Top baby names in Indiana, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,478 |
| 2 | Debra | 1,462 |
| 3 | Cynthia | 1,208 |
| 4 | Linda | 1,175 |
| 5 | Karen | 1,132 |
| 6 | Susan | 1,097 |
| 7 | Deborah | 1,046 |
| 8 | Pamela | 902 |
| 9 | Brenda | 887 |
| 10 | Patricia | 882 |
| 11 | Nancy | 785 |
| 12 | Kathy | 765 |
| 13 | Cindy | 734 |
| 14 | Teresa | 724 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 679 |
| 16 | Barbara | 660 |
| 17 | Donna | 630 |
| 18 | Sandra | 601 |
| 19 | Carol | 595 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 538 |
| 21 | Lisa | 537 |
| 22 | Sharon | 533 |
| 23 | Cathy | 476 |
| 24 | Diana | 475 |
| 25 | Julie | 472 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 460 |
| 27 | Janet | 457 |
| 28 | Debbie | 425 |
| 29 | Diane | 411 |
| 30 | Connie | 399 |
| 31 | Robin | 397 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 394 |
| 33 | Denise | 393 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 384 |
| 35 | Vicki | 358 |
| 36 | Terri | 352 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 340 |
| 38 | Kim | 314 |
| 39 | Laura | 312 |
| 40 | Sherry | 306 |
| 41 | Theresa | 297 |
| 42 | Janice | 290 |
| 43 | Paula | 287 |
| 44 | Joyce | 285 |
| 45 | Judy | 281 |
| 46 | Carolyn | 277 |
| 47 | Tina | 274 |
| 48 | Vickie | 270 |
| 49 | Peggy | 268 |
| 50 | Margaret | 265 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,570 |
| 2 | David | 2,507 |
| 3 | James | 2,245 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,038 |
| 5 | John | 1,924 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,858 |
| 7 | William | 1,434 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,320 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,230 |
| 10 | Steven | 1,161 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 1,048 |
| 12 | Kevin | 962 |
| 12 | Timothy | 962 |
| 14 | Charles | 917 |
| 15 | Ronald | 860 |
| 16 | Gary | 830 |
| 17 | Donald | 817 |
| 18 | Daniel | 783 |
| 19 | Gregory | 771 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 707 |
| 21 | Larry | 701 |
| 22 | Terry | 695 |
| 23 | Joseph | 662 |
| 24 | Paul | 659 |
| 25 | Dennis | 626 |
| 26 | Douglas | 622 |
| 27 | Brian | 570 |
| 28 | Randy | 549 |
| 29 | Jerry | 525 |
| 30 | Stephen | 522 |
| 31 | Jeffery | 420 |
| 32 | Scott | 414 |
| 33 | Bruce | 403 |
| 34 | Anthony | 359 |
| 34 | Keith | 359 |
| 36 | Edward | 353 |
| 37 | Danny | 343 |
| 38 | Roger | 337 |
| 39 | Randall | 331 |
| 40 | Ricky | 328 |
| 41 | George | 318 |
| 42 | Rick | 294 |
| 43 | Patrick | 286 |
| 44 | Dale | 272 |
| 45 | Tony | 236 |
| 46 | Steve | 234 |
| 47 | Jack | 231 |
| 48 | Phillip | 229 |
| 49 | Christopher | 228 |
| 50 | Mike | 223 |