Indiana · 1940

Top 100 names in Indiana, 1940, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,285
#2	Judith	1,119
#3	Linda	855
#4	Patricia	831
#5	Barbara	776
#6	Nancy	764
#7	Sharon	742
#8	Carolyn	695
#9	Sandra	649
#10	Carol	592
#11	Janet	538
#12	Judy	503
#13	Betty	493
#14	Shirley	445
#15	Janice	403
#16	Beverly	401
#17	Marilyn	393
#18	Phyllis	377
#19	Joyce	368
#20	Donna	350
#21	Margaret	284
#22	Martha	281
#23	Ruth	266
#24	Karen	255
#25	Dorothy	232
#26	Joan	219
#27	Virginia	218
#28	Bonnie	212
#29	Susan	205
#30	Sue	189
#31	Elizabeth	189
#32	Norma	185
#33	Wanda	181
#34	Helen	181
#35	Alice	163
#36	Jane	163
#37	Lois	159
#38	Gloria	159
#39	Peggy	159
#40	Doris	151
#41	Brenda	149
#42	Jean	144
#43	Ann	141
#44	Rose	136
#45	Charlotte	135
#46	Rita	131
#47	Connie	125
#48	Carole	123
#49	Darlene	123
#50	Anna	122
#51	Frances	121
#52	Marjorie	121
#53	Sally	116
#54	Kay	114
#55	Roberta	106
#56	Rebecca	105
#57	Wilma	104
#58	Marcia	102
#59	Rosemary	100
#60	Kathleen	99
#61	Diane	95
#62	Jo	89
#63	Diana	86
#64	Anita	83
#65	Jacqueline	82
#66	Delores	81
#67	Loretta	81
#68	Dixie	80
#69	Marlene	78
#70	Juanita	76
#71	Joann	75
#72	Sylvia	75
#73	Patsy	74
#74	Sondra	74
#75	Geraldine	73
#76	Sarah	73
#77	Julia	72
#78	Patty	72
#79	Suzanne	71
#80	Elaine	71
#81	June	68
#82	Evelyn	66
#83	Catherine	65
#84	Deanna	64
#85	Charlene	63
#86	Kathryn	62
#87	Pat	60
#88	Arlene	60
#89	Priscilla	59
#90	Edith	58
#91	Sara	57
#92	Thelma	56
#93	Edna	56
#94	Dolores	55
#95	Louise	54
#96	Ellen	52
#97	Laura	52
#98	Mildred	52
#99	Joanne	50
#100	Cynthia	50

Uniquely popular in Indiana

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Madonna	21	8	1
Becky	37	14	3
Saundra	41	15	4
Sondra	74	28	8
Sharron	32	12	4
Dixie	80	30	10
Sharon	742	276	97
Patty	72	27	10
Sue	189	70	27
Sandy	22	8	3
Carolyn	695	259	111
Janet	538	200	88

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.