State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,459 Alabama births in 2020 across 1,693 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#48Journeeoutside the national top 200
#33Ryleigh#159 nationally
#39Karter#162 nationally
#42Khloe#161 nationally
#86Karsonoutside the national top 200
#49Londyn#163 nationally
#62Harmony#175 nationally
#11Mary#123 nationally
#55Blakely#167 nationally
#83Tucker#191 nationally
#100Trinityoutside the national top 200
#82Magnolia#176 nationally

Girls

#1Ava257US #3
#2Olivia239US #1
#3Emma225US #2
#4Charlotte200US #5
#5Amelia193US #6
#6Harper193US #10
#7Elizabeth172US #16
#8Evelyn156US #9
#9Paisley146US #49
#10Isabella140US #7
#11Mary135US #123
#12Ella133US #15
#13Avery127US #19
#14Abigail113US #12
#15Sophia111US #4
#16Anna106US #68
#17Layla106US #24
#18Mia106US #8
#19Caroline103US #71
#20Madison102US #23
#21Lily97US #35
#22Lillian94US #46
#23Nova94US #38
#24Ellie93US #29
#25Eleanor90US #22
#26Everleigh87US #94
#27Everly87US #43
#28Willow87US #48
#29Skylar86US #64
#30Zoey86US #32
#31Addison85US #47
#32Emily84US #18
#33Ryleigh83US #159
#34Brooklyn80US #54
#35Hazel80US #31
#36Riley79US #33
#37Sadie79US #78
#38Gianna77US #13
#39Nora77US #30
#40Chloe76US #25
#41Rylee75US #102
#42Khloe74US #161
#43Aubrey73US #56
#44Naomi73US #52
#45Scarlett73US #21
#46Madelyn72US #66
#47Kinsley70US #59
#48Journee69
#49Londyn69US #163
#50Serenity69US #69
#51Nevaeh68US #83
#52Aria67US #27
#53Lucy67US #50
#54Raelynn67US #104
#55Blakely66US #167
#56Hannah66US #39
#57Ivy66US #57
#58Mila66US #20
#59Piper66US #91
#60Stella65US #42
#61Autumn61US #82
#62Harmony60US #175
#63Natalie60US #51
#64Bella59US #63
#65Charlie59US #122
#66Maria59US #109
#67Penelope59US #26
#68Luna58US #14
#69Emery57US #89
#70Audrey54US #60
#71Savannah54US #67
#72Lydia53US #95
#73Sofia53US #17
#74Adalyn52US #141
#75Adalynn52US #116
#76Adeline52US #99
#77Eliza52US #115
#78Kaylee52US #117
#79Sarah52US #86
#80Aurora51US #36
#81Kennedy50US #72
#82Magnolia50US #176
#83Margaret50US #126
#84Taylor50US #162
#85Hadley49US #111
#86Aubree47US #156
#87Genesis47US #62
#88Kylie47US #132
#89Reagan45US #114
#90Remi45US #125
#91Allison44US #80
#92Emilia44US #41
#93Josie44US #135
#94Ruby44US #74
#95Vivian44US #101
#96Zoe43US #40
#97Alice42US #76
#98Katherine42US #136
#99Summer42US #151
#100Trinity41

Boys

#1William368US #5
#2James304US #6
#3John269US #27
#4Elijah255US #4
#5Noah243US #2
#6Liam208US #1
#7Mason187US #11
#8Oliver184US #3
#9Henry173US #9
#10Jackson167US #17
#11Samuel162US #25
#12Jaxon160US #48
#13Asher157US #32
#14Grayson156US #35
#15Levi153US #18
#16Michael147US #12
#17Carter145US #33
#18Benjamin134US #7
#19Charles133US #46
#20Wyatt131US #29
#21Hudson130US #43
#22Jacob121US #15
#23Christopher120US #47
#24Thomas119US #45
#25Bryson114US #115
#26Kingston114US #118
#27Aiden113US #24
#28Luke112US #31
#29David110US #28
#30Owen109US #22
#31Josiah107US #49
#32Christian105US #62
#33Carson104US #84
#34Daniel103US #14
#35Cooper102US #75
#36Logan102US #16
#37Colton101US #66
#38Joseph101US #26
#39Karter100US #162
#40Lucas100US #8
#41Joshua99US #53
#42Easton97US #73
#43Waylon97US #103
#44Lincoln94US #40
#45Isaiah92US #51
#46Kaiden92US #139
#47Sawyer92US #116
#48Jack91US #21
#49Jayden91US #37
#50Alexander90US #10
#51Greyson89US #81
#52Maverick88US #50
#53Robert88US #80
#54Ashton87US #136
#55Andrew86US #52
#56Ayden86US #122
#57Gabriel86US #38
#58Jace85US #96
#59Braxton84US #131
#60River84US #129
#61Caleb82US #56
#62Landon82US #69
#63Matthew82US #30
#64Bentley81US #141
#65Ethan81US #13
#66Kayden79US #99
#67Eli78US #60
#68Isaac78US #39
#69Legend76US #127
#70Cameron75US #65
#71Nolan75US #61
#72Hunter74US #68
#73Malachi74US #156
#74Ezra73US #44
#75Jordan73US #82
#76Jeremiah72US #74
#77Amir71US #117
#78Brayden71US #111
#79Rhett71US #159
#80Dylan69US #42
#81Jonathan69US #70
#82Ryder69US #108
#83Tucker68US #191
#84Roman66US #77
#85Jayce65US #150
#86Karson65
#87Parker65US #95
#88Tyler65US #130
#89Brooks64US #92
#90Connor64US #78
#91Harrison64US #114
#92Jaxson64US #85
#93Chase62US #123
#94Micah62US #106
#95Theodore62US #23
#96Axel61US #72
#97Messiah60US #190
#98Sebastian60US #19
#99Ryan59US #57
#100Bennett58US #101

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑35Christian#32
↑34Journee#48
↑32Londyn#49
↑32Maria#66
↑32Kaiden#46
↑30Piper#59
↑27Aubrey#43
↑27Ashton#54

Falling

↓38Ruby#94
↓32Connor#90
↓31Alice#97
↓27Bella#64
↓27Jeremiah#76
↓26Aubree#86
↓25Scarlett#45
↓24Jayden#49

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.