Alabama Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
John
#1 Girl (2025)
Charlotte
Fastest Rising
Andrew
↑ +6
Biggest Decline
Christopher
↓ −8
Longest #1 Run
James
6 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
10,083
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Alexis
↑ +9
Biggest Decline
Haley
↓ −3
Longest #1 Run
Mary
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
7,815
births tracked
How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time
Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).
| Decade | James | William | John | Michael | Elijah |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Rank #1 | Rank #3 | Rank #2 | — | — |
| 1920s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | — | — |
| 1930s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | — | — |
| 1940s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | — | — |
| 1950s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | Rank #4 | Rank #5 | — |
| 1960s | Rank #1 | Rank #5 | Rank #3 | Rank #2 | — |
| 1970s | Rank #2 | Rank #6 | Rank #5 | Rank #1 | — |
| 1980s | Rank #3 | Rank #5 | Rank #8 | Rank #2 | — |
| 1990s | Rank #4 | Rank #2 | Rank #6 | Rank #5 | — |
| 2000s | Rank #3 | Rank #1 | Rank #5 | Rank #7 | — |
| 2010s | Rank #2 | Rank #1 | Rank #3 | Rank #9 | Rank #4 |
| 2020s | Rank #3 | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | — | Rank #6 |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJamesJohn
1920sJamesWilliam
1930sJamesWilliam
1940sJamesWilliam
1950sJamesWilliam
1960sJamesMichael
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelJames
1980sChristopherMichael
1990sChristopherWilliam
2000sWilliamJacob
2010sWilliamJames
2020sWilliamJohn
1910sMaryAnnie
1920sMaryAnnie
1930sMaryBetty
1940sMaryLinda
1950sMaryLinda
1960sLisaMary
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferKimberly
1980sJessicaAshley
1990sAshleyJessica
2000sMadisonEmma
2010sAvaEmma
2020sOliviaCharlotte
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Andrew
+6 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
Christopher
-8 rank positions · since 1980sFastest Rising
Alexis
+9 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Haley
-3 rank positions · since 1990sHow Alabama Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in Alabama
- Dallas#58 here · #238 nationally↑ +180
- Cohen#95 here · #224 nationally↑ +129
- Stetson#29 here · #136 nationally↑ +107
- Kingston#100 here · #204 nationally↑ +104
- Legend#93 here · #194 nationally↑ +101
Less Popular in Alabama
- Luca#97 here · #14 nationally↓ −83
- Leo#73 here · #19 nationally↓ −54
- Sebastian#67 here · #16 nationally↓ −51
- Anthony#89 here · #46 nationally↓ −43
- Mateo#48 here · #8 nationally↓ −40
More Popular in Alabama
- Emory#96 here · #336 nationally↑ +240
- Collins#71 here · #243 nationally↑ +172
- Journee#97 here · #256 nationally↑ +159
- Saylor#64 here · #214 nationally↑ +150
- Blakely#46 here · #191 nationally↑ +145
Less Popular in Alabama
- Luna#94 here · #27 nationally↓ −67
- Sofia#75 here · #9 nationally↓ −66
- Grace#100 here · #38 nationally↓ −62
- Penelope#70 here · #22 nationally↓ −48
- Camila#62 here · #19 nationally↓ −43
Top 100 Baby Names in Alabama
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1John343#23
- #2William331#9
- #3James292#6
- #4Liam255#1
- #5Noah246#2
- #6Oliver217#3
- #7Hudson199#17
- #8Samuel199#18
- #9Henry196#5
- #10Elijah184#7
Names #11–100
- #11 Waylon
- #12 Asher
- #13 Cooper
- #14 Walker
- #15 Theodore
- #16 Jackson
- #17 Charles
- #18 Thomas
- #19 Levi
- #20 Grayson
- #21 Benjamin
- #22 Lucas
- #23 Carter
- #24 Michael
- #25 Jack
- #26 Daniel
- #27 Bennett
- #28 Elias
- #29 Stetson
- #30 Joseph
- #31 Wyatt
- #32 Luke
- #33 Beau
- #34 Mason
- #35 Weston
- #36 Maverick
- #37 Christopher
- #38 David
- #39 Matthew
- #40 Owen
- #41 Josiah
- #42 Ezra
- #43 Robert
- #44 Sawyer
- #45 Silas
- #46 Brooks
- #47 Dylan
- #48 Mateo
- #49 Thiago
- #50 Isaac
- #51 Rowan
- #52 Harrison
- #53 Nolan
- #54 Colton
- #55 Everett
- #56 Jacob
- #57 Parker
- #58 Dallas
- #59 Joshua
- #60 Miles
- #61 Eithan
- #62 Ethan
- #63 Andrew
- #64 Jonathan
- #65 River
- #66 Gabriel
- #67 Sebastian
- #68 Alexander
- #69 Ryder
- #70 Caleb
- #71 Easton
- #72 Logan
- #73 Leo
- #74 Malachi
- #75 Roman
- #76 Jayden
- #77 Atlas
- #78 Kayden
- #79 Carson
- #80 Barrett
- #81 Beckham
- #82 Bryson
- #83 Wesley
- #84 Amir
- #85 Isaiah
- #86 Archer
- #87 Jace
- #88 Jaxon
- #89 Anthony
- #90 Jeremiah
- #91 Micah
- #92 Hunter
- #93 Legend
- #94 Cameron
- #95 Cohen
- #96 Lincoln
- #97 Luca
- #98 Tucker
- #99 Ezekiel
- #100 Kingston
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Charlotte224#2
- #2Amelia204#4
- #3Olivia203#1
- #4Elizabeth163#17
- #5Emma158#3
- #6Mary155#125
- #7Harper150#16
- #8Ava143#11
- #9Eleanor143#12
- #10Ellie141#25
Names #11–100
- #11 Evelyn
- #12 Sophia
- #13 Ella
- #14 Hazel
- #15 Ivy
- #16 Lainey
- #17 Lily
- #18 Lucy
- #19 Nova
- #20 Caroline
- #21 Mia
- #22 Willow
- #23 Isabella
- #24 Sadie
- #25 Ailany
- #26 Avery
- #27 Lillian
- #28 Paisley
- #29 Millie
- #30 Scarlett
- #31 Chloe
- #32 Layla
- #33 Riley
- #34 Josie
- #35 Margaret
- #36 Eloise
- #37 Madison
- #38 Nora
- #39 Violet
- #40 Aurora
- #41 Raelynn
- #42 Abigail
- #43 Madelyn
- #44 Magnolia
- #45 Emily
- #46 Blakely
- #47 Eliana
- #48 Delilah
- #49 Hallie
- #50 Aria
- #51 Isla
- #52 Annie
- #53 Everleigh
- #54 Vivian
- #55 Zoe
- #56 Addison
- #57 Naomi
- #58 Stella
- #59 Eden
- #60 Emery
- #61 Piper
- #62 Camila
- #63 Kennedy
- #64 Saylor
- #65 Adeline
- #66 Genesis
- #67 Maria
- #68 Georgia
- #69 Adalynn
- #70 Penelope
- #71 Collins
- #72 Emersyn
- #73 Iris
- #74 Oaklynn
- #75 Sofia
- #76 Kehlani
- #77 Sophie
- #78 Josephine
- #79 Katherine
- #80 Scottie
- #81 Alice
- #82 Leilani
- #83 Lyla
- #84 Hannah
- #85 Madeline
- #86 Lydia
- #87 Nevaeh
- #88 Ruby
- #89 Eliza
- #90 Sutton
- #91 Anna
- #92 Clara
- #93 Emerson
- #94 Luna
- #95 Autumn
- #96 Emory
- #97 Journee
- #98 Rylee
- #99 Serenity
- #100 Grace
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