Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1959

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,050
2	Donna	850
3	Linda	775
4	Cynthia	773
5	Debra	707
6	Patricia	682
7	Deborah	593
8	Sandra	591
9	Brenda	588
10	Pamela	561
11	Teresa	551
12	Kathy	529
13	Sharon	523
14	Susan	505
15	Karen	467
16	Lisa	452
17	Barbara	449
18	Wanda	378
19	Debbie	370
20	Janice	352
21	Carolyn	328
22	Tammy	303
23	Elizabeth	292
24	Cheryl	290
25	Betty	285

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Angela	278
27	Beverly	274
28	Shirley	266
29	Nancy	260
30	Carol	259
31	Sheila	257
32	Cindy	254
32	Rhonda	254
34	Janet	243
35	Rebecca	241
36	Judy	237
36	Martha	237
38	Cathy	228
39	Dorothy	218
40	Gloria	206
41	Connie	199
42	Sherry	198
43	Margaret	197
44	Shelia	191
45	Diane	185
46	Annie	184
47	Vickie	171
48	Laura	169
49	Anita	166
49	Joyce	166
51	Glenda	165
52	Phyllis	164
53	Terri	162
54	Peggy	161
55	Vanessa	157
56	Charlotte	152
57	Catherine	148
58	Robin	146
59	Denise	143
59	Gwendolyn	143
61	Doris	139
61	Rita	139
61	Theresa	139
64	Jacqueline	138
64	Tina	138
66	Annette	136
67	Kimberly	131
68	Sarah	128
69	Vicki	127
70	Paula	126
71	Kim	121
72	Julie	120
73	Belinda	119
73	Regina	119
73	Valerie	119
76	Melissa	118
77	Jennifer	116
78	Virginia	115
79	Alice	113
80	Darlene	110
80	Jo	110
82	Loretta	107
83	Marilyn	105
84	Julia	97
85	Helen	95
86	Frances	91
86	Sylvia	91
88	Evelyn	89
89	Katherine	87
90	Rose	85
91	Stephanie	84
92	Ruby	83
93	Becky	81
93	Kathryn	81
95	Jackie	79
95	Vivian	79
97	Ann	78
97	Melanie	78
99	Christine	77
99	Patsy	77