State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,051 Alabama births in 2021 across 1,755 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#63Londynoutside the national top 200
#72Collinsoutside the national top 200
#50Khloe#175 nationally
#9Mary#132 nationally
#73Journee#196 nationally
#82Sayloroutside the national top 200
#85Karteroutside the national top 200
#59Millie#173 nationally
#52Ryleigh#164 nationally
#76Brynlee#188 nationally
#81Barrett#193 nationally
#45Blakely#156 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia266US #1
#2Ava235US #5
#3Amelia231US #4
#4Charlotte217US #3
#5Emma194US #2
#6Harper173US #10
#7Elizabeth156US #14
#8Evelyn148US #9
#9Mary136US #132
#10Ella135US #16
#11Isabella132US #7
#12Caroline125US #80
#13Ellie112US #30
#14Nova111US #32
#15Paisley110US #52
#16Addison109US #45
#17Hazel105US #28
#18Sophia105US #6
#19Abigail102US #17
#20Avery102US #19
#21Mia97US #8
#22Scarlett97US #20
#23Eleanor96US #15
#24Willow95US #39
#25Layla94US #24
#26Riley93US #37
#27Sadie92US #78
#28Lillian91US #51
#29Lily87US #31
#30Autumn86US #66
#31Madison84US #29
#32Brooklyn83US #63
#33Chloe83US #25
#34Emily83US #21
#35Everleigh83US #99
#36Raelynn81US #103
#37Serenity81US #84
#38Zoey81US #38
#39Ivy80US #49
#40Kinsley80US #57
#41Luna80US #11
#42Nora79US #27
#43Nevaeh76US #86
#44Aubrey75US #64
#45Blakely74US #156
#46Lucy74US #48
#47Skylar72US #74
#48Gianna70US #13
#49Aria69US #22
#50Khloe69US #175
#51Anna68US #85
#52Ryleigh67US #164
#53Hannah66US #44
#54Kennedy64US #70
#55Adalynn63US #119
#56Camila63US #12
#57Margaret63US #125
#58Everly62US #50
#59Millie62US #173
#60Rylee62US #97
#61Aurora59US #35
#62Audrey57US #60
#63Londyn57
#64Naomi57US #54
#65Natalie57US #56
#66Ruby57US #62
#67Emery56US #90
#68Josie56US #130
#69Madelyn56US #71
#70Isla55US #34
#71Piper55US #96
#72Collins54
#73Journee54US #196
#74Stella54US #41
#75Sarah53US #91
#76Brynlee52US #188
#77Charlie52US #127
#78Parker52US #115
#79Aaliyah51US #61
#80Mila51US #26
#81Violet51US #36
#82Saylor50
#83Delilah49US #58
#84Genesis49US #75
#85Magnolia49US #140
#86Savannah49US #67
#87Maria48US #105
#88Emersyn47US #147
#89Lyla46US #110
#90Elena45US #53
#91Sofia45US #18
#92Bella44US #73
#93Hadley44US #112
#94Lydia44US #89
#95Peyton44US #100
#96Claire43US #59
#97Clara43US #102
#98Kehlani43US #151
#99Madeline43US #95
#100Oaklynn43

Boys

#1William340US #6
#2John297US #27
#3James253US #5
#4Noah247US #2
#5Elijah238US #4
#6Liam226US #1
#7Asher197US #25
#8Henry188US #9
#9Oliver176US #3
#10Grayson175US #35
#11Carter164US #39
#12Samuel163US #23
#13Jackson157US #14
#14Mason148US #18
#15Michael146US #17
#16Hudson144US #34
#17Benjamin141US #7
#18Waylon139US #69
#19Thomas138US #46
#20Wyatt136US #29
#21Charles134US #50
#22Jaxon131US #54
#23Levi130US #12
#24Kingston129US #112
#25Aiden116US #26
#26Jack115US #11
#27Joseph114US #28
#28Daniel113US #16
#29Luke112US #32
#30Easton110US #72
#31Josiah110US #49
#32Cooper109US #68
#33David108US #30
#34Lucas108US #8
#35Maverick108US #47
#36Caleb106US #51
#37Colton106US #75
#38Jacob102US #24
#39Owen102US #22
#40Nolan100US #60
#41Alexander97US #13
#42Sawyer96US #114
#43Carson93US #97
#44Gabriel93US #38
#45Bryson92US #122
#46Christopher89US #52
#47Walker89US #130
#48Jace87US #101
#49Isaac86US #40
#50Braxton85US #146
#51Jayden85US #41
#52Lincoln85US #45
#53Matthew85US #36
#54Eli84US #64
#55Robert84US #79
#56Landon83US #73
#57Ezra82US #37
#58Logan82US #21
#59Micah82US #107
#60Theodore81US #10
#61Isaiah79US #56
#62Greyson76US #84
#63Silas76US #91
#64Ace74US #156
#65Brooks74US #78
#66Legend73US #118
#67Parker73US #93
#68Weston73US #95
#69Andrew72US #57
#70Dylan72US #44
#71River72US #110
#72Christian71US #71
#73Harrison71US #121
#74Cameron70US #62
#75Joshua70US #58
#76Ethan69US #20
#77Bennett68US #90
#78Everett68US #83
#79Brayden67US #131
#80Ryder67US #111
#81Barrett66US #193
#82Kayden66US #108
#83Rhett66US #149
#84Jordan65US #88
#85Karter65
#86Austin64US #96
#87Ayden64US #143
#88Elias63US #48
#89Hunter63US #86
#90Jeremiah63US #82
#91Messiah63US #172
#92Ashton62US #148
#93Emmett62US #103
#94Malachi62US #167
#95Jonathan61US #77
#96Roman61US #74
#97Dallas59
#98Bentley58US #150
#99Connor58US #98
#100Jaxson58US #102

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑35Micah#59
↑35Theodore#60
↑31Autumn#30
↑31Nolan#40
↑28Ruby#66
↑27Luna#41
↑27Kennedy#54
↑26Margaret#57

Falling

↓46Karter#85
↓40Christian#72
↓38Ashton#92
↓35Anna#51
↓34Joshua#75
↓34Bentley#98
↓31Everly#58
↓31Ayden#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.