State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 58,134 Alabama births in 1966 across 1,093 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#46Shelia#181 nationally
#68Roderickoutside the national top 200
#80Annieoutside the national top 200
#82Cedricoutside the national top 200
#84Angeliaoutside the national top 200
#92Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#91Cassandra#199 nationally
#94Gwendolynoutside the national top 200
#86Belinda#188 nationally
#100Rickeyoutside the national top 200
#37Sonya#126 nationally
#59Vickie#147 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa795US #1
#2Mary645US #3
#3Kimberly637US #2
#4Angela636US #9
#5Tammy542US #8
#6Cynthia475US #11
#7Pamela447US #15
#8Donna439US #12
#9Sharon390US #28
#10Karen355US #5
#11Patricia352US #7
#12Teresa349US #29
#13Melissa342US #22
#14Sandra333US #17
#15Linda331US #18
#16Susan309US #6
#17Brenda299US #25
#18Jennifer289US #10
#19Tina288US #23
#20Deborah266US #14
#21Rhonda263US #39
#22Tracy245US #31
#23Elizabeth244US #16
#24Barbara234US #27
#25Debra208US #35
#26Stephanie204US #38
#27Paula191US #50
#28Wanda191US #84
#29Sherry189US #53
#30Jacqueline185US #47
#31Rebecca185US #40
#32Cheryl184US #34
#33Michelle184US #4
#34Amy168US #30
#35Carol159US #48
#36Laura159US #19
#37Sonya159US #126
#38Wendy157US #41
#39Carolyn154US #60
#40Connie154US #70
#41Regina154US #82
#42Sheila152US #51
#43Kathy149US #59
#44Kelly147US #26
#45Nancy146US #33
#46Shelia141US #181
#47Anita139US #88
#48Robin139US #42
#49Beverly133US #109
#50Dana131US #68
#51Lori131US #21
#52Margaret129US #55
#53Shirley129US #124
#54Janet126US #57
#55Janice126US #80
#56Cindy123US #56
#57Julie123US #13
#58Terri114US #72
#59Vickie114US #147
#60Carla113US #77
#61Betty109US #121
#62Valerie106US #74
#63Andrea105US #52
#64Kim103US #43
#65Rita102US #135
#66Dorothy100US #136
#67Melanie98US #116
#68Martha97US #106
#69Charlotte96US #151
#70Gina96US #58
#71Gloria95US #127
#72Melinda93US #102
#73Tracey92US #69
#74Felicia91US #161
#75Theresa90US #46
#76Monica87US #75
#77Amanda85US #148
#78Sarah85US #85
#79Leslie83US #71
#80Annie82
#81Debbie82US #73
#82Annette81US #79
#83Cathy81US #99
#84Angelia79
#85Tonya78US #96
#86Belinda76US #188
#87Judy76US #97
#88Veronica76US #113
#89Darlene75US #94
#90Denise75US #32
#91Cassandra74US #199
#92Christine74US #20
#93Dawn74US #24
#94Gwendolyn74
#95Joyce71US #100
#96Phyllis70US #173
#97Vicki70US #115
#98Catherine67US #54
#99Peggy66US #139
#100Sherri66US #92

Boys

#1James1,494US #3
#2Michael1,049US #1
#3John989US #4
#4David916US #2
#5William893US #6
#6Robert891US #5
#7Timothy663US #11
#8Charles599US #20
#9Kenneth504US #21
#10Christopher472US #12
#11Jeffrey466US #9
#12Richard452US #8
#13Mark437US #7
#14Anthony413US #22
#15Thomas383US #10
#16Gregory370US #23
#17Steven368US #13
#18Rodney363US #35
#19Joseph311US #15
#20Terry311US #40
#21Willie302US #93
#22Jeffery301US #42
#23Jerry290US #41
#24Donald261US #27
#25Paul253US #18
#26Kevin249US #17
#27Ronald248US #24
#28Larry243US #38
#29Brian242US #14
#30Tony236US #49
#31Gary235US #28
#32Johnny235US #73
#33Keith225US #32
#34Jimmy220US #77
#35Stephen220US #26
#36Bobby206US #82
#37Eric203US #25
#38Barry199US #87
#39George187US #37
#40Edward183US #30
#41Billy179US #80
#42Daniel177US #19
#43Scott174US #16
#44Randy172US #45
#45Darryl166US #88
#46Patrick163US #31
#47Phillip160US #71
#48Danny156US #62
#49Roger148US #51
#50Douglas142US #33
#51Randall135US #70
#52Eddie126US #121
#53Reginald125US #131
#54Samuel125US #81
#55Ronnie123US #108
#56Walter122US #83
#57Carl121US #56
#58Tommy121US #124
#59Henry119US #92
#60Ricky117US #64
#61Joe115US #74
#62Curtis111US #75
#63Derrick107US #127
#64Jonathan107US #65
#65Gerald106US #60
#66Andrew105US #36
#67Chris105US #55
#68Roderick105
#69Russell103US #61
#70Bryan98US #52
#71Frank98US #43
#72Bruce97US #53
#73Vincent97US #58
#74Stanley96US #128
#75Dennis94US #44
#76Lee93US #106
#77Darrell89US #95
#78Tracy89US #98
#79Arthur88US #96
#80Marvin87US #113
#81Micheal85US #115
#82Cedric83
#83Steve81US #67
#84Allen80US #97
#85Roy80US #94
#86Alan78US #57
#87Raymond78US #47
#88Calvin76US #159
#89Darren76US #63
#90Matthew74US #34
#91Frederick71US #109
#92Kelvin71
#93Harold70US #99
#94Joel70US #102
#95Jason69US #89
#96Melvin69US #142
#97Benjamin67US #130
#98Clarence67US #176
#99Jeff67US #72
#100Rickey67

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑37Andrea#63
↑24Michelle#33
↑21Sonya#37
↑21Gina#70
↑21Tracey#73
↑18Leslie#79
↑17Roderick#68
↑15Paula#27

Falling

↓29Phyllis#96
↓25Raymond#87
↓23Dennis#75
↓20Stanley#74
↓20Steve#83
↓19Valerie#62
↓18Kim#64
↓18Ricky#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.