FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Indiana
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Indiana, given to 351 babies, and Oliver was the top boys' name with 428. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 27,908 girls and 31,663 boys born in Indiana that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Indiana, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 351 | same |
| 2 | Amelia | 331 | same |
| 3 | Eleanor | 265 | up 4 |
| 4 | Evelyn | 252 | up 2 |
| 5 | Sophia | 234 | down 2 |
| 6 | Emma | 230 | down 1 |
| 7 | Olivia | 230 | down 3 |
| 8 | Harper | 195 | same |
| 9 | Lainey | 190 | up 8 |
| 10 | Violet | 183 | up 2 |
| 11 | Hazel | 178 | up 2 |
| 12 | Mia | 173 | down 3 |
| 13 | Isabella | 167 | up 6 |
| 14 | Aurora | 166 | down 3 |
| 15 | Willow | 162 | down 1 |
| 16 | Nora | 161 | same |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 155 | down 2 |
| 18 | Lucy | 152 | up 2 |
| 19 | Ava | 149 | down 9 |
| 20 | Isla | 148 | up 4 |
| 21 | Eliana | 146 | up 24 |
| 22 | Ellie | 143 | down 4 |
| 23 | Penelope | 139 | up 2 |
| 24 | Ivy | 129 | down 1 |
| 25 | Sofia | 127 | up 17 |
| 26 | Josephine | 124 | up 13 |
| 27 | Eloise | 123 | up 43 |
| 28 | Iris | 122 | up 24 |
| 29 | Nova | 121 | down 7 |
| 30 | Ailany | 120 | up 109 |
| 31 | Eden | 120 | up 18 |
| 32 | Ella | 120 | down 1 |
| 33 | Paisley | 120 | down 3 |
| 34 | Delilah | 117 | down 7 |
| 35 | Luna | 117 | down 6 |
| 36 | Scarlett | 117 | down 15 |
| 37 | Vivian | 115 | same |
| 38 | Lillian | 110 | up 2 |
| 39 | Layla | 109 | down 3 |
| 40 | Clara | 108 | up 23 |
| 41 | Grace | 105 | same |
| 42 | Wrenley | 105 | up 13 |
| 43 | Millie | 104 | down 11 |
| 44 | Chloe | 103 | up 10 |
| 45 | Lily | 103 | down 17 |
| 46 | Avery | 101 | down 20 |
| 47 | Gianna | 100 | down 13 |
| 48 | Juniper | 100 | up 65 |
| 49 | Naomi | 100 | down 6 |
| 50 | Ruby | 98 | down 6 |
| 51 | Stella | 98 | up 7 |
| 52 | Hannah | 96 | up 21 |
| 53 | Abigail | 92 | down 15 |
| 54 | Aria | 91 | down 19 |
| 55 | Zoe | 91 | down 9 |
| 56 | Sadie | 90 | down 23 |
| 57 | Sophie | 90 | up 33 |
| 58 | Claire | 89 | up 1 |
| 59 | Daisy | 89 | up 40 |
| 60 | Elena | 89 | up 21 |
| 61 | Emersyn | 88 | down 13 |
| 62 | Lydia | 88 | down 15 |
| 63 | Josie | 87 | up 3 |
| 64 | Adeline | 86 | up 16 |
| 65 | Margaret | 84 | up 31 |
| 66 | Emily | 83 | down 15 |
| 67 | Raelynn | 83 | down 2 |
| 68 | Caroline | 82 | down 12 |
| 69 | Madelyn | 81 | up 25 |
| 70 | Alice | 79 | up 5 |
| 71 | Lyla | 79 | up 34 |
| 72 | Elsie | 78 | up 32 |
| 73 | Oaklynn | 77 | down 13 |
| 74 | Zoey | 77 | up 24 |
| 75 | Emilia | 75 | up 1 |
| 76 | Hadley | 75 | down 14 |
| 77 | Ember | 74 | up 26 |
| 78 | Georgia | 74 | down 6 |
| 79 | Kinsley | 74 | down 15 |
| 80 | Madison | 74 | down 6 |
| 81 | Hallie | 73 | up 11 |
| 82 | Addison | 72 | down 29 |
| 83 | Adalynn | 71 | up 43 |
| 84 | Emery | 71 | down 34 |
| 85 | Genesis | 71 | down 14 |
| 86 | Riley | 71 | down 29 |
| 87 | Amara | 70 | up 25 |
| 88 | Quinn | 70 | up 9 |
| 89 | Ruth | 67 | down 7 |
| 90 | Victoria | 67 | up 21 |
| 91 | Eliza | 66 | down 8 |
| 92 | Emerson | 66 | up 8 |
| 93 | Magnolia | 66 | down 2 |
| 94 | Mila | 66 | down 26 |
| 95 | Scottie | 66 | up 50 |
| 96 | Camila | 65 | down 17 |
| 97 | Everleigh | 65 | down 9 |
| 98 | Leilani | 65 | up 16 |
| 99 | Anna | 64 | down 12 |
| 100 | Esther | 64 | up 1 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 428 | same |
| 2 | Liam | 393 | same |
| 3 | Theodore | 366 | same |
| 4 | Henry | 359 | up 1 |
| 5 | Noah | 345 | down 1 |
| 6 | James | 263 | up 2 |
| 7 | Hudson | 241 | same |
| 8 | Elijah | 230 | down 2 |
| 9 | Benjamin | 226 | same |
| 10 | Cooper | 219 | up 12 |
| 11 | William | 218 | same |
| 12 | Maverick | 192 | up 3 |
| 13 | Samuel | 192 | up 7 |
| 14 | Levi | 191 | up 2 |
| 15 | Waylon | 188 | up 13 |
| 16 | Ezra | 187 | down 4 |
| 17 | Asher | 186 | down 7 |
| 18 | Jack | 186 | up 3 |
| 19 | Mateo | 186 | same |
| 20 | Grayson | 181 | up 6 |
| 21 | Weston | 179 | up 13 |
| 22 | Jackson | 178 | down 9 |
| 23 | Elias | 176 | same |
| 24 | Wyatt | 175 | down 6 |
| 25 | Lincoln | 171 | up 2 |
| 26 | Lucas | 171 | down 12 |
| 27 | Owen | 169 | down 10 |
| 28 | Bennett | 168 | up 8 |
| 29 | Beau | 150 | up 15 |
| 30 | Rowan | 146 | up 19 |
| 31 | Carter | 145 | down 7 |
| 32 | Daniel | 145 | up 8 |
| 33 | Everett | 143 | up 10 |
| 34 | Gabriel | 143 | up 18 |
| 35 | John | 143 | up 11 |
| 36 | Silas | 142 | up 24 |
| 37 | Leo | 140 | down 8 |
| 38 | Thomas | 140 | down 5 |
| 39 | Wesley | 140 | up 6 |
| 40 | Brooks | 139 | up 7 |
| 41 | Isaac | 137 | same |
| 42 | Luke | 137 | down 7 |
| 43 | Roman | 137 | up 10 |
| 44 | David | 136 | down 5 |
| 45 | Charles | 134 | up 5 |
| 46 | Luca | 133 | up 12 |
| 47 | Joseph | 130 | down 17 |
| 48 | Sebastian | 130 | down 6 |
| 49 | Michael | 129 | down 17 |
| 50 | Miles | 128 | down 19 |
| 51 | Walker | 128 | down 14 |
| 52 | Alexander | 127 | down 27 |
| 53 | Matthew | 125 | down 5 |
| 54 | Myles | 125 | up 25 |
| 55 | Ethan | 123 | up 7 |
| 56 | Archer | 120 | up 12 |
| 57 | Atlas | 118 | up 23 |
| 58 | Graham | 115 | up 25 |
| 59 | Mason | 114 | down 21 |
| 60 | Jacob | 111 | down 5 |
| 61 | Josiah | 110 | up 14 |
| 62 | Julian | 110 | down 6 |
| 63 | Anthony | 108 | down 2 |
| 64 | Joshua | 108 | down 13 |
| 65 | Parker | 108 | up 11 |
| 66 | August | 107 | down 1 |
| 67 | Jayden | 106 | same |
| 68 | Harrison | 105 | up 48 |
| 69 | Dylan | 101 | down 15 |
| 70 | Theo | 101 | up 2 |
| 71 | Isaiah | 100 | down 14 |
| 72 | Micah | 100 | down 9 |
| 73 | Nolan | 100 | down 2 |
| 74 | Calvin | 99 | up 14 |
| 75 | Callum | 98 | up 62 |
| 76 | Andrew | 97 | down 12 |
| 77 | Ezekiel | 96 | down 3 |
| 78 | Jameson | 94 | up 8 |
| 79 | Beckham | 93 | up 2 |
| 80 | Easton | 93 | down 10 |
| 81 | Jasper | 93 | up 14 |
| 82 | Sawyer | 91 | up 26 |
| 83 | Arthur | 90 | up 19 |
| 84 | Beckett | 90 | up 10 |
| 85 | Logan | 90 | down 12 |
| 86 | Santiago | 87 | down 4 |
| 87 | Caleb | 86 | down 28 |
| 88 | Cameron | 86 | up 16 |
| 89 | Xavier | 86 | up 8 |
| 90 | Robert | 85 | up 36 |
| 91 | Axel | 83 | up 8 |
| 92 | Jace | 82 | up 15 |
| 93 | Christopher | 81 | up 26 |
| 94 | Thiago | 80 | down 2 |
| 95 | Emmett | 79 | up 10 |
| 96 | Dawson | 78 | down 3 |
| 97 | Jeremiah | 78 | up 66 |
| 98 | Nathan | 78 | up 41 |
| 99 | River | 78 | down 22 |
| 100 | Malachi | 77 | up 22 |
Names Indiana likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Indiana than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Maelynn, Octavia and Wrenley for girls, and Gatlin, Kolson and Granger for boys.
Girls
- Maelynn: 3.4× (68 babies)
- Octavia: 3× (289 babies)
- Wrenley: 2.9× (361 babies)
- Bexley: 2.9× (71 babies)
- Wrenleigh: 2.9× (65 babies)
- Remington: 2.8× (173 babies)
- Wrenlee: 2.7× (129 babies)
- Hadlee: 2.7× (73 babies)
- Emersyn: 2.6× (447 babies)
- Oaklynn: 2.6× (409 babies)
Boys
- Gatlin: 3.5× (95 babies)
- Kolson: 3.3× (79 babies)
- Granger: 3.3× (54 babies)
- Adler: 3.1× (70 babies)
- Colson: 2.8× (264 babies)
- Foster: 2.8× (59 babies)
- Fletcher: 2.7× (117 babies)
- Amos: 2.6× (103 babies)
- Crue: 2.6× (77 babies)
- Westyn: 2.6× (70 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Indiana belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1934. For boys, it's Robert, from 1915 to 1938.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2020–2025
- Olivia: 2019
- Emma: 2014–2018
- Sophia: 2013
- Emma: 2003–2012
- Madison: 2001–2002
- Hannah: 1999–2000
- Emily: 1995–1998
- Ashley: 1991–1994
- Jessica: 1990
- Ashley: 1983–1989
- Jennifer: 1970–1982
- Lisa: 1961–1969
- Mary: 1957–1960
- Debra: 1954–1956
- Linda: 1947–1953
- Mary: 1936–1946
- Shirley: 1935
- Mary: 1910–1934
Boys
- Oliver: 2024–2025
- Liam: 2023
- Oliver: 2022
- Liam: 2021
- Oliver: 2020
- Liam: 2018–2019
- Oliver: 2017
- Liam: 2012–2016
- Mason: 2011
- Elijah: 2010
- Ethan: 2009
- Jacob: 1993–2008
- Michael: 1990–1992
- Joshua: 1989
- Michael: 1986–1988
- Joshua: 1985
- Matthew: 1983–1984
- Michael: 1979–1982
- Jason: 1974–1978
- Michael: 1965–1973
- David: 1959–1964
- Michael: 1956–1958
- David: 1955
- Michael: 1950–1954
- James: 1939–1949
- Robert: 1915–1938
- John: 1911–1914
- William: 1910
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Amelia, Olivia, Emma, Sophia | Oliver, Liam, Noah, Theodore, Henry |
| 2010s | Emma, Olivia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella | Liam, Noah, Elijah, Mason, William |
| 2000s | Emma, Madison, Emily, Olivia, Abigail | Jacob, Ethan, Andrew, Michael, Joshua |
| 1990s | Ashley, Jessica, Emily, Sarah, Taylor | Jacob, Michael, Tyler, Joshua, Matthew |
| 1980s | Amanda, Jessica, Ashley, Jennifer, Sarah | Michael, Joshua, Matthew, Christopher, Ryan |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Angela, Amy, Melissa, Michelle | Michael, Jason, Christopher, James, David |
| 1960s | Lisa, Kimberly, Mary, Susan, Karen | Michael, David, James, John, Robert |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Deborah, Debra, Susan | Michael, David, James, Robert, John |
| 1940s | Linda, Mary, Sharon, Patricia, Barbara | James, Robert, John, David, William |
| 1930s | Mary, Barbara, Betty, Patricia, Shirley | Robert, James, John, Richard, Donald |
| 1920s | Mary, Betty, Dorothy, Helen, Ruth | Robert, William, John, James, Charles |
| 1910s | Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Ruth, Margaret | Robert, John, William, Charles, James |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.