Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1960

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	982
2	Donna	784
3	Linda	726
4	Cynthia	720
5	Brenda	652
6	Lisa	616
7	Patricia	615
8	Debra	564
9	Teresa	551
10	Sandra	539
11	Pamela	537
12	Sharon	525
13	Deborah	513
14	Susan	481
15	Karen	479
16	Barbara	422
17	Kathy	372
18	Angela	370
19	Wanda	349
20	Elizabeth	317
21	Debbie	307
22	Carolyn	303
23	Janice	297
24	Rhonda	277
24	Tammy	277

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cheryl	266
27	Carol	261
28	Sheila	256
29	Sherry	255
30	Gloria	250
31	Janet	249
32	Cindy	241
32	Shirley	241
34	Nancy	234
35	Betty	232
36	Rebecca	225
37	Beverly	222
38	Cathy	216
39	Laura	208
39	Martha	208
41	Regina	207
42	Anita	200
43	Shelia	192
44	Margaret	186
45	Dorothy	184
46	Annie	183
47	Kimberly	169
48	Terri	167
49	Judy	164
50	Tina	163
50	Vanessa	163
52	Vickie	162
53	Phyllis	159
54	Charlotte	156
54	Connie	156
56	Joyce	155
57	Jacqueline	153
57	Melissa	153
59	Rita	152
60	Diane	151
61	Sarah	150
61	Vicki	150
63	Robin	148
64	Glenda	147
65	Denise	144
66	Annette	136
67	Kim	133
68	Paula	132
69	Jennifer	131
70	Belinda	128
71	Theresa	126
72	Peggy	125
73	Julie	121
74	Catherine	120
74	Gwendolyn	120
76	Valerie	112
77	Doris	108
77	Loretta	108
79	Virginia	105
80	Darlene	100
81	Alice	97
82	Melanie	96
82	Stephanie	96
84	Marilyn	94
85	Helen	93
86	Becky	90
87	Frances	88
88	Tracy	84
89	Anna	83
89	Julia	83
91	Katherine	82
92	Kelly	81
93	Willie	80
94	Lori	79
95	Bonnie	78
96	Jo	77
96	Pam	77
96	Ruby	77
99	Christine	76
99	Rose	76