Popular Names in Alabama

In 2023, the most popular names in Alabama were Olivia and William. While Olivia also ranks as the most popular name in the US for girls, William sits at Number 10 with many parents preferring the short form Liam.

A number of names in the Alabama Top 10 are unique, ranking outside of the national Top 10. For girls, these include Harper, Elizabeth, Mary, and Nova, and for boys, John, Asher, and Levi.

Other names that rank higher than average in Alabama include Samuel, Waylon, and Walker for boys, and Willow and Paisley for girls. Classic girl name Mary ranks at Number 9 in Alabama, whereas nationally, it ranks at 135. This may be due to a Southern tradition of double names, such as Mary Louise or Mary Collins.

Other names that are uniquely popular in Alabama include equally classic choices such as Margaret and Annie. Traditional names in general rank more highly in Alabama than they do nationally, with Caroline, Abigail, Eliza, Thomas, and Christopher being chosen more frequently.

Yet many parents in Alabama favor very contemporary names such as girl names that end in -lyn, like Raelynn, Oaklynn and Adalynn. Last names as first names also feature heavily among the uniquely popular names in Alabama, including Blakely, Collins, Kingston, Sawyer, and Bryson.

Word names such as River, Legend, Magnolia, and Journee are more popular than average in Alabama, as are names like Kehlani, Elliana, Khloe, Tucker and Amari which give a nod to popular culture.

To see popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. The official list of US most popular baby names 2023 includes the country's top 1000 for both genders. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2024 and Popular Boy Names 2024.

For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.