State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1977 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,804 Alabama births in 1977 across 1,184 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#64Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#67Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#71Cedricoutside the national top 200
#72Roderickoutside the national top 200
#84Gingeroutside the national top 200
#87Leighoutside the national top 200
#58Latasha#170 nationally
#92Tamekaoutside the national top 200
#93Demetriusoutside the national top 200
#89Sonya#193 nationally
#98Mirandaoutside the national top 200
#90Terrance#192 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer965US #1
#2Amanda584US #9
#3Amy539US #3
#4Kimberly440US #8
#5Heather409US #5
#6Angela396US #6
#7Stephanie367US #14
#8Melissa320US #2
#9April290US #29
#10Jessica276US #4
#11Mary268US #21
#12Jamie263US #18
#13Kelly258US #10
#14Misty237US #40
#15Christy229US #59
#16Shannon227US #19
#17Brandy226US #51
#18Elizabeth221US #13
#19Lisa209US #12
#20Crystal201US #25
#21Rebecca182US #17
#22Ashley179US #106
#23Michelle178US #7
#24Laura168US #20
#25Christina165US #16
#26Tonya164US #64
#27Andrea156US #24
#28Rachel156US #26
#29Tiffany155US #34
#30Wendy146US #49
#31Cynthia142US #48
#32Brandi140US #71
#33Julie140US #22
#34Karen137US #32
#35Tammy134US #55
#36Emily129US #37
#37Susan129US #45
#38Sarah127US #11
#39Carrie125US #28
#40Dana125US #62
#41Monica125US #39
#42Leslie118US #65
#43Erica116US #38
#44Tracy114US #50
#45Tara112US #35
#46Lori111US #57
#47Stacey109US #56
#48Sabrina108US #63
#49Amber107US #33
#50Melanie101US #53
#51Kristy99US #68
#52Felicia98US #128
#53Sharon98US #95
#54Stacy97US #42
#55Tina96US #58
#56Katherine94US #44
#57Jaime90US #46
#58Latasha89US #170
#59Patricia88US #47
#60Pamela86US #102
#61Latoya85US #125
#62Alicia82US #60
#63Holly82US #52
#64Regina80US #124
#65Teresa79US #79
#66Nicole78US #15
#67Latonya77
#68Rhonda77US #131
#69Valerie76US #86
#70Tanya74US #67
#71Allison73US #66
#72Mandy72US #94
#73Donna71US #113
#74Tamika69US #158
#75Anna68US #74
#76Sherry67US #140
#77Yolanda67US #134
#78Natasha66US #116
#79Natalie65US #69
#80Robin65US #84
#81Katrina64US #126
#82Christie63US #156
#83Angel62US #133
#84Ginger62
#85Carla61US #137
#86Catherine61US #75
#87Leigh61
#88Sandra61US #61
#89Sonya60US #193
#90Tamara60US #93
#91Jacqueline59US #92
#92Tameka59
#93Samantha58US #85
#94Margaret57US #111
#95Farrah55US #177
#96Jill55US #41
#97Kristi55US #104
#98Miranda54
#99Tabitha54US #195
#100Barbara53US #101

Boys

#1Christopher1,017US #3
#2James999US #5
#3Jason970US #2
#4Michael961US #1
#5William652US #12
#6John649US #7
#7David620US #4
#8Jeremy590US #15
#9Robert566US #6
#10Kevin488US #13
#11Joseph413US #10
#12Charles410US #26
#13Brian405US #8
#14Timothy379US #18
#15Joshua337US #14
#16Matthew328US #9
#17Jonathan325US #28
#18Daniel314US #11
#19Anthony312US #21
#20Thomas306US #22
#21Eric298US #17
#22Steven268US #23
#23Richard265US #20
#24Kenneth236US #39
#25Derrick197US #80
#26Brandon194US #41
#27Gregory187US #35
#28Mark186US #25
#29Jeffrey185US #19
#30Patrick182US #40
#31Marcus177US #72
#32Stephen175US #38
#33Benjamin173US #29
#34Adam168US #33
#35Bradley159US #49
#36Wesley159US #66
#37Donald157US #46
#38Terry156US #83
#39Andrew153US #24
#40Willie147US #124
#41Antonio135US #77
#42Larry135US #62
#43Phillip135US #70
#44Jerry134US #75
#45Corey133US #52
#46Ryan130US #16
#47Billy127US #91
#48Ronald127US #53
#49Chad125US #34
#50Jeffery121US #78
#51Bobby119US #105
#52Johnny119US #93
#53Paul117US #31
#54Shannon117US #120
#55Rodney115US #97
#56Edward112US #47
#57Nathan112US #36
#58George109US #57
#59Samuel107US #60
#60Justin106US #30
#61Gary105US #58
#62Bryan102US #42
#63Jimmy99US #98
#64Kelvin95
#65Scott93US #27
#66Jamie92US #82
#67Keith92US #48
#68Tony88US #92
#69Carlos82US #74
#70Travis79US #44
#71Cedric78
#72Roderick75
#73Walter74US #123
#74Aaron72US #32
#75Randall72US #140
#76Reginald72US #157
#77Jacob71US #56
#78Shawn69US #37
#79Cory66US #67
#80Dennis66US #68
#81Tommy66US #177
#82Douglas65US #59
#83Russell64US #89
#84Jermaine63US #172
#85Ronnie63US #156
#86Randy62US #86
#87Eddie61US #171
#88Shane60US #61
#89Curtis59US #100
#90Terrance59US #192
#91Micheal58US #122
#92Jeremiah57US #69
#93Demetrius56
#94Roger56US #114
#95Arthur55US #135
#96Andre53US #134
#97Joel53US #73
#98Darrell52US #150
#99Jesse52US #54
#100Nicholas52US #51

On the move since 1976

Rising

↑38Wesley#36
↑35Latoya#61
↑28Alicia#62
↑25Tara#45
↑25Regina#64
↑24Latasha#58
↑23Amber#49
↑20Corey#45

Falling

↓29Tanya#70
↓25Sandra#88
↓23Christie#82
↓20Latonya#67
↓20Kristi#97
↓16Tracy#44
↓16Pamela#60
↓16Rodney#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1976 rankings.