Top baby names in Indiana, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,570 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,299 |
| 3 | Melissa | 926 |
| 4 | Angela | 762 |
| 5 | Sarah | 743 |
| 6 | Amy | 728 |
| 6 | Heather | 728 |
| 8 | Jessica | 688 |
| 9 | Amber | 535 |
| 10 | Michelle | 508 |
| 11 | Nicole | 494 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 491 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 481 |
| 14 | Christina | 469 |
| 15 | Crystal | 424 |
| 16 | Lisa | 416 |
| 17 | Kelly | 399 |
| 18 | April | 390 |
| 18 | Jamie | 390 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 368 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 357 |
| 22 | Erin | 335 |
| 23 | Rachel | 324 |
| 24 | Laura | 320 |
| 25 | Andrea | 315 |
| 26 | Shannon | 304 |
| 27 | Julie | 284 |
| 28 | Mary | 281 |
| 29 | Megan | 275 |
| 30 | Sara | 267 |
| 31 | Emily | 264 |
| 32 | Carrie | 255 |
| 33 | Brandy | 246 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 229 |
| 35 | Stacy | 220 |
| 36 | Misty | 219 |
| 37 | Erica | 215 |
| 38 | Jill | 213 |
| 39 | Danielle | 201 |
| 40 | Tara | 188 |
| 41 | Brandi | 183 |
| 42 | Holly | 180 |
| 43 | Katherine | 175 |
| 44 | Samantha | 161 |
| 45 | Dawn | 158 |
| 46 | Kristina | 155 |
| 46 | Lori | 155 |
| 48 | Courtney | 151 |
| 49 | Brooke | 150 |
| 50 | Mindy | 148 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,587 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,527 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,287 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,205 |
| 5 | Matthew | 1,090 |
| 6 | James | 1,028 |
| 7 | David | 1,000 |
| 8 | Ryan | 861 |
| 9 | Robert | 842 |
| 10 | John | 836 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 817 |
| 12 | Brian | 778 |
| 13 | Joseph | 744 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 704 |
| 15 | Andrew | 674 |
| 16 | Daniel | 645 |
| 17 | William | 636 |
| 18 | Adam | 621 |
| 19 | Eric | 609 |
| 20 | Justin | 534 |
| 21 | Timothy | 526 |
| 22 | Chad | 474 |
| 23 | Aaron | 462 |
| 24 | Steven | 458 |
| 25 | Kevin | 443 |
| 26 | Brandon | 441 |
| 27 | Anthony | 428 |
| 27 | Scott | 428 |
| 29 | Jeffrey | 414 |
| 30 | Charles | 403 |
| 31 | Nathan | 402 |
| 32 | Mark | 399 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 393 |
| 34 | Thomas | 387 |
| 35 | Richard | 353 |
| 36 | Travis | 342 |
| 37 | Bradley | 328 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 328 |
| 39 | Paul | 280 |
| 40 | Kyle | 276 |
| 41 | Jacob | 250 |
| 42 | Shawn | 244 |
| 43 | Gregory | 232 |
| 44 | Bryan | 217 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 216 |
| 46 | Donald | 213 |
| 47 | Stephen | 209 |
| 48 | Patrick | 199 |
| 49 | Dustin | 198 |
| 50 | Douglas | 170 |