State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 1989 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 49,700 Alabama births in 1989 across 1,203 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#71Willieoutside the national top 200
#75Hunteroutside the national top 200
#74Darius#194 nationally
#86Courtneyoutside the national top 200
#88Terranceoutside the national top 200
#79Latoya#190 nationally
#84Billy#193 nationally
#93Reginaldoutside the national top 200
#100Cassie#196 nationally
#34Haley#125 nationally
#91Rodney#177 nationally
#77Randall#162 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley895US #2
#2Jessica863US #1
#3Brittany837US #3
#4Tiffany448US #16
#5Amanda411US #4
#6Kayla379US #20
#7Amber365US #14
#8Sarah335US #5
#9Jennifer315US #7
#10Lauren315US #9
#11Courtney311US #21
#12Heather298US #15
#13Jasmine294US #30
#14Elizabeth275US #10
#15Megan273US #11
#16Emily270US #13
#17Brittney261US #41
#18Mary257US #38
#19Kimberly242US #28
#20Rachel234US #18
#21Stephanie229US #8
#22Whitney227US #57
#23Samantha225US #6
#24Anna180US #51
#25Hannah176US #42
#26Erica173US #34
#27Laura159US #25
#28Katherine158US #26
#29Kristen157US #36
#30Rebecca157US #24
#31Christina145US #23
#32Chelsea144US #27
#33Crystal144US #32
#34Haley132US #125
#35Melissa130US #19
#36April127US #66
#37Amy121US #35
#38Danielle121US #17
#39Katie119US #45
#40Lindsey119US #48
#41Andrea111US #39
#42Jamie111US #52
#43Erin109US #40
#44Angela108US #47
#45Morgan108US #69
#46Victoria108US #44
#47Sara107US #29
#48Allison106US #46
#49Kiara103US #115
#50Kristin103US #60
#51Kendra91US #99
#52Kelsey90US #31
#53Meagan88US #120
#54Kathryn85US #58
#55Holly84US #79
#56Kelly84US #37
#57Brandi81US #98
#58Caitlin81US #49
#59Jordan81US #72
#60Alicia77US #53
#61Michelle76US #22
#62Candace74US #133
#63Brandy73US #121
#64Catherine73US #67
#65Britney72US #118
#66Casey68US #103
#67Leah68US #83
#68Leslie68US #108
#69Krystal67US #82
#70Nicole65US #12
#71Tara65US #70
#72Bethany64US #102
#73Lisa64US #55
#74Monica64US #68
#75Margaret61US #97
#76Lindsay60US #63
#77Candice59US #134
#78Lacey59US #143
#79Latoya59US #190
#80Taylor59US #75
#81Alisha57US #123
#82Mallory56US #147
#83Natalie54US #62
#84Alexandria53US #104
#85Cynthia53US #84
#86Natasha53US #87
#87Rebekah53US #154
#88Shannon53US #61
#89Miranda52US #130
#90Felicia51US #111
#91Cassandra48US #54
#92Gabrielle47US #112
#93Julie47US #78
#94Melanie47US #88
#95Brooke46US #74
#96Caroline46US #113
#97Christine46US #59
#98Erika44US #73
#99Tabitha44US #156
#100Cassie43US #196

Boys

#1Christopher922US #2
#2Joshua921US #4
#3Justin860US #8
#4Michael789US #1
#5James755US #9
#6William678US #15
#7Matthew604US #3
#8Brandon536US #18
#9John486US #12
#10David477US #5
#11Robert459US #10
#12Jeremy415US #34
#13Joseph394US #11
#14Jonathan393US #17
#15Andrew380US #7
#16Daniel350US #6
#17Thomas294US #23
#18Nicholas292US #14
#19Jacob289US #26
#20Charles284US #36
#21Zachary278US #25
#22Steven272US #22
#23Anthony270US #16
#24Timothy270US #28
#25Kevin230US #19
#26Dustin220US #48
#27Benjamin214US #29
#28Corey213US #55
#29Adam210US #27
#30Patrick203US #38
#31Tyler203US #30
#32Cody202US #45
#33Eric200US #21
#34Stephen195US #40
#35Brian193US #24
#36Ryan188US #13
#37Richard182US #33
#38Kenneth168US #53
#39Kyle168US #20
#40Jason162US #35
#41Aaron161US #31
#42Bradley159US #58
#43Marcus157US #67
#44Nathan154US #43
#45Samuel152US #47
#46Gregory136US #52
#47Jeffrey135US #37
#48Wesley135US #98
#49Jesse126US #50
#50Travis126US #41
#51Cory124US #61
#52Antonio119US #76
#53Jordan117US #44
#54Jared115US #57
#55Alexander107US #32
#56Caleb106US #91
#57Mark100US #42
#58Phillip100US #75
#59Austin97US #59
#60Jeffery95US #129
#61Cameron92US #64
#62Donald90US #82
#63Derrick89US #99
#64Blake85US #97
#65Derek85US #54
#66Taylor85US #72
#67Ronald84US #85
#68Bryan81US #56
#69Ethan81US #87
#70Johnathan79US #112
#71Willie77
#72Paul75US #49
#73Edward73US #62
#74Darius72US #194
#75Hunter72
#76Chase70US #113
#77Randall69US #162
#78Terry69US #151
#79George68US #79
#80Casey67US #90
#81Curtis67US #111
#82Larry66US #131
#83Sean65US #39
#84Billy64US #193
#85Gary64US #106
#86Courtney63
#87Jonathon63US #128
#88Terrance63
#89Jerry62US #142
#90Alex61US #60
#91Rodney61US #177
#92Chad60US #74
#93Reginald59
#94Joel58US #88
#95Seth58US #94
#96Johnny57US #133
#97Nathaniel55US #84
#98Tony54US #132
#99Bobby53US #172
#100Logan53US #104

On the move since 1988

Rising

↑31Meagan#53
↑29Jordan#59
↑24Darius#74
↑18Chelsea#32
↑17Chase#76
↑15Curtis#81
↑14Lacey#78
↑13Hannah#25

Falling

↓29Shannon#88
↓29Chad#92
↓26Mallory#82
↓24Bobby#99
↓22Julie#93
↓19Britney#65
↓19Tabitha#99
↓14Candace#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1988 rankings.