State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,277 Alabama births in 2003 across 1,474 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#58Brodyoutside the national top 200
#66Jayla#200 nationally
#80Peytonoutside the national top 200
#81Ravenoutside the national top 200
#81Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#73Maggie#188 nationally
#90Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#92Malloryoutside the national top 200
#95Reaganoutside the national top 200
#98Asiaoutside the national top 200
#99Chandleroutside the national top 200
#63Abby#164 nationally

Girls

#1Madison408US #3
#2Emma407US #2
#3Emily352US #1
#4Hannah334US #4
#5Anna308US #21
#6Sarah240US #11
#7Alexis231US #7
#8Olivia221US #5
#9Abigail218US #6
#10Elizabeth208US #9
#11Mary204US #59
#12Taylor190US #19
#13Morgan177US #29
#14Alyssa174US #14
#15Haley171US #34
#16Kayla156US #16
#17Brianna153US #17
#18Destiny150US #37
#19Lauren150US #15
#20Makayla139US #51
#21Savannah139US #41
#22Chloe138US #24
#23Ashley132US #8
#24Isabella132US #12
#25Kaitlyn129US #32
#26Katelyn124US #58
#27Victoria122US #22
#28Sydney119US #25
#29Caroline115US #68
#30Ella112US #44
#31Kaylee112US #53
#32Jasmine111US #27
#33Jada107US #79
#34Jessica107US #18
#35Katherine105US #35
#36Hailey104US #26
#37Samantha104US #10
#38Jordan102US #48
#39Natalie102US #23
#40Grace96US #13
#41Sara96US #65
#42Autumn95US #75
#43Rachel93US #28
#44Breanna92US #105
#45Bailey91US #98
#46Mackenzie91US #45
#47Trinity89US #56
#48Allison88US #46
#49Brooklyn87US #118
#50Shelby81US #94
#51Aaliyah80US #90
#52Angel80US #119
#53Zoe79US #57
#54Ashlyn76US #139
#55Gracie76US #126
#56Megan75US #30
#57Kylie71US #52
#58Lillian71US #76
#59Gabrielle70US #66
#60Amber69US #74
#61Faith69US #50
#62Laura69US #124
#63Abby66US #164
#64Katie66US #107
#65Courtney65US #103
#66Jayla65US #200
#67Ava63US #39
#68Alexandria62US #123
#69Brooke61US #43
#70Kennedy61US #122
#71Madeline60US #61
#72Summer60US #153
#73Maggie58US #188
#74Lily57US #69
#75Rebecca57US #63
#76Kelsey56US #130
#77Madelyn56US #115
#78Margaret56US #128
#79Riley56US #72
#80Avery55US #89
#81Raven55
#82Claire54US #92
#83Maria54US #42
#84Erin53US #80
#85Julia53US #33
#86Mckenzie52US #149
#87Sophia52US #20
#88Audrey51US #78
#89Kathryn50US #117
#90Amelia49US #111
#91Jennifer49US #31
#92Mallory49
#93Alexandra48US #38
#94Jenna48US #55
#95Reagan48
#96Sierra48US #73
#97Catherine47US #106
#98Asia46
#99Peyton46US #192
#100Kendall45US #156

Boys

#1William616US #11
#2Jacob462US #1
#3Joshua443US #3
#4James410US #18
#5John390US #17
#6Christopher375US #9
#7Michael363US #2
#8Matthew324US #4
#9Caleb288US #34
#10Austin286US #33
#11Joseph285US #6
#12Andrew272US #5
#13Ethan267US #7
#14Tyler266US #15
#15Jackson260US #52
#16Samuel243US #23
#17David242US #14
#18Hunter231US #41
#19Logan223US #28
#20Jordan222US #38
#21Daniel221US #8
#22Cameron220US #40
#23Jonathan215US #22
#24Nicholas203US #12
#25Robert196US #35
#26Christian193US #25
#27Justin189US #27
#28Thomas186US #36
#29Charles183US #57
#30Dylan177US #19
#31Zachary177US #20
#32Brandon176US #21
#33Benjamin172US #24
#34Noah162US #31
#35Elijah160US #37
#36Anthony152US #10
#37Landon149US #97
#38Ryan148US #13
#39Nathan144US #26
#40Mason138US #54
#41Alexander133US #16
#42Connor126US #43
#43Gabriel124US #29
#44Carson123US #89
#45Luke121US #46
#46Jeremiah119US #90
#47Jason115US #42
#48Devin109US #74
#49Dalton105US #143
#50Timothy102US #76
#51Gavin99US #51
#52Hayden99US #84
#53Kaleb99US #118
#54Ashton97US #101
#55Evan97US #44
#56Richard96US #86
#57Aaron93US #50
#58Brody93
#59Brian87US #59
#60Kevin87US #32
#61Cody85US #78
#62Jayden84US #75
#63Eric83US #56
#64Patrick83US #91
#65Seth82US #80
#66Jalen80US #155
#67Preston80US #154
#68Brady79US #142
#69Isaiah79US #49
#70Alex78US #62
#71Jose77US #30
#72Steven77US #70
#73Garrett76US #106
#74Antonio75US #92
#75Blake73US #79
#76Kenneth73US #111
#77Jeremy72US #108
#78Xavier72US #85
#79Nathaniel71US #63
#80Peyton70
#81Braxton68
#82Dakota68US #126
#83Jaden66US #82
#84Wesley66US #184
#85Sean65US #61
#86Ian64US #65
#87Trenton63US #179
#88Brayden62US #110
#89Chase62US #87
#90Dawson62
#91Parker62US #125
#92Adam61US #58
#93Colton60US #135
#94Jack60US #45
#95Carter59US #102
#96Colby59US #181
#97Jeffrey59US #140
#98Stephen59US #128
#99Chandler58
#100Lucas58US #71

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑64Ella#30
↑39Kylie#57
↑32Brady#68
↑28Ashlyn#54
↑27Hailey#36
↑26Jose#71
↑25Landon#37
↑21Kennedy#70

Falling

↓33Colby#96
↓31Catherine#97
↓30Erin#84
↓23Reagan#95
↓22Amber#60
↓22Isaiah#69
↓22Stephen#98
↓21Adam#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.