Top baby names in Indiana, 1946
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,611 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,529 |
| 3 | Sharon | 1,170 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,082 |
| 5 | Sandra | 998 |
| 6 | Barbara | 993 |
| 7 | Nancy | 941 |
| 8 | Carol | 934 |
| 9 | Judith | 773 |
| 10 | Susan | 769 |
| 11 | Karen | 750 |
| 12 | Donna | 680 |
| 13 | Carolyn | 664 |
| 14 | Judy | 661 |
| 15 | Janet | 652 |
| 16 | Diana | 475 |
| 17 | Cheryl | 441 |
| 18 | Betty | 438 |
| 19 | Pamela | 414 |
| 20 | Connie | 413 |
| 21 | Shirley | 408 |
| 22 | Janice | 405 |
| 23 | Joyce | 392 |
| 24 | Beverly | 377 |
| 25 | Marilyn | 364 |
| 26 | Kathleen | 351 |
| 27 | Margaret | 346 |
| 28 | Jane | 341 |
| 29 | Phyllis | 317 |
| 30 | Brenda | 313 |
| 31 | Diane | 305 |
| 32 | Martha | 286 |
| 33 | Sue | 285 |
| 34 | Ruth | 278 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 271 |
| 36 | Rita | 267 |
| 37 | Peggy | 250 |
| 38 | Bonnie | 248 |
| 39 | Gloria | 230 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 219 |
| 41 | Elizabeth | 198 |
| 41 | Marcia | 198 |
| 43 | Vicki | 196 |
| 44 | Sherry | 191 |
| 45 | Marsha | 190 |
| 46 | Joan | 189 |
| 47 | Dorothy | 183 |
| 48 | Virginia | 182 |
| 49 | Anita | 164 |
| 49 | Ann | 164 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,294 |
| 2 | Robert | 2,024 |
| 3 | John | 1,987 |
| 4 | David | 1,644 |
| 5 | Michael | 1,613 |
| 6 | Richard | 1,468 |
| 7 | William | 1,379 |
| 8 | Larry | 1,259 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,047 |
| 10 | Ronald | 982 |
| 11 | Charles | 967 |
| 12 | Donald | 885 |
| 13 | Gary | 755 |
| 14 | Dennis | 708 |
| 15 | Jerry | 673 |
| 16 | Stephen | 625 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 571 |
| 18 | Paul | 569 |
| 19 | Terry | 550 |
| 20 | Steven | 537 |
| 21 | George | 425 |
| 22 | Joseph | 404 |
| 23 | Daniel | 403 |
| 24 | Roger | 386 |
| 25 | Edward | 333 |
| 26 | Jack | 320 |
| 27 | Danny | 289 |
| 28 | Gerald | 252 |
| 29 | Steve | 244 |
| 30 | Mike | 227 |
| 31 | Carl | 226 |
| 32 | Wayne | 225 |
| 33 | Harold | 219 |
| 34 | Phillip | 218 |
| 35 | Timothy | 217 |
| 36 | Raymond | 200 |
| 37 | Jim | 196 |
| 38 | Ronnie | 194 |
| 39 | Ralph | 190 |
| 40 | Tom | 188 |
| 41 | Alan | 187 |
| 42 | Philip | 178 |
| 43 | Frank | 177 |
| 44 | Gregory | 173 |
| 45 | Bruce | 172 |
| 46 | Dale | 168 |
| 46 | Douglas | 168 |
| 48 | Lawrence | 167 |
| 49 | Bill | 163 |
| 50 | Joe | 158 |