State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,084 Alabama births in 2008 across 1,661 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#60Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#77Allieoutside the national top 200
#91Maggieoutside the national top 200
#83Grayson#188 nationally
#64Breanna#168 nationally
#84Jaylen#185 nationally
#100Carmenoutside the national top 200
#51Mckenzie#151 nationally
#74Makenzie#162 nationally
#99Aniyah#184 nationally
#15Mary#96 nationally
#97Bryson#178 nationally

Girls

#1Emma356US #1
#2Madison340US #6
#3Addison257US #12
#4Ava257US #5
#5Emily246US #3
#6Anna224US #26
#7Hannah224US #17
#8Chloe223US #10
#9Isabella212US #2
#10Elizabeth203US #9
#11Abigail198US #8
#12Olivia198US #4
#13Sarah187US #20
#14Ella186US #19
#15Mary183US #96
#16Alexis167US #15
#17Alyssa166US #16
#18Makayla155US #37
#19Taylor144US #22
#20Lily142US #24
#21Savannah128US #33
#22Kaylee123US #31
#23Morgan123US #46
#24Brooklyn121US #48
#25Natalie120US #13
#26Lillian114US #29
#27Destiny112US #47
#28Bailey108US #82
#29Caroline108US #94
#30Sophia102US #7
#31Lauren101US #30
#32Aubrey95US #42
#33Peyton95US #60
#34Avery92US #38
#35Layla92US #55
#36Jada90US #110
#37Katherine90US #45
#38Trinity90US #70
#39Brianna89US #23
#40Aaliyah87US #76
#41Haley87US #102
#42Madelyn87US #64
#43Gracie86US #99
#44Kaitlyn85US #53
#45Allison83US #32
#46Zoey83US #98
#47Katelyn82US #80
#48Kayla82US #28
#49Maria82US #63
#50Sydney82US #49
#51Mckenzie81US #151
#52Kylie80US #51
#53Zoe78US #58
#54Ashley75US #18
#55Sara75US #92
#56Nevaeh74US #34
#57Autumn73US #87
#58Gabrielle73US #79
#59Riley73US #39
#60Kennedy72US #115
#61Jayla71US #117
#62Mackenzie71US #65
#63Victoria71US #27
#64Breanna70US #168
#65Hailey69US #25
#66Hayden69US #127
#67Reagan69US #143
#68Samantha68US #11
#69Jasmine65US #43
#70Payton64US #91
#71Audrey63US #44
#72Kimberly63US #57
#73Leah63US #40
#74Makenzie63US #162
#75Sadie63US #109
#76Sophie60US #75
#77Allie59
#78Katie59US #126
#79Shelby59US #158
#80Madeline58US #56
#81Grace57US #21
#82Molly57US #104
#83Jordan56US #128
#84Lydia56US #120
#85Jessica55US #59
#86Marley55US #145
#87Claire54US #62
#88Amelia52US #68
#89Mariah52US #77
#90Julia51US #41
#91Maggie50
#92Rachel50US #74
#93London49US #156
#94Mia49US #14
#95Angel48US #159
#96Jordyn48US #144
#97Ashlyn47US #152
#98Catherine47US #148
#99Aniyah46US #184
#100Carmen46

Boys

#1William538US #8
#2John372US #20
#3James370US #17
#4Jacob352US #1
#5Joshua327US #4
#6Christopher324US #9
#7Michael307US #2
#8Jackson302US #32
#9Jayden300US #11
#10Ethan255US #3
#11Caleb250US #34
#12Joseph242US #13
#13Noah241US #15
#14Elijah240US #22
#15Andrew229US #12
#16Christian228US #23
#17David227US #14
#18Matthew216US #10
#19Aiden214US #16
#20Samuel214US #27
#21Brayden211US #51
#22Landon202US #45
#23Jordan195US #48
#24Logan191US #19
#25Cameron186US #53
#26Tyler179US #28
#27Alexander176US #6
#28Charles176US #63
#29Daniel173US #5
#30Hunter173US #54
#31Robert173US #49
#32Mason168US #35
#33Benjamin162US #25
#34Jeremiah162US #68
#35Nathan158US #21
#36Anthony156US #7
#37Austin156US #55
#38Jonathan155US #26
#39Brandon153US #33
#40Dylan149US #31
#41Gavin146US #30
#42Thomas142US #52
#43Gabriel141US #24
#44Nicholas140US #29
#45Zachary139US #47
#46Brody133US #70
#47Luke129US #43
#48Carson128US #89
#49Evan125US #38
#50Hayden122US #76
#51Isaiah122US #42
#52Ryan119US #18
#53Justin118US #44
#54Jaden115US #88
#55Caden114US #96
#56Tristan111US #81
#57Parker110US #103
#58Connor109US #57
#59Lucas108US #46
#60Braxton106
#61Carter106US #65
#62Cooper98US #92
#63Owen97US #58
#64Wyatt96US #62
#65Timothy95US #107
#66Micah94US #121
#67Kaden93US #100
#68Kevin92US #41
#69Colton91US #98
#70Jason91US #60
#71Jack90US #39
#72Aaron87US #50
#73Kaleb87US #115
#74Aidan82US #59
#75Eli81US #99
#76Isaac80US #37
#77Jose80US #40
#78Eric78US #86
#79Ayden76US #91
#80Brian76US #87
#81Ashton75US #122
#82Brady73US #94
#83Grayson73US #188
#84Jaylen73US #185
#85Jeremy72US #129
#86Chase70US #67
#87Antonio69US #102
#88Henry69US #78
#89Peyton69US #130
#90Preston69US #124
#91Alex68US #84
#92Cody68US #123
#93Braden67US #156
#94Cayden66US #173
#95Sean66US #83
#96Cole65US #85
#97Bryson64US #178
#98Jesse64US #110
#99Jaxon61US #153
#100Levi61US #116

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑43Layla#35
↑40Avery#34
↑36Zoey#46
↑28Wyatt#64
↑22Aubrey#32
↑19Kylie#52
↑18Kaylee#22
↑18Madelyn#42

Falling

↓42Mia#94
↓32Victoria#63
↓30Jasmine#69
↓29Madeline#80
↓28Rachel#92
↓26Amelia#88
↓25Samantha#68
↓23Audrey#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.