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Most popular baby names in Alabama, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Alabama in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 18,319 girls and 21,518 boys are in the Alabama list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
224 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
John
343 babies · #23 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Alabama 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”224same
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”204▲ 1
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”203▼ 1
  4. #4Elizabeth“my God is an oath”163same
  5. #5Emma“entire”158same
  6. #6MarySame root as Miriam, possibly meaning “bitter”155same
  7. #7HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”150same
  8. #8AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records143same
  9. #8Eleanorpossibly “other”143▲ 4
  10. #10EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records141▲ 3
  11. #11EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”139▼ 2
  12. #12Sophia“wisdom”124▼ 2
  13. #13EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”117▲ 1
  14. #13HazelFrom the word “hazel”117▲ 14
  15. #15IvyFrom the word “ivy”112▲ 8
  16. #15LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025112▼ 4
  17. #15LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”112▲ 5
  18. #18Lucy“light”111same
  19. #19Nova“new”107▼ 3
  20. #20CarolineEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #96 vs #1,271 in 2025103▼ 2
  21. #21MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records102▲ 3
  22. #22WillowFrom the word “willow”101▼ 7
  23. #23IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”100▲ 8
  24. #24SadieDiminutive of Sarah, meaning “masters, princes”95▼ 4
  25. #25AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel90▲ 98

Top 25 boys · Alabama 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Johnpossibly “God is gracious”343▲ 1
  2. #2William“will + helmet”331▼ 1
  3. #3James“May He Heel”292same
  4. #4LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”255same
  5. #5NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records246same
  6. #6OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records217▲ 2
  7. #7HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records199▲ 4
  8. #7Samuel“God has set or God has placed”199▲ 2
  9. #9HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records196▼ 2
  10. #10Elijah“Yahweh is my god”184▼ 4
  11. #11WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025162▲ 2
  12. #12AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025161▼ 2
  13. #13CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025151▲ 13
  14. #14WalkerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #340 in 2015, #78 in 2025150▲ 15
  15. #15TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025143▲ 21
  16. #16JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records136▼ 4
  17. #17Charles“free man”129▲ 2
  18. #17Thomas“twin”129▼ 1
  19. #19LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records127▼ 5
  20. #20Grayson“steward”121▲ 2
  21. #21Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”120▲ 2
  22. #21LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records120▼ 2
  23. #23Carter“son of Arthur”117▼ 9
  24. #24Michael“who is like God?”116▲ 7
  25. #25JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”114▲ 4

Names that stand out in Alabama

Names in the Alabama top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Alabama births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameAlabamaUSShare vs US
Mary#6#1256.1×
Emory#95#3394.4×
Collins#71#2413.6×
Blakely#46#1913.6×
Saylor#62#2173.5×
Caroline#20#963.4×
Everleigh#53#1943.4×
Journee#95#2583.3×

Boys

NameAlabamaUSShare vs US
Dallas#58#2384.0×
John#1#233.4×
Stetson#28#1363.3×
Walker#14#782.8×
Cohen#94#2252.7×
William#2#92.5×
Kingston#100#2042.4×
Sawyer#42#1222.4×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Alabama). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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