State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,317 Alabama births in 2018 across 1,715 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#55Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#58Journeeoutside the national top 200
#56Karter#176 nationally
#71Londyn#187 nationally
#81Everleigh#197 nationally
#85Charleeoutside the national top 200
#11Mary#126 nationally
#77Brantley#192 nationally
#80Dawson#194 nationally
#87Karsonoutside the national top 200
#91Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#97Barrettoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava294US #3
#2Olivia260US #2
#3Emma204US #1
#4Harper204US #9
#5Amelia183US #8
#6Elizabeth175US #13
#7Isabella162US #4
#8Charlotte161US #6
#9Abigail151US #11
#10Ella141US #15
#11Mary127US #126
#12Caroline124US #56
#13Madison117US #22
#14Avery116US #16
#15Evelyn115US #10
#16Skylar114US #49
#17Anna111US #54
#18Sophia104US #5
#19Mia103US #7
#20Lillian100US #34
#21Addison99US #35
#22Chloe99US #25
#23Scarlett96US #20
#24Layla95US #27
#25Riley95US #28
#26Kinsley94US #63
#27Serenity94US #75
#28Brooklyn90US #47
#29Paisley90US #52
#30Zoey87US #29
#31Aubrey83US #37
#32Piper83US #88
#33Khloe82US #135
#34Lily82US #31
#35Nevaeh81US #83
#36Stella81US #38
#37Eleanor78US #32
#38Aria77US #19
#39Bella77US #48
#40Emily77US #12
#41Lucy75US #51
#42Nova75US #55
#43Sadie75US #87
#44Audrey74US #46
#45Nora74US #30
#46Ryleigh74US #145
#47Savannah74US #45
#48Sarah72US #66
#49Mila71US #14
#50Emery70US #94
#51Kennedy70US #59
#52Willow69US #60
#53Aubree68US #110
#54Autumn67US #77
#55Blakely66
#56Ellie66US #36
#57Everly65US #53
#58Journee63
#59Raelynn62US #116
#60Aaliyah61US #65
#61Madelyn61US #72
#62Penelope61US #26
#63Lydia58US #89
#64Natalie58US #39
#65Taylor58US #121
#66Hazel57US #42
#67Hannah56US #33
#68Reagan56US #107
#69Zoe56US #40
#70Adalynn55US #108
#71Londyn55US #187
#72Rylee55US #101
#73Allison54US #70
#74Hadley54US #104
#75Naomi54US #64
#76Sofia54US #17
#77Emersyn53US #148
#78Victoria53US #21
#79Ivy52US #86
#80Katherine52US #112
#81Everleigh51US #197
#82Luna51US #23
#83Margaret51US #127
#84Adalyn50US #144
#85Charlee49
#86Alice48US #71
#87Bailey47US #133
#88Harmony47US #175
#89Kaylee46US #97
#90Madeline46US #100
#91Makenzie46
#92Arianna45US #95
#93Emerson45US #143
#94Maria45US #115
#95Trinity45US #168
#96Clara44US #103
#97Eva44US #76
#98Kylie44US #124
#99Claire43US #50
#100Genesis43US #57

Boys

#1William371US #3
#2James329US #4
#3John287US #26
#4Elijah281US #7
#5Noah245US #2
#6Liam218US #1
#7Mason201US #9
#8Samuel192US #21
#9Carter188US #24
#10Grayson186US #32
#11Jackson185US #17
#12Michael166US #14
#13Benjamin156US #6
#14Jaxon156US #39
#15Jacob155US #13
#16Joseph152US #23
#17Levi152US #33
#18Logan152US #10
#19David150US #22
#20Hudson146US #55
#21Henry144US #16
#22Oliver141US #5
#23Owen140US #25
#24Aiden136US #19
#25Bryson135US #92
#26Lucas135US #8
#27Christopher134US #42
#28Wyatt129US #27
#29Asher128US #47
#30Joshua128US #40
#31Luke125US #30
#32Sawyer123US #100
#33Kingston122US #117
#34Easton116US #66
#35Daniel115US #15
#36Alexander114US #11
#37Charles114US #53
#38Ethan113US #12
#39Carson112US #70
#40Landon112US #61
#41Cooper111US #83
#42Thomas110US #49
#43Jack108US #28
#44Christian107US #54
#45Kayden106US #97
#46Robert106US #71
#47Eli105US #57
#48Josiah104US #52
#49Jayden103US #29
#50Braxton101US #130
#51Isaiah101US #51
#52Jeremiah101US #64
#53Lincoln100US #41
#54Caleb99US #45
#55Colton98US #68
#56Karter95US #176
#57Brayden93US #84
#58Micah92US #103
#59Hunter91US #56
#60Isaac89US #34
#61Matthew88US #20
#62Gabriel87US #35
#63Jace87US #90
#64Cameron85US #69
#65Andrew84US #43
#66Connor84US #58
#67Jonathan83US #63
#68Austin82US #81
#69Dylan80US #31
#70Anthony79US #38
#71Bentley79US #121
#72Greyson79US #77
#73Jaxson79US #76
#74Kaiden79US #137
#75Ezra78US #59
#76Ashton77US #128
#77Brantley76US #192
#78Ayden75US #104
#79Parker73US #96
#80Dawson72US #194
#81Jordan71US #80
#82Sebastian70US #18
#83Harrison69US #115
#84Malachi68US #154
#85Maverick68US #73
#86Waylon68US #142
#87Karson64
#88Jameson62US #91
#89Jonah62US #145
#90Nathan62US #48
#91Nolan62US #65
#92Silas62US #110
#93Weston62US #102
#94Aaron61US #60
#95Rhett61US #167
#96Ryan61US #46
#97Barrett59
#98Tucker59US #183
#99Chase58US #113
#100Hayden58US #180

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑36Blakely#55
↑32Everly#57
↑31Hudson#20
↑31Owen#23
↑28Emery#50
↑28Penelope#62
↑28Kayden#45
↑27Jack#43

Falling

↓41Kylie#98
↓34Genesis#100
↓33Harmony#88
↓28Madelyn#61
↓24Gabriel#62
↓23Andrew#65
↓22Hannah#67
↓22Bailey#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.