Indiana · 1959

Top 100 names in Indiana, 1959, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,285
#2	Karen	1,085
#3	Susan	1,015
#4	Linda	965
#5	Debra	956
#6	Lisa	871
#7	Pamela	858
#8	Brenda	809
#9	Cynthia	800
#10	Donna	790
#11	Kathy	751
#12	Patricia	717
#13	Teresa	713
#14	Deborah	678
#15	Cheryl	664
#16	Debbie	646
#17	Barbara	622
#18	Nancy	609
#19	Julie	589
#20	Kimberly	567
#21	Cindy	545
#22	Sandra	526
#23	Carol	504
#24	Tammy	484
#25	Rebecca	474
#26	Sharon	457
#27	Janet	456
#28	Laura	424
#29	Elizabeth	416
#30	Diane	403
#31	Beth	400
#32	Cathy	391
#33	Kim	383
#34	Diana	370
#35	Rhonda	353
#36	Robin	350
#37	Lori	341
#38	Terri	334
#39	Tina	322
#40	Kathleen	312
#41	Denise	311
#42	Theresa	300
#43	Peggy	288
#44	Connie	285
#45	Paula	272
#46	Judy	270
#47	Dawn	265
#48	Jennifer	255
#49	Joyce	255
#50	Michelle	245
#51	Janice	244
#52	Tamara	234
#53	Kelly	233
#54	Sherry	231
#55	Christine	227
#56	Carolyn	222
#57	Sheila	219
#58	Vickie	215
#59	Margaret	212
#60	Jane	211
#61	Angela	207
#62	Penny	205
#63	Vicki	203
#64	Ann	201
#65	Anita	201
#66	Rita	201
#67	Becky	199
#68	Catherine	194
#69	Jill	193
#70	Amy	191
#71	Annette	185
#72	Kathryn	182
#73	Beverly	180
#74	Martha	174
#75	Betty	172
#76	Judith	171
#77	Julia	170
#78	Carla	169
#79	Darlene	167
#80	Lynn	159
#81	Sherri	159
#82	Sue	159
#83	Shirley	151
#84	Ruth	148
#85	Bonnie	145
#86	Valerie	145
#87	Pam	142
#88	Marcia	142
#89	Gail	141
#90	Patty	133
#91	Michele	133
#92	Melinda	130
#93	Jean	127
#94	Rose	126
#95	Anna	123
#96	Sally	122
#97	Sheryl	121
#98	Stephanie	121
#99	Phyllis	121
#100	Marsha	118

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	76	15	5
Ladonna	36	7	3
Beth	400	80	30
Tamela	25	5	2
Tamara	234	47	19
Dee	30	6	3
Candy	57	11	5
Darla	96	19	8
Sherri	159	32	14
Tamera	34	7	3
Lana	40	8	4
Penny	205	41	19

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.