Top baby names in Indiana, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,470 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,152 |
| 3 | Susan | 942 |
| 4 | Karen | 941 |
| 5 | Linda | 919 |
| 6 | Teresa | 781 |
| 7 | Brenda | 763 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 718 |
| 9 | Lori | 676 |
| 10 | Pamela | 675 |
| 11 | Debra | 658 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 642 |
| 13 | Kathy | 638 |
| 14 | Julie | 618 |
| 15 | Donna | 572 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 563 |
| 17 | Laura | 554 |
| 18 | Barbara | 549 |
| 19 | Patricia | 547 |
| 19 | Tammy | 547 |
| 21 | Deborah | 546 |
| 22 | Sandra | 538 |
| 23 | Nancy | 514 |
| 24 | Debbie | 492 |
| 25 | Robin | 462 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 460 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 449 |
| 28 | Tina | 438 |
| 29 | Carol | 432 |
| 30 | Cindy | 409 |
| 31 | Sharon | 404 |
| 32 | Beth | 401 |
| 33 | Janet | 377 |
| 34 | Denise | 367 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 366 |
| 36 | Kelly | 362 |
| 37 | Michelle | 351 |
| 38 | Diane | 347 |
| 39 | Terri | 335 |
| 40 | Dawn | 333 |
| 41 | Jennifer | 329 |
| 42 | Connie | 328 |
| 43 | Angela | 324 |
| 44 | Cathy | 321 |
| 45 | Kim | 304 |
| 46 | Diana | 300 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 282 |
| 48 | Theresa | 280 |
| 49 | Jill | 250 |
| 50 | Sherry | 248 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,446 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,217 |
| 3 | James | 1,971 |
| 4 | Mark | 1,911 |
| 5 | John | 1,891 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,673 |
| 7 | Jeffrey | 1,247 |
| 8 | William | 1,170 |
| 9 | Kevin | 1,052 |
| 10 | Timothy | 1,049 |
| 11 | Richard | 1,016 |
| 12 | Thomas | 945 |
| 13 | Brian | 910 |
| 14 | Steven | 849 |
| 15 | Gregory | 740 |
| 16 | Charles | 733 |
| 17 | Scott | 704 |
| 18 | Donald | 696 |
| 19 | Daniel | 670 |
| 20 | Gary | 636 |
| 21 | Ronald | 621 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 564 |
| 23 | Paul | 559 |
| 24 | Joseph | 554 |
| 25 | Douglas | 543 |
| 26 | Larry | 527 |
| 27 | Christopher | 492 |
| 28 | Terry | 479 |
| 29 | Anthony | 467 |
| 30 | Jeff | 440 |
| 31 | Jerry | 420 |
| 32 | Jeffery | 415 |
| 33 | Randy | 408 |
| 34 | Mike | 401 |
| 35 | Dennis | 384 |
| 36 | Stephen | 372 |
| 37 | Tony | 352 |
| 38 | Keith | 350 |
| 39 | Roger | 346 |
| 40 | Todd | 320 |
| 41 | Steve | 318 |
| 42 | Bruce | 316 |
| 43 | Eric | 314 |
| 44 | Tim | 312 |
| 45 | Edward | 291 |
| 46 | Patrick | 274 |
| 47 | Danny | 270 |
| 48 | Randall | 267 |
| 49 | Chris | 262 |
| 50 | Ricky | 256 |