Alabama · 1955

Top 100 names in Alabama, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,356
#2	Linda	1,085
#3	Deborah	995
#4	Patricia	920
#5	Debra	886
#6	Brenda	784
#7	Barbara	680
#8	Sandra	568
#9	Donna	556
#10	Susan	521
#11	Cynthia	499
#12	Pamela	488
#13	Kathy	460
#14	Sharon	453
#15	Shirley	447
#16	Wanda	439
#17	Janice	415
#18	Teresa	413
#19	Carolyn	405
#20	Karen	382
#21	Betty	381
#22	Judy	350
#23	Martha	349
#24	Rebecca	339
#25	Elizabeth	335
#26	Dorothy	333
#27	Gloria	315
#28	Nancy	307
#29	Janet	291
#30	Beverly	278
#31	Joyce	275
#32	Carol	258
#33	Annie	251
#34	Margaret	250
#35	Connie	245
#36	Sheila	240
#37	Cathy	238
#38	Marilyn	221
#39	Jo	217
#40	Diane	213
#41	Sherry	213
#42	Peggy	205
#43	Rhonda	205
#44	Cheryl	204
#45	Rita	202
#46	Gwendolyn	198
#47	Anita	184
#48	Jacqueline	183
#49	Doris	176
#50	Shelia	169
#51	Vickie	167
#52	Phyllis	167
#53	Glenda	166
#54	Charlotte	164
#55	Sarah	158
#56	Debbie	156
#57	Vicki	154
#58	Catherine	150
#59	Paula	146
#60	Virginia	144
#61	Alice	143
#62	Theresa	141
#63	Angela	140
#64	Helen	131
#65	Laura	130
#66	Rose	123
#67	Willie	116
#68	Belinda	115
#69	Regina	108
#70	Evelyn	107
#71	Ann	106
#72	Patsy	106
#73	Lisa	105
#74	Ruby	104
#75	Dianne	102
#76	Bonnie	102
#77	Denise	99
#78	Unknown	97
#79	Julia	97
#80	Yvonne	95
#81	Jane	95
#82	Frances	95
#83	Marsha	94
#84	Katherine	94
#85	Loretta	91
#86	Rosie	88
#87	Vivian	88
#88	Christine	87
#89	Sylvia	85
#90	Jennifer	85
#91	Emma	81
#92	Bobbie	80
#93	Vanessa	79
#94	Annette	78
#95	Juanita	78
#96	Elaine	78
#97	Joan	77
#98	Ethel	77
#99	Edna	77
#100	Jeanette	75

Uniquely popular in Alabama

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Unknown	97	27	3
Delois	38	10	1
Bettye	33	9	1
Willie	116	32	5
Sadie	28	8	1
Pearlie	23	6	1
Lizzie	21	6	1
Mattie	72	20	3
Annie	251	69	11
Hattie	47	13	2
Essie	25	7	1
Lula	38	10	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.