Top baby names in Alabama, 1958
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,043 |
| 2 | Linda | 785 |
| 3 | Debra | 757 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 755 |
| 4 | Patricia | 755 |
| 6 | Deborah | 704 |
| 7 | Brenda | 644 |
| 8 | Donna | 608 |
| 9 | Susan | 601 |
| 10 | Kathy | 592 |
| 11 | Pamela | 565 |
| 12 | Barbara | 537 |
| 13 | Sandra | 508 |
| 14 | Sharon | 505 |
| 15 | Karen | 497 |
| 16 | Teresa | 481 |
| 17 | Janice | 399 |
| 18 | Wanda | 375 |
| 19 | Lisa | 358 |
| 20 | Cheryl | 347 |
| 21 | Carolyn | 335 |
| 22 | Shirley | 325 |
| 23 | Debbie | 324 |
| 24 | Judy | 294 |
| 25 | Cathy | 293 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 281 |
| 27 | Betty | 279 |
| 28 | Carol | 267 |
| 29 | Nancy | 262 |
| 30 | Rebecca | 250 |
| 31 | Sheila | 248 |
| 32 | Martha | 246 |
| 32 | Rhonda | 246 |
| 34 | Angela | 243 |
| 35 | Gloria | 239 |
| 36 | Janet | 236 |
| 37 | Cindy | 234 |
| 37 | Sherry | 234 |
| 39 | Peggy | 224 |
| 40 | Vickie | 222 |
| 41 | Beverly | 217 |
| 41 | Dorothy | 217 |
| 43 | Anita | 214 |
| 44 | Shelia | 207 |
| 45 | Connie | 195 |
| 46 | Joyce | 194 |
| 47 | Laura | 188 |
| 47 | Margaret | 188 |
| 49 | Annie | 185 |
| 50 | Vicki | 184 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,843 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,445 |
| 3 | William | 1,163 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,142 |
| 5 | David | 1,118 |
| 6 | John | 1,100 |
| 7 | Charles | 852 |
| 8 | Richard | 604 |
| 9 | Willie | 596 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 588 |
| 11 | Larry | 549 |
| 12 | Thomas | 544 |
| 13 | Timothy | 530 |
| 14 | Donald | 497 |
| 15 | Terry | 486 |
| 16 | Ronald | 480 |
| 17 | Mark | 469 |
| 18 | Jerry | 455 |
| 19 | Gary | 407 |
| 20 | Johnny | 397 |
| 21 | Ricky | 392 |
| 22 | Gregory | 391 |
| 23 | Anthony | 382 |
| 24 | Jimmy | 364 |
| 25 | Randy | 336 |
| 26 | Steven | 335 |
| 27 | Danny | 333 |
| 28 | Billy | 326 |
| 29 | Bobby | 305 |
| 30 | Joseph | 300 |
| 31 | George | 294 |
| 32 | Tony | 290 |
| 33 | Dennis | 285 |
| 34 | Ronnie | 269 |
| 35 | Rickey | 261 |
| 36 | Paul | 251 |
| 37 | Phillip | 248 |
| 38 | Stephen | 246 |
| 39 | Edward | 236 |
| 39 | Jeffery | 236 |
| 41 | Eddie | 229 |
| 42 | Joe | 209 |
| 43 | Steve | 208 |
| 44 | Tommy | 207 |
| 45 | Douglas | 204 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 204 |
| 47 | Roger | 194 |
| 48 | Walter | 188 |
| 49 | Henry | 186 |
| 50 | Daniel | 180 |