State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2010 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,266 Alabama births in 2010 across 1,657 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#62Allie#189 nationally
#77Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#48Braxton#170 nationally
#88Angel#193 nationally
#98Kinsleyoutside the national top 200
#99Braylonoutside the national top 200
#82Margaret#182 nationally
#13Mary#108 nationally
#60Makenzie#153 nationally
#56Mckenzie#145 nationally
#84Sawyer#173 nationally
#53Reagan#127 nationally

Girls

#1Emma319US #3
#2Isabella254US #1
#3Madison251US #8
#4Ava218US #5
#5Olivia201US #4
#6Chloe192US #9
#7Abigail188US #7
#8Elizabeth186US #12
#9Addison184US #11
#10Anna184US #27
#11Emily183US #6
#12Ella164US #13
#13Mary147US #108
#14Alexis146US #16
#15Sophia146US #2
#16Hannah143US #20
#17Brooklyn142US #34
#18Makayla135US #43
#19Lily133US #17
#20Sarah128US #26
#21Khloe125US #42
#22Alyssa112US #21
#23Kaylee112US #35
#24Avery106US #23
#25Layla102US #36
#26Lillian101US #22
#27Natalie101US #14
#28Nevaeh97US #25
#29Taylor94US #37
#30Savannah91US #44
#31Caroline89US #88
#32Peyton86US #51
#33Amelia85US #41
#34Bailey85US #78
#35Sophie82US #59
#36Zoey82US #47
#37Destiny81US #71
#38Aubrey79US #45
#39London79US #109
#40Morgan79US #63
#41Audrey78US #52
#42Bella77US #48
#43Jordyn75US #112
#44Lauren75US #58
#45Kennedy74US #111
#46Trinity73US #72
#47Madelyn72US #76
#48Allison71US #38
#49Brianna71US #30
#50Aaliyah70US #56
#51Harper70US #120
#52Mia70US #10
#53Reagan70US #127
#54Zoe68US #31
#55Leah67US #24
#56Mckenzie67US #145
#57Evelyn66US #39
#58Jada66US #128
#59Kaitlyn66US #90
#60Makenzie65US #153
#61Victoria64US #32
#62Allie62US #189
#63Katherine62US #70
#64Lydia61US #110
#65Mackenzie61US #68
#66Mariah61US #97
#67Gabrielle60US #94
#68Samantha60US #15
#69Sydney60US #60
#70Autumn59US #81
#71Riley59US #40
#72Charlotte58US #46
#73Kylie58US #57
#74Hailey57US #19
#75Serenity55US #83
#76Gracie54US #130
#77Kyleigh52
#78Rylee52US #102
#79Kayla51US #49
#80Claire50US #53
#81Julia50US #55
#82Margaret50US #182
#83Katelyn49US #103
#84Lucy49US #75
#85Molly49US #87
#86Ashley48US #29
#87Jasmine48US #62
#88Angel47US #193
#89Haley47US #154
#90Jayla47US #132
#91Maria47US #86
#92Gabriella46US #33
#93Arianna45US #54
#94Ashlyn45US #157
#95Brooklynn45US #142
#96Madeline45US #77
#97Sara45US #119
#98Kinsley44
#99Sadie44US #118
#100Grace43US #18

Boys

#1William497US #5
#2James336US #19
#3John305US #26
#4Jacob294US #1
#5Jayden285US #4
#6Jackson273US #25
#7Noah269US #7
#8Elijah263US #18
#9Christopher242US #13
#10Ethan240US #2
#11Mason236US #12
#12Michael236US #3
#13Aiden225US #9
#14Samuel224US #24
#15Brayden221US #40
#16Joshua220US #11
#17Landon205US #33
#18David200US #15
#19Caleb193US #32
#20Andrew191US #14
#21Joseph184US #20
#22Christian178US #29
#23Jeremiah178US #51
#24Alexander170US #6
#25Jordan166US #46
#26Gabriel153US #21
#27Logan153US #17
#28Robert153US #54
#29Daniel149US #8
#30Tyler145US #34
#31Charles144US #63
#32Matthew144US #16
#33Cameron139US #60
#34Hunter137US #58
#35Colton136US #73
#36Luke134US #41
#37Thomas130US #62
#38Benjamin129US #22
#39Dylan127US #31
#40Jonathan124US #28
#41Austin122US #64
#42Nicholas121US #37
#43Brandon117US #44
#44Anthony115US #10
#45Carson115US #82
#46Carter115US #48
#47Evan115US #36
#48Braxton111US #170
#49Brody109US #83
#50Cooper107US #75
#51Justin106US #50
#52Ryan103US #23
#53Bryson102US #120
#54Hayden101US #96
#55Tristan100US #84
#56Bentley99US #100
#57Eli99US #65
#58Kaleb98US #118
#59Parker98US #85
#60Lucas97US #35
#61Levi96US #70
#62Isaiah94US #43
#63Nathan94US #27
#64Ayden93US #78
#65Gavin92US #38
#66Grayson89US #122
#67Caden88US #119
#68Riley88US #105
#69Timothy87US #114
#70Isaac86US #39
#71Wyatt86US #57
#72Jaxon85US #99
#73Kaden85US #106
#74Connor83US #49
#75Ashton82US #127
#76Preston82US #131
#77Henry80US #67
#78Liam80US #30
#79Aaron79US #55
#80Jason78US #69
#81Jaden77US #91
#82Micah77US #108
#83Zachary76US #61
#84Sawyer75US #173
#85Cayden72US #151
#86Easton71US #145
#87Owen70US #47
#88Jack67US #45
#89Eric66US #95
#90Hudson66US #139
#91Jose65US #52
#92Josiah65US #77
#93Kevin65US #59
#94Kayden64US #123
#95Xavier64US #71
#96Jeremy63US #142
#97Marcus63US #130
#98Kaiden62US #166
#99Braylon61
#100Antonio60US #109

On the move since 2009

Rising

↑58London#39
↑45Jordyn#43
↑42Amelia#33
↑34Eli#57
↑33Harper#51
↑29Khloe#21
↑25Bella#42
↑24Luke#36

Falling

↓41Katelyn#83
↓34Ashley#86
↓32Kevin#93
↓31Haley#89
↓28Gavin#65
↓26Braylon#99
↓25Connor#74
↓22Gabrielle#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2009 rankings.