Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	932
2	Lisa	736
3	Donna	686
4	Cynthia	660
5	Linda	607
6	Brenda	598
7	Teresa	577
8	Patricia	558
9	Sandra	553
10	Pamela	528
11	Sharon	522
12	Deborah	491
13	Susan	479
14	Debra	474
15	Karen	453
16	Angela	397
17	Kathy	386
18	Barbara	376
19	Tammy	344
20	Wanda	319
21	Rhonda	307
22	Sherry	304
23	Janice	303
24	Elizabeth	281
25	Jacqueline	274

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carolyn	267
27	Carol	262
28	Beverly	257
29	Cindy	248
29	Rebecca	248
31	Debbie	241
32	Janet	238
33	Cheryl	236
34	Shirley	234
35	Gloria	229
36	Nancy	222
37	Sheila	219
38	Connie	213
39	Laura	210
40	Tina	208
41	Betty	199
42	Margaret	195
43	Kimberly	190
43	Regina	190
45	Martha	189
46	Anita	187
47	Robin	183
48	Terri	181
49	Judy	174
50	Cathy	173
51	Lori	170
52	Dorothy	169
53	Jennifer	167
54	Melissa	162
55	Vicki	160
56	Shelia	159
57	Phyllis	157
58	Vickie	152
59	Annie	144
59	Rita	144
61	Belinda	138
62	Charlotte	137
63	Kim	136
64	Julie	133
65	Theresa	132
66	Gwendolyn	130
67	Vanessa	128
68	Catherine	123
69	Paula	122
69	Valerie	122
71	Marilyn	121
71	Sarah	121
73	Joyce	120
74	Glenda	119
75	Denise	115
76	Diane	114
77	Melanie	106
78	Virginia	101
79	Doris	100
79	Jackie	100
79	Stephanie	100
82	Annette	99
82	Peggy	99
84	Cassandra	98
84	Michelle	98
86	Katherine	97
87	Carla	90
88	Sonya	87
88	Veronica	87
90	Felicia	86
91	Becky	85
91	Darlene	85
91	Kelly	85
91	Rose	85
95	Melinda	84
96	Loretta	83
97	Jo	81
97	Suzanne	81
99	Julia	80
99	Sylvia	80