Top baby names in Alabama, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,050 |
| 2 | Donna | 850 |
| 3 | Linda | 775 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 773 |
| 5 | Debra | 707 |
| 6 | Patricia | 682 |
| 7 | Deborah | 593 |
| 8 | Sandra | 591 |
| 9 | Brenda | 588 |
| 10 | Pamela | 561 |
| 11 | Teresa | 551 |
| 12 | Kathy | 529 |
| 13 | Sharon | 523 |
| 14 | Susan | 505 |
| 15 | Karen | 467 |
| 16 | Lisa | 452 |
| 17 | Barbara | 449 |
| 18 | Wanda | 378 |
| 19 | Debbie | 370 |
| 20 | Janice | 352 |
| 21 | Carolyn | 328 |
| 22 | Tammy | 303 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 292 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 290 |
| 25 | Betty | 285 |
| 26 | Angela | 278 |
| 27 | Beverly | 274 |
| 28 | Shirley | 266 |
| 29 | Nancy | 260 |
| 30 | Carol | 259 |
| 31 | Sheila | 257 |
| 32 | Cindy | 254 |
| 32 | Rhonda | 254 |
| 34 | Janet | 243 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 241 |
| 36 | Judy | 237 |
| 36 | Martha | 237 |
| 38 | Cathy | 228 |
| 39 | Dorothy | 218 |
| 40 | Gloria | 206 |
| 41 | Connie | 199 |
| 42 | Sherry | 198 |
| 43 | Margaret | 197 |
| 44 | Shelia | 191 |
| 45 | Diane | 185 |
| 46 | Annie | 184 |
| 47 | Vickie | 171 |
| 48 | Laura | 169 |
| 49 | Anita | 166 |
| 49 | Joyce | 166 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,872 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,334 |
| 3 | David | 1,211 |
| 4 | William | 1,100 |
| 5 | John | 1,097 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,086 |
| 7 | Charles | 829 |
| 8 | Kenneth | 646 |
| 9 | Timothy | 590 |
| 10 | Richard | 589 |
| 11 | Mark | 550 |
| 12 | Willie | 536 |
| 13 | Larry | 532 |
| 14 | Terry | 516 |
| 15 | Thomas | 479 |
| 16 | Jerry | 434 |
| 17 | Gregory | 430 |
| 18 | Donald | 425 |
| 19 | Ronald | 415 |
| 20 | Ricky | 405 |
| 21 | Gary | 390 |
| 22 | Anthony | 389 |
| 23 | Johnny | 361 |
| 24 | Joseph | 351 |
| 25 | Billy | 348 |
| 26 | Steven | 347 |
| 27 | Jimmy | 326 |
| 28 | George | 309 |
| 29 | Randy | 307 |
| 30 | Bobby | 306 |
| 31 | Danny | 293 |
| 32 | Jeffery | 285 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 280 |
| 33 | Phillip | 280 |
| 35 | Tony | 262 |
| 36 | Rickey | 258 |
| 37 | Eddie | 257 |
| 38 | Dennis | 252 |
| 39 | Ronnie | 246 |
| 40 | Paul | 244 |
| 41 | Edward | 237 |
| 42 | Tommy | 235 |
| 43 | Steve | 232 |
| 44 | Daniel | 214 |
| 45 | Joe | 207 |
| 45 | Stephen | 207 |
| 47 | Carl | 204 |
| 48 | Randall | 192 |
| 49 | Roger | 187 |
| 49 | Samuel | 187 |