Alabama · 1956

Top 100 names in Alabama, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,246
#2	Linda	975
#3	Deborah	974
#4	Debra	878
#5	Patricia	842
#6	Brenda	763
#7	Sharon	619
#8	Barbara	606
#9	Donna	596
#10	Cynthia	586
#11	Pamela	568
#12	Kathy	514
#13	Sandra	512
#14	Karen	484
#15	Susan	478
#16	Teresa	441
#17	Shirley	436
#18	Janice	427
#19	Wanda	403
#20	Carolyn	398
#21	Betty	389
#22	Gloria	320
#23	Rebecca	311
#24	Dorothy	301
#25	Carol	298
#26	Martha	293
#27	Nancy	291
#28	Elizabeth	291
#29	Janet	276
#30	Judy	269
#31	Cathy	269
#32	Rhonda	268
#33	Beverly	266
#34	Margaret	259
#35	Sherry	257
#36	Sheila	249
#37	Annie	247
#38	Cheryl	246
#39	Joyce	236
#40	Connie	220
#41	Diane	210
#42	Shelia	206
#43	Debbie	206
#44	Marilyn	204
#45	Peggy	203
#46	Rita	195
#47	Jacqueline	188
#48	Catherine	187
#49	Vickie	187
#50	Angela	176
#51	Vicki	175
#52	Jo	175
#53	Doris	172
#54	Anita	170
#55	Glenda	170
#56	Sarah	163
#57	Virginia	163
#58	Theresa	163
#59	Gwendolyn	162
#60	Phyllis	161
#61	Charlotte	154
#62	Lisa	143
#63	Laura	141
#64	Paula	131
#65	Helen	129
#66	Jennifer	123
#67	Denise	122
#68	Alice	121
#69	Ruby	120
#70	Rose	118
#71	Frances	114
#72	Robin	110
#73	Ann	106
#74	Katherine	103
#75	Evelyn	103
#76	Willie	102
#77	Bonnie	99
#78	Belinda	98
#79	Kathryn	97
#80	Patsy	97
#81	Juanita	96
#82	Christine	94
#83	Cindy	94
#84	Regina	91
#85	Sylvia	89
#86	Julia	88
#87	Annette	87
#88	Vanessa	86
#89	Rosie	86
#90	Jane	85
#91	Emma	84
#92	Vivian	84
#93	Darlene	82
#94	Loretta	82
#95	Tina	81
#96	Mattie	81
#97	Geraldine	79
#98	Edna	79
#99	Dianne	79
#100	Yvonne	79

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
Freddie	20	5	1
Mattie	81	22	3
Unknown	77	21	3
Bettye	28	8	1
Pearlie	22	6	1
Queen	21	6	1
Fannie	39	11	2
Annie	247	67	11
Willie	102	28	5
Earnestine	28	8	1
Tommie	20	5	1
Shelia	206	56	10

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.