State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,197 Alabama births in 2022 across 1,815 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#62Sayloroutside the national top 200
#72Karteroutside the national top 200
#73Collinsoutside the national top 200
#64Ryleigh#191 nationally
#9Mary#134 nationally
#42Blakely#167 nationally
#67Khloe#186 nationally
#58Kaiden#167 nationally
#87Journee#195 nationally
#95Suttonoutside the national top 200
#96Stetsonoutside the national top 200
#31Legend#132 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia253US #1
#2Charlotte209US #3
#3Ava206US #7
#4Amelia166US #4
#5Harper156US #11
#6Emma155US #2
#7Evelyn152US #9
#8Elizabeth151US #15
#9Mary144US #134
#10Nova135US #32
#11Eleanor124US #16
#12Ella115US #25
#13Isabella115US #6
#14Paisley109US #53
#15Scarlett106US #14
#16Sophia105US #5
#17Willow104US #37
#18Caroline101US #77
#19Luna101US #10
#20Mia101US #8
#21Hazel100US #27
#22Ellie98US #33
#23Avery97US #26
#24Chloe95US #19
#25Lillian94US #50
#26Emily91US #17
#27Layla89US #29
#28Ivy88US #42
#29Everleigh86US #100
#30Naomi84US #46
#31Abigail83US #24
#32Serenity83US #94
#33Riley82US #39
#34Addison80US #54
#35Brooklyn78US #72
#36Anna77US #83
#37Madison76US #34
#38Nora75US #28
#39Sadie73US #68
#40Raelynn72US #99
#41Stella72US #40
#42Blakely71US #167
#43Rylee71US #107
#44Aurora70US #31
#45Margaret70US #127
#46Hadley69US #112
#47Zoey69US #45
#48Emery68US #82
#49Kinsley68US #61
#50Everly67US #56
#51Madelyn66US #60
#52Nevaeh66US #96
#53Skylar65US #87
#54Penelope64US #21
#55Aria63US #23
#56Lucy63US #48
#57Autumn62US #71
#58Violet62US #20
#59Delilah60US #58
#60Lily60US #30
#61Gianna59US #22
#62Saylor59
#63Isla58US #36
#64Ryleigh58US #191
#65Camila57US #12
#66Emersyn57US #135
#67Khloe57US #186
#68Natalie57US #55
#69Remi57US #118
#70Mila56US #18
#71Audrey54US #67
#72Charlie54US #123
#73Collins54
#74Millie53US #128
#75Piper53US #114
#76Adalynn52US #132
#77Magnolia52US #151
#78Parker52US #115
#79Ruby52US #62
#80Sofia52US #13
#81Oaklynn51US #160
#82Adeline49US #92
#83Hannah49US #47
#84Josie49US #120
#85Emilia48US #44
#86Grace47US #35
#87Journee47US #195
#88Lydia47US #93
#89Alice46US #64
#90Claire46US #66
#91Kehlani46US #153
#92Aaliyah45US #69
#93Eliza45US #121
#94Sarah45US #95
#95Sutton45
#96Katherine44US #166
#97Zoe44US #38
#98Ada43US #181
#99Julia43US #111
#100Peyton43US #125

Boys

#1William324US #6
#2James314US #4
#3John297US #26
#4Noah236US #2
#5Liam227US #1
#6Elijah210US #5
#7Oliver187US #3
#8Jackson173US #23
#9Grayson168US #37
#10Samuel165US #19
#11Waylon162US #66
#12Asher161US #20
#13Henry158US #7
#14Hudson149US #27
#15Levi146US #12
#16Mason143US #24
#17Thomas137US #45
#18Michael131US #16
#19Cooper129US #53
#20Carter128US #47
#21Benjamin124US #9
#22Walker122US #78
#23Charles121US #50
#24Maverick119US #40
#25Wyatt118US #38
#26David108US #31
#27Josiah108US #51
#28Daniel105US #14
#29Joseph104US #30
#30Kingston104US #127
#31Legend104US #132
#32Aiden102US #29
#33Lucas102US #8
#34Jack101US #15
#35Luke101US #34
#36Bryson99US #136
#37Easton99US #80
#38Ezra99US #25
#39Colton95US #91
#40Isaiah95US #58
#41Jaxon93US #67
#42Matthew90US #39
#43Jacob89US #32
#44Christopher88US #55
#45Logan86US #33
#46Nolan86US #65
#47Alexander85US #17
#48Ethan85US #21
#49Robert85US #84
#50River84US #105
#51Owen83US #18
#52Brooks81US #77
#53Beau80US #90
#54Bennett80US #83
#55Gabriel80US #36
#56Carson79US #110
#57Greyson79US #95
#58Kaiden79US #167
#59Jayden78US #46
#60Theodore76US #10
#61Caleb75US #52
#62Jameson75US #85
#63Sawyer75US #131
#64Weston75US #82
#65Isaac74US #41
#66Parker74US #94
#67Eli73US #69
#68Jace73US #103
#69Micah73US #89
#70Harrison72US #128
#71Jonathan72US #79
#72Karter72
#73Ryder72US #115
#74Christian71US #73
#75Amir70US #113
#76Joshua70US #60
#77Andrew69US #61
#78Landon69US #86
#79Lincoln68US #54
#80Rhett68US #151
#81Silas68US #87
#82Ace67US #152
#83Dylan67US #42
#84Jeremiah67US #93
#85Jordan66US #92
#86Kayden66US #106
#87Axel65US #76
#88Sebastian65US #13
#89Wesley65US #70
#90Anthony64US #44
#91Hunter64US #101
#92Jayce64US #154
#93Mateo64US #11
#94Messiah64US #186
#95Rowan64US #96
#96Stetson64
#97Elias63US #43
#98Tucker63US #197
#99Dawson62US #184
#100Dallas61

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑47Hadley#46
↑35Legend#31
↑34Naomi#30
↑33Stella#41
↑28Ethan#48
↑25Walker#22
↑24Delilah#59
↑24Jonathan#71

Falling

↓31Lily#60
↓30Hannah#83
↓27Autumn#57
↓27Lincoln#79
↓25Caleb#61
↓22Landon#78
↓21Adalynn#76
↓21Sawyer#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.