State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2006 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,642 Alabama births in 2006 across 1,587 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
#70Allieoutside the national top 200
#71Brodieoutside the national top 200
#85Dalton#200 nationally
#86Abbyoutside the national top 200
#94Malloryoutside the national top 200
#85Maggie#189 nationally
#93Makenzie#197 nationally
#88Jaylen#191 nationally
#99Tayloroutside the national top 200
#67Mckenzie#166 nationally
#62Reagan#156 nationally

Girls

#1Madison385US #3
#2Emma367US #2
#3Anna311US #22
#4Emily293US #1
#5Hannah256US #8
#6Sarah223US #15
#7Elizabeth218US #11
#8Olivia214US #7
#9Abigail213US #6
#10Isabella196US #4
#11Ava195US #5
#12Chloe192US #18
#13Alexis176US #14
#14Taylor159US #23
#15Savannah156US #30
#16Ella155US #21
#17Alyssa153US #19
#18Addison152US #28
#19Lauren151US #24
#20Mary151US #80
#21Makayla148US #45
#22Morgan142US #35
#23Kaylee138US #42
#24Destiny128US #36
#25Haley121US #75
#26Ashley117US #12
#27Kaitlyn108US #41
#28Trinity108US #64
#29Brianna107US #20
#30Brooklyn107US #66
#31Caroline106US #89
#32Katelyn106US #61
#33Lily105US #33
#34Kayla103US #26
#35Jasmine99US #29
#36Natalie99US #17
#37Mackenzie95US #53
#38Gracie92US #103
#39Samantha92US #10
#40Jayla91US #99
#41Lillian91US #38
#42Katherine89US #37
#43Jada88US #92
#44Victoria88US #27
#45Sydney83US #34
#46Gabrielle82US #63
#47Avery80US #52
#48Shelby80US #133
#49Aubrey78US #93
#50Jessica78US #32
#51Sophia78US #9
#52Zoe78US #54
#53Grace76US #16
#54Katie76US #106
#55Autumn74US #95
#56Madelyn74US #113
#57Sara72US #72
#58Kylie71US #67
#59Aaliyah69US #90
#60Allison69US #47
#61Maria69US #46
#62Reagan69US #156
#63Hailey68US #25
#64Jordan68US #97
#65Mia68US #13
#66Amelia67US #83
#67Mckenzie67US #166
#68Amber65US #136
#69Angel65US #159
#70Allie64
#71Breanna64US #126
#72Kennedy64US #115
#73Layla62US #101
#74Rachel62US #48
#75Bailey61US #112
#76Madeline61US #71
#77Kathryn59US #143
#78Molly59US #105
#79Alexandria58US #147
#80Nevaeh58US #43
#81Riley58US #56
#82Julia57US #31
#83Margaret56US #160
#84Faith55US #62
#85Maggie54US #189
#86Abby53
#87Kimberly52US #58
#88Lydia52US #130
#89Jennifer51US #51
#90Peyton51US #138
#91Rebecca51US #96
#92Brooke50US #44
#93Makenzie49US #197
#94Mallory49
#95Laura48US #172
#96Ashlyn47US #141
#97Leah47US #68
#98Summer46US #152
#99Audrey45US #69
#100Megan45US #60

Boys

#1William609US #10
#2Jacob432US #1
#3James422US #16
#4Joshua377US #3
#5John371US #19
#6Michael354US #2
#7Jackson346US #35
#8Christopher345US #8
#9Ethan306US #4
#10Matthew275US #5
#11Noah273US #15
#12Joseph248US #11
#13Tyler246US #18
#14Andrew244US #7
#15Landon231US #50
#16Caleb230US #34
#17Samuel227US #25
#18David223US #13
#19Elijah217US #29
#20Jordan217US #46
#21Austin216US #41
#22Christian216US #21
#23Hunter215US #54
#24Logan213US #20
#25Robert208US #47
#26Brandon204US #27
#27Cameron197US #52
#28Jonathan195US #22
#29Daniel192US #6
#30Alexander180US #12
#31Nicholas176US #17
#32Thomas170US #51
#33Charles166US #60
#34Jayden163US #49
#35Benjamin161US #24
#36Dylan158US #26
#37Zachary156US #33
#38Justin149US #45
#39Jeremiah148US #71
#40Anthony145US #9
#41Hayden144US #73
#42Gabriel142US #28
#43Mason142US #40
#44Aiden137US #32
#45Gavin137US #38
#46Brayden136US #79
#47Isaiah136US #39
#48Nathan135US #23
#49Luke133US #43
#50Tristan128US #86
#51Ryan121US #14
#52Timothy118US #93
#53Evan117US #42
#54Connor111US #53
#55Kevin109US #37
#56Jason107US #55
#57Kaleb105US #115
#58Aaron103US #57
#59Ashton99US #121
#60Brody99US #148
#61Carson99US #87
#62Carter99US #75
#63Braxton95
#64Caden93US #91
#65Aidan88US #44
#66Cooper87US #113
#67Devin86US #100
#68Kaden86US #92
#69Eric85US #77
#70Lucas85US #59
#71Brodie83
#72Chase83US #83
#73Richard83US #99
#74Xavier83US #78
#75Micah81US #145
#76Seth81US #103
#77Isaac80US #48
#78Ian78US #80
#79Jack76US #36
#80Antonio75US #94
#81Jose75US #30
#82Preston75US #114
#83Cody74US #105
#84Parker74US #116
#85Dalton73US #200
#86Alex71US #67
#87Braden71US #143
#88Jaylen71US #191
#89Owen71US #58
#90Jeremy70US #124
#91Bryan68US #66
#92Jaden68US #88
#93Brian67US #72
#94Eli67US #136
#95Peyton67US #157
#96Kenneth65US #129
#97Wyatt65US #82
#98Brady64US #106
#99Taylor64
#100Trenton64US #192

On the move since 2005

Rising

↑55Addison#18
↑48Jayla#40
↑27Mackenzie#37
↑25Brodie#71
↑21Amber#68
↑21Tristan#50
↑19Xavier#74
↑18Avery#47

Falling

↓46Ashlyn#96
↓44Audrey#99
↓30Leah#97
↓27Brian#93
↓27Peyton#95
↓23Jordan#64
↓20Jack#79
↓20Dalton#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2005 rankings.