Most popular baby names in Alabama — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Alabama were Charlotte, Amelia, and Olivia for girls and John, William, and James for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Mary is 6.1x more common in Alabama than nationally, and Dallas is 4.0x more common in Alabama than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Alabama

Girls

Most distinctive Mary 6.1x more common ▲119 #6 vs US #125
Also more common
Elizabeth 2.1x more common ▲13 #4 vs US #17 Ellie 2.0x more common ▲14 #10 vs US #24 Harper 1.9x more common ▲9 #7 vs US #16 Eleanor 1.6x more common ▲4 #8 vs US #12
Less common
Sofia 1.8x less common ▼62 #71 vs US #9 Eliana 1.4x less common ▼36 #46 vs US #10 Mia 1.2x less common ▼15 #21 vs US #6 Isabella 1.2x less common ▼16 #23 vs US #7

Boys

Most distinctive John 3.4x more common ▲22 #1 vs US #23
Also more common
William 2.5x more common ▲7 #2 vs US #9 James 1.9x more common ▲3 #3 vs US #6 Samuel 1.9x more common ▲11 #7 vs US #18 Hudson 1.8x more common ▲10 #7 vs US #17
Less common
Mateo 1.7x less common ▼38 #46 vs US #8 Theodore 1.2x less common ▼11 #15 vs US #4 Lucas 1.1x less common ▼11 #21 vs US #10 Noah 1.0x less common ▼3 #5 vs US #2

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