State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1978 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 47,549 Alabama births in 1978 across 1,152 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#65Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#68Cedricoutside the national top 200
#72Demetriusoutside the national top 200
#75Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#81Tamekaoutside the national top 200
#84Roderickoutside the national top 200
#91Gingeroutside the national top 200
#93Lakishaoutside the national top 200
#82Latasha#185 nationally
#98Leighoutside the national top 200
#48Felicia#140 nationally
#80Tamika#166 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer800US #1
#2Amanda523US #6
#3Amy419US #4
#4Kimberly418US #13
#5Heather383US #5
#6April374US #27
#7Melissa359US #2
#8Angela355US #7
#9Stephanie331US #16
#10Jessica291US #3
#11Mary291US #24
#12Crystal256US #18
#13Kelly237US #12
#14Christy233US #59
#15Brandy232US #37
#16Misty227US #43
#17Elizabeth225US #14
#18Ashley199US #87
#19Lisa193US #11
#20Laura184US #19
#21Jamie178US #20
#22Christina175US #15
#23Shannon170US #22
#24Andrea166US #23
#25Rebecca161US #17
#26Tonya160US #77
#27Tiffany154US #32
#28Brandi151US #61
#29Kristy142US #51
#30Leslie142US #63
#31Wendy134US #56
#32Erica132US #34
#33Rachel131US #25
#34Michelle130US #9
#35Tina129US #45
#36Julie128US #26
#37Sarah128US #8
#38Emily123US #33
#39Cynthia117US #50
#40Karen115US #39
#41Dana108US #71
#42Lori104US #60
#43Carrie103US #35
#44Tracy101US #47
#45Alicia98US #58
#46Monica97US #42
#47Pamela97US #109
#48Felicia93US #140
#49Stacey92US #53
#50Melanie90US #54
#51Robin90US #89
#52Susan89US #49
#53Patricia86US #48
#54Stacy86US #44
#55Tara85US #40
#56Sabrina84US #91
#57Amber83US #30
#58Anna82US #65
#59Katherine81US #38
#60Nicole80US #10
#61Allison78US #75
#62Erin78US #21
#63Tabitha78US #126
#64Holly76US #55
#65Latonya74
#66Latoya73US #135
#67Natasha73US #114
#68Tammy73US #67
#69Kristi71US #98
#70Donna69US #120
#71Katrina68US #122
#72Samantha68US #74
#73Natalie66US #66
#74Sharon64US #106
#75Valerie63US #92
#76Mandy62US #96
#77Regina62US #129
#78Courtney61US #68
#79Cheryl60US #94
#80Tamika60US #166
#81Tameka59
#82Latasha58US #185
#83Leah58US #108
#84Catherine57US #72
#85Jacqueline57US #81
#86Linda57US #100
#87Teresa57US #88
#88Cassandra56US #152
#89Danielle56US #31
#90Sara56US #28
#91Ginger55
#92Melinda55US #84
#93Lakisha54
#94Sandra54US #69
#95Kathryn53US #57
#96Jaime52US #70
#97Jenny52US #111
#98Leigh50
#99Margaret50US #110
#100Rhonda50US #160

Boys

#1James962US #5
#2Christopher958US #3
#3Michael932US #1
#4Jason856US #2
#5John640US #7
#6William638US #13
#7Robert595US #8
#8David588US #4
#9Jeremy531US #18
#10Joshua416US #12
#11Timothy411US #17
#12Joseph401US #10
#13Brian397US #9
#14Matthew379US #6
#15Kevin373US #15
#16Charles359US #27
#17Jonathan343US #31
#18Anthony309US #20
#19Daniel302US #11
#20Steven281US #24
#21Richard261US #21
#22Eric257US #16
#23Thomas256US #23
#24Brandon249US #40
#25Adam214US #29
#26Marcus198US #70
#27Kenneth185US #41
#28Jeffrey182US #19
#29Stephen179US #37
#30Derrick178US #76
#31Nicholas178US #25
#32Benjamin167US #34
#33Justin167US #28
#34Mark165US #26
#35Andrew161US #22
#36Patrick160US #42
#37Bradley157US #53
#38Willie149US #121
#39Larry145US #64
#40Donald138US #48
#41Corey136US #61
#42Paul135US #33
#43Phillip134US #67
#44Gregory132US #38
#45Wesley132US #83
#46Ryan129US #14
#47Antonio126US #79
#48Chad119US #35
#49Ronald119US #55
#50Samuel118US #57
#51Jeffery117US #80
#52Rodney117US #102
#53Terry115US #91
#54Jerry112US #82
#55George106US #58
#56Jimmy105US #118
#57Johnny104US #101
#58Nathan102US #36
#59Gary101US #60
#60Bobby98US #109
#61Keith97US #49
#62Shannon97US #143
#63Billy95US #99
#64Edward95US #47
#65Bryan93US #43
#66Shawn93US #39
#67Aaron87US #32
#68Cedric81
#69Scott75US #30
#70Tony75US #97
#71Curtis74US #96
#72Demetrius74
#73Travis73US #46
#74Jamie72US #95
#75Kelvin72
#76Reginald71US #160
#77Carlos70US #78
#78Ricky68US #130
#79Walter68US #131
#80Jacob67US #50
#81Joel65US #74
#82Dennis61US #71
#83Randall59US #135
#84Roderick59
#85Russell59US #93
#86Adrian58US #111
#87Derek58US #75
#88Douglas56US #59
#89Frederick56US #158
#90Cory54US #73
#91Maurice54US #157
#92Roger54US #120
#93Shane54US #65
#94Casey52US #92
#95Kristopher52US #104
#96Philip52US #84
#97Randy52US #86
#98Jeremiah51US #81
#99Shaun51US #52
#100Tommy51US #177

On the move since 1977

Rising

↑69Nicholas#31
↑36Tabitha#63
↑29Robin#51
↑28Kristi#69
↑27Justin#33
↑22Kristy#29
↑21Samantha#72
↑21Demetrius#72

Falling

↓39Jaime#96
↓33Tammy#68
↓32Rhonda#100
↓24Latasha#82
↓22Teresa#87
↓21Sharon#74
↓19Tommy#100
↓17Gregory#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1977 rankings.