US #120
#93Ryker98US #148
#94Weston98US #121
#95Ayden97US #92
#96Harrison96US #107
#97Nathan96US #43
#98Elias93US #93
#99Maddox93US #143
#100Miles93US #105

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑30Hazel#29
↑30Hadley#39
↑30Annabelle#63
↑26Leo#57
↑25Greyson#54
↑24Kinsley#51
↑24Vivian#57
↑19Eleanor#14

Falling

↓33Brayden#75
↓32Autumn#81
↓32Gavin#83
↓30Aaliyah#87
↓27Brantley#87
↓26Sofia#68
↓23Samantha#97
↓23Evan#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.