State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1979 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,910 Alabama births in 1979 across 1,189 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#57Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#68Roderickoutside the national top 200
#72Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#76Cedricoutside the national top 200
#87Demetriusoutside the national top 200
#74Miranda#174 nationally
#89Tamika#187 nationally
#89Tommy#187 nationally
#71Latasha#167 nationally
#73Reginald#157 nationally
#91Eddie#175 nationally
#42Willie#125 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer854US #1
#2Amanda823US #3
#3Kimberly463US #12
#4April461US #23
#5Amy404US #5
#6Melissa396US #2
#7Stephanie359US #15
#8Angela329US #8
#9Jessica321US #4
#10Heather320US #7
#11Brandy267US #39
#12Crystal264US #18
#13Elizabeth257US #11
#14Mary253US #24
#15Misty243US #42
#16Ashley216US #67
#17Tiffany211US #28
#18Jamie204US #19
#19Christy195US #72
#20Lisa189US #13
#21Laura187US #20
#22Christina186US #14
#23Kelly171US #16
#24Rebecca171US #17
#25Amber159US #22
#26Rachel156US #27
#27Michelle154US #10
#28Erica151US #32
#29Brandi148US #61
#30Andrea145US #26
#31Shannon145US #25
#32Dana143US #54
#33Tonya136US #86
#34Emily135US #34
#35Julie130US #29
#36Leslie130US #65
#37Sarah129US #6
#38Kristy125US #56
#39Katherine119US #36
#40Tina117US #58
#41Tracy114US #49
#42Monica113US #40
#43Katrina112US #99
#44Pamela112US #90
#45Tara112US #38
#46Alicia110US #47
#47Lori107US #69
#48Wendy104US #64
#49Carrie99US #41
#50Stacy99US #43
#51Karen98US #46
#52Cynthia97US #55
#53Melanie96US #53
#54Tammy96US #79
#55Courtney95US #71
#56Holly92US #48
#57Latonya92
#58Nicole92US #9
#59Stacey92US #60
#60Susan91US #51
#61Allison85US #70
#62Anna85US #59
#63Natasha81US #110
#64Natalie80US #68
#65Sabrina78US #106
#66Samantha77US #66
#67Lauren76US #45
#68Patricia76US #44
#69Erin73US #21
#70Latoya70US #148
#71Latasha67US #167
#72Sharon67US #117
#73Catherine66US #78
#74Miranda66US #174
#75Felicia65US #153
#76Kathryn64US #50
#77Robin64US #95
#78Cheryl63US #94
#79Leah63US #98
#80Carla62US #142
#81Donna60US #131
#82Valerie60US #89
#83Margaret59US #108
#84Sara59US #30
#85Candice58US #128
#86Lindsey58US #113
#87Regina58US #134
#88Tamara58US #104
#89Tamika58US #187
#90Teresa57US #87
#91Yolanda57US #147
#92Cassandra56US #146
#93Linda55US #114
#94Tabitha55US #155
#95Mandy53US #116
#96Candace52US #173
#97Casey52US #144
#98Jacqueline52US #80
#99Mindy52US #81
#100Danielle51US #33

Boys

#1Christopher1,066US #2
#2Michael1,009US #1
#3James979US #5
#4Jason889US #3
#5John642US #7
#6Jeremy622US #16
#7William610US #13
#8David593US #4
#9Robert567US #8
#10Joshua542US #9
#11Joseph453US #11
#12Matthew414US #6
#13Brian385US #10
#14Charles373US #28
#15Jonathan361US #31
#16Timothy361US #18
#17Kevin344US #19
#18Daniel342US #12
#19Anthony320US #21
#20Eric277US #17
#21Adam264US #23
#22Brandon256US #35
#23Thomas255US #26
#24Nicholas245US #15
#25Richard241US #25
#26Steven236US #27
#27Patrick216US #39
#28Justin215US #22
#29Kenneth212US #41
#30Jeffrey210US #24
#31Marcus198US #76
#32Derrick190US #80
#33Bradley188US #47
#34Benjamin180US #33
#35Stephen171US #40
#36Gregory161US #42
#37Samuel157US #55
#38Travis156US #36
#39Larry148US #69
#40Mark148US #30
#41Antonio142US #79
#42Willie142US #125
#43Andrew141US #20
#44Wesley129US #89
#45Phillip128US #68
#46Terry126US #96
#47Chad125US #38
#48Ryan123US #14
#49Donald116US #51
#50Corey115US #63
#51Nathan111US #37
#52Johnny108US #111
#53Bobby107US #106
#54Edward107US #48
#55Jeffery106US #87
#56Jerry106US #85
#57Gary105US #59
#58Paul100US #34
#59George99US #57
#60Keith98US #52
#61Jacob97US #45
#62Billy96US #97
#63Rodney96US #117
#64Ronald95US #54
#65Jamie91US #88
#66Scott91US #29
#67Jimmy89US #123
#68Roderick84
#69Tony84US #104
#70Bryan82US #46
#71Aaron78US #32
#72Kelvin77
#73Reginald76US #157
#74Dustin74US #62
#75Jesse71US #50
#76Cedric70
#77Curtis69US #91
#78Walter68US #128
#79Frank66US #78
#80Derek65US #72
#81Ricky64US #124
#82Shawn64US #43
#83Dennis63US #75
#84Randall63US #135
#85Randy63US #86
#86Zachary63US #74
#87Demetrius62
#88Russell61US #92
#89Tommy61US #187
#90Shannon60US #159
#91Eddie59US #175
#92Frederick59US #158
#93Jared57US #65
#94Micheal57US #127
#95Maurice56US #160
#96Carlos54US #73
#97Joel54US #71
#98Mario54US #103
#99Shaun54US #64
#100Kyle53US #56

On the move since 1978

Rising

↑35Travis#38
↑32Amber#25
↑28Katrina#43
↑23Courtney#55
↑20Katherine#39
↑19Kathryn#76
↑19Jacob#61
↑16Margaret#83

Falling

↓31Tabitha#94
↓28Shannon#90
↓27Felicia#75
↓26Robin#77
↓19Mandy#95
↓19Carlos#96
↓17Wendy#48
↓16Paul#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1978 rankings.