Top baby names in Indiana, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | 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 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | 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 |