State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 55,095 Alabama births in 1968 across 1,078 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#71Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#73Roderickoutside the national top 200
#77Gingeroutside the national top 200
#80Angeliaoutside the national top 200
#83Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#85Leighoutside the national top 200
#87Cedricoutside the national top 200
#97Annieoutside the national top 200
#72Felicia#167 nationally
#50Cassandra#139 nationally
#75Charlotte#163 nationally
#48Amanda#132 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa695US #1
#2Kimberly647US #3
#3Angela621US #7
#4Tammy540US #8
#5Mary496US #6
#6Melissa403US #5
#7Pamela397US #20
#8Jennifer387US #4
#9Cynthia357US #19
#10Donna333US #24
#11Sharon313US #32
#12Tracy302US #25
#13Karen298US #9
#14Michelle296US #2
#15Tina294US #18
#16Sandra291US #26
#17Stephanie277US #23
#18Susan274US #10
#19Teresa272US #30
#20Patricia259US #15
#21Amy258US #13
#22Laura213US #11
#23Linda213US #28
#24Rhonda213US #42
#25Kelly206US #12
#26Sherry202US #52
#27Elizabeth201US #17
#28Tonya188US #60
#29Brenda185US #34
#30Barbara184US #36
#31Wendy183US #31
#32Deborah180US #27
#33Carol174US #49
#34Rebecca171US #33
#35Paula163US #45
#36Jacqueline162US #50
#37Regina161US #81
#38Debra158US #38
#39Wanda153US #115
#40Shannon151US #53
#41Sonya151US #117
#42Carolyn150US #61
#43Cheryl141US #37
#44Dana137US #70
#45Lori136US #22
#46Nancy136US #39
#47Robin135US #43
#48Amanda132US #132
#49Connie132US #87
#50Cassandra130US #139
#51Julie130US #16
#52Kathy120US #76
#53Sheila120US #59
#54Janet117US #73
#55Tracey116US #72
#56Janice115US #110
#57Margaret111US #63
#58Andrea109US #48
#59Gina107US #58
#60Anita104US #109
#61Beverly104US #122
#62Carla104US #91
#63Leslie104US #66
#64Stacey102US #55
#65Valerie102US #77
#66Yolanda102US #93
#67Melanie98US #94
#68Monica98US #68
#69Terri92US #83
#70Stacy89US #64
#71Shelia88
#72Felicia87US #167
#73Melinda87US #90
#74Cindy85US #67
#75Charlotte84US #163
#76Catherine83US #56
#77Ginger78
#78Sarah78US #78
#79Theresa78US #47
#80Angelia77
#81Martha75US #123
#82Michele75US #29
#83Tammie75US #160
#84Betty74US #153
#85Leigh74
#86April73US #96
#87Dawn73US #21
#88Dorothy72US #157
#89Denise71US #35
#90Veronica70US #112
#91Vickie70US #162
#92Kim68US #57
#93Victoria68US #82
#94Cathy67US #134
#95Christine67US #14
#96Traci67US #127
#97Annie65
#98Katherine65US #75
#99Kelley64US #168
#100Rachel64US #92

Boys

#1James1,416US #4
#2Michael1,124US #1
#3John965US #3
#4David902US #2
#5Robert816US #5
#6William813US #6
#7Timothy582US #13
#8Charles573US #20
#9Christopher573US #9
#10Mark477US #7
#11Kenneth465US #23
#12Jeffrey408US #11
#13Richard398US #8
#14Thomas386US #12
#15Anthony373US #21
#16Gregory366US #26
#17Steven346US #15
#18Joseph334US #16
#19Brian310US #10
#20Jerry288US #44
#21Kevin281US #17
#22Donald264US #29
#23Rodney257US #42
#24Terry257US #48
#25Willie253US #96
#26Larry251US #38
#27Gary242US #32
#28Ronald239US #25
#29Paul238US #19
#30Jeffery236US #46
#31Stephen232US #27
#32Eric221US #22
#33Patrick211US #30
#34Tony198US #52
#35Jimmy195US #77
#36Billy192US #76
#37George188US #36
#38Edward186US #31
#39Bobby182US #81
#40Johnny181US #69
#41Keith178US #35
#42Phillip178US #71
#43Daniel172US #18
#44Scott166US #14
#45Roger140US #55
#46Douglas139US #33
#47Danny138US #72
#48Reginald131US #117
#49Derrick128US #116
#50Dennis122US #45
#51Jonathan121US #53
#52Darrell120US #86
#53Matthew120US #24
#54Randall120US #79
#55Barry119US #107
#56Ricky117US #70
#57Samuel117US #66
#58Tommy117US #124
#59Walter112US #83
#60Randy109US #54
#61Jason108US #47
#62Joe105US #85
#63Andrew102US #34
#64Ronnie102US #115
#65Tracy102US #111
#66Stanley100US #136
#67Carl96US #59
#68Darryl96US #140
#69Gerald96US #62
#70Russell95US #56
#71Bryan94US #51
#72Todd93US #28
#73Roderick90
#74Henry88US #95
#75Eddie87US #132
#76Lee85US #106
#77Darren84US #60
#78Curtis82US #75
#79Harold82US #108
#80Bruce80US #61
#81Micheal80US #114
#82Raymond80US #50
#83Kelvin79
#84Roy78US #94
#85Chris75US #64
#86Joel75US #80
#87Cedric73
#88Frederick73US #113
#89Craig71US #41
#90Frank71US #49
#91Marvin70US #129
#92Calvin69US #156
#93Bradley67US #57
#94Marcus65US #174
#95Melvin65US #150
#96Arthur63US #98
#97Allen62US #100
#98Shannon61US #159
#99Troy61US #40
#100Clarence60US #184

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑29Tracey#55
↑27Yolanda#66
↑25Cassandra#50
↑21Gina#59
↑21Stacey#64
↑20Tonya#28
↑20Darrell#52
↑19Leslie#63

Falling

↓29Vickie#91
↓28Kim#92
↓24Betty#84
↓22Cindy#74
↓22Cathy#94
↓22Troy#99
↓19Darryl#68
↓19Frederick#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.