State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,458 Alabama births in 2016 across 1,661 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#54Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#35Ryleigh#170 nationally
#48Londyn#179 nationally
#79Karter#190 nationally
#91Kameronoutside the national top 200
#93Karsonoutside the national top 200
#94Riveroutside the national top 200
#95Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#21Mary#126 nationally
#92Harmony#190 nationally
#72Mariah#166 nationally
#64Brantley#156 nationally

Girls

#1Ava333US #3
#2Emma244US #1
#3Olivia239US #2
#4Elizabeth217US #13
#5Harper185US #11
#6Madison167US #15
#7Amelia160US #10
#8Caroline159US #56
#9Isabella158US #5
#10Ella156US #17
#11Addison150US #29
#12Charlotte145US #7
#13Abigail142US #8
#14Sophia140US #4
#15Paisley137US #46
#16Chloe134US #20
#17Skylar129US #42
#18Emily128US #9
#19Anna126US #49
#20Brooklyn126US #34
#21Mary126US #126
#22Evelyn122US #12
#23Aubrey116US #25
#24Lillian116US #28
#25Avery115US #16
#26Sadie112US #60
#27Scarlett111US #18
#28Riley105US #22
#29Zoey101US #26
#30Lily98US #24
#31Mia98US #6
#32Nevaeh96US #73
#33Kinsley93US #86
#34Sarah92US #57
#35Ryleigh91US #170
#36Audrey90US #39
#37Khloe90US #125
#38Hannah88US #33
#39Piper87US #67
#40Kennedy83US #59
#41Layla83US #30
#42Ellie81US #43
#43Savannah81US #38
#44Serenity78US #70
#45Aubree77US #84
#46Hadley77US #108
#47Lucy77US #55
#48Londyn76US #179
#49Kylie74US #83
#50Taylor72US #89
#51Aria70US #23
#52Eleanor70US #41
#53Zoe69US #35
#54Blakely68
#55Rylee68US #105
#56Madelyn67US #62
#57Autumn66US #65
#58Allison65US #50
#59Stella65US #45
#60Natalie64US #31
#61Kaylee63US #72
#62Lydia63US #80
#63Trinity63US #137
#64Adalynn60US #124
#65Lilly58US #143
#66Mckenzie58US #156
#67Nora58US #36
#68Reagan58US #98
#69Ruby57US #71
#70Raelynn56US #158
#71Katherine55US #91
#72Mariah55US #166
#73Victoria55US #21
#74Grace54US #19
#75Aaliyah53US #53
#76Claire53US #40
#77Leah52US #37
#78Margaret52US #139
#79Bailey51US #116
#80Morgan51US #132
#81Penelope51US #27
#82Peyton51US #81
#83Alexis50US #118
#84Alyssa50US #119
#85Naomi50US #75
#86Adeline49US #63
#87Sara49US #152
#88Willow49US #96
#89Alice47US #76
#90Ariel47US #140
#91Bella47US #78
#92Harmony47US #190
#93London47US #131
#94Sofia47US #14
#95Kyleigh46
#96Laila46US #164
#97Adalyn45US #141
#98Ariana45US #54
#99Jordyn45US #146
#100Alexa44US #51

Boys

#1William431US #3
#2James349US #5
#3John324US #28
#4Mason292US #4
#5Elijah288US #9
#6Noah287US #1
#7Jackson231US #17
#8Michael208US #8
#9Liam195US #2
#10Carter189US #26
#11Samuel189US #21
#12Grayson177US #37
#13David171US #19
#14Jacob170US #7
#15Jaxon170US #41
#16Christopher163US #36
#17Charles161US #52
#18Benjamin160US #6
#19Carson158US #81
#20Aiden152US #16
#21Thomas150US #48
#22Levi148US #42
#23Joshua146US #35
#24Daniel143US #13
#25Ethan142US #10
#26Oliver142US #12
#27Landon141US #53
#28Henry139US #22
#29Luke138US #29
#30Christian137US #46
#31Wyatt137US #33
#32Andrew135US #34
#33Cooper135US #79
#34Jeremiah133US #58
#35Joseph133US #20
#36Lucas133US #14
#37Hudson132US #61
#38Easton131US #66
#39Gabriel128US #25
#40Logan128US #18
#41Hunter127US #45
#42Jayden127US #27
#43Caleb126US #44
#44Asher125US #71
#45Brayden122US #64
#46Bryson122US #94
#47Robert122US #62
#48Cameron119US #57
#49Matthew119US #15
#50Colton114US #68
#51Jace114US #76
#52Eli112US #50
#53Alexander110US #11
#54Braxton110US #125
#55Isaiah109US #47
#56Jonathan104US #56
#57Sawyer102US #97
#58Kingston101US #132
#59Austin100US #73
#60Bentley100US #100
#61Isaac100US #31
#62Kayden100US #101
#63Owen99US #24
#64Brantley98US #156
#65Josiah94US #55
#66Jordan91US #65
#67Ayden90US #92
#68Connor88US #54
#69Kaiden87US #144
#70Ashton85US #133
#71Dylan84US #32
#72Chase81US #86
#73Jack79US #38
#74Parker79US #87
#75Tristan79US #108
#76Brandon78US #99
#77Greyson78US #95
#78Anthony76US #30
#79Karter75US #190
#80Micah70US #115
#81Ryan68US #40
#82Tyler67US #91
#83Nathan66US #43
#84Jaxson65US #82
#85Lincoln63US #51
#86Nolan63US #67
#87Aaron62US #49
#88Ryder62US #102
#89Evan61US #69
#90Jayce60US #138
#91Kameron60
#92Kaleb59US #176
#93Karson58
#94River58
#95Tucker58US #173
#96Kevin57US #90
#97Nicholas57US #63
#98Gavin56US #80
#99Brody55US #135
#100King55US #153

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑37Ryleigh#35
↑32Reagan#68
↑27Eleanor#52
↑27Blakely#54
↑27Daniel#24
↑26Asher#44
↑25Ellie#42
↑22Carson#19

Falling

↓38London#93
↓28Jordyn#99
↓28Jayden#42
↓25Aaliyah#75
↓23Adalyn#97
↓20Kyleigh#95
↓20Gabriel#39
↓20Brantley#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.