State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2002 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,675 Alabama births in 2002 across 1,402 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#58Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#72Reagan#199 nationally
#80Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#78Maggie#190 nationally
#90Indiaoutside the national top 200
#92Peytonoutside the national top 200
#60Abby#166 nationally
#86Dustin#189 nationally
#90Dawson#193 nationally
#81Payton#183 nationally
#89Taylor#191 nationally
#52Gracie#153 nationally

Girls

#1Madison439US #2
#2Hannah405US #3
#3Anna399US #20
#4Emily308US #1
#5Alexis274US #5
#6Mary265US #49
#7Sarah253US #8
#8Elizabeth244US #11
#9Emma235US #4
#10Lauren219US #13
#11Abigail205US #7
#12Taylor186US #18
#13Brianna184US #17
#14Savannah180US #39
#15Kayla179US #19
#16Chloe176US #25
#17Haley176US #35
#18Olivia175US #10
#19Destiny155US #34
#20Alyssa153US #12
#21Morgan153US #29
#22Ashley151US #6
#23Victoria148US #21
#24Jasmine139US #26
#25Jessica133US #16
#26Isabella127US #14
#27Kaitlyn127US #32
#28Sydney127US #23
#29Jordan126US #45
#30Shelby123US #75
#31Jada121US #78
#32Katelyn118US #53
#33Ashanti116US #115
#34Samantha113US #9
#35Caroline111US #67
#36Rachel109US #24
#37Grace108US #15
#38Amber107US #65
#39Kaylee103US #57
#40Makayla103US #50
#41Katherine98US #36
#42Megan95US #22
#43Natalie94US #30
#44Autumn93US #73
#45Mackenzie89US #42
#46Angel88US #109
#47Bailey84US #84
#48Allison83US #44
#49Faith83US #48
#50Aaliyah82US #64
#51Breanna80US #104
#52Gracie76US #153
#53Courtney75US #88
#54Erin73US #72
#55Katie73US #103
#56Sara73US #59
#57Trinity72US #70
#58Jayla70
#59Zoe70US #60
#60Abby67US #166
#61Alexandria67US #106
#62Gabrielle67US #66
#63Hailey67US #31
#64Kimberly67US #63
#65Brooklyn64US #152
#66Catherine63US #101
#67Madeline61US #56
#68Lillian60US #96
#69Rebecca60US #54
#70Julia59US #33
#71Madelyn58US #120
#72Reagan58US #199
#73Laura57US #105
#74Summer56US #151
#75Brooke55US #52
#76Alexandra53US #38
#77Lindsey52US #122
#78Maggie52US #190
#79Margaret52US #129
#80Maria52US #40
#81Payton52US #183
#82Ashlyn50US #158
#83Bethany50US #178
#84Riley49US #77
#85Jennifer48US #28
#86Kathryn48US #108
#87Kelsey48US #118
#88Mckenzie48US #143
#89Sierra48US #62
#90India47
#91Kennedy47US #136
#92Skylar47US #141
#93Molly46US #107
#94Ella45US #89
#95Hanna45US #194
#96Kylie45US #61
#97Audrey44US #100
#98Jenna44US #47
#99Kendall44US #195
#100Leah44US #87

Boys

#1William619US #11
#2Jacob456US #1
#3Joshua412US #3
#4James408US #18
#5John378US #17
#6Christopher377US #8
#7Michael370US #2
#8Austin324US #26
#9Andrew323US #6
#10Matthew320US #4
#11Ethan316US #5
#12Joseph277US #7
#13Tyler273US #14
#14Caleb272US #35
#15Nicholas246US #9
#16Brandon245US #20
#17Robert239US #34
#18Jackson236US #50
#19Cameron234US #39
#20David232US #13
#21Hunter231US #38
#22Samuel231US #25
#23Justin229US #22
#24Zachary229US #19
#25Jonathan224US #21
#26Dylan209US #23
#27Logan209US #29
#28Christian207US #24
#29Jordan198US #37
#30Noah194US #31
#31Thomas189US #36
#32Daniel172US #10
#33Charles165US #58
#34Alexander161US #15
#35Elijah161US #41
#36Anthony158US #12
#37Benjamin158US #27
#38Nathan139US #28
#39Timothy137US #70
#40Gabriel125US #32
#41Mason119US #53
#42Dalton118US #117
#43Cody112US #71
#44Luke107US #46
#45Ryan107US #16
#46Eric105US #52
#47Isaiah105US #45
#48Aaron102US #43
#49Connor101US #47
#50Seth100US #72
#51Kaleb98US #111
#52Richard97US #77
#53Gavin96US #61
#54Jeremiah96US #86
#55Jason95US #42
#56Steven94US #68
#57Devin91US #74
#58Hayden89US #96
#59Nathaniel89US #62
#60Kevin88US #33
#61Carson86US #105
#62Landon86US #142
#63Colby83US #125
#64Alex79US #63
#65Garrett77US #91
#66Isaac77US #48
#67Patrick76US #79
#68Jalen75US #145
#69Jeremy73US #95
#70Kenneth73US #104
#71Adam72US #55
#72Brian72US #51
#73Evan72US #56
#74Sean72US #59
#75Preston71US #155
#76Stephen70US #114
#77Blake69US #76
#78Kyle69US #40
#79Tanner69US #112
#80Braxton68
#81Parker65US #126
#82Trenton65US #180
#83Xavier65US #88
#84Dakota64US #107
#85Jaden64US #87
#86Dustin62US #189
#87Riley62US #99
#88Carter61US #108
#89Taylor61US #191
#90Dawson60US #193
#91Jared60US #84
#92Peyton60
#93Tristan60US #103
#94Colton59US #128
#95Trevor59US #81
#96Bryan58US #64
#97Jose58US #30
#98Micah58US #173
#99Wesley58US #183
#100Brady57US #147

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑33Isabella#26
↑28Gavin#53
↑22Zoe#59
↑20Reagan#72
↑20Kaleb#51
↑18Trenton#82
↑17Brooklyn#65
↑17Isaiah#47

Falling

↓34Dakota#84
↓25Trevor#95
↓23Kelsey#87
↓22Jennifer#85
↓21Taylor#89
↓17Rebecca#69
↓16Julia#70
↓16Devin#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.