State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,566 Alabama births in 1973 across 1,107 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#60Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#67Roderickoutside the national top 200
#69Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#71Cedricoutside the national top 200
#84Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#96Gingeroutside the national top 200
#98Leighoutside the national top 200
#88Wanda#187 nationally
#93Beverly#192 nationally
#76Calvin#173 nationally
#58Reginald#152 nationally
#71Kristie#161 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer883US #1
#2Angela548US #7
#3Kimberly545US #4
#4Amy469US #2
#5Stephanie457US #9
#6Mary320US #14
#7Melissa292US #6
#8Tammy287US #15
#9Lisa280US #5
#10Tonya269US #36
#11Tracy254US #20
#12Michelle235US #3
#13April231US #33
#14Heather228US #8
#15Amanda214US #51
#16Cynthia212US #26
#17Christy210US #73
#18Pamela201US #47
#19Wendy200US #29
#20Rebecca193US #10
#21Tina192US #24
#22Elizabeth184US #13
#23Shannon179US #22
#24Julie178US #12
#25Sharon162US #57
#26Susan161US #25
#27Melanie159US #43
#28Dana154US #59
#29Teresa152US #45
#30Donna150US #55
#31Karen149US #23
#32Stacey149US #41
#33Laura146US #19
#34Patricia142US #27
#35Stacy137US #32
#36Andrea134US #30
#37Kelly129US #18
#38Lori128US #28
#39Misty126US #90
#40Rhonda123US #70
#41Sandra123US #39
#42Sherry121US #76
#43Sonya121US #131
#44Tara120US #37
#45Regina118US #110
#46Monica117US #40
#47Linda116US #61
#48Melinda110US #72
#49Robin109US #60
#50Felicia107US #138
#51Tanya107US #50
#52Erica106US #81
#53Christina102US #16
#54Nicole101US #11
#55Tiffany99US #52
#56Brandy95US #82
#57Leslie95US #75
#58Crystal93US #48
#59Kristi93US #108
#60Ashley90
#61Barbara88US #63
#62Carla86US #114
#63Rachel86US #42
#64Paula83US #87
#65Brandi82US #109
#66Alicia81US #91
#67Katrina81US #118
#68Katina80US #120
#69Latonya80
#70Cindy76US #92
#71Kristie75US #161
#72Terri75US #137
#73Valerie75US #96
#74Yolanda75US #113
#75Dawn74US #21
#76Carrie72US #46
#77Tracey72US #102
#78Veronica72US #71
#79Denise71US #38
#80Kristy71US #147
#81Margaret71US #94
#82Cassandra70US #153
#83Holly70US #54
#84Jacqueline69US #88
#85Katherine69US #64
#86Sabrina69US #173
#87Cheryl68US #74
#88Wanda68US #187
#89Christie67US #179
#90Debra66US #84
#91Jessica66US #34
#92Sarah66US #35
#93Beverly65US #192
#94Brenda65US #53
#95Deborah63US #56
#96Ginger63
#97Anna62US #86
#98Leigh62
#99Carol60US #121
#100Tamara60US #66

Boys

#1Christopher1,193US #2
#2Michael1,174US #1
#3James1,056US #4
#4Jason791US #3
#5William732US #9
#6John727US #6
#7Robert664US #7
#8David604US #5
#9Brian493US #8
#10Charles445US #23
#11Kevin388US #14
#12Anthony367US #21
#13Eric336US #13
#14Timothy330US #22
#15Joseph325US #12
#16Thomas321US #19
#17Jonathan305US #31
#18Richard301US #16
#19Steven283US #20
#20Kenneth269US #28
#21Daniel264US #11
#22Gregory263US #26
#23Mark258US #15
#24Jeffrey255US #17
#25Matthew218US #10
#26Jerry210US #57
#27Larry210US #50
#28Patrick200US #37
#29Jeremy192US #33
#30Derrick181US #87
#31Willie175US #109
#32Donald170US #38
#33Jeffery170US #64
#34Ronald170US #40
#35Stephen167US #32
#36Marcus166US #72
#37Rodney165US #68
#38Phillip161US #71
#39Terry160US #65
#40Paul152US #24
#41Jimmy147US #95
#42Bobby141US #93
#43Keith141US #41
#44Gary140US #44
#45George134US #46
#46Johnny128US #82
#47Scott127US #18
#48Brandon126US #58
#49Edward120US #39
#50Bryan119US #43
#51Tracy118US #126
#52Billy114US #76
#53Chad114US #25
#54Shannon110US #100
#55Samuel105US #66
#56Tony104US #78
#57Jamie102US #70
#58Reginald102US #152
#59Shawn101US #27
#60Danny96US #83
#61Joshua95US #42
#62Andrew87US #29
#63Curtis86US #98
#64Shane86US #54
#65Benjamin83US #55
#66Carlos82US #74
#67Roderick81
#68Darrell78US #131
#69Tommy78US #143
#70Adam77US #45
#71Cedric77
#72Douglas77US #47
#73Jermaine77US #127
#74Micheal77US #106
#75Randall77US #121
#76Calvin73US #173
#77Eddie73US #156
#78Randy73US #79
#79Roger73US #84
#80Bradley72US #62
#81Henry72US #111
#82Sean72US #36
#83Dennis71US #56
#84Kelvin71
#85Marvin71US #162
#86Russell71US #77
#87Tyrone70US #139
#88Antonio69US #92
#89Chris68US #96
#90Ryan68US #30
#91Lee67US #123
#92Travis66US #53
#93Walter64US #101
#94Frederick63US #120
#95Ronnie63US #136
#96Stanley63US #172
#97Joel62US #73
#98Ricky61US #133
#99Joe60US #105
#100Carl59US #90

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑33Misty#39
↑29Melinda#48
↑26Shane#64
↑24Valerie#73
↑23Kristie#71
↑22Eddie#77
↑19Amanda#15
↑19Tiffany#55

Falling

↓35Brenda#94
↓30Walter#93
↓24Deborah#95
↓24Dennis#83
↓24Antonio#88
↓24Frederick#94
↓22Katina#68
↓22Yolanda#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.