Top baby names in Indiana, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,224 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 1,202 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,097 |
| 4 | Jessica | 1,058 |
| 5 | Sarah | 808 |
| 6 | Heather | 647 |
| 7 | Amber | 630 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 548 |
| 9 | Melissa | 543 |
| 10 | Nicole | 516 |
| 11 | Amy | 513 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 482 |
| 13 | Megan | 470 |
| 14 | Rachel | 458 |
| 15 | Emily | 395 |
| 16 | Erin | 375 |
| 17 | Crystal | 370 |
| 18 | Angela | 361 |
| 19 | Michelle | 349 |
| 20 | Laura | 340 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 330 |
| 22 | Christina | 327 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 300 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 299 |
| 25 | Andrea | 287 |
| 26 | Sara | 282 |
| 27 | Lindsey | 275 |
| 28 | Kelly | 274 |
| 29 | Jamie | 270 |
| 30 | Lindsay | 258 |
| 31 | Mary | 250 |
| 32 | Lisa | 237 |
| 33 | Erica | 223 |
| 34 | Samantha | 222 |
| 35 | April | 218 |
| 35 | Lauren | 218 |
| 37 | Danielle | 208 |
| 38 | Holly | 204 |
| 39 | Courtney | 201 |
| 40 | Katherine | 197 |
| 40 | Kristen | 197 |
| 42 | Brandi | 189 |
| 43 | Brandy | 183 |
| 44 | Alicia | 175 |
| 45 | Brittany | 173 |
| 46 | Kristin | 166 |
| 47 | Shannon | 165 |
| 48 | Tara | 162 |
| 49 | Natalie | 158 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 150 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 1,371 |
| 1 | Michael | 1,371 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,236 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,228 |
| 5 | Ryan | 924 |
| 6 | Jason | 856 |
| 7 | David | 840 |
| 8 | Adam | 830 |
| 9 | James | 808 |
| 10 | Justin | 774 |
| 11 | Andrew | 757 |
| 12 | Brandon | 756 |
| 13 | Robert | 699 |
| 14 | John | 681 |
| 15 | Joseph | 675 |
| 16 | Daniel | 672 |
| 17 | Brian | 605 |
| 18 | Eric | 547 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 535 |
| 20 | William | 527 |
| 21 | Kyle | 519 |
| 22 | Aaron | 507 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 459 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 445 |
| 25 | Anthony | 431 |
| 26 | Dustin | 402 |
| 27 | Steven | 399 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 375 |
| 28 | Timothy | 375 |
| 30 | Kevin | 374 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 371 |
| 31 | Nathan | 371 |
| 33 | Thomas | 343 |
| 34 | Jacob | 338 |
| 35 | Mark | 327 |
| 36 | Charles | 320 |
| 37 | Zachary | 313 |
| 38 | Richard | 305 |
| 39 | Travis | 302 |
| 40 | Scott | 286 |
| 41 | Bradley | 268 |
| 42 | Gregory | 253 |
| 43 | Stephen | 240 |
| 44 | Chad | 234 |
| 45 | Paul | 228 |
| 46 | Patrick | 227 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 204 |
| 48 | Derek | 196 |
| 49 | Bryan | 180 |
| 50 | Jesse | 168 |