Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1958

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,043
2	Linda	785
3	Debra	757
4	Cynthia	755
4	Patricia	755
6	Deborah	704
7	Brenda	644
8	Donna	608
9	Susan	601
10	Kathy	592
11	Pamela	565
12	Barbara	537
13	Sandra	508
14	Sharon	505
15	Karen	497
16	Teresa	481
17	Janice	399
18	Wanda	375
19	Lisa	358
20	Cheryl	347
21	Carolyn	335
22	Shirley	325
23	Debbie	324
24	Judy	294
25	Cathy	293

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	281
27	Betty	279
28	Carol	267
29	Nancy	262
30	Rebecca	250
31	Sheila	248
32	Martha	246
32	Rhonda	246
34	Angela	243
35	Gloria	239
36	Janet	236
37	Cindy	234
37	Sherry	234
39	Peggy	224
40	Vickie	222
41	Beverly	217
41	Dorothy	217
43	Anita	214
44	Shelia	207
45	Connie	195
46	Joyce	194
47	Laura	188
47	Margaret	188
49	Annie	185
50	Vicki	184
51	Phyllis	182
52	Tammy	181
53	Rita	180
54	Theresa	179
55	Denise	168
56	Diane	166
57	Belinda	162
58	Regina	160
59	Julie	156
60	Glenda	153
61	Annette	150
61	Terri	150
63	Darlene	144
64	Paula	138
64	Vanessa	138
66	Charlotte	136
67	Jacqueline	134
68	Doris	133
69	Virginia	131
70	Catherine	130
71	Rose	129
72	Robin	128
73	Marilyn	127
74	Gwendolyn	125
75	Jo	124
76	Jennifer	120
77	Tina	117
78	Sarah	116
79	Melissa	113
80	Alice	108
81	Myra	104
82	Loretta	103
83	Valerie	101
84	Frances	95
85	Julia	94
85	Sylvia	94
87	Ruby	93
88	Helen	92
88	Kathryn	92
90	Bonnie	91
91	Christine	90
91	Katherine	90
93	Becky	89
94	Willie	88
95	Kim	86
96	Jackie	85
97	Evelyn	83
98	Patsy	82
99	Vivian	80
100	Ann	76
100	Kimberly	76
100	Yvonne	76