Naming your child is a serious decision.  Here are some of the most popular baby names from the Hoosier state.

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Naming Your Baby

I'll never forget trying to pick out my son's name.   When I was pregnant I couldn't stop reading baby name lists online, and trying to settle on a name that both my husband and I liked was a serious struggle!  It felt like every name I liked my husband would say something like "oh I knew a guy with that name, that's a no."  And the same when my husband would have a name idea that he would suggest to me.  We finally landed on Riley, and we both think the name fits him perfectly. But finding a baby name is NOT easy!

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Top Hoosier Baby Names

When it comes to baby names, there is no doubt that trying to find the perfect one for your little bundle of joy is not an easy task. Recently Names.Org released the most popular baby names in the state of Indiana for boys and girls in 2023.  Here is how they came up with the top names:

Each year, the Social Security Administration publishes the totals for the first names from all Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the US since 1880. The publication is the most complete record of first name usage in the United States. Because Social Security can take quite a while to compile data on the most popular baby names for each year, we've used data on the actual births in recent years to predict the most popular baby names of 2023. Our formula looks at the most 5 most recent years worth of data from the Social Security Administration to detect any trends.

The top 10 boy names and girl names are listed below. If you want to check out more interesting name facts, including the top baby names in the country, you can find it all, here.

The Top 10 Most Popular Boy Names in Indiana

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The Top 10 Girl Names in the State of Indiana for 2023

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KEEP READING: Here are the most popular baby names in every state

Using March 2019 data from the Social Security Administration, Stacker compiled a list of the most popular names in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., according to their 2018 SSA rankings. The top five boy names and top five girl names are listed for each state, as well as the number of babies born in 2018 with that name. Historically common names like Michael only made the top five in three states, while the less common name Harper ranks in the top five for 22 states.

Curious what names are trending in your home state? Keep reading to see if your name made the top five -- or to find inspiration for naming your baby.

These are the Top Baby Names in Indiana

Recently Names.Org released the most popular baby names in the state of Indiana for boys and girls in 2023, here's a countdown of the top 10!

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