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Popular names in Alabama

Every name given in Alabama, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in Alabama

  1. #1Mary116,898
  2. #2Annie34,772
  3. #3Betty33,144
  4. #4Linda30,300
  5. #5Elizabeth30,127
  6. #6Dorothy28,522
  7. #7Barbara27,216
  8. #8Patricia26,540
  9. #9Sarah24,144
  10. #10Margaret23,556

Top 10 boys' names in Alabama

  1. #1James160,037
  2. #2William104,361
  3. #3John99,083
  4. #4Robert82,462
  5. #5Charles62,023
  6. #6Michael59,026
  7. #7David53,131
  8. #8Willie47,979
  9. #9Thomas40,790
  10. #10Christopher38,256