State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 61,968 Alabama births in 1965 across 1,145 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#54Shelia#182 nationally
#76Cassandraoutside the national top 200
#82Annieoutside the national top 200
#83Cedricoutside the national top 200
#85Glendaoutside the national top 200
#85Roderickoutside the national top 200
#89Angeliaoutside the national top 200
#96Charlieoutside the national top 200
#90Gwendolyn#194 nationally
#58Sonya#160 nationally
#62Felicia#164 nationally
#99Vanessaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Lisa931US #1
#2Mary715US #2
#3Angela699US #10
#4Cynthia591US #9
#5Kimberly578US #4
#6Donna512US #7
#7Tammy497US #11
#8Karen489US #3
#9Pamela480US #12
#10Sharon459US #22
#11Teresa437US #24
#12Patricia432US #6
#13Linda375US #8
#14Sandra368US #15
#15Susan361US #5
#16Brenda342US #23
#17Rhonda331US #37
#18Deborah291US #13
#19Tina283US #29
#20Melissa269US #38
#21Barbara245US #25
#22Jacqueline236US #47
#23Tracy226US #36
#24Jennifer219US #20
#25Rebecca215US #41
#26Sherry215US #56
#27Wanda213US #81
#28Elizabeth212US #16
#29Debra211US #27
#30Kathy187US #54
#31Laura187US #17
#32Stephanie186US #44
#33Sheila182US #50
#34Carolyn181US #58
#35Carol179US #42
#36Robin174US #33
#37Regina169US #82
#38Janet160US #55
#39Cheryl159US #31
#40Janice158US #73
#41Connie156US #61
#42Paula155US #49
#43Valerie151US #67
#44Wendy150US #39
#45Amy149US #35
#46Kim142US #43
#47Betty138US #103
#48Nancy138US #32
#49Anita137US #94
#50Kelly137US #30
#51Shirley135US #111
#52Beverly131US #101
#53Cindy130US #53
#54Shelia128US #182
#55Carla126US #76
#56Lori120US #19
#57Michelle120US #18
#58Sonya120US #160
#59Melinda117US #100
#60Margaret116US #52
#61Theresa115US #45
#62Felicia112US #164
#63Vickie112US #138
#64Julie110US #14
#65Dana107US #78
#66Debbie107US #62
#67Phyllis107US #155
#68Gloria106US #109
#69Martha106US #99
#70Cathy105US #88
#71Rita104US #126
#72Terri104US #69
#73Charlotte103US #153
#74Melanie101US #122
#75Belinda100US #172
#76Cassandra100
#77Veronica97US #125
#78Dorothy96US #130
#79Joyce95US #90
#80Judy92US #86
#81Monica92US #72
#82Annie91
#83Denise90US #28
#84Allison87US #128
#85Glenda87
#86Samantha87US #179
#87Catherine84US #57
#88Yolanda82US #139
#89Angelia81
#90Gwendolyn79US #194
#91Gina76US #70
#92Tonya76US #129
#93Sarah75US #92
#94Tracey75US #85
#95Christine74US #21
#96Marilyn74US #151
#97Leslie72US #75
#98Darlene71US #83
#99Vanessa71
#100Andrea69US #63

Boys

#1James1,647US #4
#2Michael1,122US #1
#3John1,091US #2
#4David911US #3
#5Robert899US #5
#6William892US #6
#7Charles641US #20
#8Timothy579US #12
#9Kenneth545US #21
#10Jeffrey474US #10
#11Mark465US #7
#12Gregory434US #23
#13Richard429US #8
#14Anthony414US #22
#15Thomas413US #9
#16Christopher402US #18
#17Rodney387US #33
#18Terry358US #40
#19Joseph344US #11
#20Steven342US #14
#21Willie330US #93
#22Jerry320US #41
#23Jeffery302US #47
#24Donald296US #26
#25Larry266US #38
#26Ronald266US #24
#27Paul259US #16
#28Bobby258US #80
#29Johnny257US #76
#30Gary250US #27
#31Kevin250US #13
#32Jimmy246US #81
#33Phillip231US #70
#34Darryl226US #68
#35Billy225US #77
#36Edward214US #29
#37Randy213US #42
#38Tony213US #48
#39George208US #34
#40Stephen204US #28
#41Barry189US #86
#42Ricky189US #57
#43Brian184US #19
#44Scott182US #15
#45Eric178US #25
#46Danny174US #56
#47Keith171US #35
#48Daniel164US #17
#49Patrick164US #31
#50Douglas156US #32
#51Tommy151US #119
#52Dennis143US #44
#53Roger143US #49
#54Stanley139US #115
#55Eddie132US #113
#56Samuel132US #84
#57Joe131US #71
#58Walter129US #82
#59Curtis127US #75
#60Reginald127US #128
#61Henry126US #94
#62Raymond126US #45
#63Steve122US #55
#64Marvin121US #109
#65Randall118US #73
#66Andrew114US #37
#67Bruce113US #50
#68Vincent113US #61
#69Ronnie108US #107
#70Derrick106US #129
#71Micheal104US #118
#72Carl103US #54
#73Darren102US #52
#74Chris100US #60
#75Frank100US #43
#76Russell97US #58
#77Arthur93US #96
#78Gerald93US #64
#79Jonathan93US #74
#80Roy93US #95
#81Calvin89US #153
#82Bryan88US #63
#83Cedric88
#84Darrell87US #91
#85Roderick87
#86Todd86US #30
#87Frederick85US #106
#88Harold85US #99
#89Melvin85US #138
#90Jeff83US #62
#91Tracy80US #110
#92Alan78US #59
#93Victor74US #98
#94Craig72US #46
#95Glenn72US #85
#96Charlie70
#97Allen69US #92
#98Clarence68US #166
#99Rickey68
#100Kerry67US #177

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑43Wendy#44
↑31Rodney#17
↑25Derrick#70
↑21Melinda#59
↑20Amy#45
↑19Tracy#23
↑18Sonya#58
↑18Chris#74

Falling

↓26Jeff#90
↓25Terri#72
↓25Denise#83
↓22Gwendolyn#90
↓22Alan#92
↓19Judy#80
↓19Sarah#93
↓16Cathy#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.