Top baby names in Alabama, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 854 |
| 2 | Amanda | 823 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 463 |
| 4 | April | 461 |
| 5 | Amy | 404 |
| 6 | Melissa | 396 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 359 |
| 8 | Angela | 329 |
| 9 | Jessica | 321 |
| 10 | Heather | 320 |
| 11 | Brandy | 267 |
| 12 | Crystal | 264 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 257 |
| 14 | Mary | 253 |
| 15 | Misty | 243 |
| 16 | Ashley | 216 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 211 |
| 18 | Jamie | 204 |
| 19 | Christy | 195 |
| 20 | Lisa | 189 |
| 21 | Laura | 187 |
| 22 | Christina | 186 |
| 23 | Kelly | 171 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 171 |
| 25 | Amber | 159 |
| 26 | Rachel | 156 |
| 27 | Michelle | 154 |
| 28 | Erica | 151 |
| 29 | Brandi | 148 |
| 30 | Andrea | 145 |
| 30 | Shannon | 145 |
| 32 | Dana | 143 |
| 33 | Tonya | 136 |
| 34 | Emily | 135 |
| 35 | Julie | 130 |
| 35 | Leslie | 130 |
| 37 | Sarah | 129 |
| 38 | Kristy | 125 |
| 39 | Katherine | 119 |
| 40 | Tina | 117 |
| 41 | Tracy | 114 |
| 42 | Monica | 113 |
| 43 | Katrina | 112 |
| 43 | Pamela | 112 |
| 43 | Tara | 112 |
| 46 | Alicia | 110 |
| 47 | Lori | 107 |
| 48 | Wendy | 104 |
| 49 | Carrie | 99 |
| 49 | Stacy | 99 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,066 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,009 |
| 3 | James | 979 |
| 4 | Jason | 889 |
| 5 | John | 642 |
| 6 | Jeremy | 622 |
| 7 | William | 610 |
| 8 | David | 593 |
| 9 | Robert | 567 |
| 10 | Joshua | 542 |
| 11 | Joseph | 453 |
| 12 | Matthew | 414 |
| 13 | Brian | 385 |
| 14 | Charles | 373 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 361 |
| 15 | Timothy | 361 |
| 17 | Kevin | 344 |
| 18 | Daniel | 342 |
| 19 | Anthony | 319 |
| 20 | Eric | 277 |
| 21 | Adam | 264 |
| 22 | Brandon | 256 |
| 23 | Thomas | 255 |
| 24 | Nicholas | 245 |
| 25 | Richard | 241 |
| 26 | Steven | 236 |
| 27 | Patrick | 216 |
| 28 | Justin | 215 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 212 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 210 |
| 31 | Marcus | 198 |
| 32 | Derrick | 190 |
| 33 | Bradley | 188 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 180 |
| 35 | Stephen | 171 |
| 36 | Gregory | 161 |
| 37 | Samuel | 157 |
| 38 | Travis | 156 |
| 39 | Larry | 148 |
| 39 | Mark | 148 |
| 41 | Antonio | 142 |
| 41 | Willie | 142 |
| 43 | Andrew | 141 |
| 44 | Wesley | 129 |
| 45 | Phillip | 128 |
| 46 | Terry | 126 |
| 47 | Chad | 125 |
| 48 | Ryan | 123 |
| 49 | Donald | 116 |
| 50 | Corey | 115 |