State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,514 Alabama births in 2019 across 1,703 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#53Blakely#183 nationally
#76Kyleroutside the national top 200
#82Journeeoutside the national top 200
#10Mary#126 nationally
#23Ryleigh#138 nationally
#89Barrettoutside the national top 200
#54Karter#163 nationally
#93Tucker#196 nationally
#67Harmony#169 nationally
#81Londyn#174 nationally
#79Jordyn#166 nationally
#84River#168 nationally

Girls

#1Ava297US #3
#2Olivia239US #1
#3Emma224US #2
#4Amelia202US #7
#5Harper182US #9
#6Charlotte177US #6
#7Elizabeth166US #14
#8Ella161US #13
#9Isabella153US #5
#10Mary153US #126
#11Abigail148US #11
#12Paisley137US #53
#13Evelyn130US #10
#14Caroline129US #61
#15Avery115US #18
#16Sophia114US #4
#17Riley113US #30
#18Zoey112US #31
#19Eleanor104US #27
#20Scarlett100US #21
#21Ellie98US #35
#22Lillian98US #37
#23Ryleigh97US #138
#24Madison96US #26
#25Willow96US #45
#26Skylar95US #56
#27Addison94US #47
#28Serenity94US #77
#29Everleigh93US #108
#30Anna91US #63
#31Layla90US #23
#32Everly88US #42
#33Brooklyn87US #52
#34Chloe87US #24
#35Emily86US #12
#36Kinsley85US #74
#37Bella83US #50
#38Mia81US #8
#39Hannah79US #32
#40Nevaeh79US #89
#41Nora78US #29
#42Raelynn78US #113
#43Nova77US #51
#44Aria76US #20
#45Lucy76US #48
#46Lily75US #34
#47Naomi73US #59
#48Luna71US #16
#49Audrey70US #49
#50Stella70US #40
#51Rylee68US #100
#52Sadie67US #87
#53Blakely66US #183
#54Hazel65US #33
#55Mila64US #19
#56Ruby63US #66
#57Sarah63US #81
#58Khloe62US #136
#59Adalynn61US #123
#60Aubree61US #122
#61Ivy61US #67
#62Madelyn61US #72
#63Autumn60US #82
#64Kennedy60US #68
#65Lydia58US #94
#66Alice57US #73
#67Harmony57US #169
#68Kaylee56US #114
#69Natalie56US #41
#70Aubrey55US #46
#71Sofia55US #17
#72Hadley52US #112
#73Reagan52US #102
#74Clara51US #95
#75Emery51US #93
#76Genesis51US #58
#77Margaret51US #127
#78Adalyn49US #160
#79Jordyn49US #166
#80Katherine49US #120
#81Londyn49US #174
#82Journee48
#83Claire47US #55
#84Savannah47US #54
#85Bailey46US #157
#86Charlie45US #132
#87Gabriella45US #75
#88Penelope45US #22
#89Piper45US #84
#90Camila44US #15
#91Emerson44US #152
#92Faith44US #124
#93Josie44US #155
#94Aaliyah43US #70
#95Cora43US #71
#96Emersyn43US #148
#97Grace43US #28
#98Maria43US #106
#99Aurora42US #39
#100Callie42US #180

Boys

#1William378US #4
#2James292US #6
#3John286US #28
#4Elijah280US #5
#5Noah277US #2
#6Liam215US #1
#7Jackson207US #17
#8Mason188US #9
#9Oliver182US #3
#10Grayson177US #33
#11Samuel167US #22
#12Jaxon161US #42
#13Benjamin157US #7
#14Levi157US #25
#15Carter153US #30
#16Michael151US #14
#17Charles150US #52
#18David148US #27
#19Thomas143US #47
#20Asher142US #43
#21Aiden139US #20
#22Henry137US #13
#23Logan130US #16
#24Owen127US #21
#25Jayden126US #35
#26Christopher123US #44
#27Colton123US #59
#28Hudson123US #50
#29Joshua123US #48
#30Josiah119US #45
#31Bryson118US #102
#32Jacob118US #12
#33Joseph118US #24
#34Wyatt118US #29
#35Daniel115US #15
#36Lucas113US #8
#37Robert113US #76
#38Carson112US #82
#39Sawyer112US #106
#40Alexander111US #10
#41Easton111US #74
#42Cooper110US #80
#43Luke110US #32
#44Greyson106US #79
#45Ethan105US #11
#46Kingston104US #117
#47Waylon101US #113
#48Andrew97US #46
#49Jeremiah94US #69
#50Lincoln94US #41
#51Matthew94US #23
#52Cameron92US #67
#53Gabriel92US #37
#54Karter92US #163
#55Caleb91US #51
#56Maverick91US #58
#57Kayden90US #97
#58Connor89US #68
#59Ezra89US #49
#60Isaiah89US #53
#61Jordan89US #89
#62Hunter88US #66
#63Isaac88US #34
#64Jack88US #19
#65Landon88US #63
#66Eli86US #62
#67Christian85US #57
#68Brayden82US #101
#69Jaxson81US #83
#70Jonathan80US #64
#71Bentley78US #130
#72Ayden76US #114
#73Braxton76US #126
#74Jace76US #93
#75Austin75US #88
#76Kyler75
#77Silas75US #105
#78Kaiden74US #144
#79Micah74US #109
#80Sebastian73US #18
#81Ashton71US #125
#82Nathan71US #55
#83Jayce70US #148
#84River70US #168
#85Harrison69US #111
#86Nolan69US #65
#87Ryan68US #54
#88Weston67US #104
#89Barrett66
#90Dylan66US #39
#91Legend66US #150
#92Bennett65US #108
#93Tucker63US #196
#94Brooks62US #110
#95Rhett62US #166
#96Ryker62US #135
#97Tyler62US #127
#98Amir61US #131
#99Anthony61US #38
#100Ryder60US #116

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑52Everleigh#29
↑39Waylon#47
↑35Ellie#21
↑34Luna#48
↑29Maverick#56
↑28Hannah#39
↑28Naomi#47
↑28Colton#27

Falling

↓57Piper#89
↓39Aubrey#70
↓37Savannah#84
↓34Aaliyah#94
↓29Anthony#99
↓26Penelope#88
↓25Khloe#58
↓25Emery#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.