Top baby names in Indiana, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 2,045 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,620 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,384 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,291 |
| 5 | Susan | 997 |
| 6 | Karen | 987 |
| 7 | Barbara | 953 |
| 8 | Nancy | 934 |
| 9 | Pamela | 824 |
| 10 | Sandra | 781 |
| 11 | Debra | 775 |
| 12 | Sharon | 745 |
| 13 | Brenda | 712 |
| 14 | Carol | 706 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 698 |
| 16 | Donna | 660 |
| 17 | Janet | 631 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 622 |
| 19 | Kathleen | 612 |
| 20 | Kathy | 516 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 482 |
| 22 | Connie | 479 |
| 23 | Carolyn | 471 |
| 24 | Diana | 442 |
| 25 | Janice | 436 |
| 26 | Judith | 426 |
| 27 | Joyce | 385 |
| 28 | Margaret | 376 |
| 29 | Peggy | 357 |
| 30 | Vicki | 349 |
| 31 | Diane | 346 |
| 32 | Beverly | 341 |
| 33 | Judy | 331 |
| 34 | Marilyn | 317 |
| 35 | Elizabeth | 314 |
| 36 | Shirley | 305 |
| 37 | Jane | 303 |
| 38 | Christine | 287 |
| 39 | Teresa | 283 |
| 40 | Betty | 278 |
| 41 | Rita | 277 |
| 42 | Bonnie | 276 |
| 43 | Cathy | 267 |
| 43 | Marcia | 267 |
| 45 | Paula | 261 |
| 46 | Martha | 259 |
| 47 | Marsha | 253 |
| 48 | Sherry | 247 |
| 49 | Ruth | 241 |
| 50 | Catherine | 239 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,568 |
| 2 | James | 2,358 |
| 3 | David | 2,262 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,160 |
| 5 | John | 2,121 |
| 6 | William | 1,639 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,480 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,376 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,258 |
| 10 | Gary | 1,175 |
| 11 | Charles | 1,033 |
| 12 | Larry | 1,009 |
| 13 | Ronald | 848 |
| 14 | Mark | 847 |
| 15 | Donald | 841 |
| 16 | Dennis | 826 |
| 17 | Stephen | 807 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 692 |
| 19 | Daniel | 675 |
| 20 | Paul | 600 |
| 21 | Terry | 594 |
| 22 | Jerry | 567 |
| 23 | Timothy | 539 |
| 24 | Joseph | 524 |
| 25 | Gregory | 518 |
| 26 | Douglas | 427 |
| 27 | Bruce | 413 |
| 28 | George | 410 |
| 29 | Roger | 407 |
| 30 | Edward | 385 |
| 31 | Danny | 330 |
| 32 | Jack | 276 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 273 |
| 34 | Randall | 271 |
| 35 | Patrick | 255 |
| 36 | Dale | 241 |
| 37 | Keith | 232 |
| 38 | Randy | 230 |
| 39 | Alan | 226 |
| 40 | Gerald | 224 |
| 41 | Carl | 216 |
| 42 | Frank | 213 |
| 43 | Phillip | 209 |
| 44 | Lawrence | 204 |
| 45 | Raymond | 202 |
| 45 | Wayne | 202 |
| 47 | Philip | 199 |
| 48 | Stanley | 193 |
| 49 | Kevin | 192 |
| 50 | Anthony | 181 |