Indiana · 1950

Top 100 names in Indiana, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	2,262
#2	Mary	1,517
#3	Patricia	1,085
#4	Deborah	1,084
#5	Susan	938
#6	Nancy	918
#7	Barbara	910
#8	Sandra	853
#9	Karen	822
#10	Sharon	773
#11	Carol	729
#12	Pamela	727
#13	Rebecca	620
#14	Brenda	618
#15	Donna	598
#16	Janet	593
#17	Kathleen	540
#18	Cynthia	533
#19	Judith	485
#20	Carolyn	461
#21	Cheryl	460
#22	Connie	447
#23	Diana	437
#24	Kathy	423
#25	Margaret	388
#26	Joyce	384
#27	Janice	383
#28	Jane	371
#29	Vicki	370
#30	Beverly	358
#31	Diane	352
#32	Shirley	340
#33	Rita	309
#34	Peggy	307
#35	Judy	307
#36	Marilyn	303
#37	Betty	283
#38	Elizabeth	282
#39	Debra	261
#40	Marsha	260
#41	Martha	256
#42	Bonnie	256
#43	Teresa	249
#44	Sherry	235
#45	Paula	232
#46	Marcia	226
#47	Cathy	225
#48	Catherine	224
#49	Phyllis	217
#50	Ruth	199
#51	Jacqueline	199
#52	Kathryn	195
#53	Christine	194
#54	Gloria	192
#55	Sue	191
#56	Jo	170
#57	Ann	170
#58	Vickie	168
#59	Virginia	168
#60	Sheila	167
#61	Sally	164
#62	Darlene	161
#63	Jean	159
#64	Wanda	151
#65	Dorothy	150
#66	Gail	150
#67	Jennifer	150
#68	Alice	137
#69	Laura	136
#70	Anita	133
#71	Constance	132
#72	Theresa	131
#73	Charlotte	129
#74	Suzanne	127
#75	Elaine	127
#76	Rose	121
#77	Doris	121
#78	Anna	121
#79	Joan	121
#80	Katherine	120
#81	Ellen	119
#82	Roberta	116
#83	Helen	114
#84	Kay	109
#85	Rhonda	107
#86	Frances	107
#87	Lynn	106
#88	Lois	106
#89	Victoria	102
#90	Charlene	96
#91	Penny	93
#92	Sarah	92
#93	Beth	92
#94	Julie	89
#95	Jeanne	86
#96	Becky	86
#97	Dianna	85
#98	Anne	83
#99	Sara	80
#100	Norma	80

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	20	5	1
Cinda	20	5	1
Becky	86	21	7
Rebecca	620	148	55
Ladonna	21	5	2
Vicki	370	88	34
Diana	437	104	43
Vicky	73	17	7
Dianna	85	20	8
Beth	92	22	9
Sonja	20	5	2
Karla	34	8	3

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.