Top baby names in Indiana, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,456 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,154 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,107 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 790 |
| 5 | Sarah | 756 |
| 6 | Brittany | 692 |
| 7 | Megan | 647 |
| 8 | Amber | 581 |
| 9 | Heather | 567 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 493 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 462 |
| 12 | Rachel | 405 |
| 13 | Emily | 386 |
| 14 | Amy | 372 |
| 15 | Nicole | 357 |
| 16 | Melissa | 352 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 342 |
| 18 | Samantha | 339 |
| 19 | Danielle | 336 |
| 20 | Whitney | 332 |
| 21 | Sara | 304 |
| 22 | Lauren | 296 |
| 23 | Michelle | 286 |
| 24 | Laura | 271 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 268 |
| 26 | Katherine | 257 |
| 27 | Jamie | 254 |
| 28 | Lindsey | 252 |
| 29 | Christina | 249 |
| 30 | Crystal | 245 |
| 31 | Allison | 244 |
| 32 | Erin | 238 |
| 33 | Kelly | 234 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 223 |
| 35 | Angela | 220 |
| 36 | Courtney | 214 |
| 37 | Lindsay | 210 |
| 38 | Andrea | 197 |
| 38 | Mary | 197 |
| 40 | Katie | 196 |
| 41 | Erica | 193 |
| 42 | Alicia | 171 |
| 42 | Kristen | 171 |
| 44 | Brittney | 170 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 156 |
| 46 | Cassandra | 155 |
| 47 | Lisa | 150 |
| 48 | Kristin | 149 |
| 49 | Holly | 148 |
| 50 | April | 144 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,294 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,190 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,114 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,111 |
| 5 | Andrew | 886 |
| 6 | Ryan | 831 |
| 7 | Brandon | 824 |
| 8 | James | 786 |
| 9 | David | 754 |
| 10 | Justin | 748 |
| 11 | Kyle | 726 |
| 12 | Daniel | 638 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 613 |
| 14 | John | 600 |
| 15 | Adam | 584 |
| 16 | Joseph | 561 |
| 17 | Robert | 558 |
| 18 | William | 481 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 474 |
| 20 | Eric | 472 |
| 21 | Brian | 464 |
| 22 | Jason | 449 |
| 23 | Dustin | 443 |
| 24 | Zachary | 437 |
| 25 | Anthony | 432 |
| 26 | Jacob | 429 |
| 27 | Steven | 404 |
| 28 | Aaron | 401 |
| 28 | Kevin | 401 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 400 |
| 31 | Timothy | 377 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 367 |
| 33 | Tyler | 353 |
| 34 | Nathan | 344 |
| 35 | Thomas | 313 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 296 |
| 37 | Mark | 281 |
| 38 | Charles | 279 |
| 39 | Scott | 276 |
| 40 | Richard | 274 |
| 41 | Jordan | 271 |
| 42 | Bradley | 253 |
| 43 | Stephen | 238 |
| 44 | Derek | 235 |
| 45 | Travis | 225 |
| 46 | Patrick | 218 |
| 47 | Sean | 213 |
| 48 | Chad | 207 |
| 49 | Gregory | 205 |
| 50 | Cody | 192 |