Indiana ★ 1956

Top names in Indiana, 1956

Debra led for girls with 1,672 babies ; Michael for boys with 2,696. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Debra	1,672
2	Mary	1,491
3	Deborah	1,288
4	Linda	1,176
5	Karen	1,148
6	Pamela	1,098
7	Susan	1,091
8	Cynthia	971
9	Patricia	930
10	Nancy	752
11	Barbara	733
12	Kathy	724
13	Donna	722
14	Cheryl	694
15	Brenda	666
16	Sharon	647
17	Teresa	629
18	Sandra	627
19	Rebecca	618
20	Carol	597
21	Janet	565
22	Diane	451
23	Connie	428
24	Kathleen	417
25	Cathy	414
26	Diana	398
27	Elizabeth	392
28	Denise	354
29	Theresa	350
30	Lisa	349
31	Rhonda	345
32	Cindy	333
32	Janice	333
34	Joyce	320
35	Vicki	319
36	Peggy	316
37	Kimberly	299
38	Jane	296
39	Judith	289
40	Vickie	288
41	Julie	287
41	Sherry	287
43	Debbie	284
44	Laura	282
44	Paula	282
46	Robin	274
47	Kim	271
48	Catherine	266
49	Beverly	263
49	Terri	263
51	Judy	261
52	Margaret	260
53	Carolyn	258
54	Beth	250
55	Rita	246
55	Tina	246
57	Kathryn	243
58	Sheila	241
59	Betty	236
60	Christine	226
61	Marcia	220
62	Darlene	204
62	Ruth	204
64	Jill	197
64	Jo	197
66	Bonnie	193
67	Ann	191
68	Jennifer	188
69	Marilyn	184
70	Shirley	182
71	Jacqueline	180
72	Gail	179
73	Martha	176
74	Anita	175
75	Katherine	173
76	Lynn	172
77	Sue	170
78	Rose	168
79	Dawn	166
80	Jean	156
81	Michelle	152
82	Phyllis	151
83	Angela	147
83	Sally	147
83	Terry	147
86	Marsha	146
87	Victoria	144
88	Lori	143
89	Carla	142
90	Penny	139
91	Sheryl	137
92	Joan	135
92	Valerie	135
92	Wanda	135
95	Julia	134
96	Vicky	123
97	Virginia	122
98	Gloria	118
98	Roberta	118
100	Dorothy	117

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	2,696
2	David	2,505
3	James	2,315
4	Robert	2,089
5	John	1,962
6	Mark	1,812
7	William	1,458
8	Richard	1,388
9	Steven	1,231
10	Thomas	1,158
11	Timothy	1,007
12	Jeffrey	990
13	Charles	962
14	Gary	926
15	Donald	874
16	Gregory	867
17	Daniel	843
18	Ronald	835
19	Kevin	832
20	Larry	768
21	Kenneth	746
22	Dennis	728
23	Joseph	718
24	Terry	717
25	Paul	632
26	Randy	618
27	Stephen	574
28	Douglas	530
29	Jerry	489
30	Bruce	473
31	Brian	419
32	Roger	409
33	Edward	387
34	Jeffery	375
35	Anthony	348
36	Keith	339
37	Randall	338
38	George	337
39	Scott	328
40	Danny	311
41	Ricky	304
42	Patrick	276
43	Dale	262
44	Phillip	239
45	Jack	237
46	Raymond	228
47	Gerald	226
48	Christopher	215
49	Carl	213
50	Rick	201
51	Lawrence	200
52	Steve	198
53	Rodney	192
54	Russell	185
55	Jay	182
56	Frank	180
57	Alan	179
57	Philip	179
59	Micheal	177
60	Darrell	167
61	Tony	164
62	Kim	162
63	Wayne	161
64	Barry	155
65	Harold	144
66	Bradley	139
66	Eric	139
68	Joe	138
68	Ralph	138
68	Ronnie	138
68	Stanley	138
72	Andrew	137
72	Roy	137
74	Allen	133
74	Walter	133
76	Kent	130
77	Jon	129
78	Curtis	128
79	Samuel	127
80	Robin	125
81	Billy	123
81	Craig	123
81	Martin	123
84	Dean	122
85	Rex	121
86	Matthew	118
87	Peter	115
88	Mike	111
89	Arthur	109
90	Garry	102
91	Johnny	101
92	Duane	100
92	Marvin	100
94	Brad	97
94	Howard	97
96	Henry	95
97	Victor	93
98	Frederick	90
99	Eugene	89
100	Bobby	86