State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1982 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 47,919 Alabama births in 1982 across 1,150 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#60Roderickoutside the national top 200
#79Kelvinoutside the national top 200
#82Terrance#198 nationally
#75Reginald#184 nationally
#97Cedricoutside the national top 200
#50Latasha#153 nationally
#98Haleyoutside the national top 200
#98Courtneyoutside the national top 200
#50Willie#144 nationally
#91Calvin#176 nationally
#73Johnathan#152 nationally
#38Christy#115 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer871US #1
#2Jessica699US #2
#3Amanda660US #3
#4Tiffany451US #13
#5Crystal437US #9
#6Ashley436US #17
#7Kimberly354US #14
#8April339US #32
#9Stephanie326US #7
#10Amy323US #10
#11Mary315US #30
#12Elizabeth264US #8
#13Melissa245US #5
#14Heather241US #12
#15Angela227US #16
#16Rachel220US #21
#17Emily217US #24
#18Sarah216US #4
#19Amber214US #18
#20Brandy210US #50
#21Laura190US #22
#22Erica182US #35
#23Rebecca182US #15
#24Brandi181US #55
#25Lauren179US #26
#26Lindsey158US #40
#27Christina154US #19
#28Andrea147US #27
#29Jamie147US #29
#30Leslie147US #60
#31Lisa136US #23
#32Kelly134US #25
#33Courtney130US #43
#34Erin125US #20
#35Kristen125US #33
#36Misty125US #74
#37Natasha125US #71
#38Christy121US #115
#39Michelle117US #11
#40Katherine114US #36
#41Candice112US #78
#42Anna108US #56
#43Latoya103US #91
#44Allison100US #58
#45Julie98US #41
#46Lindsay97US #39
#47Alicia96US #53
#48Nicole96US #6
#49Pamela94US #82
#50Latasha91US #153
#51Samantha91US #44
#52Sara90US #28
#53Melanie85US #65
#54Candace83US #103
#55Lori83US #98
#56Shannon82US #38
#57Natalie81US #51
#58Tara80US #47
#59Cassandra79US #62
#60Dana79US #67
#61Kristy79US #104
#62Catherine75US #73
#63Katie75US #45
#64Kristin75US #37
#65Kathryn74US #48
#66Valerie74US #75
#67Miranda73US #117
#68Wendy73US #105
#69Holly72US #61
#70Susan72US #76
#71Leah71US #79
#72Katrina70US #87
#73Stacy70US #72
#74Carrie69US #57
#75Cynthia69US #64
#76Tina69US #90
#77Patricia68US #59
#78Tonya67US #126
#79Karen66US #68
#80Monica66US #52
#81Krystal64US #83
#82Tracy63US #88
#83Kayla60US #133
#84Stacey60US #85
#85Megan56US #34
#86Casey55US #119
#87Tabitha55US #152
#88Cassie54US #137
#89Margaret54US #97
#90Tammy54US #134
#91Bethany53US #112
#92Victoria53US #66
#93Bridget52US #147
#94Julia51US #84
#95Robin51US #108
#96Brittany50US #94
#97Meredith50US #150
#98Haley49
#99Tasha49US #158
#100Virginia49US #164

Boys

#1Christopher1,076US #2
#2James915US #6
#3Michael855US #1
#4Joshua765US #7
#5Jason647US #4
#6William630US #15
#7John592US #8
#8Matthew573US #3
#9David561US #5
#10Jonathan548US #16
#11Robert506US #9
#12Justin485US #12
#13Brandon461US #18
#14Joseph440US #11
#15Jeremy408US #28
#16Daniel384US #10
#17Charles368US #31
#18Timothy284US #24
#19Adam282US #19
#20Anthony280US #21
#21Thomas274US #23
#22Brian269US #14
#23Kevin268US #25
#24Steven252US #26
#25Eric249US #20
#26Richard232US #27
#27Andrew222US #17
#28Nicholas197US #22
#29Kenneth195US #45
#30Patrick195US #37
#31Benjamin187US #33
#32Marcus185US #63
#33Stephen184US #38
#34Jeffrey167US #29
#35Bradley161US #51
#36Ryan160US #13
#37Dustin153US #42
#38Gregory133US #40
#39Derrick132US #78
#40Mark124US #32
#41Phillip123US #67
#42Aaron122US #30
#43Wesley122US #98
#44Samuel120US #56
#45Antonio119US #76
#46Paul119US #35
#47Jeffery118US #92
#48Larry116US #77
#49Travis115US #39
#50Willie112US #144
#51Nathan109US #36
#52Donald105US #58
#53Bobby102US #113
#54Terry101US #105
#55Jacob98US #41
#56Johnny97US #118
#57Billy95US #116
#58Zachary92US #55
#59George91US #62
#60Roderick90
#61Jimmy89US #132
#62Ronald89US #60
#63Jared88US #54
#64Chad87US #48
#65Corey87US #74
#66Edward87US #53
#67Gary82US #64
#68Keith81US #59
#69Scott80US #34
#70Jerry78US #100
#71Jesse75US #43
#72Derek72US #50
#73Johnathan72US #152
#74Randall72US #130
#75Reginald71US #184
#76Jamie70US #131
#77Bryan69US #49
#78Joel68US #69
#79Kelvin65
#80Tony65US #112
#81Russell64US #97
#82Terrance64US #198
#83Curtis63US #101
#84Rodney59US #145
#85Philip57US #79
#86Casey56US #86
#87Randy56US #94
#88Clinton55US #133
#89Jeremiah55US #89
#90Ricky55US #129
#91Calvin54US #176
#92Shawn54US #52
#93Micheal53US #148
#94Douglas52US #68
#95Kyle52US #47
#96Blake51US #120
#97Cedric50
#98Courtney50
#99Maurice50US #165
#100Tyler50US #66

On the move since 1981

Rising

↑29Lindsay#46
↑28Roderick#60
↑25Natalie#57
↑25Cassandra#59
↑24Johnathan#73
↑22Aaron#42
↑19Catherine#62
↑16Lauren#25

Falling

↓24Shannon#56
↓24Cynthia#75
↓22Carrie#74
↓21Monica#80
↓18Kristin#64
↓18Tonya#78
↓16Latoya#43
↓16Stacey#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1981 rankings.