State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,438 Alabama births in 2014 across 1,621 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#44Ryleigh#187 nationally
#53Makenzie#182 nationally
#71Karter#194 nationally
#40Londyn#154 nationally
#87Jayceon#200 nationally
#90Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#84Presley#190 nationally
#88Harmony#192 nationally
#94Cayden#198 nationally
#98Parisoutside the national top 200
#100Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#34Kinsley#131 nationally

Girls

#1Ava292US #5
#2Emma289US #1
#3Olivia265US #2
#4Isabella192US #4
#5Elizabeth186US #13
#6Madison186US #9
#7Harper182US #11
#8Ella181US #17
#9Abigail173US #8
#10Brooklyn165US #26
#11Chloe154US #18
#12Avery152US #14
#13Addison149US #24
#14Sophia148US #3
#15Anna140US #34
#16Emily133US #7
#17Zoey130US #22
#18Sadie120US #46
#19Paisley117US #53
#20Lillian116US #25
#21Caroline115US #59
#22Hannah115US #28
#23Amelia114US #15
#24Mary112US #120
#25Lily111US #27
#26Evelyn110US #16
#27Khloe108US #88
#28Aubrey106US #21
#29Charlotte105US #10
#30Layla100US #29
#31Skylar99US #48
#32Serenity93US #58
#33Kaylee92US #52
#34Kinsley92US #131
#35Aubree90US #62
#36Taylor89US #77
#37Nevaeh87US #63
#38Aaliyah86US #45
#39Hadley86US #100
#40Londyn86US #154
#41Jordyn82US #127
#42London82US #93
#43Trinity82US #110
#44Ryleigh81US #187
#45Morgan80US #102
#46Kennedy77US #54
#47Peyton77US #56
#48Bella75US #70
#49Natalie75US #23
#50Sarah75US #50
#51Katherine74US #82
#52Bailey73US #104
#53Makenzie73US #182
#54Kylie71US #73
#55Lauren70US #94
#56Alyssa69US #76
#57Mia69US #6
#58Savannah69US #38
#59Piper68US #75
#60Autumn66US #71
#61Ellie66US #55
#62Madelyn65US #60
#63Riley65US #47
#64Allison64US #39
#65Audrey62US #36
#66Scarlett62US #30
#67Zoe62US #32
#68Alexis61US #65
#69Leah61US #35
#70Makayla61US #123
#71Nora61US #49
#72Rylee61US #113
#73Sofia60US #12
#74Mckenzie58US #145
#75Grace57US #20
#76Lilly57US #124
#77Lydia54US #84
#78Mariah54US #137
#79Adalyn53US #153
#80Reagan53US #106
#81Stella53US #66
#82Lucy52US #61
#83Mackenzie51US #69
#84Presley51US #190
#85Adalynn50US #129
#86Arianna50US #40
#87Aria49US #31
#88Harmony49US #192
#89Annabelle48US #57
#90Kyleigh48
#91Naomi48US #80
#92Victoria48US #19
#93Willow48US #136
#94Payton46US #135
#95Ariana45US #37
#96Clara45US #108
#97Callie44US #186
#98Paris44
#99Ariel43US #132
#100Blakely43

Boys

#1William431US #5
#2James343US #9
#3John333US #26
#4Mason286US #3
#5Elijah276US #11
#6Noah252US #1
#7Jackson235US #18
#8Aiden221US #14
#9Jacob208US #4
#10Joshua206US #25
#11Samuel198US #23
#12Michael193US #7
#13Ethan190US #6
#14Liam183US #2
#15Carter181US #27
#16Grayson171US #63
#17Christopher168US #30
#18Jayden165US #15
#19Logan164US #13
#20Hunter163US #40
#21Caleb154US #35
#22Joseph154US #20
#23Andrew153US #22
#24Gabriel153US #24
#25Landon153US #43
#26Charles152US #51
#27Jaxon152US #46
#28Luke152US #28
#29Colton151US #65
#30David151US #17
#31Levi145US #45
#32Ayden144US #74
#33Cameron143US #53
#34Christian135US #42
#35Matthew135US #16
#36Carson134US #91
#37Wyatt132US #39
#38Alexander131US #8
#39Benjamin130US #12
#40Jordan130US #55
#41Robert129US #60
#42Daniel126US #10
#43Kayden125US #90
#44Eli124US #49
#45Lucas124US #19
#46Easton123US #83
#47Bentley122US #89
#48Brantley121US #121
#49Braxton121US #120
#50Brayden121US #62
#51Jonathan119US #44
#52Thomas119US #54
#53Henry117US #33
#54Anthony116US #21
#55Jeremiah114US #56
#56Jace113US #68
#57Connor110US #52
#58Sawyer106US #110
#59Parker103US #73
#60Austin102US #66
#61Bryson102US #115
#62Cooper102US #86
#63Oliver102US #32
#64Hudson99US #80
#65Isaac98US #31
#66Dylan97US #29
#67Josiah95US #64
#68Tyler95US #72
#69Isaiah92US #48
#70Nathan89US #38
#71Karter88US #194
#72Brandon87US #71
#73Jase86US #105
#74Nicholas85US #57
#75Jack82US #41
#76Timothy82US #134
#77Gavin81US #61
#78Kingston81US #159
#79Ashton80US #143
#80Tucker80US #176
#81Asher79US #92
#82Tristan78US #98
#83Justin76US #96
#84Kaleb76US #146
#85Chase74US #78
#86Brody71US #93
#87Jayceon70US #200
#88Owen68US #36
#89Kaiden67US #124
#90Jaxson66US #85
#91Kevin66US #70
#92Ryan65US #37
#93Aaron64US #50
#94Cayden62US #198
#95Jason61US #75
#96Ian60US #77
#97Jayce60US #150
#98Micah60US #109
#99Ryder60US #95
#100Evan59US #58

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑51Jordyn#41
↑30Oliver#63
↑28Wyatt#37
↑27Skylar#31
↑26Logan#19
↑25Makenzie#53
↑25Henry#53
↑23Grayson#16

Falling

↓33Kaiden#89
↓29Brayden#50
↓28Isaiah#69
↓26Sarah#50
↓25Jeremiah#55
↓25Jase#73
↓24Kylie#54
↓24Victoria#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.