Top baby names in Alabama, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Elizabeth | 291 |
| 27 | Nancy | 291 |
| 29 | Janet | 276 |
| 30 | Cathy | 269 |
| 30 | Judy | 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 | Debbie | 206 |
| 42 | Shelia | 206 |
| 44 | Marilyn | 204 |
| 45 | Peggy | 203 |
| 46 | Rita | 195 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 188 |
| 48 | Catherine | 187 |
| 48 | Vickie | 187 |
| 50 | Angela | 176 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,120 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,342 |
| 3 | John | 1,308 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,296 |
| 5 | William | 1,283 |
| 6 | David | 1,120 |
| 7 | Charles | 905 |
| 8 | Larry | 736 |
| 9 | Willie | 701 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 640 |
| 10 | Richard | 640 |
| 12 | Thomas | 584 |
| 13 | Donald | 575 |
| 14 | Ronald | 565 |
| 15 | Gary | 491 |
| 16 | Terry | 476 |
| 17 | Jerry | 451 |
| 18 | Johnny | 444 |
| 18 | Randy | 444 |
| 20 | Steven | 397 |
| 21 | Joseph | 390 |
| 22 | Jimmy | 377 |
| 23 | Danny | 368 |
| 24 | George | 363 |
| 25 | Billy | 362 |
| 25 | Bobby | 362 |
| 27 | Timothy | 357 |
| 28 | Ricky | 348 |
| 29 | Gregory | 326 |
| 30 | Dennis | 318 |
| 30 | Mark | 318 |
| 32 | Anthony | 314 |
| 33 | Edward | 301 |
| 34 | Stephen | 287 |
| 35 | Paul | 280 |
| 36 | Ronnie | 265 |
| 37 | Eddie | 260 |
| 38 | Joe | 256 |
| 39 | Roger | 246 |
| 40 | Phillip | 243 |
| 41 | Rickey | 238 |
| 42 | Walter | 227 |
| 43 | Carl | 223 |
| 44 | Henry | 219 |
| 45 | Daniel | 208 |
| 45 | Samuel | 208 |
| 47 | Stanley | 206 |
| 48 | Steve | 197 |
| 49 | Tony | 192 |
| 50 | Tommy | 184 |