State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,653 Alabama births in 2012 across 1,542 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#52Ryleigh#183 nationally
#73Allieoutside the national top 200
#69Londyn#196 nationally
#36Brantley#158 nationally
#62Kinsley#179 nationally
#86Kingstonoutside the national top 200
#37Makenzie#150 nationally
#90Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#91Braylonoutside the national top 200
#93Macioutside the national top 200
#94Presleyoutside the national top 200
#45Mckenzie#151 nationally

Girls

#1Emma321US #2
#2Ava243US #5
#3Olivia228US #4
#4Isabella198US #3
#5Madison192US #9
#6Abigail183US #7
#7Elizabeth183US #10
#8Ella181US #12
#9Chloe169US #11
#10Harper166US #24
#11Sophia166US #1
#12Anna152US #34
#13Addison147US #14
#14Emily131US #6
#15Brooklyn128US #29
#16Lily127US #16
#17Aubrey124US #15
#18Mary123US #121
#19Avery120US #13
#20Lillian120US #25
#21Zoey118US #20
#22Hannah113US #22
#23Khloe111US #55
#24Amelia105US #23
#25Layla105US #31
#26Nevaeh102US #39
#27Sarah101US #42
#28London96US #94
#29Kaylee95US #35
#30Caroline92US #80
#31Taylor91US #46
#32Aubree89US #60
#33Paisley89US #104
#34Alyssa86US #44
#35Natalie86US #17
#36Makayla84US #70
#37Makenzie83US #150
#38Mariah82US #107
#39Zoe82US #30
#40Savannah78US #43
#41Madelyn77US #67
#42Victoria75US #28
#43Alexis73US #40
#44Kennedy71US #84
#45Mckenzie71US #151
#46Trinity71US #91
#47Charlotte70US #19
#48Kylie69US #59
#49Mia69US #8
#50Serenity69US #58
#51Riley68US #47
#52Ryleigh68US #183
#53Allison67US #38
#54Audrey66US #41
#55Bella66US #54
#56Evelyn66US #27
#57Lucy66US #66
#58Skylar66US #87
#59Peyton65US #53
#60Aaliyah64US #36
#61Bailey64US #81
#62Kinsley64US #179
#63Morgan64US #82
#64Katherine63US #64
#65Sophie62US #52
#66Lauren61US #72
#67Reagan61US #97
#68Autumn60US #68
#69Londyn60US #196
#70Grace58US #21
#71Lilly56US #110
#72Sara55US #142
#73Allie54
#74Piper54US #98
#75Sadie54US #120
#76Ellie53US #85
#77Gabriella53US #37
#78Katelyn52US #132
#79Hadley51US #131
#80Lydia51US #95
#81Molly51US #90
#82Claire50US #45
#83Jordyn50US #122
#84Kaitlyn49US #118
#85Kylee49US #156
#86Gabrielle48US #129
#87Genesis48US #56
#88Sydney48US #78
#89Annabelle47US #99
#90Kyleigh45
#91Ashley44US #50
#92Leah44US #33
#93Maci44
#94Presley44
#95Destiny43US #113
#96Haley43US #184
#97Jada43
#98Maggie43
#99Rylee43US #109
#100Scarlett43US #61

Boys

#1William437US #5
#2James322US #14
#3Mason303US #2
#4John280US #28
#5Jacob263US #1
#6Elijah258US #13
#7Aiden251US #10
#8Michael233US #7
#9Jayden227US #8
#10Noah220US #4
#11Jackson219US #21
#12Ethan212US #3
#13Samuel198US #25
#14Christopher197US #23
#15Brayden191US #39
#16Joshua191US #17
#17Caleb188US #32
#18Matthew176US #12
#19Landon175US #35
#20Andrew170US #18
#21Carter162US #36
#22Joseph161US #19
#23David160US #20
#24Charles158US #62
#25Ayden155US #68
#26Hunter151US #45
#27Bentley148US #75
#28Colton148US #65
#29Bryson146US #94
#30Benjamin143US #16
#31Gabriel143US #24
#32Jaxon143US #66
#33Liam143US #6
#34Eli142US #43
#35Jeremiah141US #52
#36Brantley140US #158
#37Daniel138US #11
#38Levi136US #55
#39Logan136US #22
#40Cameron133US #54
#41Luke131US #37
#42Christian126US #33
#43Jordan126US #48
#44Tyler126US #50
#45Robert125US #60
#46Carson124US #87
#47Jonathan122US #34
#48Alexander121US #9
#49Grayson119US #86
#50Thomas117US #63
#51Isaiah116US #42
#52Cooper113US #83
#53Braxton111US #125
#54Lucas111US #27
#55Austin109US #58
#56Gavin106US #40
#57Anthony104US #15
#58Nathan103US #29
#59Kayden100US #97
#60Dylan97US #31
#61Easton97US #96
#62Connor95US #59
#63Parker92US #81
#64Brandon91US #56
#65Ryan91US #26
#66Henry90US #44
#67Justin88US #74
#68Wyatt86US #41
#69Jace85US #85
#70Owen83US #38
#71Isaac82US #30
#72Micah82US #103
#73Tristan82US #88
#74Hudson81US #93
#75Aaron80US #51
#76Kaleb80US #126
#77Brody79US #91
#78Nicholas79US #49
#79Timothy79US #118
#80Ashton76US #142
#81Evan76US #47
#82Zachary73US #67
#83Jason72US #76
#84Hayden70US #109
#85Kaden70US #129
#86Kingston67
#87Caden66US #151
#88Chase66US #77
#89Josiah65US #79
#90Sawyer65US #147
#91Braylon63
#92Jack62US #46
#93Jaxson62US #106
#94Preston59US #130
#95Zayden58
#96Richard54US #123
#97Rylan54US #179
#98Harrison53US #181
#99Xavier53US #80
#100Braylen52

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑57Paisley#33
↑48Brantley#36
↑39Victoria#42
↑37Madelyn#41
↑27Reagan#67
↑27Jaxon#32
↑24Isaiah#51
↑23Lucy#57

Falling

↓35Sophie#65
↓35Jordyn#83
↓35Leah#92
↓31Destiny#95
↓24Aaliyah#60
↓22Peyton#59
↓21Claire#82
↓21Brody#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.