State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,585 Alabama births in 2011 across 1,614 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#67Allie#198 nationally
#70Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#77Kinsleyoutside the national top 200
#73Ryleigh#193 nationally
#84Brantleyoutside the national top 200
#87Londynoutside the national top 200
#46Braxton#153 nationally
#94Trentonoutside the national top 200
#95Braylenoutside the national top 200
#96Braylonoutside the national top 200
#90Paisley#194 nationally
#97Addysonoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma282US #3
#2Ava277US #5
#3Madison256US #8
#4Olivia229US #4
#5Isabella223US #2
#6Addison200US #13
#7Chloe196US #10
#8Elizabeth196US #11
#9Abigail182US #7
#10Anna181US #38
#11Emily163US #6
#12Ella155US #12
#13Sophia150US #1
#14Aubrey146US #20
#15Mary138US #112
#16Brooklyn132US #21
#17Hannah131US #25
#18Kaylee128US #36
#19Khloe124US #49
#20Alyssa121US #37
#21Lily119US #15
#22Zoey114US #28
#23Sarah113US #39
#24Alexis109US #26
#25Avery106US #18
#26Harper103US #54
#27Amelia98US #30
#28Lillian97US #22
#29Savannah97US #41
#30Sophie95US #51
#31Taylor95US #44
#32Nevaeh93US #33
#33Layla92US #35
#34Caroline91US #87
#35Zoe90US #31
#36Aaliyah88US #46
#37Peyton86US #53
#38London84US #94
#39Trinity83US #77
#40Makayla82US #56
#41Aubree80US #99
#42Natalie78US #14
#43Morgan74US #75
#44Audrey73US #43
#45Bailey73US #88
#46Kennedy68US #91
#47Allison67US #40
#48Jordyn67US #121
#49Kylie67US #57
#50Makenzie67US #139
#51Mckenzie66US #136
#52Serenity66US #66
#53Gracie65US #135
#54Mariah65US #98
#55Riley65US #47
#56Lauren64US #62
#57Leah63US #29
#58Mia63US #9
#59Mackenzie62US #68
#60Bella61US #60
#61Claire61US #50
#62Samantha60US #17
#63Charlotte59US #27
#64Destiny59US #90
#65Kylee58US #138
#66Sara58US #130
#67Allie57US #198
#68Evelyn57US #24
#69Autumn56US #69
#70Kyleigh56
#71Katelyn55US #106
#72Lydia55US #96
#73Ryleigh55US #193
#74Katherine54US #61
#75Molly54US #78
#76Maria53US #92
#77Kinsley52
#78Madelyn52US #79
#79Sydney52US #65
#80Lucy51US #73
#81Victoria51US #23
#82Brianna50US #45
#83Grace50US #16
#84Piper50US #110
#85Rylee50US #102
#86Ellie49US #97
#87Londyn49
#88Brooklynn48US #129
#89Kendall48US #124
#90Paisley48US #194
#91Stella48US #74
#92Ashley47US #42
#93Hailey47US #32
#94Reagan47US #122
#95Jada46US #166
#96Kaitlyn46US #100
#97Addyson45
#98Gabriella45US #34
#99Kayleigh45
#100Shelby45

Boys

#1William445US #3
#2James300US #17
#3Mason300US #2
#4Jacob283US #1
#5John276US #27
#6Noah258US #5
#7Jayden257US #4
#8Elijah251US #13
#9Aiden232US #9
#10Jackson232US #23
#11Joshua232US #14
#12Christopher220US #20
#13Brayden215US #36
#14Ethan215US #7
#15Michael212US #6
#16Samuel202US #26
#17Caleb201US #32
#18Landon198US #34
#19Jeremiah189US #49
#20Cameron187US #53
#21Bentley185US #75
#22David184US #18
#23Joseph180US #22
#24Andrew173US #16
#25Christian171US #30
#26Benjamin165US #19
#27Daniel161US #10
#28Charles157US #61
#29Logan150US #21
#30Levi147US #66
#31Hunter146US #55
#32Alexander145US #8
#33Carter145US #41
#34Robert143US #62
#35Ayden142US #70
#36Luke138US #39
#37Gabriel137US #24
#38Carson136US #85
#39Anthony133US #11
#40Jordan133US #46
#41Matthew128US #12
#42Thomas128US #63
#43Colton126US #74
#44Jonathan126US #31
#45Tyler124US #38
#46Braxton123US #153
#47Bryson123US #97
#48Connor118US #54
#49Liam114US #15
#50Gavin113US #37
#51Cooper112US #82
#52Eli109US #58
#53Austin107US #60
#54Dylan103US #33
#55Brandon101US #47
#56Brody101US #83
#57Grayson101US #98
#58Justin101US #59
#59Jaxon100US #86
#60Tristan100US #87
#61Ashton99US #109
#62Easton98US #103
#63Nathan98US #28
#64Hayden96US #90
#65Kaleb95US #116
#66Wyatt94US #48
#67Hudson93US #112
#68Isaac93US #35
#69Ryan93US #25
#70Evan92US #40
#71Lucas92US #29
#72Parker90US #79
#73Nicholas88US #42
#74Kayden85US #105
#75Isaiah82US #43
#76Jack82US #45
#77Owen81US #44
#78Preston80US #136
#79Zachary80US #64
#80Aaron79US #51
#81Henry78US #57
#82Jaden77US #100
#83Kaden77US #119
#84Brantley75
#85Rylan75US #146
#86Chase72US #69
#87Caden71US #134
#88Kevin71US #67
#89Cayden70US #150
#90Timothy70US #123
#91Micah68US #102
#92Jason65US #71
#93Ian64US #72
#94Trenton63
#95Braylen62
#96Braylon62
#97Kaiden62US #161
#98Tucker62US #196
#99Asher61US #113
#100Josiah61US #80

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑35Bentley#21
↑31Sara#66
↑31Levi#30
↑29Ayden#35
↑29Liam#49
↑26Connor#48
↑25Harper#26
↑24Aubrey#14

Falling

↓41Reagan#94
↓37Jada#95
↓37Kaitlyn#96
↓33Brianna#82
↓31Madelyn#78
↓31Nicholas#73
↓27Destiny#64
↓23Evan#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.