Top baby names in Indiana, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,784 |
| 2 | Angela | 1,247 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,120 |
| 4 | Amy | 1,029 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 957 |
| 6 | Lisa | 853 |
| 7 | Melissa | 835 |
| 8 | Dawn | 576 |
| 9 | Julie | 575 |
| 10 | Tammy | 548 |
| 11 | Heather | 495 |
| 12 | Tina | 446 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 436 |
| 14 | Laura | 433 |
| 15 | Mary | 422 |
| 16 | Lori | 418 |
| 17 | Tracy | 416 |
| 18 | Kelly | 393 |
| 19 | Shannon | 390 |
| 20 | Susan | 381 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 366 |
| 22 | Christina | 349 |
| 23 | Karen | 340 |
| 24 | Stacy | 330 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 313 |
| 26 | Cynthia | 277 |
| 27 | Wendy | 274 |
| 28 | Teresa | 269 |
| 29 | Christine | 263 |
| 30 | Patricia | 262 |
| 31 | Tonya | 260 |
| 32 | Nicole | 256 |
| 33 | Tamara | 255 |
| 34 | Andrea | 240 |
| 35 | Pamela | 239 |
| 36 | Rhonda | 233 |
| 37 | Carrie | 228 |
| 37 | Stacey | 228 |
| 39 | April | 225 |
| 40 | Michele | 219 |
| 41 | Deborah | 205 |
| 42 | Sandra | 194 |
| 43 | Jill | 193 |
| 44 | Denise | 188 |
| 44 | Donna | 188 |
| 46 | Dana | 184 |
| 47 | Robin | 179 |
| 48 | Melinda | 175 |
| 48 | Paula | 175 |
| 50 | Beth | 174 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,193 |
| 2 | James | 1,631 |
| 3 | David | 1,463 |
| 4 | John | 1,429 |
| 5 | Christopher | 1,334 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,327 |
| 7 | Jason | 1,184 |
| 8 | Brian | 1,152 |
| 9 | Scott | 1,042 |
| 10 | William | 961 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 870 |
| 12 | Matthew | 794 |
| 13 | Mark | 789 |
| 14 | Steven | 690 |
| 15 | Eric | 689 |
| 16 | Kevin | 684 |
| 17 | Timothy | 650 |
| 18 | Richard | 623 |
| 19 | Thomas | 614 |
| 20 | Joseph | 571 |
| 21 | Charles | 559 |
| 22 | Daniel | 545 |
| 23 | Chad | 540 |
| 24 | Anthony | 516 |
| 25 | Gregory | 503 |
| 26 | Todd | 463 |
| 27 | Paul | 405 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 379 |
| 29 | Shawn | 373 |
| 30 | Andrew | 369 |
| 31 | Bradley | 355 |
| 32 | Donald | 352 |
| 33 | Stephen | 349 |
| 34 | Ronald | 348 |
| 35 | Douglas | 336 |
| 36 | Troy | 323 |
| 37 | Larry | 311 |
| 38 | Aaron | 309 |
| 39 | Gary | 307 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 306 |
| 41 | Ryan | 262 |
| 42 | Jerry | 258 |
| 43 | Patrick | 252 |
| 44 | Keith | 247 |
| 45 | Jeffery | 240 |
| 46 | Jonathan | 237 |
| 47 | Craig | 227 |
| 48 | Sean | 218 |
| 49 | Brent | 215 |
| 50 | Terry | 204 |