Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mary	820
2	Lisa	780
3	Cynthia	687
4	Donna	611
5	Linda	547
6	Teresa	533
7	Brenda	509
8	Sandra	506
9	Sharon	498
10	Pamela	497
11	Karen	487
12	Susan	463
13	Debra	439
13	Patricia	439
15	Angela	432
16	Deborah	413
17	Barbara	378
18	Tammy	345
19	Kathy	311
20	Tina	310
21	Wanda	300
22	Jacqueline	296
23	Rhonda	281
24	Sherry	276
25	Elizabeth	275

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kimberly	269
27	Janice	262
28	Sheila	252
29	Carol	247
30	Janet	246
31	Carolyn	244
31	Melissa	244
33	Shirley	238
34	Beverly	236
35	Robin	232
36	Cheryl	230
37	Connie	227
38	Laura	224
39	Anita	220
39	Jennifer	220
41	Rebecca	217
42	Debbie	203
43	Cindy	198
44	Betty	193
44	Cathy	193
46	Regina	188
47	Nancy	185
48	Terri	184
49	Shelia	182
50	Gloria	179
51	Margaret	167
52	Judy	163
53	Vickie	153
54	Melanie	146
55	Lori	142
56	Phyllis	141
57	Kim	138
58	Tracy	135
59	Paula	134
60	Theresa	130
61	Valerie	128
62	Gwendolyn	127
62	Marilyn	127
64	Martha	125
65	Dorothy	124
65	Sarah	124
67	Julie	122
68	Belinda	121
68	Kelly	121
70	Denise	118
70	Rita	118
72	Melinda	117
73	Vicki	116
74	Charlotte	114
75	Carla	112
75	Michelle	112
77	Catherine	110
77	Joyce	110
77	Sherri	110
80	Diane	109
81	Glenda	108
82	Annie	107
82	Vanessa	107
84	Annette	104
84	Cassandra	104
86	Stephanie	101
87	Virginia	98
88	Doris	95
89	Amy	94
90	Jackie	90
91	Alice	87
91	Julia	87
91	Sonya	87
94	Felicia	85
94	Peggy	85
94	Penny	85
97	Leslie	84
97	Veronica	84
99	Darlene	81
100	Dana	75
100	Gina	75
100	Rose	75
100	Suzanne	75
100	Wendy	75