Top baby names in Alabama, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 820 |
| 2 | Lisa | 780 |
| 3 | Cynthia | 687 |
| 4 | Donna | 611 |
| 5 | Linda | 547 |
| 6 | Teresa | 533 |
| 7 | Brenda | 509 |
| 8 | Sandra | 506 |
| 9 | Sharon | 498 |
| 10 | Pamela | 497 |
| 11 | Karen | 487 |
| 12 | Susan | 463 |
| 13 | Debra | 439 |
| 13 | Patricia | 439 |
| 15 | Angela | 432 |
| 16 | Deborah | 413 |
| 17 | Barbara | 378 |
| 18 | Tammy | 345 |
| 19 | Kathy | 311 |
| 20 | Tina | 310 |
| 21 | Wanda | 300 |
| 22 | Jacqueline | 296 |
| 23 | Rhonda | 281 |
| 24 | Sherry | 276 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 275 |
| 26 | Kimberly | 269 |
| 27 | Janice | 262 |
| 28 | Sheila | 252 |
| 29 | Carol | 247 |
| 30 | Janet | 246 |
| 31 | Carolyn | 244 |
| 31 | Melissa | 244 |
| 33 | Shirley | 238 |
| 34 | Beverly | 236 |
| 35 | Robin | 232 |
| 36 | Cheryl | 230 |
| 37 | Connie | 227 |
| 38 | Laura | 224 |
| 39 | Anita | 220 |
| 39 | Jennifer | 220 |
| 41 | Rebecca | 217 |
| 42 | Debbie | 203 |
| 43 | Cindy | 198 |
| 44 | Betty | 193 |
| 44 | Cathy | 193 |
| 46 | Regina | 188 |
| 47 | Nancy | 185 |
| 48 | Terri | 184 |
| 49 | Shelia | 182 |
| 50 | Gloria | 179 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,647 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,223 |
| 3 | John | 1,155 |
| 4 | David | 1,126 |
| 5 | William | 975 |
| 6 | Robert | 935 |
| 7 | Charles | 752 |
| 8 | Mark | 635 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 576 |
| 10 | Timothy | 532 |
| 11 | Gregory | 513 |
| 12 | Terry | 496 |
| 13 | Thomas | 477 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 455 |
| 15 | Richard | 454 |
| 16 | Willie | 450 |
| 17 | Anthony | 445 |
| 18 | Donald | 410 |
| 19 | Joseph | 409 |
| 20 | Gary | 354 |
| 21 | Larry | 345 |
| 22 | Jeffery | 340 |
| 23 | Jerry | 339 |
| 24 | Steven | 331 |
| 25 | Ronald | 330 |
| 26 | Jimmy | 325 |
| 27 | Bobby | 315 |
| 28 | Johnny | 313 |
| 29 | Tony | 279 |
| 30 | Ricky | 274 |
| 31 | Barry | 270 |
| 32 | Christopher | 266 |
| 33 | Phillip | 265 |
| 34 | Randy | 263 |
| 35 | Billy | 257 |
| 36 | George | 255 |
| 37 | Paul | 251 |
| 38 | Danny | 224 |
| 39 | Roger | 218 |
| 40 | Scott | 209 |
| 41 | Edward | 198 |
| 42 | Stephen | 197 |
| 43 | Eric | 188 |
| 44 | Tommy | 187 |
| 45 | Douglas | 186 |
| 46 | Darryl | 185 |
| 47 | Keith | 179 |
| 48 | Eddie | 178 |
| 49 | Reginald | 172 |
| 50 | Curtis | 170 |