State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 56,749 Alabama births in 1971 across 1,153 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#62Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#68Cedricoutside the national top 200
#70Leighoutside the national top 200
#78Roderickoutside the national top 200
#82Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#90Scottyoutside the national top 200
#91Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#94Angeliaoutside the national top 200
#55Beverly#160 nationally
#96Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#87Ginger#187 nationally
#37Sonya#126 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer727US #1
#2Angela719US #6
#3Kimberly659US #4
#4Tammy475US #8
#5Mary444US #9
#6Amy421US #5
#7Lisa387US #3
#8Stephanie374US #11
#9Melissa365US #7
#10Pamela358US #28
#11Tracy340US #13
#12Cynthia321US #24
#13Michelle306US #2
#14Tina276US #20
#15Karen266US #15
#16Sharon263US #40
#17Wendy244US #29
#18Shannon240US #21
#19Teresa236US #34
#20Susan235US #17
#21Donna233US #38
#22Elizabeth224US #19
#23Tonya223US #45
#24Dana203US #44
#25Patricia201US #26
#26Sandra198US #31
#27Rhonda194US #46
#28Christy193US #89
#29Rebecca189US #23
#30Amanda183US #84
#31Laura177US #16
#32Sherry174US #60
#33Stacy172US #32
#34Monica171US #48
#35Kelly160US #22
#36Julie157US #10
#37Sonya154US #126
#38Heather153US #12
#39April140US #56
#40Felicia140US #124
#41Stacey139US #41
#42Deborah138US #33
#43Regina137US #90
#44Tara136US #49
#45Barbara133US #47
#46Lori129US #25
#47Andrea127US #35
#48Cheryl118US #50
#49Linda118US #42
#50Tracey117US #74
#51Wanda113US #137
#52Debra109US #57
#53Yolanda109US #98
#54Paula108US #63
#55Beverly106US #160
#56Leslie105US #68
#57Melanie105US #66
#58Brenda103US #43
#59Carolyn103US #104
#60Kathy103US #91
#61Robin102US #51
#62Ashley100
#63Dawn100US #14
#64Cindy99US #70
#65Rachel99US #54
#66Connie97US #125
#67Kristi97US #113
#68Christina95US #30
#69Carla93US #107
#70Leigh93
#71Cassandra92US #136
#72Jacqueline92US #75
#73Melinda92US #85
#74Tanya92US #72
#75Erica91US #108
#76Nancy90US #52
#77Terri90US #115
#78Carol89US #92
#79Tiffany89US #62
#80Margaret88US #86
#81Sabrina87US #133
#82Alicia84US #105
#83Katherine84US #67
#84Catherine81US #65
#85Anita80US #127
#86Traci80US #116
#87Ginger79US #187
#88Katrina78US #139
#89Kristie76US #165
#90Valerie76US #102
#91Shelia75
#92Veronica75US #110
#93Janice74US #151
#94Angelia72
#95Kristy70US #171
#96Latonya70
#97Vanessa69US #129
#98Janet68US #112
#99Belinda67US #164
#100Sheila67US #81

Boys

#1Michael1,360US #1
#2James1,327US #2
#3Christopher1,080US #6
#4John902US #4
#5William849US #7
#6Robert774US #5
#7David749US #3
#8Jason565US #8
#9Charles536US #22
#10Anthony481US #23
#11Timothy415US #21
#12Brian414US #9
#13Thomas391US #17
#14Kevin384US #14
#15Joseph379US #15
#16Jeffrey376US #12
#17Kenneth373US #25
#18Steven360US #16
#19Mark359US #13
#20Gregory347US #26
#21Richard347US #11
#22Eric345US #18
#23Terry265US #56
#24Scott260US #10
#25Larry247US #44
#26Stephen244US #27
#27Jonathan239US #40
#28Ronald237US #31
#29Patrick234US #35
#30Jerry233US #50
#31Donald224US #34
#32Jeffery224US #53
#33Paul211US #24
#34Daniel207US #20
#35Johnny207US #74
#36Willie205US #115
#37Rodney199US #59
#38Billy184US #75
#39Bobby182US #79
#40Tony179US #62
#41Gary178US #38
#42Jeremy174US #45
#43Marcus174US #65
#44Keith171US #37
#45Matthew164US #19
#46Jimmy162US #93
#47Phillip162US #76
#48Edward154US #32
#49George151US #42
#50Derrick145US #84
#51Chad128US #29
#52Shannon116US #106
#53Samuel113US #66
#54Douglas112US #39
#55Bryan109US #48
#56Shawn106US #28
#57Danny105US #82
#58Dennis105US #49
#59Henry104US #112
#60Frederick103US #109
#61Reginald102US #141
#62Andrew101US #33
#63Curtis100US #89
#64Randy100US #67
#65Randall99US #102
#66Barry93US #133
#67Tommy93US #148
#68Cedric92
#69Joe90US #101
#70Marvin90US #152
#71Bradley89US #58
#72Jamie88US #96
#73Eddie87US #147
#74Russell87US #64
#75Tyrone85US #142
#76Walter85US #91
#77Antonio84US #110
#78Roderick84
#79Brandon81US #95
#80Carlos81US #88
#81Gerald80US #83
#82Kelvin80
#83Chris78US #68
#84Ricky78US #121
#85Darrell76US #118
#86Roger76US #71
#87Joel73US #86
#88Tracy73US #144
#89Micheal72US #124
#90Scotty70
#91Sean70US #36
#92Benjamin69US #69
#93Carl68US #72
#94Derek68US #63
#95Ronnie68US #135
#96Stanley68US #158
#97Shane67US #60
#98Steve67US #131
#99Frank66US #54
#100Calvin65US #169

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑37Cheryl#48
↑34April#39
↑31Ashley#62
↑25Yolanda#53
↑25Shannon#52
↑22Jeremy#42
↑21Tiffany#79
↑20Stacey#41

Falling

↓34Sabrina#81
↓33Sheila#100
↓30Carla#69
↓28Carol#78
↓26Roger#86
↓23Gerald#81
↓21Micheal#89
↓21Stanley#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.