Top baby names in Indiana, 1952
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,846 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,540 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,528 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,187 |
| 5 | Susan | 1,076 |
| 6 | Debra | 1,048 |
| 7 | Karen | 989 |
| 8 | Nancy | 951 |
| 9 | Barbara | 932 |
| 10 | Pamela | 881 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 728 |
| 12 | Brenda | 725 |
| 13 | Sharon | 719 |
| 14 | Carol | 718 |
| 15 | Sandra | 714 |
| 16 | Janet | 662 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 655 |
| 18 | Donna | 642 |
| 19 | Kathy | 569 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 549 |
| 21 | Connie | 469 |
| 22 | Diana | 437 |
| 23 | Judith | 435 |
| 24 | Diane | 428 |
| 25 | Cheryl | 420 |
| 26 | Carolyn | 405 |
| 27 | Joyce | 396 |
| 28 | Peggy | 392 |
| 29 | Janice | 378 |
| 30 | Vicki | 357 |
| 31 | Cathy | 350 |
| 32 | Margaret | 334 |
| 33 | Beverly | 327 |
| 34 | Judy | 324 |
| 35 | Elizabeth | 323 |
| 36 | Jane | 320 |
| 37 | Christine | 319 |
| 38 | Shirley | 318 |
| 39 | Teresa | 291 |
| 40 | Marsha | 288 |
| 41 | Betty | 286 |
| 41 | Paula | 286 |
| 43 | Marilyn | 280 |
| 44 | Rita | 263 |
| 45 | Catherine | 259 |
| 46 | Vickie | 258 |
| 47 | Denise | 253 |
| 48 | Martha | 251 |
| 49 | Marcia | 249 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 243 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,591 |
| 2 | James | 2,325 |
| 3 | David | 2,252 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,160 |
| 5 | John | 2,141 |
| 6 | William | 1,576 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,535 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,376 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,268 |
| 10 | Gary | 1,208 |
| 11 | Charles | 1,120 |
| 12 | Mark | 1,039 |
| 13 | Larry | 960 |
| 14 | Dennis | 910 |
| 15 | Donald | 832 |
| 16 | Ronald | 823 |
| 17 | Stephen | 776 |
| 18 | Daniel | 725 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 678 |
| 20 | Paul | 654 |
| 21 | Terry | 596 |
| 22 | Gregory | 588 |
| 23 | Joseph | 587 |
| 24 | Timothy | 562 |
| 25 | Jerry | 545 |
| 26 | Bruce | 457 |
| 27 | Roger | 437 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 416 |
| 29 | Edward | 397 |
| 30 | Douglas | 396 |
| 31 | George | 386 |
| 32 | Danny | 353 |
| 33 | Jack | 310 |
| 34 | Randall | 285 |
| 35 | Randy | 279 |
| 36 | Dale | 270 |
| 36 | Patrick | 270 |
| 38 | Kevin | 260 |
| 39 | Keith | 249 |
| 40 | Raymond | 240 |
| 41 | Anthony | 225 |
| 42 | Carl | 219 |
| 43 | Gerald | 211 |
| 44 | Alan | 208 |
| 44 | Rick | 208 |
| 46 | Philip | 207 |
| 46 | Ricky | 207 |
| 48 | Stanley | 200 |
| 49 | Phillip | 195 |
| 50 | Lawrence | 191 |