State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 48,961 Alabama births in 1974 across 1,104 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#68Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#69Roderickoutside the national top 200
#72Leighoutside the national top 200
#41Ashley#165 nationally
#78Cedricoutside the national top 200
#76Latonya#197 nationally
#82Beverlyoutside the national top 200
#71Tracy#162 nationally
#47Felicia#137 nationally
#62Reginald#152 nationally
#71Cassandra#159 nationally
#80Eddie#166 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer987US #1
#2Angela562US #5
#3Kimberly524US #6
#4Amy493US #2
#5Stephanie396US #9
#6Mary339US #13
#7Amanda317US #34
#8Heather307US #4
#9Christy288US #57
#10Melissa287US #7
#11April261US #28
#12Tonya255US #37
#13Tammy251US #24
#14Michelle230US #3
#15Lisa225US #8
#16Tracy211US #23
#17Pamela205US #54
#18Cynthia196US #33
#19Wendy195US #32
#20Tina185US #25
#21Misty184US #66
#22Shannon179US #18
#23Karen172US #26
#24Rebecca166US #10
#25Susan164US #27
#26Elizabeth160US #12
#27Leslie148US #65
#28Stacey147US #48
#29Laura139US #21
#30Teresa138US #52
#31Dana137US #55
#32Monica135US #43
#33Donna132US #67
#34Julie132US #14
#35Patricia130US #29
#36Sharon128US #70
#37Christie127US #110
#38Kelly123US #15
#39Stacy122US #38
#40Tara122US #39
#41Ashley120US #165
#42Christina120US #16
#43Andrea116US #35
#44Melanie116US #51
#45Lori115US #30
#46Tiffany115US #41
#47Felicia111US #137
#48Sherry109US #89
#49Sonya109US #132
#50Kristi107US #102
#51Brandy106US #80
#52Jessica105US #17
#53Tanya105US #46
#54Rachel102US #36
#55Yolanda102US #112
#56Emily98US #69
#57Rhonda98US #86
#58Brandi94US #106
#59Sandra89US #44
#60Crystal86US #49
#61Regina85US #113
#62Linda84US #75
#63Robin82US #63
#64Alicia81US #90
#65Tamara79US #64
#66Paula78US #96
#67Erica76US #74
#68Barbara74US #77
#69Kristie72US #138
#70Melinda72US #81
#71Cassandra71US #159
#72Leigh70
#73Cheryl68US #88
#74Catherine67US #73
#75Katrina67US #126
#76Latonya66US #197
#77Margaret66US #95
#78Tracey66US #108
#79Holly65US #56
#80Jacqueline65US #83
#81Anna64US #82
#82Beverly64
#83Sarah64US #20
#84Valerie64US #93
#85Carrie63US #42
#86Deborah63US #68
#87Nicole63US #11
#88Shelley63US #142
#89Veronica63US #71
#90Joy62US #109
#91Brenda61US #59
#92Carla61US #114
#93Allison60US #99
#94Katherine60US #62
#95Anita58US #144
#96Cindy58US #103
#97Kristy58US #133
#98Christine56US #19
#99Carolyn54US #118
#100Debra54US #94

Boys

#1Christopher1,184US #3
#2Michael1,146US #1
#3James1,071US #5
#4Jason954US #2
#5John701US #6
#6William658US #10
#7David623US #4
#8Robert579US #7
#9Brian470US #8
#10Anthony391US #21
#11Charles369US #23
#12Joseph364US #12
#13Kevin332US #14
#14Timothy314US #22
#15Eric310US #13
#16Jeremy310US #24
#17Steven303US #19
#18Jeffrey289US #15
#19Kenneth284US #34
#20Thomas282US #20
#21Richard277US #17
#22Daniel264US #11
#23Jonathan261US #33
#24Mark241US #16
#25Matthew233US #9
#26Gregory196US #31
#27Patrick195US #38
#28Marcus190US #73
#29Jeffery184US #66
#30Jerry171US #61
#31Derrick169US #87
#32Johnny169US #83
#33Larry168US #55
#34Stephen165US #35
#35Billy162US #78
#36Bobby162US #92
#37Rodney162US #72
#38Donald158US #41
#39Brandon155US #51
#40Terry151US #69
#41Gary142US #48
#42Keith139US #44
#43Paul139US #27
#44Phillip138US #70
#45Willie137US #119
#46Ronald135US #42
#47Joshua133US #29
#48Chad128US #26
#49George126US #49
#50Jimmy126US #99
#51Bryan125US #45
#52Benjamin117US #46
#53Samuel110US #60
#54Shannon110US #101
#55Andrew108US #28
#56Scott108US #18
#57Tony106US #81
#58Carlos105US #71
#59Edward105US #40
#60Shawn102US #30
#61Adam97US #36
#62Reginald95US #152
#63Bradley94US #58
#64Dennis94US #59
#65Danny90US #91
#66Ryan90US #25
#67Jamie87US #68
#68Kelvin82
#69Roderick82
#70Curtis80US #98
#71Tracy79US #162
#72Corey78US #77
#73Antonio76US #82
#74Randall75US #123
#75Micheal74US #102
#76Tommy74US #155
#77Shane71US #56
#78Cedric70
#79Ronnie70US #141
#80Eddie69US #166
#81Joel69US #75
#82Travis69US #54
#83Tyrone69US #139
#84Frederick68US #135
#85Henry68US #115
#86Walter68US #104
#87Chris67US #116
#88Douglas66US #53
#89Russell66US #84
#90Nathan64US #52
#91Ricky64US #129
#92Roger64US #93
#93Randy63US #79
#94Raymond63US #62
#95Aaron62US #32
#96Todd61US #39
#97Calvin60US #177
#98Carl60US #89
#99Maurice59US #173
#100Derek58US #74

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑52Christie#37
↑39Jessica#52
↑35Tamara#65
↑30Leslie#27
↑26Leigh#72
↑24Ryan#66
↑19Ashley#41
↑19Yolanda#55

Falling

↓33Nicole#87
↓30Carla#92
↓26Cindy#96
↓22Melinda#70
↓21Calvin#97
↓20Tracy#71
↓18Sandra#59
↓17Melanie#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.