Top baby names in Alabama, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 932 |
| 2 | Lisa | 736 |
| 3 | Donna | 686 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 660 |
| 5 | Linda | 607 |
| 6 | Brenda | 598 |
| 7 | Teresa | 577 |
| 8 | Patricia | 558 |
| 9 | Sandra | 553 |
| 10 | Pamela | 528 |
| 11 | Sharon | 522 |
| 12 | Deborah | 491 |
| 13 | Susan | 479 |
| 14 | Debra | 474 |
| 15 | Karen | 453 |
| 16 | Angela | 397 |
| 17 | Kathy | 386 |
| 18 | Barbara | 376 |
| 19 | Tammy | 344 |
| 20 | Wanda | 319 |
| 21 | Rhonda | 307 |
| 22 | Sherry | 304 |
| 23 | Janice | 303 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 281 |
| 25 | Jacqueline | 274 |
| 26 | Carolyn | 267 |
| 27 | Carol | 262 |
| 28 | Beverly | 257 |
| 29 | Cindy | 248 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 248 |
| 31 | Debbie | 241 |
| 32 | Janet | 238 |
| 33 | Cheryl | 236 |
| 34 | Shirley | 234 |
| 35 | Gloria | 229 |
| 36 | Nancy | 222 |
| 37 | Sheila | 219 |
| 38 | Connie | 213 |
| 39 | Laura | 210 |
| 40 | Tina | 208 |
| 41 | Betty | 199 |
| 42 | Margaret | 195 |
| 43 | Kimberly | 190 |
| 43 | Regina | 190 |
| 45 | Martha | 189 |
| 46 | Anita | 187 |
| 47 | Robin | 183 |
| 48 | Terri | 181 |
| 49 | Judy | 174 |
| 50 | Cathy | 173 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,806 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,287 |
| 3 | John | 1,194 |
| 4 | David | 1,175 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,029 |
| 6 | William | 1,010 |
| 7 | Charles | 782 |
| 8 | Kenneth | 643 |
| 9 | Mark | 616 |
| 10 | Timothy | 551 |
| 11 | Richard | 516 |
| 12 | Gregory | 511 |
| 13 | Terry | 504 |
| 14 | Thomas | 492 |
| 15 | Willie | 450 |
| 16 | Anthony | 419 |
| 17 | Jerry | 410 |
| 18 | Larry | 405 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 403 |
| 20 | Donald | 400 |
| 21 | Gary | 378 |
| 22 | Johnny | 367 |
| 23 | Jeffery | 351 |
| 24 | Joseph | 338 |
| 25 | Ricky | 328 |
| 26 | Jimmy | 326 |
| 27 | Billy | 322 |
| 28 | Steven | 312 |
| 29 | George | 306 |
| 30 | Ronald | 305 |
| 31 | Danny | 283 |
| 32 | Christopher | 275 |
| 33 | Paul | 274 |
| 34 | Phillip | 265 |
| 35 | Randy | 258 |
| 36 | Tony | 251 |
| 37 | Bobby | 241 |
| 38 | Edward | 218 |
| 39 | Eddie | 214 |
| 40 | Dennis | 213 |
| 41 | Stephen | 210 |
| 42 | Barry | 207 |
| 43 | Roger | 202 |
| 44 | Tommy | 187 |
| 45 | Keith | 185 |
| 46 | Darryl | 183 |
| 46 | Ronnie | 183 |
| 48 | Henry | 181 |
| 48 | Joe | 181 |
| 50 | Reginald | 177 |