State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,170 Alabama births in 2009 across 1,646 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#42Braxton#174 nationally
#73Braylonoutside the national top 200
#78Allieoutside the national top 200
#85Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#53Mckenzie#155 nationally
#79Makenzie#175 nationally
#77Grayson#172 nationally
#92Margaret#187 nationally
#84Harper#173 nationally
#16Mary#102 nationally
#89Jaylen#175 nationally
#95Angel#177 nationally

Girls

#1Emma336US #2
#2Madison312US #7
#3Isabella272US #1
#4Ava252US #5
#5Anna233US #28
#6Addison231US #12
#7Chloe217US #9
#8Olivia217US #3
#9Abigail199US #8
#10Emily191US #6
#11Elizabeth187US #11
#12Ella184US #15
#13Sarah163US #21
#14Alexis159US #13
#15Kaylee151US #26
#16Mary144US #102
#17Alyssa140US #19
#18Taylor139US #22
#19Hannah126US #23
#20Savannah124US #39
#21Lily123US #18
#22Brooklyn122US #37
#23Caroline121US #87
#24Makayla117US #44
#25Natalie112US #16
#26Aubrey107US #41
#27Peyton104US #42
#28Trinity103US #74
#29Lillian101US #27
#30Layla100US #45
#31Sophia98US #4
#32Madelyn96US #59
#33Mia96US #10
#34Nevaeh94US #34
#35Destiny92US #56
#36Morgan92US #57
#37Jada91US #113
#38Lauren90US #46
#39Avery87US #32
#40Zoey84US #75
#41Allison82US #30
#42Katelyn80US #90
#43Bailey79US #85
#44Brianna78US #24
#45Gabrielle78US #96
#46Katherine78US #60
#47Sydney76US #48
#48Victoria75US #31
#49Riley73US #38
#50Khloe72US #95
#51Samantha71US #14
#52Ashley70US #20
#53Mckenzie70US #155
#54Audrey69US #49
#55Hayden69US #131
#56Mariah69US #88
#57Sophie69US #65
#58Haley68US #123
#59Aaliyah67US #63
#60Kennedy67US #115
#61Zoe67US #47
#62Autumn66US #81
#63Gracie66US #114
#64Kylie66US #62
#65Leah66US #29
#66Reagan66US #127
#67Bella64US #58
#68Kaitlyn64US #67
#69Mackenzie64US #77
#70Claire62US #53
#71Jasmine62US #51
#72Kayla62US #35
#73Maria62US #70
#74Jayla61US #128
#75Amelia60US #55
#76Evelyn60US #40
#77Payton59US #84
#78Allie56
#79Makenzie56US #175
#80Sara56US #106
#81Ashlyn55US #146
#82Grace55US #17
#83Hailey55US #25
#84Harper55US #173
#85Kayleigh54
#86Molly54US #92
#87Sadie54US #111
#88Jordyn53US #124
#89Madeline53US #64
#90Serenity53US #93
#91Lilly52US #116
#92Margaret51US #187
#93Gabriella49US #33
#94Rylee49US #118
#95Angel48US #177
#96Jordan48US #150
#97London48US #122
#98Jessica47US #78
#99Julia47US #50
#100Marley47US #149

Boys

#1William508US #5
#2James344US #18
#3Jacob321US #1
#4Jackson309US #27
#5John305US #26
#6Joshua304US #6
#7Christopher300US #10
#8Jayden299US #8
#9Michael270US #3
#10Ethan267US #2
#11Noah263US #9
#12Caleb255US #31
#13Elijah238US #21
#14Aiden233US #12
#15Samuel225US #24
#16Christian218US #23
#17David209US #14
#18Joseph207US #15
#19Daniel206US #7
#20Brayden205US #48
#21Landon199US #36
#22Tyler187US #28
#23Matthew186US #13
#24Andrew182US #16
#25Logan180US #17
#26Mason173US #34
#27Alexander163US #4
#28Hunter163US #56
#29Gabriel161US #22
#30Jeremiah156US #65
#31Jordan156US #45
#32Charles155US #64
#33Robert146US #55
#34Benjamin144US #19
#35Jonathan142US #29
#36Dylan141US #30
#37Gavin140US #33
#38Anthony138US #11
#39Cameron138US #58
#40Colton138US #93
#41Brandon129US #38
#42Braxton128US #174
#43Carson128US #88
#44Evan126US #35
#45Justin126US #46
#46Thomas123US #57
#47Isaiah121US #41
#48Nathan120US #25
#49Connor119US #52
#50Austin118US #63
#51Ryan117US #20
#52Nicholas116US #32
#53Brody114US #77
#54Kaden113US #102
#55Lucas111US #39
#56Kaleb110US #108
#57Hayden109US #91
#58Timothy108US #109
#59Carter106US #50
#60Luke102US #47
#61Kevin101US #44
#62Cooper98US #84
#63Zachary96US #53
#64Caden95US #103
#65Owen92US #51
#66Aaron91US #54
#67Parker90US #96
#68Isaac85US #40
#69Tristan84US #80
#70Jaden83US #101
#71Levi83US #85
#72Wyatt82US #60
#73Braylon81
#74Bryson81US #152
#75Micah79US #118
#76Eric78US #95
#77Grayson78US #172
#78Jaxon77US #124
#79Ayden76US #87
#80Jason75US #66
#81Preston75US #120
#82Henry71US #71
#83Jack70US #42
#84Alex68US #83
#85Cayden68US #143
#86Ashton67US #115
#87Hudson67US #150
#88Ian67US #73
#89Jaylen67US #175
#90Collin65US #134
#91Eli65US #90
#92Conner64US #156
#93Josiah64US #86
#94Aidan63US #72
#95Jeremy63US #140
#96Kayden63US #138
#97Jose62US #43
#98Xavier61US #68
#99Antonio60US #105
#100Cody60US #135

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑61Mia#33
↑33Mariah#56
↑29Colton#40
↑29Levi#71
↑23Bryson#74
↑22Nevaeh#34
↑21Jaxon#78
↑19Sophie#57

Falling

↓25Sara#80
↓24Kaitlyn#68
↓24Kayla#72
↓24Maria#73
↓20Gracie#63
↓20Aidan#94
↓20Jose#97
↓19Aaliyah#59

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.