State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2005 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,451 Alabama births in 2005 across 1,507 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#63Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#64Brody#193 nationally
#69Jaylen#194 nationally
#84Maggieoutside the national top 200
#65Dalton#180 nationally
#88Tayloroutside the national top 200
#90Malloryoutside the national top 200
#88Jayla#197 nationally
#96Brodieoutside the national top 200
#89Wesley#189 nationally
#85Mckenzie#163 nationally
#50Ashlyn#127 nationally

Girls

#1Madison403US #3
#2Emma399US #2
#3Emily336US #1
#4Anna307US #22
#5Hannah255US #7
#6Abigail238US #4
#7Mary222US #72
#8Sarah222US #15
#9Chloe200US #19
#10Olivia199US #5
#11Elizabeth197US #11
#12Alexis189US #13
#13Taylor163US #24
#14Isabella153US #6
#15Alyssa151US #16
#16Savannah151US #35
#17Ella150US #23
#18Lauren149US #21
#19Destiny148US #32
#20Makayla148US #44
#21Ava143US #9
#22Morgan132US #33
#23Haley129US #53
#24Brianna128US #20
#25Jasmine126US #29
#26Kaitlyn117US #34
#27Sydney107US #30
#28Jada104US #76
#29Ashley103US #10
#30Katelyn103US #59
#31Samantha103US #8
#32Trinity100US #48
#33Natalie98US #18
#34Victoria97US #28
#35Gracie94US #94
#36Katherine93US #36
#37Lillian92US #50
#38Jessica91US #27
#39Sara90US #75
#40Kaylee89US #40
#41Jordan88US #86
#42Kayla88US #25
#43Allison86US #45
#44Gabrielle85US #55
#45Caroline84US #83
#46Grace83US #14
#47Brooklyn82US #78
#48Hailey82US #26
#49Lily81US #39
#50Ashlyn79US #127
#51Katie77US #99
#52Maria76US #46
#53Kennedy74US #118
#54Zoe73US #58
#55Audrey71US #77
#56Madelyn71US #107
#57Shelby71US #117
#58Sophia71US #12
#59Autumn70US #90
#60Bailey70US #108
#61Kylie70US #57
#62Aaliyah68US #93
#63Alexandria68US #133
#64Mackenzie65US #51
#65Avery63US #67
#66Breanna63US #124
#67Leah63US #68
#68Madeline61US #70
#69Riley61US #54
#70Angel60US #143
#71Rachel60US #38
#72Reagan60US #139
#73Addison59US #106
#74Amelia59US #84
#75Kathryn59US #125
#76Julia58US #31
#77Jennifer57US #42
#78Margaret57US #151
#79Molly57US #97
#80Catherine56US #109
#81Faith56US #49
#82Kimberly55US #63
#83Mia55US #17
#84Maggie54
#85Mckenzie53US #163
#86Erin52US #112
#87Lydia52US #119
#88Jayla51US #197
#89Amber50US #101
#90Mallory50
#91Rebecca50US #81
#92Danielle49US #102
#93Laura49US #146
#94Mariah49US #85
#95Jenna48US #62
#96Lindsey48US #162
#97Mya48US #98
#98Nevaeh47US #69
#99Summer47US #140
#100Claire46US #95

Boys

#1William551US #11
#2Joshua399US #3
#3James397US #17
#4John387US #18
#5Michael382US #2
#6Jacob376US #1
#7Christopher339US #10
#8Ethan313US #5
#9Matthew286US #4
#10Jackson278US #44
#11Andrew276US #6
#12Samuel261US #21
#13Joseph251US #9
#14Tyler242US #16
#15David236US #12
#16Caleb231US #35
#17Austin213US #38
#18Hunter211US #53
#19Cameron204US #52
#20Noah204US #23
#21Thomas204US #40
#22Robert203US #37
#23Christian200US #22
#24Logan200US #26
#25Daniel190US #7
#26Jonathan186US #19
#27Elijah185US #31
#28Brandon182US #27
#29Landon178US #61
#30Dylan176US #24
#31Jordan168US #46
#32Nathan168US #20
#33Nicholas168US #15
#34Charles165US #56
#35Zachary162US #29
#36Justin155US #36
#37Jeremiah150US #78
#38Mason149US #42
#39Alexander145US #13
#40Ryan144US #14
#41Gabriel136US #28
#42Evan135US #39
#43Anthony133US #8
#44Hayden133US #76
#45Benjamin131US #25
#46Gavin124US #47
#47Jayden119US #54
#48Connor111US #48
#49Kevin106US #33
#50Timothy105US #84
#51Isaiah104US #45
#52Carson103US #101
#53Ashton101US #107
#54Luke101US #41
#55Caden99US #98
#56Brayden95US #80
#57Devin95US #90
#58Carter93US #77
#59Jack91US #34
#60Jason91US #51
#61Aiden86US #50
#62Eric85US #66
#63Braxton83
#64Brody83US #193
#65Dalton83US #180
#66Brian82US #63
#67Kaleb82US #121
#68Peyton80US #138
#69Jaylen79US #194
#70Braden78US #133
#71Tristan78US #113
#72Conner77US #127
#73Lucas75US #58
#74Aaron74US #57
#75Antonio74US #92
#76Richard74US #94
#77Jose73US #30
#78Nathaniel72US #67
#79Preston72US #146
#80Aidan71US #43
#81Cody71US #96
#82Alex69US #71
#83Jaden69US #88
#84Micah69US #150
#85Sean69US #75
#86Dakota68US #148
#87Chase67US #82
#88Taylor67
#89Wesley66US #189
#90Ian65US #68
#91Juan64US #55
#92Kenneth64US #122
#93Xavier64US #87
#94Isaac63US #49
#95Parker63US #119
#96Brodie62
#97Garrett62US #124
#98Jeremy62US #115
#99Jesse61US #89
#100Steven61US #83

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑41Maria#52
↑34Ava#21
↑27Audrey#55
↑25Conner#72
↑23Leah#67
↑22Gabrielle#44
↑22Addison#73
↑22Aiden#61

Falling

↓34Isaac#94
↓32Rachel#71
↓30Angel#70
↓29Amber#89
↓27Jayla#88
↓25Garrett#97
↓24Steven#100
↓23Mckenzie#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.