State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 72,517 Alabama births in 1960 across 1,207 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#46Annieoutside the national top 200
#43Shelia#177 nationally
#93Willieoutside the national top 200
#95Roderickoutside the national top 200
#96Rubyoutside the national top 200
#51Vanessa#155 nationally
#97Charlieoutside the national top 200
#92Donnie#193 nationally
#55Charlotte#151 nationally
#64Glenda#158 nationally
#75Gwendolyn#163 nationally
#60Reginald#144 nationally

Girls

#1Mary982US #1
#2Donna784US #5
#3Linda726US #3
#4Cynthia722US #9
#5Brenda652US #13
#6Lisa616US #6
#7Patricia616US #7
#8Debra564US #8
#9Teresa551US #19
#10Sandra539US #11
#11Pamela537US #14
#12Sharon524US #16
#13Deborah512US #10
#14Susan481US #2
#15Karen479US #4
#16Barbara422US #12
#17Kathy372US #21
#18Angela370US #50
#19Wanda349US #66
#20Elizabeth317US #18
#21Debbie307US #24
#22Carolyn303US #43
#23Janice297US #41
#24Rhonda277US #44
#25Tammy277US #31
#26Cheryl266US #17
#27Carol261US #23
#28Sheila257US #56
#29Sherry255US #54
#30Gloria250US #79
#31Janet249US #32
#32Cindy241US #30
#33Shirley241US #70
#34Nancy234US #15
#35Betty232US #68
#36Rebecca225US #38
#37Beverly222US #60
#38Cathy216US #46
#39Laura208US #25
#40Martha208US #83
#41Regina207US #105
#42Anita201US #87
#43Shelia192US #177
#44Margaret186US #36
#45Dorothy184US #95
#46Annie183
#47Kimberly169US #26
#48Terri167US #49
#49Judy164US #48
#50Tina163US #45
#51Vanessa163US #155
#52Vickie162US #100
#53Phyllis159US #108
#54Connie157US #47
#55Charlotte156US #151
#56Joyce155US #58
#57Jacqueline153US #85
#58Melissa153US #109
#59Rita152US #96
#60Diane151US #22
#61Sarah150US #116
#62Vicki150US #73
#63Robin148US #33
#64Glenda147US #158
#65Denise144US #29
#66Annette136US #62
#67Kim133US #34
#68Paula132US #55
#69Jennifer131US #61
#70Belinda128US #150
#71Theresa126US #35
#72Peggy125US #69
#73Julie121US #28
#74Catherine120US #42
#75Gwendolyn120US #163
#76Valerie112US #65
#77Doris108US #147
#78Loretta108US #138
#79Virginia105US #102
#80Darlene100US #75
#81Alice96US #119
#82Melanie96US #125
#83Stephanie96US #91
#84Marilyn94US #118
#85Helen93US #117
#86Becky90US #111
#87Frances89US #127
#88Tracy84US #84
#89Anna83US #104
#90Julia83US #122
#91Katherine82US #81
#92Kelly81US #52
#93Willie80
#94Lori79US #20
#95Bonnie78US #71
#96Ruby78
#97Jo77US #134
#98Pam77US #132
#99Christine76US #40
#100Rose76US #98

Boys

#1James1,868US #3
#2Michael1,276US #2
#3David1,187US #1
#4John1,133US #4
#5William1,110US #7
#6Robert1,002US #5
#7Charles776US #13
#8Kenneth654US #16
#9Timothy633US #11
#10Mark563US #6
#11Richard517US #8
#12Willie514US #81
#13Thomas473US #9
#14Terry472US #34
#15Gregory445US #24
#16Larry433US #28
#17Donald425US #19
#18Anthony417US #25
#19Johnny401US #65
#20Jerry378US #37
#21Joseph378US #12
#22Gary376US #22
#23Steven363US #10
#24Ronald355US #21
#25Jimmy338US #69
#26Ricky331US #38
#27Jeffrey325US #14
#28George313US #33
#29Randy308US #32
#30Bobby305US #73
#31Billy296US #67
#32Jeffery284US #55
#33Dennis262US #31
#34Tony260US #52
#35Phillip253US #66
#36Danny245US #48
#37Paul242US #18
#38Edward237US #26
#39Ronnie216US #87
#40Tommy212US #112
#41Joe202US #57
#42Daniel199US #17
#43Eddie197US #102
#44Randall196US #59
#45Carl194US #53
#46Stephen194US #27
#47Barry188US #72
#48Keith186US #35
#49Steve186US #43
#50Roger185US #47
#51Henry183US #84
#52Christopher181US #29
#53Douglas175US #30
#54Stanley172US #100
#55Mike171US #36
#56Micheal170US #105
#57Rickey168US #138
#58Walter168US #70
#59Samuel160US #91
#60Reginald159US #144
#61Curtis156US #79
#62Frank152US #40
#63Raymond147US #46
#64Bruce139US #39
#65Roy139US #80
#66Rodney134US #68
#67Tim133US #60
#68Darryl130US #96
#69Eric130US #44
#70Brian124US #20
#71Harold124US #92
#72Arthur123US #82
#73Kevin122US #15
#74Marvin122US #119
#75Alan119US #50
#76Albert117US #93
#77Gerald111US #62
#78Joel107US #110
#79Calvin105US #129
#80Scott105US #23
#81Lee103US #116
#82Melvin101US #125
#83Jeff100US #49
#84Wayne100US #58
#85Alvin97US #166
#86Chris97US #63
#87Darrell96US #104
#88Ralph96US #89
#89Clarence94US #157
#90Russell94US #56
#91Greg93US #83
#92Donnie92US #193
#93Glenn91US #74
#94Jerome90US #133
#95Roderick89
#96Andrew86US #51
#97Charlie86
#98Dwight83US #181
#99Perry81US #146
#100Howard79US #108

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑33Regina#41
↑20Kimberly#47
↑20Eric#69
↑20Kevin#73
↑20Gerald#77
↑18Melissa#58
↑16Melanie#82
↑15Tina#50

Falling

↓21Rickey#57
↓21Jerome#94
↓20Andrew#96
↓18Peggy#72
↓17Catherine#74
↓16Jo#97
↓16Russell#90
↓15Diane#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.