State roster

Top names in Alabama

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Alabama birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,425 Alabama births in 2023 across 1,770 distinct names.

Distinctively Alabama

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

#57Collinsoutside the national top 200
#60Journeeoutside the national top 200
#62Ryleighoutside the national top 200
#69Sayloroutside the national top 200
#31Blakely#156 nationally
#77Annieoutside the national top 200
#10Mary#133 nationally
#61Stetson#183 nationally
#86Khloeoutside the national top 200
#40Bryson#150 nationally
#35Kingston#142 nationally
#49Kehlani#155 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia230US #1
#2Charlotte209US #3
#3Amelia200US #4
#4Ava186US #8
#5Elizabeth183US #15
#6Emma164US #2
#7Evelyn147US #9
#8Harper136US #11
#9Nova136US #35
#10Mary125US #133
#11Eleanor121US #14
#12Hazel118US #18
#13Isabella115US #7
#14Willow113US #41
#15Ella106US #32
#16Caroline105US #83
#17Ellie105US #27
#18Paisley105US #56
#19Sadie103US #59
#20Chloe102US #26
#21Lainey102US #54
#22Scarlett99US #17
#23Sophia99US #5
#24Mia98US #6
#25Lucy97US #40
#26Abigail95US #31
#27Lily90US #20
#28Addison88US #62
#29Riley88US #43
#30Avery80US #29
#31Blakely77US #156
#32Ivy77US #38
#33Skylar76US #107
#34Lydia74US #94
#35Madelyn73US #58
#36Stella73US #46
#37Layla72US #30
#38Lillian71US #55
#39Aurora70US #22
#40Raelynn70US #112
#41Serenity70US #102
#42Anna69US #79
#43Millie68US #105
#44Naomi68US #44
#45Sofia67US #12
#46Emily66US #19
#47Madison66US #37
#48Nevaeh66US #117
#49Kehlani65US #155
#50Aria63US #25
#51Brooklyn63US #84
#52Kinsley63US #67
#53Nora63US #24
#54Oaklynn62US #157
#55Violet62US #16
#56Magnolia59US #145
#57Collins58
#58Josie58US #108
#59Isla57US #33
#60Journee57
#61Margaret57US #132
#62Ryleigh57
#63Camila56US #13
#64Everly56US #69
#65Genesis56US #57
#66Luna56US #10
#67Emery55US #70
#68Penelope55US #23
#69Saylor55
#70Adalynn54US #129
#71Autumn54US #75
#72Everleigh54US #149
#73Leilani53US #61
#74Eden52US #77
#75Eliza52US #116
#76Adeline51US #71
#77Annie51
#78Delilah51US #52
#79Hadley50US #119
#80Kennedy50US #72
#81Elliana49US #115
#82Wrenley49US #175
#83Eliana48US #34
#84Georgia48US #128
#85Gianna48US #21
#86Khloe48
#87Mila48US #28
#88Natalie48US #63
#89Zoe48US #36
#90Parker47US #122
#91Sarah47US #91
#92Ada46US #179
#93Rylee46US #118
#94Alani45US #177
#95Alice45US #66
#96Emilia45US #42
#97Grace45US #39
#98Zoey45US #51
#99Bella44US #104
#100Emersyn44US #147

Boys

#1William309US #10
#2John288US #26
#3James260US #4
#4Noah249US #2
#5Elijah239US #5
#6Liam237US #1
#7Oliver215US #3
#8Henry203US #8
#9Asher166US #23
#10Levi160US #12
#11Samuel160US #19
#12Jackson153US #28
#13Waylon151US #63
#14Hudson147US #21
#15Walker146US #85
#16Thomas138US #41
#17Charles137US #54
#18Benjamin135US #11
#19Cooper135US #52
#20Grayson133US #44
#21Jack133US #14
#22Mason129US #30
#23Lucas128US #9
#24David127US #27
#25Wyatt120US #47
#26Carter118US #48
#27Maverick116US #37
#28Michael115US #16
#29Christopher114US #55
#30Dylan114US #34
#31Joseph114US #29
#32Daniel110US #17
#33Owen109US #20
#34Luke105US #31
#35Kingston102US #142
#36Ezra100US #15
#37Aiden98US #40
#38Jaxon96US #86
#39Weston92US #75
#40Bryson90US #150
#41Easton88US #98
#42Jacob88US #35
#43Matthew87US #32
#44Nolan87US #57
#45Gabriel86US #38
#46Joshua85US #60
#47Josiah85US #53
#48Theodore85US #7
#49Caleb84US #51
#50Alexander83US #22
#51Andrew83US #65
#52Isaac82US #42
#53River82US #116
#54Beau81US #81
#55Everett81US #89
#56Parker81US #91
#57Elias80US #36
#58Robert80US #88
#59Brooks79US #73
#60Silas79US #80
#61Stetson79US #183
#62Colton78US #94
#63Jayden78US #49
#64Logan78US #39
#65Sawyer78US #127
#66Legend77US #145
#67Miles76US #43
#68Bennett72US #74
#69Christian72US #77
#70Anthony71US #46
#71Carson71US #112
#72Jeremiah70US #92
#73Jonathan70US #82
#74Kai70US #61
#75Mateo70US #6
#76Amir69US #99
#77Axel69US #71
#78Jameson69US #102
#79Angel68US #62
#80Isaiah68US #56
#81Jace67US #110
#82Lincoln66US #64
#83Kayden64US #114
#84Sebastian64US #13
#85Amari63US #151
#86Jordan63US #96
#87Rowan63US #76
#88Jasper62US #122
#89Cameron61US #58
#90Greyson61US #118
#91Landon61US #97
#92Ethan60US #24
#93Malachi60US #146
#94Hunter59US #115
#95Ian59US #69
#96Micah59US #87
#97Dallas57
#98Dawson57US #149
#99Tucker57
#100Leo56US #18

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑54Lydia#34
↑53Dylan#30
↑42Kehlani#49
↑40Elias#57
↑35Sofia#45
↑35Stetson#61
↑33Lily#27
↑31Lucy#25

Falling

↓51Zoey#98
↓50Rylee#93
↓47Luna#66
↓44Ethan#92
↓43Everleigh#72
↓40Isaiah#80
↓35Legend#66
↓34Emersyn#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.