Alabama · 1961

Top 100 names in Alabama, 1961, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#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
#26	Carolyn	267
#27	Carol	262
#28	Beverly	257
#29	Cindy	248
#30	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
#44	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	Rita	144
#60	Annie	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
#70	Valerie	122
#71	Sarah	121
#72	Marilyn	121
#73	Joyce	120
#74	Glenda	119
#75	Denise	115
#76	Diane	114
#77	Melanie	106
#78	Virginia	101
#79	Jackie	100
#80	Doris	100
#81	Stephanie	100
#82	Peggy	99
#83	Annette	99
#84	Michelle	98
#85	Cassandra	98
#86	Katherine	97
#87	Carla	90
#88	Veronica	87
#89	Sonya	87
#90	Felicia	86
#91	Rose	85
#92	Becky	85
#93	Darlene	85
#94	Kelly	85
#95	Melinda	84
#96	Loretta	83
#97	Jo	81
#98	Suzanne	81
#99	Julia	80
#100	Sylvia	80

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
Willie	60	17	2
Felecia	45	13	2
Lesia	31	9	1
Annie	144	42	6
Reba	34	10	2
Mattie	34	10	2
Alesia	37	11	2
Johnnie	33	10	2
Minnie	30	9	2
Sharron	29	8	2
Alfreda	21	6	1
Rosie	56	16	3

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.