State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2004 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,893 Alabama births in 2004 across 1,483 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#56Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#61Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#66Brodyoutside the national top 200
#80Jaylenoutside the national top 200
#52Abby#166 nationally
#86Mallory#188 nationally
#100Allieoutside the national top 200
#67Dalton#167 nationally
#100Clayton#198 nationally
#62Mckenzie#151 nationally
#40Angel#127 nationally
#73Paris#157 nationally

Girls

#1Emma388US #2
#2Madison382US #3
#3Emily335US #1
#4Hannah320US #5
#5Anna305US #20
#6Alexis229US #11
#7Sarah226US #12
#8Olivia219US #4
#9Abigail216US #6
#10Elizabeth204US #10
#11Mary204US #62
#12Taylor178US #22
#13Alyssa165US #14
#14Lauren164US #16
#15Haley157US #44
#16Ella154US #29
#17Chloe152US #23
#18Destiny148US #38
#19Makayla140US #47
#20Isabella137US #7
#21Morgan137US #31
#22Savannah136US #41
#23Victoria125US #28
#24Sydney124US #27
#25Trinity124US #48
#26Brianna122US #17
#27Kayla119US #18
#28Kaitlyn110US #33
#29Ashley104US #8
#30Jasmine103US #26
#31Jessica103US #21
#32Caroline101US #74
#33Kaylee100US #50
#34Samantha96US #9
#35Katelyn93US #59
#36Natalie93US #19
#37Grace92US #13
#38Gracie91US #114
#39Rachel90US #34
#40Angel88US #127
#41Jordan88US #71
#42Jada87US #81
#43Katherine87US #35
#44Zoe87US #54
#45Mackenzie86US #45
#46Shelby86US #112
#47Lillian84US #65
#48Lily84US #53
#49Breanna82US #115
#50Autumn80US #82
#51Hailey77US #24
#52Abby75US #166
#53Bailey74US #100
#54Sara72US #68
#55Ava71US #25
#56Brooklyn71US #101
#57Katie71US #102
#58Allison69US #40
#59Sophia69US #15
#60Amber68US #87
#61Jayla67
#62Mckenzie67US #151
#63Julia66US #32
#64Reagan66US #145
#65Ashlyn63US #131
#66Gabrielle63US #73
#67Kathryn63US #122
#68Madelyn62US #111
#69Rebecca61US #70
#70Catherine60US #103
#71Jennifer59US #39
#72Kennedy59US #117
#73Paris59US #157
#74Aaliyah58US #94
#75Avery58US #77
#76Lydia58US #126
#77Summer58US #140
#78Kylie57US #49
#79Kelsey56US #148
#80Madeline56US #63
#81Alexandria55US #125
#82Audrey55US #80
#83Faith55US #52
#84Megan55US #36
#85Jenna54US #56
#86Mallory54US #188
#87Riley53US #58
#88Brooke52US #46
#89Courtney52US #121
#90Leah51US #64
#91Erin49US #95
#92Amelia48US #96
#93Maria47US #42
#94Molly47US #97
#95Addison46US #160
#96Margaret46US #133
#97Kendall45US #137
#98Kimberly45US #61
#99Laura45US #129
#100Allie44

Boys

#1William639US #8
#2Jacob463US #1
#3John422US #17
#4Joshua398US #3
#5James388US #18
#6Christopher347US #10
#7Michael347US #2
#8Matthew318US #4
#9Ethan311US #5
#10Joseph286US #9
#11Tyler275US #16
#12Andrew274US #6
#13Jackson273US #48
#14David255US #14
#15Austin251US #35
#16Caleb239US #33
#17Hunter217US #49
#18Christian209US #24
#19Cameron207US #50
#20Samuel206US #23
#21Daniel204US #7
#22Thomas200US #37
#23Nicholas194US #13
#24Brandon192US #22
#25Logan188US #27
#26Jonathan184US #21
#27Robert184US #36
#28Elijah182US #31
#29Dylan177US #19
#30Jordan174US #43
#31Justin170US #30
#32Charles168US #56
#33Landon162US #86
#34Noah162US #29
#35Benjamin160US #25
#36Ryan159US #12
#37Zachary151US #26
#38Alexander145US #15
#39Nathan142US #20
#40Anthony141US #11
#41Timothy131US #79
#42Ashton129US #76
#43Mason125US #51
#44Connor121US #38
#45Gabriel116US #32
#46Jeremiah115US #77
#47Luke109US #41
#48Kaleb105US #120
#49Evan104US #39
#50Gavin104US #52
#51Hayden100US #87
#52Brayden99US #107
#53Isaiah99US #45
#54Jason97US #47
#55Aaron96US #53
#56Braxton96
#57Eric96US #61
#58Seth94US #80
#59Carson93US #101
#60Isaac93US #46
#61Kevin91US #34
#62Jayden90US #62
#63Caden87US #104
#64Nathaniel85US #68
#65Cody83US #84
#66Brody82
#67Dalton81US #167
#68Aidan80US #40
#69Patrick80US #100
#70Tanner78US #125
#71Devin75US #81
#72Garrett74US #114
#73Parker74US #131
#74Adam73US #58
#75Jack72US #42
#76Steven72US #78
#77Carter70US #89
#78Lucas70US #66
#79Peyton70US #163
#80Jaylen68
#81Richard68US #92
#82Jaden67US #83
#83Aiden66US #60
#84Alex66US #63
#85Brian66US #59
#86Chase65US #82
#87Kyle63US #55
#88Preston63US #152
#89Stephen63US #140
#90Xavier63US #88
#91Antonio62US #93
#92Collin62US #130
#93Jeremy62US #111
#94Kenneth62US #119
#95Bradley61US #176
#96Colton60US #135
#97Conner58US #134
#98Brady57US #122
#99Bryan57US #65
#100Clayton57US #198

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑36Brayden#52
↑31Reagan#64
↑28Sophia#59
↑27Catherine#70
↑26Lily#48
↑25Braxton#56
↑24Mckenzie#62
↑22Trinity#25

Falling

↓37Laura#99
↓30Brady#98
↓28Megan#84
↓26Brian#85
↓25Richard#81
↓24Courtney#89
↓23Aaliyah#74
↓23Devin#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.