Top baby names in Alabama, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,224 |
| 2 | Linda | 889 |
| 3 | Debra | 849 |
| 4 | Deborah | 848 |
| 5 | Brenda | 819 |
| 6 | Cynthia | 805 |
| 7 | Patricia | 777 |
| 8 | Donna | 638 |
| 9 | Sharon | 613 |
| 10 | Kathy | 577 |
| 11 | Susan | 543 |
| 12 | Sandra | 534 |
| 13 | Karen | 531 |
| 14 | Pamela | 514 |
| 15 | Barbara | 505 |
| 16 | Teresa | 496 |
| 17 | Wanda | 440 |
| 18 | Janice | 377 |
| 19 | Shirley | 363 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 347 |
| 21 | Cathy | 327 |
| 22 | Betty | 315 |
| 23 | Gloria | 299 |
| 24 | Sheila | 297 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 295 |
| 26 | Cheryl | 294 |
| 27 | Carol | 293 |
| 27 | Debbie | 293 |
| 29 | Dorothy | 289 |
| 30 | Nancy | 287 |
| 31 | Judy | 280 |
| 32 | Rhonda | 275 |
| 33 | Elizabeth | 268 |
| 34 | Martha | 255 |
| 35 | Beverly | 254 |
| 36 | Sherry | 252 |
| 37 | Connie | 234 |
| 38 | Janet | 229 |
| 39 | Vickie | 222 |
| 40 | Annie | 221 |
| 41 | Lisa | 220 |
| 42 | Shelia | 215 |
| 43 | Cindy | 205 |
| 44 | Margaret | 201 |
| 44 | Rita | 201 |
| 46 | Angela | 200 |
| 47 | Diane | 193 |
| 48 | Vicki | 182 |
| 49 | Anita | 177 |
| 50 | Virginia | 168 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,094 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,406 |
| 3 | William | 1,237 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,202 |
| 5 | John | 1,144 |
| 6 | David | 1,108 |
| 7 | Charles | 919 |
| 8 | Larry | 728 |
| 9 | Willie | 673 |
| 10 | Richard | 635 |
| 11 | Kenneth | 588 |
| 12 | Thomas | 567 |
| 13 | Donald | 547 |
| 14 | Terry | 505 |
| 15 | Ronald | 471 |
| 16 | Gary | 462 |
| 17 | Johnny | 457 |
| 18 | Mark | 451 |
| 19 | Jerry | 444 |
| 20 | Randy | 393 |
| 21 | Joseph | 379 |
| 22 | Anthony | 377 |
| 23 | Gregory | 364 |
| 24 | Steven | 360 |
| 25 | George | 355 |
| 26 | Timothy | 347 |
| 27 | Jimmy | 345 |
| 28 | Danny | 340 |
| 29 | Billy | 335 |
| 30 | Ricky | 320 |
| 31 | Bobby | 301 |
| 32 | Edward | 299 |
| 33 | Dennis | 298 |
| 34 | Ronnie | 283 |
| 35 | Paul | 276 |
| 36 | Eddie | 265 |
| 37 | Phillip | 257 |
| 38 | Rickey | 237 |
| 39 | Tommy | 233 |
| 40 | Stephen | 231 |
| 40 | Tony | 231 |
| 42 | Carl | 230 |
| 43 | Roger | 218 |
| 44 | Joe | 217 |
| 45 | Daniel | 212 |
| 46 | Steve | 210 |
| 47 | Jeffrey | 201 |
| 48 | Jeffery | 198 |
| 48 | Walter | 198 |
| 50 | Henry | 193 |