Top baby names in Indiana, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,016 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,012 |
| 3 | Angela | 1,003 |
| 4 | Michelle | 900 |
| 5 | Melissa | 747 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 721 |
| 7 | Lisa | 649 |
| 8 | Heather | 635 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 526 |
| 10 | Christina | 418 |
| 11 | Julie | 409 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 407 |
| 13 | Dawn | 387 |
| 14 | Kelly | 372 |
| 15 | Nicole | 353 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 345 |
| 17 | Tina | 328 |
| 18 | Mary | 320 |
| 18 | Tracy | 320 |
| 20 | April | 307 |
| 21 | Lori | 303 |
| 22 | Laura | 298 |
| 23 | Shannon | 296 |
| 24 | Tammy | 291 |
| 25 | Amanda | 271 |
| 26 | Tonya | 255 |
| 27 | Stacy | 253 |
| 28 | Susan | 246 |
| 29 | Carrie | 234 |
| 30 | Christine | 217 |
| 31 | Rachel | 211 |
| 31 | Sarah | 211 |
| 33 | Wendy | 204 |
| 34 | Karen | 200 |
| 35 | Jill | 199 |
| 36 | Stacey | 195 |
| 37 | Andrea | 194 |
| 38 | Denise | 189 |
| 39 | Holly | 186 |
| 40 | Patricia | 184 |
| 41 | Crystal | 177 |
| 42 | Cynthia | 173 |
| 43 | Misty | 169 |
| 44 | Tamara | 167 |
| 45 | Brandy | 166 |
| 46 | Teresa | 165 |
| 47 | Jessica | 159 |
| 47 | Michele | 159 |
| 49 | Melanie | 155 |
| 50 | Robin | 146 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,901 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,681 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,340 |
| 4 | James | 1,212 |
| 5 | Brian | 1,156 |
| 6 | David | 1,150 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,071 |
| 8 | John | 1,019 |
| 9 | Matthew | 867 |
| 10 | William | 742 |
| 11 | Scott | 669 |
| 12 | Eric | 651 |
| 13 | Daniel | 641 |
| 14 | Mark | 628 |
| 15 | Chad | 611 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 571 |
| 17 | Steven | 547 |
| 18 | Kevin | 512 |
| 19 | Timothy | 511 |
| 20 | Joseph | 484 |
| 21 | Charles | 482 |
| 22 | Ryan | 480 |
| 23 | Richard | 455 |
| 24 | Anthony | 453 |
| 25 | Thomas | 450 |
| 26 | Jeremy | 402 |
| 27 | Andrew | 391 |
| 28 | Gregory | 384 |
| 29 | Shawn | 382 |
| 30 | Aaron | 375 |
| 31 | Paul | 307 |
| 32 | Todd | 299 |
| 33 | Joshua | 270 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 270 |
| 35 | Douglas | 266 |
| 36 | Donald | 261 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 257 |
| 38 | Ronald | 244 |
| 39 | Stephen | 241 |
| 40 | Shane | 240 |
| 41 | Adam | 226 |
| 41 | Bryan | 226 |
| 43 | Bradley | 225 |
| 44 | Larry | 222 |
| 45 | Troy | 218 |
| 46 | Craig | 210 |
| 47 | Keith | 206 |
| 48 | Travis | 203 |
| 49 | Jeffery | 197 |
| 50 | Jerry | 196 |