State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1975 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 47,338 Alabama births in 1975 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.

#68Roderickoutside the national top 200
#70Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#75Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#81Tamekaoutside the national top 200
#84Cedricoutside the national top 200
#90Leighoutside the national top 200
#34Ashley#138 nationally
#64Reginald#162 nationally
#42Tamika#130 nationally
#69Tommy#156 nationally
#83Cassandra#168 nationally
#33Felicia#116 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer880US #1
#2Amy545US #2
#3Kimberly516US #7
#4Angela501US #5
#5Amanda430US #14
#6Heather398US #3
#7Stephanie359US #9
#8Melissa311US #4
#9April263US #25
#10Mary254US #19
#11Christy250US #53
#12Wendy228US #33
#13Lisa226US #8
#14Elizabeth206US #15
#15Tonya192US #45
#16Misty191US #47
#17Tammy183US #31
#18Tracy180US #24
#19Michelle179US #6
#20Rebecca170US #11
#21Pamela156US #70
#22Brandy154US #57
#23Julie153US #18
#24Karen153US #27
#25Shannon151US #21
#26Christina147US #12
#27Kelly146US #16
#28Tina146US #35
#29Laura138US #20
#30Rachel135US #26
#31Stacy135US #34
#32Dana134US #62
#33Felicia132US #116
#34Ashley131US #138
#35Andrea126US #28
#36Leslie125US #71
#37Brandi124US #88
#38Donna124US #85
#39Susan123US #32
#40Stacey122US #44
#41Tiffany122US #37
#42Tamika119US #130
#43Melanie117US #52
#44Christie116US #96
#45Cynthia116US #40
#46Sharon116US #75
#47Emily114US #48
#48Tanya110US #50
#49Monica109US #49
#50Teresa105US #61
#51Lori104US #39
#52Patricia104US #36
#53Carrie103US #29
#54Sherry100US #95
#55Crystal99US #43
#56Jessica98US #13
#57Tara93US #41
#58Alicia86US #76
#59Regina86US #111
#60Holly85US #55
#61Katrina84US #131
#62Erica83US #63
#63Nicole80US #10
#64Melinda78US #91
#65Valerie78US #92
#66Kristi77US #109
#67Robin76US #65
#68Sarah75US #17
#69Katherine74US #58
#70Latonya74
#71Samantha72US #101
#72Sandra72US #51
#73Yolanda72US #107
#74Rhonda71US #93
#75Catherine69US #73
#76Linda69US #81
#77Sonya68US #154
#78Allison66US #89
#79Barbara64US #83
#80Paula64US #108
#81Tameka64
#82Carla63US #122
#83Cassandra63US #168
#84Cindy62US #112
#85Dawn62US #23
#86Natasha60US #145
#87Terri60US #165
#88Kristy59US #141
#89Veronica59US #72
#90Leigh58
#91Tracey58US #117
#92Cheryl57US #97
#93Jamie57US #68
#94Tamara57US #77
#95Kristie55US #147
#96Anna52US #79
#97Deborah52US #86
#98Joy52US #123
#99Brenda51US #67
#100Jacqueline51US #90

Boys

#1Michael1,098US #1
#2Christopher1,070US #3
#3James1,005US #4
#4Jason861US #2
#5William671US #10
#6John669US #7
#7Robert546US #6
#8David538US #5
#9Brian403US #8
#10Jeremy389US #24
#11Joseph359US #12
#12Charles336US #25
#13Kevin332US #15
#14Anthony314US #21
#15Eric312US #13
#16Timothy302US #22
#17Jonathan294US #30
#18Daniel277US #11
#19Richard277US #16
#20Matthew256US #9
#21Thomas244US #20
#22Steven239US #18
#23Jeffrey231US #14
#24Mark214US #19
#25Marcus203US #68
#26Kenneth201US #35
#27Gregory190US #33
#28Stephen190US #34
#29Patrick183US #39
#30Larry173US #56
#31Brandon171US #44
#32Joshua170US #26
#33Terry164US #67
#34Jerry152US #65
#35Ronald147US #46
#36Donald145US #42
#37Phillip143US #72
#38Johnny142US #86
#39Rodney140US #76
#40Chad138US #27
#41Jeffery137US #70
#42Bradley136US #52
#43Willie136US #118
#44Derrick132US #90
#45Paul132US #29
#46Scott132US #17
#47Jimmy123US #111
#48Gary120US #50
#49Benjamin119US #36
#50Jamie119US #62
#51Shannon119US #101
#52Antonio116US #77
#53Bryan115US #47
#54Tony115US #80
#55Billy114US #84
#56Adam107US #38
#57Edward106US #41
#58Samuel106US #61
#59Andrew101US #28
#60Bobby97US #93
#61Keith96US #49
#62George94US #53
#63Shawn92US #31
#64Reginald87US #162
#65Justin86US #37
#66Danny85US #94
#67Ryan83US #23
#68Roderick81
#69Tommy79US #156
#70Walter79US #112
#71Travis76US #51
#72Russell75US #82
#73Corey74US #71
#74Dennis74US #59
#75Kelvin72
#76Randall72US #121
#77Shane72US #57
#78Micheal71US #104
#79Douglas69US #55
#80Frederick69US #141
#81Curtis68US #113
#82Nathan68US #45
#83Aaron67US #32
#84Cedric67
#85Roger66US #97
#86Joel64US #74
#87Carlos63US #73
#88Randy63US #78
#89Tyrone63US #146
#90Wesley62US #158
#91Henry59US #124
#92Barry57US #164
#93Sean57US #40
#94Arthur56US #128
#95Marvin56US #177
#96Roy56US #122
#97Eddie55US #168
#98Joe55US #116
#99Raymond55US #63
#100Ronnie54US #151

On the move since 1974

Rising

↑32Carrie#53
↑29Brandy#22
↑25Katherine#69
↑24Rachel#30
↑24Nicole#63
↑21Brandi#37
↑21Bradley#42
↑21Antonio#52

Falling

↓29Tamara#94
↓29Carlos#87
↓28Sonya#77
↓27Cynthia#45
↓26Kristie#95
↓24Bobby#60
↓21Ronnie#100
↓20Teresa#50

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1974 rankings.