State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,221 Alabama births in 1958 across 1,154 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Alabama more than they say America.

#49Annie#196 nationally
#44Shelia#180 nationally
#81Myraoutside the national top 200
#87Rubyoutside the national top 200
#86Charlie#195 nationally
#94Willieoutside the national top 200
#97Jimmieoutside the national top 200
#98Patsyoutside the national top 200
#91Donnie#181 nationally
#57Belinda#144 nationally
#65Vanessa#148 nationally
#60Glenda#141 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,043US #1
#2Linda784US #3
#3Debra757US #6
#4Cynthia755US #8
#5Patricia755US #5
#6Deborah704US #7
#7Brenda644US #16
#8Donna608US #10
#9Susan601US #2
#10Kathy592US #14
#11Pamela565US #11
#12Barbara537US #9
#13Sandra509US #15
#14Sharon505US #17
#15Karen497US #4
#16Teresa481US #26
#17Janice399US #35
#18Wanda375US #66
#19Lisa358US #19
#20Cheryl347US #13
#21Carolyn335US #37
#22Shirley325US #52
#23Debbie324US #24
#24Judy294US #36
#25Cathy293US #34
#26Elizabeth281US #22
#27Betty279US #54
#28Carol267US #20
#29Nancy262US #12
#30Rebecca250US #41
#31Sheila248US #59
#32Martha246US #69
#33Rhonda246US #48
#34Angela243US #83
#35Gloria239US #77
#36Janet236US #28
#37Cindy234US #25
#38Sherry234US #67
#39Peggy223US #42
#40Vickie222US #75
#41Beverly217US #55
#42Dorothy217US #86
#43Anita214US #82
#44Shelia207US #180
#45Connie195US #50
#46Joyce193US #46
#47Laura188US #29
#48Margaret188US #31
#49Annie185US #196
#50Vicki184US #57
#51Phyllis182US #94
#52Tammy181US #44
#53Rita180US #88
#54Theresa178US #33
#55Denise168US #27
#56Diane166US #18
#57Belinda162US #144
#58Regina160US #120
#59Julie156US #23
#60Glenda153US #141
#61Annette150US #76
#62Terri150US #51
#63Darlene144US #49
#64Paula138US #53
#65Vanessa138US #148
#66Charlotte136US #140
#67Jacqueline134US #99
#68Doris133US #131
#69Virginia131US #85
#70Catherine130US #38
#71Rose129US #78
#72Robin128US #32
#73Marilyn127US #96
#74Gwendolyn125US #151
#75Jo124US #91
#76Jennifer119US #81
#77Tina117US #71
#78Sarah116US #117
#79Melissa113US #130
#80Alice108US #115
#81Myra104
#82Loretta103US #132
#83Valerie101US #64
#84Frances95US #118
#85Julia94US #119
#86Sylvia94US #114
#87Ruby93
#88Helen92US #100
#89Kathryn92US #58
#90Bonnie91US #63
#91Christine90US #43
#92Katherine90US #74
#93Becky89US #111
#94Willie88
#95Kim86US #40
#96Jackie85US #152
#97Evelyn83US #134
#98Patsy82
#99Vivian80US #172
#100Ann76US #47

Boys

#1James1,843US #3
#2Michael1,446US #1
#3William1,163US #6
#4Robert1,142US #4
#5David1,118US #2
#6John1,099US #5
#7Charles854US #11
#8Richard604US #8
#9Willie596US #70
#10Kenneth588US #14
#11Larry549US #22
#12Thomas544US #9
#13Timothy530US #13
#14Donald497US #18
#15Terry487US #33
#16Ronald480US #19
#17Mark469US #7
#18Jerry455US #35
#19Gary407US #17
#20Johnny397US #61
#21Ricky392US #34
#22Gregory391US #23
#23Anthony382US #27
#24Jimmy363US #73
#25Randy335US #32
#26Steven334US #10
#27Danny333US #45
#28Billy326US #64
#29Bobby305US #69
#30Joseph300US #12
#31George294US #31
#32Tony290US #57
#33Dennis285US #29
#34Ronnie268US #66
#35Rickey260US #106
#36Paul251US #15
#37Phillip248US #81
#38Stephen246US #26
#39Edward236US #28
#40Jeffery236US #59
#41Eddie229US #100
#42Joe209US #56
#43Steve209US #44
#44Tommy207US #104
#45Douglas204US #30
#46Jeffrey204US #21
#47Roger194US #47
#48Walter188US #63
#49Henry186US #83
#50Daniel180US #16
#51Keith175US #37
#52Carl173US #51
#53Curtis168US #82
#54Micheal168US #91
#55Samuel168US #85
#56Stanley166US #88
#57Mike165US #40
#58Bruce161US #36
#59Frank161US #38
#60Harold144US #84
#61Randall141US #62
#62Arthur140US #72
#63Roy139US #75
#64Reginald137US #142
#65Melvin135US #122
#66Barry134US #79
#67Marvin129US #119
#68Christopher121US #39
#69Raymond121US #43
#70Ray118US #121
#71Calvin114US #123
#72Rodney112US #65
#73Wayne111US #48
#74Clarence108US #138
#75Tim108US #74
#76Jerome107US #129
#77Howard103US #95
#78Alan102US #49
#79Allen101US #92
#80Darrell101US #90
#81Jack100US #80
#82Kevin100US #20
#83Albert99US #89
#84Brian98US #24
#85Gerald98US #58
#86Charlie97US #195
#87Ralph97US #78
#88Russell95US #54
#89Lee94US #114
#90Andrew93US #55
#91Donnie93US #181
#92Eric92US #50
#93Glenn89US #76
#94Jeff89US #68
#95Alvin88US #154
#96Frederick87US #110
#97Jimmie84
#98Scott81US #25
#99Joel80US #120
#100Fred79US #115

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑35Julie#59
↑26Christopher#68
↑22Lisa#19
↑22Peggy#39
↑18Vanessa#65
↑18Mike#57
↑17Kevin#82
↑15Laura#47

Falling

↓22Gwendolyn#74
↓20Glenn#93
↓19Virginia#69
↓19Jo#75
↓16Julia#85
↓16Evelyn#97
↓15Marilyn#73
↓15Ann#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.