State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 67,221 Alabama births in 1964 across 1,159 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Alabama more than they say America.

#51Shelia#186 nationally
#68Gwendolyn#193 nationally
#73Glenda#198 nationally
#78Cassandraoutside the national top 200
#79Roderickoutside the national top 200
#83Annieoutside the national top 200
#76Sonya#187 nationally
#90Rickeyoutside the national top 200
#96Leighoutside the national top 200
#97Cedricoutside the national top 200
#100Marcusoutside the national top 200
#93Doris#191 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa825US #1
#2Mary801US #2
#3Cynthia614US #9
#4Angela571US #22
#5Donna551US #7
#6Pamela535US #11
#7Tammy511US #10
#8Sharon482US #20
#9Teresa471US #21
#10Karen460US #4
#11Patricia458US #5
#12Susan435US #3
#13Sandra429US #13
#14Kimberly427US #6
#15Linda426US #8
#16Brenda387US #18
#17Jacqueline363US #37
#18Deborah327US #12
#19Elizabeth301US #16
#20Barbara297US #19
#21Debra294US #24
#22Melissa287US #53
#23Sherry274US #50
#24Rhonda272US #43
#25Tina265US #34
#26Kathy238US #39
#27Wanda238US #81
#28Sheila237US #51
#29Jennifer221US #31
#30Carolyn219US #56
#31Rebecca219US #46
#32Regina212US #83
#33Robin207US #27
#34Laura206US #14
#35Paula205US #45
#36Janice200US #69
#37Janet199US #48
#38Connie198US #64
#39Carol192US #36
#40Cindy191US #47
#41Shirley184US #103
#42Tracy184US #40
#43Cheryl181US #29
#44Valerie179US #66
#45Anita173US #85
#46Lori173US #15
#47Terri168US #62
#48Stephanie165US #57
#49Beverly163US #91
#50Nancy154US #26
#51Shelia150US #186
#52Kim147US #42
#53Betty146US #102
#54Cathy143US #75
#55Dana140US #70
#56Gloria137US #104
#57Margaret135US #49
#58Denise132US #25
#59Melanie130US #105
#60Vickie130US #127
#61Judy126US #74
#62Debbie124US #52
#63Julie124US #17
#64Carla122US #78
#65Amy121US #44
#66Kelly121US #35
#67Michelle120US #23
#68Gwendolyn119US #193
#69Belinda118US #161
#70Dorothy117US #118
#71Martha115US #95
#72Theresa115US #38
#73Glenda110US #198
#74Sarah109US #92
#75Rita107US #122
#76Sonya104US #187
#77Annette102US #68
#78Cassandra102
#79Charlotte102US #158
#80Melinda101US #113
#81Catherine98US #54
#82Phyllis96US #140
#83Annie95
#84Darlene93US #80
#85Joyce92US #87
#86Vanessa90US #183
#87Wendy90US #55
#88Leslie88US #73
#89Monica88US #90
#90Veronica88US #133
#91Marilyn87US #146
#92Sherri87US #86
#93Doris84US #191
#94Vicki83US #112
#95Virginia83US #109
#96Leigh80
#97Yolanda80US #147
#98Diane78US #32
#99Penny77US #96
#100Julia74US #117

Boys

#1James1,698US #4
#2John1,272US #2
#3Michael1,151US #1
#4David1,099US #3
#5Robert981US #5
#6William934US #7
#7Charles678US #17
#8Kenneth633US #18
#9Timothy582US #15
#10Mark529US #6
#11Richard488US #8
#12Gregory486US #22
#13Jeffrey454US #10
#14Thomas438US #9
#15Anthony424US #21
#16Joseph415US #11
#17Terry415US #35
#18Willie388US #90
#19Steven377US #12
#20Jeffery367US #45
#21Donald354US #25
#22Jerry349US #40
#23Gary301US #26
#24Ronald300US #24
#25Larry296US #36
#26Christopher279US #23
#27Paul279US #16
#28Bobby268US #73
#29Johnny261US #74
#30George260US #33
#31Jimmy251US #78
#32Billy248US #71
#33Barry246US #69
#34Phillip243US #67
#35Kevin242US #13
#36Tony217US #50
#37Ricky215US #54
#38Edward214US #27
#39Randy214US #38
#40Danny204US #56
#41Daniel200US #19
#42Scott197US #14
#43Patrick193US #30
#44Stephen190US #29
#45Darryl186US #87
#46Eric185US #32
#47Keith184US #34
#48Rodney176US #59
#49Dennis172US #42
#50Douglas172US #31
#51Roger170US #49
#52Tommy166US #108
#53Eddie163US #106
#54Brian161US #20
#55Curtis160US #75
#56Randall158US #66
#57Ronnie149US #104
#58Stanley149US #111
#59Reginald145US #128
#60Steve145US #51
#61Samuel142US #86
#62Carl141US #55
#63Frank137US #41
#64Jeff136US #52
#65Joe132US #62
#66Andrew128US #37
#67Micheal125US #112
#68Walter125US #80
#69Henry124US #92
#70Alan116US #53
#71Vincent112US #64
#72Gerald108US #60
#73Russell107US #58
#74Harold106US #98
#75Lee105US #117
#76Marvin105US #119
#77Bruce103US #46
#78Raymond103US #44
#79Roderick103
#80Arthur102US #91
#81Allen101US #93
#82Roy98US #89
#83Darrell95US #96
#84Mike95US #47
#85Tracy95US #123
#86Frederick94US #105
#87Jonathan93US #83
#88Victor92US #97
#89Joel91US #110
#90Rickey90
#91Calvin89US #145
#92Chris88US #65
#93Melvin87US #134
#94Tim87US #82
#95Derrick85US #156
#96Jerome84US #140
#97Cedric82
#98Todd82US #28
#99Bryan80US #70
#100Marcus78

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑35Valerie#44
↑21Amy#65
↑19Rodney#48
↑19Eddie#53
↑16Frank#63
↑15Stephanie#48
↑15Michelle#67
↑14Patrick#43

Falling

↓26Phyllis#82
↓24Rickey#90
↓22Marilyn#91
↓21Martha#71
↓18Joe#65
↓17Lori#46
↓17Melvin#93
↓16Sarah#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.