State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,842 Alabama births in 2015 across 1,674 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#32Londyn#160 nationally
#72Ryleigh#198 nationally
#75Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#81Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#66Karter#183 nationally
#86Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#96Amarioutside the national top 200
#82Harmony#184 nationally
#23Mary#123 nationally
#84Jase#182 nationally
#60Mckenzie#151 nationally
#88Raelynn#179 nationally

Girls

#1Ava298US #4
#2Emma288US #1
#3Olivia261US #2
#4Harper214US #10
#5Elizabeth187US #13
#6Madison172US #11
#7Amelia148US #12
#8Isabella148US #5
#9Skylar148US #42
#10Sophia145US #3
#11Anna144US #44
#12Ella144US #18
#13Caroline138US #62
#14Abigail136US #7
#15Mia136US #6
#16Brooklyn134US #31
#17Avery133US #16
#18Addison129US #24
#19Charlotte128US #9
#20Chloe127US #17
#21Aubrey126US #21
#22Sadie123US #52
#23Mary120US #123
#24Zoey120US #23
#25Layla116US #30
#26Paisley114US #45
#27Emily110US #8
#28Lillian110US #26
#29Khloe107US #101
#30Lily106US #25
#31Evelyn99US #15
#32Londyn98US #160
#33Audrey95US #37
#34Kinsley93US #113
#35Nevaeh89US #70
#36Riley89US #35
#37Hannah88US #28
#38Scarlett88US #22
#39Aubree85US #79
#40Kylie81US #66
#41Savannah81US #38
#42Taylor81US #77
#43Lauren80US #119
#44Kaylee79US #61
#45Sarah79US #57
#46Madelyn78US #59
#47Serenity78US #71
#48Kennedy76US #58
#49Natalie76US #27
#50Aaliyah75US #47
#51Lucy73US #55
#52Autumn71US #69
#53Hadley71US #103
#54Trinity70US #129
#55London69US #105
#56Zoe69US #33
#57Victoria68US #20
#58Allison66US #39
#59Piper66US #67
#60Mckenzie65US #151
#61Aria64US #29
#62Bailey64US #107
#63Nora64US #41
#64Lydia63US #80
#65Rylee62US #120
#66Stella62US #51
#67Ellie61US #48
#68Morgan61US #121
#69Mariah60US #152
#70Peyton60US #72
#71Jordyn59US #136
#72Ryleigh59US #198
#73Bella58US #74
#74Adalyn57US #132
#75Kyleigh56
#76Willow55US #111
#77Katherine54US #84
#78Adalynn53US #124
#79Eleanor53US #60
#80Alyssa52US #93
#81Blakely52
#82Harmony52US #184
#83Mackenzie52US #73
#84Kendall51US #147
#85Ariel50US #137
#86Makenzie50
#87Naomi50US #75
#88Raelynn50US #179
#89Sofia50US #14
#90Arianna49US #56
#91Eva49US #76
#92Leah49US #36
#93Penelope49US #34
#94Alexis48US #85
#95Alice48US #87
#96Ariana48US #46
#97Gabriella48US #54
#98Margaret48US #155
#99Emery47US #134
#100Reagan47US #99

Boys

#1William414US #5
#2James322US #7
#3John320US #26
#4Mason295US #3
#5Elijah279US #11
#6Noah253US #1
#7Jackson235US #17
#8Carter204US #24
#9Michael199US #9
#10Samuel195US #23
#11Jacob186US #4
#12Jaxon184US #44
#13Christopher182US #32
#14Jayden169US #20
#15Grayson166US #47
#16Aiden165US #13
#17Charles162US #50
#18Landon161US #46
#19Gabriel158US #22
#20David155US #18
#21Logan155US #14
#22Hunter153US #41
#23Joseph153US #21
#24Liam153US #2
#25Benjamin152US #10
#26Luke151US #28
#27Joshua150US #33
#28Ethan146US #6
#29Jeremiah144US #54
#30Brayden142US #61
#31Caleb141US #37
#32Cooper141US #77
#33Colton139US #60
#34Lucas137US #16
#35Thomas137US #51
#36Wyatt134US #34
#37Levi133US #42
#38Matthew133US #15
#39Sawyer128US #94
#40Robert126US #63
#41Carson125US #89
#42Christian125US #43
#43Henry122US #29
#44Brantley121US #122
#45Hudson121US #65
#46Oliver121US #19
#47Andrew120US #30
#48Cameron116US #56
#49Alexander113US #8
#50Easton112US #78
#51Daniel110US #12
#52Kingston109US #142
#53Bentley108US #92
#54Connor106US #55
#55Braxton104US #121
#56Isaac104US #31
#57Eli103US #53
#58Kayden97US #95
#59Anthony96US #25
#60Austin96US #69
#61Dylan96US #27
#62Jonathan96US #48
#63Jack95US #40
#64Bryson93US #133
#65Jace92US #75
#66Karter92US #183
#67Owen92US #36
#68Jordan91US #59
#69Josiah91US #57
#70Asher90US #82
#71Ayden89US #87
#72Isaiah89US #49
#73Ashton88US #141
#74Tyler87US #81
#75Parker86US #72
#76Chase79US #74
#77Jaxson78US #84
#78Nathan78US #38
#79Brandon77US #83
#80Aaron76US #52
#81Kaiden76US #140
#82Micah76US #105
#83Ryan76US #39
#84Jase71US #182
#85Nicholas71US #62
#86Jason70US #86
#87Malachi69US #160
#88Tristan67US #101
#89Evan66US #67
#90Greyson66US #111
#91Hayden66US #150
#92Justin64US #110
#93Camden62US #104
#94Harrison62US #119
#95Nolan62US #71
#96Amari61
#97Brody61US #106
#98Timothy61US #147
#99Kevin60US #79
#100Gavin58US #70

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑42Mia#15
↑35Victoria#57
↑32Audrey#33
↑31Lucy#51
↑30Cooper#32
↑28Scarlett#38
↑27Riley#36
↑26Aria#61

Falling

↓39Ayden#71
↓33Makenzie#86
↓30Jordyn#71
↓28Ryleigh#72
↓28Jordan#68
↓26Katherine#77
↓26Alexis#94
↓25Bella#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.