Top baby names in Alabama, 1952
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,717 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,393 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,095 |
| 4 | Deborah | 1,035 |
| 5 | Brenda | 1,030 |
| 6 | Barbara | 777 |
| 7 | Shirley | 601 |
| 8 | Sandra | 599 |
| 9 | Betty | 552 |
| 10 | Carolyn | 495 |
| 11 | Janice | 491 |
| 12 | Debra | 487 |
| 13 | Donna | 472 |
| 14 | Judy | 461 |
| 15 | Martha | 423 |
| 16 | Nancy | 421 |
| 17 | Dorothy | 413 |
| 18 | Susan | 402 |
| 19 | Wanda | 398 |
| 20 | Annie | 394 |
| 21 | Gloria | 388 |
| 22 | Kathy | 383 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 375 |
| 24 | Margaret | 369 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 354 |
| 26 | Sharon | 341 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 307 |
| 28 | Pamela | 291 |
| 29 | Joyce | 279 |
| 30 | Carol | 274 |
| 30 | Peggy | 274 |
| 32 | Karen | 254 |
| 33 | Doris | 238 |
| 34 | Charlotte | 234 |
| 35 | Diane | 231 |
| 36 | Glenda | 228 |
| 37 | Beverly | 223 |
| 37 | Jo | 223 |
| 39 | Janet | 222 |
| 40 | Sarah | 206 |
| 41 | Sherry | 204 |
| 42 | Cathy | 201 |
| 43 | Virginia | 195 |
| 44 | Sheila | 192 |
| 45 | Marilyn | 186 |
| 46 | Alice | 183 |
| 47 | Catherine | 182 |
| 48 | Connie | 181 |
| 49 | Teresa | 179 |
| 50 | Gwendolyn | 173 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,391 |
| 2 | John | 1,410 |
| 3 | William | 1,394 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,336 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,199 |
| 6 | David | 1,060 |
| 7 | Michael | 1,013 |
| 8 | Larry | 1,008 |
| 9 | Willie | 879 |
| 10 | Thomas | 706 |
| 11 | Richard | 668 |
| 12 | Jerry | 636 |
| 13 | Donald | 565 |
| 14 | Ronald | 541 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 524 |
| 16 | Gary | 497 |
| 17 | Johnny | 480 |
| 18 | Jimmy | 465 |
| 19 | George | 455 |
| 20 | Joseph | 452 |
| 21 | Billy | 392 |
| 22 | Edward | 366 |
| 23 | Bobby | 357 |
| 24 | Terry | 355 |
| 25 | Danny | 342 |
| 26 | Eddie | 313 |
| 27 | Roger | 301 |
| 28 | Henry | 300 |
| 29 | Paul | 278 |
| 30 | Joe | 272 |
| 31 | Steven | 264 |
| 32 | Walter | 244 |
| 33 | Ronnie | 236 |
| 34 | Tommy | 232 |
| 35 | Phillip | 224 |
| 36 | Samuel | 222 |
| 37 | Stephen | 216 |
| 38 | Frank | 211 |
| 39 | Roy | 208 |
| 40 | Carl | 203 |
| 41 | Dennis | 202 |
| 42 | Harold | 199 |
| 43 | Arthur | 198 |
| 44 | Randy | 192 |
| 45 | Daniel | 182 |
| 46 | Anthony | 179 |
| 47 | Gregory | 173 |
| 48 | Curtis | 168 |
| 49 | Charlie | 159 |
| 49 | Timothy | 159 |