2025 · 39,837 recorded births
John was the most common name given in Alabama in 2025, with 343 births. The state recorded 39,837 births across 1,730 distinct names that year.
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Names given far more often here than nationally. The multiplier is how much more common the name is in Alabama than in the country as a whole.
| Name | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | 25 | 10.7× |
| Anne | 33 | 5.3× |
| Mary | 155 | 4.9× |
| Jamari | 33 | 4.7× |
| Landry | 29 | 4.6× |
| Oakleigh | 25 | 4.6× |
| Merritt | 25 | 4.0× |
| Chandler | 31 | 4.0× |
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | John | 343 |
| #2 | William | 331 |
| #3 | James | 292 |
| #4 | Noah | 257 |
| #5 | Liam | 255 |
| #6 | Charlotte | 224 |
| #7 | Oliver | 217 |
| #8 | Amelia | 204 |
| #9 | Olivia | 203 |
| #10 | Hudson | 199 |
| #10 | Samuel | 199 |
| #12 | Henry | 196 |
| #13 | Elijah | 184 |
| #14 | Elizabeth | 163 |
| #15 | Waylon | 162 |
| #16 | Asher | 161 |
| #17 | Emma | 158 |
| #18 | Cooper | 156 |
| #19 | Mary | 155 |
| #20 | Harper | 150 |
| #20 | Walker | 150 |
| #22 | Ava | 143 |
| #22 | Eleanor | 143 |
| #22 | Theodore | 143 |
| #25 | Ellie | 141 |
| #26 | Evelyn | 139 |
| #27 | Jackson | 136 |
| #28 | Carter | 133 |
| #29 | Charles | 129 |
| #29 | Thomas | 129 |
| #31 | Levi | 127 |
| #32 | Bennett | 124 |
| #32 | Sophia | 124 |
| #34 | Grayson | 121 |
| #35 | Benjamin | 120 |
| #35 | Lucas | 120 |
| #37 | Parker | 118 |
| #38 | Ella | 117 |
| #38 | Hazel | 117 |
| #38 | Riley | 117 |
| #41 | Michael | 116 |
| #42 | Avery | 114 |
| #42 | Jack | 114 |
| #44 | Daniel | 112 |
| #44 | Ivy | 112 |
| #44 | Lainey | 112 |
| #44 | Lily | 112 |
| #48 | Lucy | 111 |
| #49 | Elias | 110 |
| #49 | Stetson | 110 |
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org