Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	930
2	Mary	715
3	Angela	699
4	Cynthia	591
5	Kimberly	578
6	Donna	512
7	Tammy	497
8	Karen	490
9	Pamela	480
10	Sharon	459
11	Teresa	437
12	Patricia	432
13	Linda	375
14	Sandra	368
15	Susan	361
16	Brenda	342
17	Rhonda	331
18	Deborah	291
19	Tina	283
20	Melissa	269
21	Barbara	245
22	Jacqueline	236
23	Tracy	226
24	Jennifer	219
25	Rebecca	215

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sherry	215
27	Wanda	213
28	Elizabeth	212
29	Debra	211
30	Kathy	187
30	Laura	187
32	Stephanie	186
33	Sheila	182
34	Carolyn	181
35	Carol	179
36	Robin	174
37	Regina	169
38	Janet	160
39	Cheryl	159
40	Janice	158
41	Connie	156
42	Paula	155
43	Valerie	151
44	Wendy	150
45	Amy	149
46	Kim	142
47	Betty	138
48	Anita	137
48	Kelly	137
48	Nancy	137
51	Shirley	135
52	Beverly	131
53	Cindy	130
54	Shelia	129
55	Carla	126
56	Lori	120
56	Michelle	120
56	Sonya	120
59	Melinda	117
60	Margaret	116
61	Theresa	115
62	Felicia	112
62	Vickie	112
64	Julie	110
65	Dana	107
65	Debbie	107
65	Phyllis	107
68	Gloria	106
68	Martha	106
70	Cathy	105
71	Rita	104
71	Terri	104
73	Charlotte	103
74	Melanie	101
75	Belinda	100
75	Cassandra	100
77	Veronica	97
78	Dorothy	96
79	Joyce	95
80	Judy	92
80	Monica	92
82	Annie	91
83	Denise	90
84	Allison	87
84	Glenda	87
84	Samantha	87
87	Catherine	84
88	Yolanda	82
89	Angelia	81
90	Gwendolyn	79
91	Gina	76
91	Tonya	76
93	Sarah	75
93	Tracey	75
95	Christine	74
95	Marilyn	74
97	Leslie	72
98	Darlene	71
98	Vanessa	71
100	Andrea	69
100	Annette	69