State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1981 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,069 Alabama births in 1981 across 1,168 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#74Latonyaoutside the national top 200
#83Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#85Cedricoutside the national top 200
#88Roderickoutside the national top 200
#71Reginald#179 nationally
#93Demetriusoutside the national top 200
#92Terrance#195 nationally
#43Latasha#139 nationally
#48Willie#141 nationally
#99Eddie#191 nationally
#80Angel#157 nationally
#94Felicia#168 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer949US #1
#2Amanda694US #3
#3Jessica572US #2
#4Kimberly447US #13
#5Tiffany405US #14
#6Stephanie399US #8
#7April389US #25
#8Amy375US #6
#9Crystal335US #16
#10Melissa329US #5
#11Ashley325US #34
#12Mary297US #27
#13Heather276US #10
#14Elizabeth269US #9
#15Angela266US #15
#16Brandy257US #41
#17Laura217US #21
#18Amber211US #20
#19Emily210US #29
#20Sarah204US #4
#21Andrea191US #24
#22Brandi181US #50
#23Rachel175US #22
#24Misty174US #61
#25Erica168US #36
#26Christina164US #17
#27Latoya157US #69
#28Rebecca156US #12
#29Courtney149US #43
#30Kelly146US #23
#31Lisa142US #18
#32Shannon141US #32
#33Leslie138US #56
#34Jamie135US #28
#35Pamela128US #76
#36Michelle125US #11
#37Katherine116US #39
#38Christy115US #99
#39Julie113US #37
#40Kristen111US #38
#41Lauren109US #35
#42Lindsey106US #58
#43Latasha105US #139
#44Erin102US #19
#45Allison101US #57
#46Kristin101US #31
#47Anna98US #54
#48Alicia97US #46
#49Kristy95US #94
#50Nicole94US #7
#51Cynthia92US #59
#52Carrie91US #55
#53Natasha91US #85
#54Holly88US #63
#55Sara88US #26
#56Candice87US #86
#57Dana86US #70
#58Melanie86US #66
#59Monica84US #49
#60Tonya82US #110
#61Brooke81US #52
#62Candace81US #118
#63Wendy81US #90
#64Lori79US #91
#65Samantha79US #51
#66Miranda78US #128
#67Stacy78US #65
#68Stacey77US #83
#69Tara76US #45
#70Kathryn72US #48
#71Katrina72US #95
#72Leah72US #81
#73Tina72US #80
#74Latonya71
#75Lindsay71US #47
#76Patricia71US #53
#77Tammy71US #117
#78Katie70US #44
#79Susan64US #71
#80Angel63US #157
#81Catherine63US #73
#82Natalie63US #60
#83Sharon62US #130
#84Cassandra59US #104
#85Margaret59US #107
#86Teresa59US #97
#87Carla57US #160
#88Karen57US #64
#89Robin57US #102
#90Danielle56US #30
#91Tracy55US #77
#92Kristi53US #129
#93Megan53US #33
#94Felicia52US #168
#95Monique52US #103
#96Sabrina52US #120
#97Bethany51US #114
#98Regina51US #151
#99Sandra51US #74
#100Tasha51US #141

Boys

#1Christopher977US #2
#2James897US #7
#3Michael859US #1
#4Joshua714US #6
#5Jason665US #4
#6John611US #8
#7David583US #5
#8Jonathan582US #16
#9Matthew567US #3
#10William559US #15
#11Jeremy548US #22
#12Robert537US #9
#13Brandon498US #19
#14Joseph482US #11
#15Daniel382US #10
#16Timothy361US #24
#17Justin345US #12
#18Charles343US #31
#19Anthony320US #23
#20Brian320US #14
#21Adam314US #20
#22Thomas290US #26
#23Eric271US #17
#24Kevin266US #25
#25Richard266US #27
#26Steven227US #28
#27Kenneth225US #41
#28Benjamin195US #32
#29Patrick190US #38
#30Nicholas186US #21
#31Andrew185US #18
#32Marcus178US #67
#33Stephen167US #39
#34Ryan164US #13
#35Jeffrey163US #29
#36Derrick152US #78
#37Travis150US #40
#38Bradley147US #50
#39Dustin146US #42
#40Gregory144US #46
#41Samuel138US #54
#42Larry126US #73
#43Mark126US #33
#44Paul126US #35
#45Phillip123US #66
#46Nathan122US #36
#47Antonio116US #75
#48Willie116US #141
#49Wesley115US #99
#50Donald112US #56
#51Billy111US #103
#52Chad108US #47
#53Corey105US #69
#54Edward104US #51
#55Ronald104US #59
#56Jeffery102US #93
#57Terry102US #105
#58Keith101US #58
#59Derek100US #53
#60Jesse100US #37
#61Jacob99US #43
#62Gary96US #62
#63George95US #61
#64Aaron93US #30
#65Bobby91US #110
#66Randall88US #137
#67Curtis83US #94
#68Johnny80US #113
#69Bryan79US #48
#70Zachary79US #63
#71Reginald74US #179
#72Rodney74US #135
#73Scott72US #34
#74Jared70US #57
#75Jimmy70US #129
#76Randy70US #91
#77Tony69US #111
#78Jamie67US #118
#79Jerry65US #97
#80Jeremiah64US #77
#81Carlos63US #71
#82Douglas62US #64
#83Kelvin62
#84Nathaniel62US #80
#85Cedric61
#86Ricky61US #122
#87Casey60US #85
#88Roderick59
#89Russell59US #98
#90Shawn57US #49
#91Micheal56US #136
#92Terrance56US #195
#93Demetrius54
#94Walter54US #138
#95Brad53US #143
#96Jermaine53US #161
#97Johnathan53US #158
#98Adrian52US #115
#99Eddie52US #191
#100Henry50US #126

On the move since 1980

Rising

↑29Lauren#41
↑29Zachary#70
↑24Latoya#27
↑23Sara#55
↑22Lindsey#42
↑22Brooke#61
↑20Kristin#46
↑20Holly#54

Falling

↓39Tracy#91
↓23Karen#88
↓21Monica#59
↓21Wendy#63
↓21Katrina#71
↓20Susan#79
↓19Jerry#79
↓18Tina#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1980 rankings.