Top baby names in Indiana, 1953
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 1,579 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,553 |
| 3 | Mary | 1,525 |
| 4 | Debra | 1,360 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,254 |
| 6 | Pamela | 1,102 |
| 7 | Susan | 1,069 |
| 8 | Karen | 1,012 |
| 9 | Barbara | 869 |
| 10 | Nancy | 846 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 753 |
| 12 | Brenda | 705 |
| 13 | Sandra | 697 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 665 |
| 15 | Sharon | 648 |
| 16 | Carol | 647 |
| 17 | Kathy | 623 |
| 18 | Donna | 618 |
| 19 | Janet | 581 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 539 |
| 21 | Connie | 441 |
| 22 | Cheryl | 432 |
| 23 | Diana | 430 |
| 24 | Diane | 422 |
| 25 | Teresa | 401 |
| 26 | Judith | 392 |
| 27 | Joyce | 377 |
| 28 | Vicki | 370 |
| 29 | Cathy | 369 |
| 30 | Peggy | 362 |
| 31 | Janice | 357 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 354 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 350 |
| 34 | Jane | 328 |
| 34 | Marilyn | 328 |
| 36 | Margaret | 327 |
| 37 | Paula | 319 |
| 38 | Christine | 296 |
| 38 | Judy | 296 |
| 40 | Rita | 295 |
| 41 | Beverly | 289 |
| 42 | Shirley | 287 |
| 43 | Denise | 278 |
| 44 | Catherine | 266 |
| 45 | Marcia | 256 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 251 |
| 47 | Vickie | 250 |
| 48 | Ruth | 234 |
| 49 | Rhonda | 232 |
| 50 | Martha | 229 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,580 |
| 2 | David | 2,469 |
| 3 | James | 2,251 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,203 |
| 5 | John | 2,052 |
| 6 | William | 1,592 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,558 |
| 8 | Thomas | 1,288 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,235 |
| 10 | Gary | 1,159 |
| 11 | Mark | 1,134 |
| 12 | Charles | 1,003 |
| 13 | Dennis | 891 |
| 14 | Ronald | 872 |
| 15 | Larry | 869 |
| 16 | Donald | 817 |
| 17 | Daniel | 734 |
| 18 | Stephen | 686 |
| 19 | Paul | 668 |
| 20 | Gregory | 649 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 648 |
| 22 | Timothy | 623 |
| 23 | Joseph | 608 |
| 24 | Terry | 604 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 588 |
| 26 | Jerry | 515 |
| 27 | Roger | 451 |
| 28 | Bruce | 446 |
| 29 | Douglas | 431 |
| 30 | Randy | 394 |
| 31 | George | 379 |
| 32 | Edward | 336 |
| 33 | Ricky | 328 |
| 34 | Danny | 314 |
| 35 | Kevin | 305 |
| 36 | Randall | 293 |
| 37 | Jack | 278 |
| 38 | Patrick | 256 |
| 39 | Anthony | 253 |
| 40 | Rick | 249 |
| 41 | Keith | 248 |
| 42 | Gerald | 234 |
| 43 | Rodney | 219 |
| 44 | Dale | 217 |
| 45 | Alan | 214 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 208 |
| 46 | Phillip | 208 |
| 48 | Carl | 199 |
| 49 | Stanley | 192 |
| 50 | Harold | 191 |