Top baby names in Indiana, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,285 |
| 2 | Karen | 1,085 |
| 3 | Susan | 1,015 |
| 4 | Linda | 965 |
| 5 | Debra | 956 |
| 6 | Lisa | 871 |
| 7 | Pamela | 858 |
| 8 | Brenda | 809 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 800 |
| 10 | Donna | 790 |
| 11 | Kathy | 751 |
| 12 | Patricia | 717 |
| 13 | Teresa | 713 |
| 14 | Deborah | 678 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 664 |
| 16 | Debbie | 646 |
| 17 | Barbara | 622 |
| 18 | Nancy | 609 |
| 19 | Julie | 589 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 567 |
| 21 | Cindy | 545 |
| 22 | Sandra | 526 |
| 23 | Carol | 504 |
| 24 | Tammy | 484 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 474 |
| 26 | Sharon | 457 |
| 27 | Janet | 456 |
| 28 | Laura | 424 |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 416 |
| 30 | Diane | 403 |
| 31 | Beth | 400 |
| 32 | Cathy | 391 |
| 33 | Kim | 383 |
| 34 | Diana | 370 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 353 |
| 36 | Robin | 350 |
| 37 | Lori | 341 |
| 38 | Terri | 334 |
| 39 | Tina | 322 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 312 |
| 41 | Denise | 311 |
| 42 | Theresa | 300 |
| 43 | Peggy | 288 |
| 44 | Connie | 285 |
| 45 | Paula | 272 |
| 46 | Judy | 270 |
| 47 | Dawn | 265 |
| 48 | Jennifer | 255 |
| 48 | Joyce | 255 |
| 50 | Michelle | 245 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,390 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,204 |
| 3 | James | 2,092 |
| 4 | Mark | 1,998 |
| 5 | John | 1,837 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,818 |
| 7 | William | 1,210 |
| 8 | Timothy | 1,181 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 1,132 |
| 10 | Richard | 1,110 |
| 11 | Kevin | 1,024 |
| 12 | Thomas | 991 |
| 13 | Steven | 983 |
| 14 | Brian | 821 |
| 15 | Charles | 809 |
| 16 | Donald | 744 |
| 17 | Daniel | 712 |
| 18 | Gregory | 690 |
| 19 | Ronald | 683 |
| 20 | Gary | 637 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 614 |
| 22 | Larry | 611 |
| 23 | Terry | 600 |
| 24 | Paul | 589 |
| 25 | Dennis | 588 |
| 26 | Joseph | 586 |
| 27 | Scott | 560 |
| 28 | Douglas | 513 |
| 29 | Jerry | 461 |
| 30 | Randy | 457 |
| 31 | Mike | 454 |
| 32 | Jeffery | 438 |
| 33 | Anthony | 398 |
| 33 | Jeff | 398 |
| 33 | Stephen | 398 |
| 36 | Bruce | 365 |
| 37 | Keith | 341 |
| 38 | Christopher | 338 |
| 39 | Tim | 337 |
| 40 | Roger | 334 |
| 41 | Steve | 333 |
| 42 | Ricky | 327 |
| 43 | Edward | 311 |
| 44 | George | 308 |
| 45 | Eric | 305 |
| 46 | Randall | 301 |
| 47 | Tony | 300 |
| 48 | Rick | 297 |
| 49 | Danny | 262 |
| 50 | Dale | 261 |