Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,224
2	Linda	889
3	Debra	849
4	Deborah	848
5	Brenda	819
6	Cynthia	805
7	Patricia	777
8	Donna	638
9	Sharon	613
10	Kathy	577
11	Susan	543
12	Sandra	534
13	Karen	531
14	Pamela	514
15	Barbara	505
16	Teresa	496
17	Wanda	440
18	Janice	377
19	Shirley	363
20	Carolyn	347
21	Cathy	327
22	Betty	315
23	Gloria	299
24	Sheila	297
25	Rebecca	295

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	294
27	Carol	293
27	Debbie	293
29	Dorothy	289
30	Nancy	287
31	Judy	280
32	Rhonda	275
33	Elizabeth	268
34	Martha	255
35	Beverly	254
36	Sherry	252
37	Connie	234
38	Janet	229
39	Vickie	222
40	Annie	221
41	Lisa	220
42	Shelia	215
43	Cindy	205
44	Margaret	201
44	Rita	201
46	Angela	200
47	Diane	193
48	Vicki	182
49	Anita	177
50	Virginia	168
51	Phyllis	166
52	Gwendolyn	165
53	Glenda	164
53	Joyce	164
55	Paula	162
56	Jo	161
57	Theresa	159
58	Marilyn	158
59	Charlotte	157
60	Jacqueline	151
61	Laura	149
61	Peggy	149
63	Catherine	139
64	Robin	138
65	Doris	134
66	Darlene	130
67	Denise	128
68	Regina	127
69	Julia	118
70	Jennifer	116
71	Belinda	114
72	Annette	113
73	Terri	110
74	Rose	108
75	Kathryn	107
76	Sarah	106
77	Christine	104
78	Frances	101
79	Sylvia	100
80	Alice	99
81	Evelyn	97
82	Katherine	96
83	Vanessa	94
84	Bonnie	93
85	Ann	92
85	Helen	92
87	Loretta	90
88	Jane	89
88	Patsy	89
90	Melissa	87
90	Tina	87
90	Willie	87
93	Dianne	84
93	Julie	84
95	Ruby	83
96	Kim	81
97	Emma	80
98	Vivian	79
99	Becky	78
99	Bobbie	78
99	Juanita	78
99	Valerie	78