Indiana · 1948

Top 100 names in Indiana, 1948, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	2,762
#2	Mary	1,663
#3	Patricia	1,060
#4	Barbara	1,054
#5	Susan	939
#6	Sharon	934
#7	Nancy	927
#8	Sandra	916
#9	Karen	802
#10	Carol	711
#11	Donna	699
#12	Pamela	670
#13	Judith	599
#14	Janet	578
#15	Carolyn	526
#16	Brenda	515
#17	Kathleen	476
#18	Cynthia	465
#19	Cheryl	460
#20	Diana	456
#21	Judy	440
#22	Deborah	432
#23	Janice	427
#24	Rebecca	426
#25	Joyce	402
#26	Connie	399
#27	Margaret	381
#28	Betty	352
#29	Beverly	348
#30	Shirley	347
#31	Diane	326
#32	Marilyn	324
#33	Jane	307
#34	Rita	301
#35	Peggy	294
#36	Sue	291
#37	Bonnie	274
#38	Kathy	266
#39	Martha	259
#40	Phyllis	252
#41	Ruth	248
#42	Vicki	246
#43	Elizabeth	245
#44	Paula	244
#45	Marsha	242
#46	Sherry	228
#47	Marcia	218
#48	Gloria	215
#49	Teresa	191
#50	Virginia	186
#51	Jo	180
#52	Sally	178
#53	Alice	177
#54	Kathryn	176
#55	Cathy	172
#56	Christine	171
#57	Ann	168
#58	Theresa	162
#59	Catherine	158
#60	Jean	157
#61	Sheila	154
#62	Wanda	151
#63	Jacqueline	143
#64	Dorothy	141
#65	Roberta	136
#66	Anita	133
#67	Vickie	132
#68	Joan	131
#69	Helen	130
#70	Darlene	128
#71	Lynn	125
#72	Suzanne	125
#73	Kay	123
#74	Charlotte	122
#75	Victoria	112
#76	Penny	111
#77	Lois	109
#78	Frances	109
#79	Ellen	108
#80	Constance	107
#81	Laura	103
#82	Norma	100
#83	Sarah	100
#84	Rose	99
#85	Rosemary	99
#86	Dianna	97
#87	Anna	96
#88	Elaine	96
#89	Becky	95
#90	Jill	94
#91	Gail	94
#92	Marjorie	90
#93	Doris	89
#94	Lana	87
#95	Marie	86
#96	Katherine	86
#97	Janis	86
#98	Sara	86
#99	Charlene	85
#100	Jeanne	84

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
Tonya	20	5	1
Becky	95	23	7
Patty	81	20	7
Ladonna	22	5	2
Melody	50	12	4
Vickie	132	32	12
Rebecca	426	104	40
Sue	291	71	28
Dianna	97	24	10
Penny	111	27	11
Lana	87	21	9
Diana	456	111	45

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.