Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1956

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,246
2	Linda	975
3	Deborah	974
4	Debra	878
5	Patricia	842
6	Brenda	763
7	Sharon	619
8	Barbara	606
9	Donna	596
10	Cynthia	586
11	Pamela	568
12	Kathy	514
13	Sandra	512
14	Karen	484
15	Susan	478
16	Teresa	441
17	Shirley	436
18	Janice	427
19	Wanda	403
20	Carolyn	398
21	Betty	389
22	Gloria	320
23	Rebecca	311
24	Dorothy	301
25	Carol	298

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Martha	293
27	Elizabeth	291
27	Nancy	291
29	Janet	276
30	Cathy	269
30	Judy	269
32	Rhonda	268
33	Beverly	266
34	Margaret	259
35	Sherry	257
36	Sheila	249
37	Annie	247
38	Cheryl	246
39	Joyce	236
40	Connie	220
41	Diane	210
42	Debbie	206
42	Shelia	206
44	Marilyn	204
45	Peggy	203
46	Rita	195
47	Jacqueline	188
48	Catherine	187
48	Vickie	187
50	Angela	176
51	Jo	175
51	Vicki	175
53	Doris	172
54	Anita	170
54	Glenda	170
56	Sarah	163
56	Theresa	163
56	Virginia	163
59	Gwendolyn	162
60	Phyllis	161
61	Charlotte	154
62	Lisa	143
63	Laura	141
64	Paula	131
65	Helen	129
66	Jennifer	123
67	Denise	122
68	Alice	121
69	Ruby	120
70	Rose	118
71	Frances	114
72	Robin	110
73	Ann	106
74	Evelyn	103
74	Katherine	103
76	Willie	102
77	Bonnie	99
78	Belinda	98
79	Kathryn	97
79	Patsy	97
81	Juanita	96
82	Christine	94
82	Cindy	94
84	Regina	91
85	Sylvia	89
86	Julia	88
87	Annette	87
88	Rosie	86
88	Vanessa	86
90	Jane	85
91	Emma	84
91	Vivian	84
93	Darlene	82
93	Loretta	82
95	Mattie	81
95	Tina	81
97	Dianne	79
97	Edna	79
97	Geraldine	79
97	Yvonne	79