Most Popular Baby Names in Alabama

In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Alabama, given to 224 babies, and John was the top boys' name with 343. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.

Social Security counted 18,319 girls and 21,518 boys born in Alabama that year under names given to at least five babies there.

Top 100 names in Alabama, 2025

Top girls' names in Alabama, 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	Charlotte	224	same
2	Amelia	204	up 1
3	Olivia	203	down 1
4	Elizabeth	163	same
5	Emma	158	same
6	Mary	155	same
7	Harper	150	same
8	Ava	143	same
9	Eleanor	143	up 3
10	Ellie	141	up 3
11	Evelyn	139	down 2
12	Sophia	124	down 2
13	Ella	117	up 1
14	Hazel	117	up 13
15	Ivy	112	up 8
16	Lainey	112	down 5
17	Lily	112	up 4
18	Lucy	111	up 1
19	Nova	107	down 3
20	Caroline	103	down 2
21	Mia	102	up 3
22	Willow	101	down 7
23	Isabella	100	up 8
24	Sadie	95	down 2
25	Ailany	90	up 99
26	Avery	88	down 9
27	Lillian	88	up 3
28	Paisley	84	down 2
29	Millie	83	down 1
30	Scarlett	81	up 17
31	Chloe	79	up 8
32	Layla	79	down 12
33	Riley	79	up 10
34	Josie	78	up 21
35	Margaret	77	up 11
36	Eloise	74	up 36
37	Madison	73	up 27
38	Nora	73	up 14
39	Violet	73	down 1
40	Aurora	72	down 8
41	Raelynn	72	up 1
42	Abigail	71	down 13
43	Madelyn	69	up 6
44	Magnolia	69	up 14
45	Emily	68	down 20
46	Blakely	67	up 5
47	Eliana	67	up 22
48	Delilah	66	same
49	Hallie	66	up 34
50	Aria	64	down 6
51	Isla	64	up 2
52	Annie	63	up 19
53	Everleigh	62	up 25
54	Vivian	61	up 13
55	Zoe	61	up 36
56	Addison	60	down 2
57	Naomi	60	down 23
58	Stella	60	up 27
59	Eden	59	down 22
60	Emery	58	up 3
61	Piper	58	up 83
62	Camila	57	up 17
63	Kennedy	57	down 6
64	Saylor	57	up 31
65	Adeline	56	down 30
66	Genesis	56	down 21
67	Maria	56	down 7
68	Georgia	55	up 25
69	Adalynn	54	up 40
70	Penelope	54	up 6
71	Collins	53	down 9
72	Emersyn	53	down 4
73	Iris	53	up 43
74	Oaklynn	53	same
75	Sofia	53	down 25
76	Kehlani	52	down 17
77	Sophie	52	up 11
78	Josephine	51	up 59
79	Katherine	51	up 21
80	Scottie	51	up 59
81	Alice	50	down 20
82	Leilani	50	up 25
83	Lyla	50	up 20
84	Hannah	49	down 11
85	Madeline	49	up 4
86	Lydia	48	up 25
87	Nevaeh	48	down 22
88	Ruby	48	up 2
89	Eliza	47	down 12
90	Sutton	47	down 20
91	Anna	46	down 50
92	Clara	46	down 10
93	Emerson	46	up 54
94	Luna	46	down 58
95	Autumn	45	down 62
96	Emory	45	up 18
97	Journee	45	down 13
98	Rylee	45	up 3
99	Serenity	45	down 43
100	Grace	44	up 6

Top boys' names in Alabama, 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	John	343	up 1
2	William	331	down 1
3	James	292	same
4	Liam	255	same
5	Noah	246	same
6	Oliver	217	up 2
7	Hudson	199	up 4
8	Samuel	199	up 1
9	Henry	196	down 2
10	Elijah	184	down 4
11	Waylon	162	up 2
12	Asher	161	down 2
13	Cooper	151	up 13
14	Walker	150	up 16
15	Theodore	143	up 21
16	Jackson	136	down 4
17	Charles	129	up 2
18	Thomas	129	down 2
19	Levi	127	down 4
20	Grayson	121	up 2
21	Benjamin	120	up 2
22	Lucas	120	down 1
23	Carter	117	down 9
24	Michael	116	up 7
25	Jack	114	up 4
26	Daniel	112	up 9
27	Bennett	111	up 14
28	Elias	110	up 16
29	Stetson	110	up 13
30	Joseph	109	down 10
31	Wyatt	105	down 3
32	Luke	104	same
33	Beau	103	up 18
34	Mason	99	down 7
35	Weston	99	down 1
36	Maverick	98	down 11
37	Christopher	95	down 13
38	David	93	down 21
39	Matthew	93	up 6
40	Owen	93	down 2
41	Josiah	91	down 1
42	Ezra	89	down 24
43	Robert	89	up 3
44	Sawyer	89	up 11
45	Silas	89	down 12
46	Brooks	81	up 8
47	Dylan	81	down 8
48	Mateo	81	up 26
49	Thiago	81	up 86
50	Isaac	79	up 15
51	Rowan	79	up 12
52	Harrison	77	up 45
53	Nolan	77	up 14
54	Colton	76	down 11
55	Everett	76	up 4
56	Jacob	75	down 7
57	Parker	75	up 5
58	Dallas	74	up 47
59	Joshua	74	up 18
60	Miles	74	up 15
61	Eithan	73	up 219
62	Ethan	73	down 14
63	Andrew	71	down 16
64	Jonathan	71	up 22
65	River	71	down 13
66	Gabriel	69	down 5
67	Sebastian	69	up 28
68	Alexander	68	down 15
69	Ryder	68	up 10
70	Caleb	67	down 1
71	Easton	67	down 7
72	Logan	66	down 12
73	Leo	65	up 26
74	Malachi	65	down 3
75	Roman	65	up 32
76	Jayden	64	up 5
77	Atlas	63	up 40
78	Kayden	63	up 14
79	Carson	62	up 1
80	Barrett	61	up 29
81	Beckham	61	up 29
82	Bryson	61	down 45
83	Wesley	61	up 5
84	Amir	60	down 12
85	Isaiah	60	down 17
86	Archer	59	up 50
87	Jace	58	down 31
88	Jaxon	58	down 38
89	Anthony	57	down 13
90	Jeremiah	57	down 24
91	Micah	57	up 2
92	Hunter	56	down 8
93	Legend	56	down 15
94	Cameron	55	up 10
95	Cohen	55	down 12
96	Lincoln	55	down 11
97	Luca	55	up 37
98	Tucker	55	up 3
99	Ezekiel	54	down 8
100	Kingston	53	down 43

Names Alabama likes more than the rest of the country

From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Alabama than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Ann, Juana and Ansley for girls, and Hampton, Tylan and Judson for boys.

Girls

Ann: 8.8× (114 babies)
Juana: 7.3× (79 babies)
Ansley: 6.6× (80 babies)
Mary: 5.8× (721 babies)
Anne: 5.5× (157 babies)
Journei: 5.5× (54 babies)
Merritt: 5.4× (60 babies)
Harmoni: 5.1× (88 babies)
Ivey: 5× (75 babies)
Mattie: 4.7× (66 babies)

Boys

Hampton: 9.4× (65 babies)
Tylan: 5.9× (66 babies)
Judson: 5.8× (97 babies)
Fisher: 5.1× (89 babies)
Houston: 5× (126 babies)
Khaza: 5× (73 babies)
Baylor: 4.9× (253 babies)
Jamari: 4.6× (153 babies)
Kyson: 4.3× (184 babies)
Braylon: 4.3× (121 babies)

Every number one since 1910

The longest reign for girls in Alabama belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1948. For boys, it's James, from 1910 to 1970.

Girls

Charlotte: 2024–2025
Olivia: 2021–2023
Ava: 2014–2020
Emma: 2007–2013
Madison: 2005–2006
Emma: 2004
Madison: 2001–2003
Hannah: 1996–2000
Jessica: 1995
Ashley: 1993–1994
Jessica: 1992
Ashley: 1989–1991
Jessica: 1988
Ashley: 1984–1987
Jennifer: 1971–1983
Kimberly: 1969–1970
Lisa: 1963–1968
Mary: 1950–1962
Linda: 1949
Mary: 1910–1948

Boys

John: 2025
William: 1995–2024
Christopher: 1989–1994
Justin: 1988
Christopher: 1979–1987
James: 1978
Christopher: 1977
Michael: 1975–1976
Christopher: 1973–1974
Michael: 1971–1972
James: 1910–1970

Top five names by decade

Most popular names in Alabama by decade
Decade	Girls	Boys
2020s	Olivia, Charlotte, Amelia, Ava, Emma	William, John, James, Noah, Liam
2010s	Ava, Emma, Olivia, Elizabeth, Isabella	William, James, John, Elijah, Mason
2000s	Madison, Emma, Anna, Emily, Hannah	William, Jacob, James, Joshua, John
1990s	Ashley, Jessica, Brittany, Hannah, Emily	Christopher, William, Joshua, James, Michael
1980s	Jessica, Ashley, Jennifer, Amanda, Tiffany	Christopher, Michael, James, Joshua, William
1970s	Jennifer, Kimberly, Angela, Amy, Amanda	Michael, James, Christopher, Jason, John
1960s	Lisa, Mary, Cynthia, Angela, Donna	James, Michael, John, David, William
1950s	Mary, Linda, Patricia, Deborah, Brenda	James, William, Robert, John, Michael
1940s	Mary, Linda, Barbara, Betty, Patricia	James, William, John, Robert, Charles
1930s	Mary, Betty, Annie, Dorothy, Barbara	James, William, John, Robert, Charles
1920s	Mary, Annie, Dorothy, Willie, Margaret	James, William, John, Robert, Willie
1910s	Mary, Annie, Willie, Ruby, Ruth	James, John, William, Robert, Willie

See every state or the national list for 2025.

Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.