State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 51,781 Alabama births in 1972 across 1,100 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#63Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#65Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#67Cedricoutside the national top 200
#73Roderickoutside the national top 200
#80Leighoutside the national top 200
#87Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#91Gingeroutside the national top 200
#83Christie#192 nationally
#79Beverly#185 nationally
#95Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#67Wanda#166 nationally
#88Charlotte#187 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer815US #1
#2Angela671US #6
#3Kimberly602US #4
#4Stephanie441US #8
#5Amy432US #5
#6Tammy367US #11
#7Mary360US #13
#8Melissa340US #7
#9Lisa331US #3
#10Tracy304US #19
#11Tonya281US #37
#12Cynthia266US #25
#13Michelle260US #2
#14Pamela243US #34
#15Shannon243US #22
#16Tina223US #18
#17Sharon220US #50
#18Wendy210US #29
#19Julie208US #12
#20April204US #48
#21Elizabeth203US #15
#22Teresa202US #39
#23Rebecca197US #14
#24Christy195US #74
#25Karen188US #21
#26Susan188US #24
#27Laura185US #17
#28Donna173US #45
#29Tara168US #38
#30Patricia166US #27
#31Stacy165US #33
#32Heather164US #9
#33Sandra161US #31
#34Amanda158US #76
#35Monica155US #47
#36Dana154US #52
#37Rhonda152US #60
#38Andrea148US #30
#39Melanie144US #42
#40Sherry144US #70
#41Linda128US #51
#42Kelly123US #23
#43Lori122US #28
#44Sonya117US #122
#45Stacey115US #41
#46Katina113US #117
#47Tanya111US #54
#48Erica108US #87
#49Felicia108US #128
#50Leslie106US #75
#51Regina106US #104
#52Yolanda106US #89
#53Barbara104US #58
#54Paula104US #72
#55Kristi98US #102
#56Katrina97US #116
#57Nicole96US #10
#58Rachel95US #40
#59Brenda94US #44
#60Cassandra90US #139
#61Christina90US #26
#62Dawn90US #20
#63Ashley87
#64Katherine87US #69
#65Latonya86
#66Robin85US #55
#67Wanda85US #166
#68Alicia84US #96
#69Carla83US #106
#70Terri83US #124
#71Deborah82US #43
#72Misty82US #125
#73Debra80US #66
#74Tiffany80US #61
#75Crystal78US #59
#76Tracey77US #88
#77Melinda76US #81
#78Sabrina76US #152
#79Beverly74US #185
#80Leigh74
#81Carolyn73US #110
#82Catherine73US #65
#83Christie72US #192
#84Cheryl71US #56
#85Cindy71US #80
#86Denise71US #35
#87Kathy70US #108
#88Charlotte68US #187
#89Nancy68US #63
#90Connie67US #130
#91Ginger67
#92Jacqueline67US #79
#93Janice66US #171
#94Kristie66US #168
#95Shelia66
#96Carol65US #109
#97Valerie65US #100
#98Sheila64US #90
#99Christine63US #16
#100Allison61US #115

Boys

#1Michael1,226US #1
#2Christopher1,214US #2
#3James1,144US #3
#4John770US #5
#5William706US #9
#6David678US #4
#7Robert669US #6
#8Jason644US #7
#9Brian517US #8
#10Charles452US #23
#11Timothy400US #21
#12Eric358US #16
#13Anthony353US #22
#14Kevin347US #13
#15Richard338US #14
#16Kenneth332US #27
#17Joseph319US #12
#18Steven315US #19
#19Jeffrey312US #17
#20Thomas300US #20
#21Mark291US #18
#22Gregory284US #26
#23Jonathan252US #37
#24Daniel242US #15
#25Stephen224US #29
#26Patrick219US #35
#27Jerry207US #53
#28Ronald203US #32
#29Larry199US #47
#30Rodney198US #65
#31Paul195US #24
#32Terry194US #62
#33Jeffery188US #58
#34Willie188US #109
#35Donald182US #36
#36Billy180US #81
#37Scott175US #11
#38Keith171US #38
#39Jeremy167US #42
#40Marcus165US #71
#41Matthew162US #10
#42Bobby157US #90
#43Jimmy157US #97
#44Johnny151US #74
#45Gary142US #41
#46Derrick137US #91
#47Tony137US #68
#48Phillip130US #75
#49Tracy128US #111
#50Brandon124US #63
#51George118US #44
#52Bryan116US #45
#53Edward116US #34
#54Shannon113US #94
#55Chad112US #25
#56Tommy108US #146
#57Samuel101US #66
#58Danny97US #87
#59Dennis95US #52
#60Shawn94US #28
#61Randy93US #70
#62Randall92US #120
#63Walter92US #98
#64Antonio90US #93
#65Reginald90US #141
#66Andrew89US #30
#67Cedric89
#68Benjamin88US #64
#69Carlos87US #84
#70Frederick86US #116
#71Jamie83US #72
#72Tyrone83US #144
#73Roderick82
#74Chris81US #82
#75Darrell81US #122
#76Roger80US #76
#77Curtis79US #92
#78Micheal77US #108
#79Ronnie77US #133
#80Douglas75US #43
#81Sean74US #33
#82Frank73US #56
#83Travis71US #57
#84Bradley70US #61
#85Gerald70US #102
#86Henry70US #118
#87Kelvin69
#88Russell69US #69
#89Carl68US #85
#90Shane68US #55
#91Barry67US #148
#92Joe66US #100
#93Marvin66US #163
#94Derek65US #67
#95Lee65US #125
#96Roy65US #114
#97Ryan65US #39
#98Joel60US #78
#99Eddie59US #150
#100Stanley59US #170

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑39Tracy#49
↑32Katrina#56
↑31Latonya#65
↑29Brandon#50
↑27Tanya#47
↑27Erica#48
↑24Benjamin#68
↑19April#20

Falling

↓36Cheryl#84
↓29Deborah#71
↓27Kathy#87
↓27Henry#86
↓26Tracey#76
↓26Douglas#80
↓26Eddie#99
↓25Barry#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.