State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,036 Alabama births in 2017 across 1,677 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#69Journeeoutside the national top 200
#74Karsonoutside the national top 200
#38Ryleigh#161 nationally
#55Harmony#178 nationally
#71Londyn#192 nationally
#79Dawson#196 nationally
#91Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#18Mary#126 nationally
#66Karter#174 nationally
#92River#200 nationally
#82Mckenzie#186 nationally
#50London#151 nationally

Girls

#1Ava359US #3
#2Olivia301US #2
#3Emma241US #1
#4Harper192US #11
#5Amelia191US #8
#6Elizabeth189US #13
#7Charlotte159US #7
#8Avery151US #14
#9Ella145US #16
#10Evelyn145US #9
#11Isabella145US #4
#12Abigail144US #10
#13Madison136US #17
#14Sophia135US #5
#15Paisley133US #45
#16Chloe131US #22
#17Brooklyn130US #39
#18Mary128US #126
#19Addison122US #34
#20Emily122US #12
#21Lillian121US #27
#22Layla117US #26
#23Caroline116US #55
#24Zoey116US #28
#25Skylar114US #48
#26Sadie109US #71
#27Aubrey103US #31
#28Kinsley102US #59
#29Scarlett100US #18
#30Savannah91US #38
#31Anna90US #53
#32Lily90US #33
#33Madelyn86US #63
#34Riley86US #25
#35Aubree85US #86
#36Khloe84US #136
#37Lucy84US #52
#38Ryleigh84US #161
#39Mia83US #6
#40Nevaeh83US #74
#41Stella83US #42
#42Audrey80US #46
#43Serenity80US #78
#44Ellie76US #44
#45Hannah74US #32
#46Sarah74US #62
#47Piper73US #81
#48Aria71US #20
#49Bella69US #50
#50London67US #151
#51Eleanor64US #36
#52Natalie64US #35
#53Nora62US #29
#54Adalynn60US #116
#55Harmony60US #178
#56Naomi60US #69
#57Kylie59US #114
#58Sofia59US #15
#59Adeline58US #64
#60Grace58US #21
#61Kennedy58US #58
#62Nova58US #94
#63Peyton57US #89
#64Autumn56US #75
#65Bailey56US #125
#66Genesis56US #56
#67Hadley56US #112
#68Hazel56US #43
#69Journee56
#70Katherine56US #105
#71Londyn56US #192
#72Lydia56US #85
#73Zoe56US #41
#74Raelynn55US #124
#75Rylee55US #104
#76Kaylee54US #84
#77Willow54US #80
#78Emery53US #115
#79Ivy53US #108
#80Victoria53US #19
#81Margaret51US #132
#82Mckenzie51US #186
#83Taylor51US #113
#84Eva49US #73
#85Aaliyah48US #57
#86Arianna47US #87
#87Trinity47US #160
#88Allison46US #61
#89Everly46US #82
#90Penelope46US #24
#91Blakely45
#92Morgan45US #153
#93Ruby45US #79
#94Adalyn44US #134
#95Aurora44US #51
#96Maria44US #111
#97Isabelle43US #92
#98Violet43US #47
#99Finley41US #159
#100Alice40US #70

Boys

#1William403US #3
#2James320US #4
#3Elijah305US #8
#4John299US #27
#5Noah254US #2
#6Mason241US #7
#7Liam214US #1
#8Samuel206US #21
#9Jackson198US #20
#10Grayson195US #34
#11Carter188US #24
#12Jaxon182US #43
#13Michael175US #12
#14Aiden174US #17
#15Jacob174US #9
#16Logan171US #5
#17Bryson165US #86
#18Wyatt158US #25
#19Joshua153US #38
#20Luke151US #30
#21Thomas150US #49
#22Joseph146US #18
#23Ethan145US #14
#24Oliver145US #10
#25Christopher143US #39
#26Levi143US #35
#27Benjamin138US #6
#28Easton136US #66
#29Henry134US #19
#30Jayden132US #26
#31Carson130US #83
#32Charles129US #48
#33Daniel125US #15
#34David122US #22
#35Alexander120US #13
#36Josiah118US #51
#37Sawyer117US #95
#38Gabriel116US #31
#39Asher115US #59
#40Landon115US #57
#41Colton114US #70
#42Andrew112US #40
#43Christian112US #52
#44Matthew112US #16
#45Jeremiah111US #63
#46Eli110US #54
#47Lucas110US #11
#48Kingston107US #132
#49Hunter106US #53
#50Jonathan105US #55
#51Hudson104US #64
#52Braxton103US #118
#53Jace103US #87
#54Owen103US #28
#55Brayden101US #72
#56Isaiah101US #46
#57Lincoln101US #41
#58Cameron99US #60
#59Robert99US #65
#60Caleb98US #50
#61Micah97US #107
#62Dylan94US #29
#63Greyson93US #80
#64Isaac92US #32
#65Cooper91US #88
#66Karter90US #174
#67Jordan89US #73
#68Bentley88US #101
#69Ayden87US #99
#70Jack86US #36
#71Ashton84US #138
#72Connor84US #56
#73Kayden84US #98
#74Karson81
#75Anthony80US #33
#76Ryan78US #44
#77Tristan78US #121
#78Austin77US #75
#79Dawson77US #196
#80Jaxson77US #79
#81Kaiden76US #141
#82Parker74US #90
#83Jayce72US #139
#84Brantley71US #168
#85Nolan70US #67
#86Ezra67US #69
#87Nathan66US #45
#88Rhett66US #180
#89Brandon65US #114
#90Harrison65US #113
#91Malachi65US #153
#92River65US #200
#93Tucker65US #179
#94Aaron63US #47
#95Chase62US #94
#96Maddox61US #136
#97King60US #147
#98Sebastian60US #23
#99Evan59US #85
#100Weston59US #109

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑43London#50
↑42Bella#49
↑37Harmony#55
↑36Sofia#58
↑29Naomi#56
↑29Bryson#17
↑29Josiah#36
↑28Lincoln#57

Falling

↓37Blakely#91
↓33Taylor#83
↓32Cooper#65
↓30Allison#88
↓24Trinity#87
↓24Ruby#93
↓23Londyn#71
↓23Chase#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.