State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2001 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,090 Alabama births in 2001 across 1,398 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#62Landon#194 nationally
#72Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#66Maggie#181 nationally
#87Indiaoutside the national top 200
#88Asiaoutside the national top 200
#60Gracie#170 nationally
#92Reaganoutside the national top 200
#95Savannaoutside the national top 200
#98Chandleroutside the national top 200
#100Malloryoutside the national top 200
#83Dawson#183 nationally
#68Taylor#165 nationally

Girls

#1Madison418US #2
#2Hannah414US #3
#3Anna378US #19
#4Emily370US #1
#5Sarah299US #6
#6Alexis288US #5
#7Taylor242US #12
#8Mary234US #48
#9Destiny227US #22
#10Lauren226US #15
#11Elizabeth225US #9
#12Ashley224US #4
#13Haley210US #34
#14Abigail200US #8
#15Savannah199US #42
#16Kayla197US #17
#17Emma196US #13
#18Morgan180US #29
#19Olivia175US #10
#20Jessica165US #11
#21Jasmine154US #25
#22Brianna150US #18
#23Sydney148US #23
#24Alyssa146US #14
#25Victoria145US #21
#26Kaitlyn140US #31
#27Jordan138US #47
#28Chloe137US #30
#29Makayla130US #54
#30Amber127US #51
#31Samantha120US #7
#32Bailey114US #69
#33Katherine114US #35
#34Rachel113US #24
#35Katelyn111US #52
#36Caroline104US #62
#37Mackenzie104US #40
#38Megan103US #20
#39Shelby103US #68
#40Jada101US #75
#41Kaylee97US #66
#42Autumn94US #72
#43Breanna93US #94
#44Brittany92US #115
#45Grace90US #16
#46Sara89US #58
#47Angel87US #104
#48Courtney86US #73
#49Natalie86US #32
#50Allison82US #44
#51Gabrielle80US #50
#52Rebecca79US #46
#53Trinity79US #67
#54Julia77US #27
#55Aaliyah76US #96
#56Erin76US #60
#57Hailey75US #33
#58Faith73US #53
#59Isabella70US #28
#60Gracie69US #170
#61Katie69US #99
#62Brooke66US #57
#63Jennifer66US #26
#64Kelsey66US #100
#65Lindsey65US #105
#66Maggie65US #181
#67Catherine62US #81
#68Madeline62US #56
#69Ashlyn61US #157
#70Abby60US #163
#71Alexandria59US #91
#72Jayla59
#73Madelyn59US #121
#74Summer57US #142
#75Diamond56US #167
#76Kennedy56US #138
#77Lillian56US #111
#78Margaret55US #118
#79Mckenzie55US #135
#80Molly55US #90
#81Zoe54US #65
#82Brooklyn53US #172
#83Kathryn52US #97
#84Laura52US #86
#85Maria52US #41
#86Stephanie52US #43
#87India51
#88Asia50
#89Alexandra49US #38
#90Caitlin49US #89
#91Christina49US #80
#92Reagan49
#93Amanda48US #39
#94Andrea48US #49
#95Savanna48
#96Sierra48US #55
#97Cassidy46US #107
#98Jenna46US #45
#99Heather45US #146
#100Mallory45

Boys

#1William618US #10
#2Jacob494US #1
#3Joshua448US #4
#4James427US #19
#5Christopher417US #5
#6John408US #14
#7Michael403US #2
#8Matthew351US #3
#9Austin318US #25
#10Tyler309US #13
#11Andrew308US #7
#12Joseph292US #8
#13Caleb289US #37
#14Hunter284US #36
#15Justin279US #22
#16David269US #12
#17Ethan268US #17
#18Zachary261US #16
#19Nicholas256US #6
#20Brandon252US #18
#21Robert252US #30
#22Samuel246US #26
#23Christian244US #24
#24Cameron243US #35
#25Jonathan233US #23
#26Jordan225US #39
#27Dylan223US #21
#28Logan219US #29
#29Jackson211US #60
#30Daniel210US #9
#31Thomas197US #33
#32Benjamin196US #27
#33Noah195US #28
#34Anthony170US #11
#35Charles159US #55
#36Nathan137US #31
#37Ryan137US #15
#38Timothy134US #67
#39Dalton132US #98
#40Cody130US #64
#41Devin130US #71
#42Jason129US #41
#43Elijah126US #45
#44Alexander122US #20
#45Mason122US #54
#46Aaron117US #42
#47Gabriel114US #38
#48Eric109US #44
#49Jeremiah105US #90
#50Dakota104US #93
#51Seth104US #68
#52Carson103US #95
#53Garrett98US #80
#54Kenneth98US #97
#55Richard97US #73
#56Connor94US #49
#57Kevin94US #32
#58Colby93US #99
#59Patrick92US #72
#60Luke91US #50
#61Steven91US #63
#62Landon89US #194
#63Nathaniel87US #61
#64Isaiah85US #43
#65Kyle85US #40
#66Hayden81US #117
#67Tanner81US #101
#68Taylor80US #165
#69Brian79US #46
#70Trevor78US #76
#71Kaleb76US #116
#72Preston75US #152
#73Adam74US #51
#74Alex74US #62
#75Stephen73US #102
#76Isaac72US #47
#77Jeremy72US #89
#78Antonio71US #85
#79Chase71US #79
#80Evan71US #56
#81Gavin71US #78
#82Sean71US #57
#83Dawson70US #183
#84Jalen70US #127
#85Jesse70US #91
#86Blake69US #77
#87Colton68US #118
#88Peyton68US #177
#89Wesley67US #184
#90Dustin66US #158
#91Tristan66US #108
#92Xavier66US #94
#93Corey64US #168
#94Jared64US #65
#95Parker64US #123
#96Ian61US #70
#97Micah60US #178
#98Chandler58
#99Clayton58US #162
#100Trenton58US #181

On the move since 2000

Rising

↑37Gracie#60
↑35Isabella#59
↑33Colby#58
↑22Jeremiah#49
↑20Brooke#62
↑20Kenneth#54
↑20Adam#73
↑19Faith#58

Falling

↓42Jalen#84
↓32Caitlin#90
↓31Amanda#93
↓30Jared#94
↓29Sierra#96
↓25Dustin#90
↓24Laura#84
↓21Kelsey#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2000 rankings.