Top baby names in Alabama, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 923 |
| 2 | Amanda | 875 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 507 |
| 4 | April | 466 |
| 5 | Jessica | 465 |
| 6 | Melissa | 380 |
| 7 | Tiffany | 362 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 339 |
| 9 | Amy | 335 |
| 10 | Mary | 321 |
| 11 | Heather | 306 |
| 12 | Ashley | 304 |
| 13 | Crystal | 298 |
| 14 | Angela | 291 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 259 |
| 16 | Misty | 237 |
| 17 | Brandy | 214 |
| 18 | Jamie | 193 |
| 19 | Christina | 189 |
| 20 | Laura | 188 |
| 21 | Sarah | 182 |
| 22 | Christy | 169 |
| 23 | Kelly | 168 |
| 24 | Rachel | 167 |
| 25 | Lisa | 164 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 163 |
| 27 | Andrea | 161 |
| 27 | Brandi | 161 |
| 29 | Amber | 160 |
| 30 | Shannon | 145 |
| 31 | Emily | 142 |
| 32 | Leslie | 141 |
| 33 | Michelle | 136 |
| 34 | Erica | 133 |
| 34 | Pamela | 133 |
| 36 | Kristy | 131 |
| 37 | Natasha | 121 |
| 38 | Monica | 112 |
| 39 | Julie | 109 |
| 40 | Courtney | 108 |
| 40 | Erin | 108 |
| 42 | Wendy | 105 |
| 43 | Nicole | 102 |
| 44 | Tonya | 101 |
| 45 | Allison | 100 |
| 45 | Katherine | 100 |
| 47 | Alicia | 98 |
| 47 | Dana | 98 |
| 47 | Kristen | 98 |
| 50 | Katrina | 97 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 948 |
| 2 | Michael | 932 |
| 3 | James | 923 |
| 4 | Jason | 822 |
| 5 | Joshua | 707 |
| 6 | William | 691 |
| 7 | John | 672 |
| 8 | David | 616 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 583 |
| 10 | Robert | 575 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 541 |
| 12 | Joseph | 455 |
| 13 | Matthew | 436 |
| 14 | Daniel | 390 |
| 15 | Brian | 375 |
| 16 | Timothy | 368 |
| 17 | Charles | 343 |
| 18 | Justin | 336 |
| 19 | Kevin | 329 |
| 20 | Brandon | 318 |
| 21 | Eric | 314 |
| 22 | Thomas | 306 |
| 23 | Anthony | 279 |
| 24 | Adam | 275 |
| 25 | Steven | 252 |
| 26 | Richard | 250 |
| 27 | Nicholas | 245 |
| 28 | Kenneth | 216 |
| 29 | Derrick | 209 |
| 30 | Patrick | 193 |
| 31 | Andrew | 189 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 184 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 183 |
| 33 | Stephen | 183 |
| 35 | Bradley | 176 |
| 36 | Marcus | 165 |
| 37 | Ryan | 150 |
| 38 | Travis | 141 |
| 39 | Samuel | 140 |
| 40 | Paul | 138 |
| 41 | Antonio | 135 |
| 41 | Mark | 135 |
| 41 | Willie | 135 |
| 44 | Larry | 133 |
| 45 | Wesley | 130 |
| 46 | Chad | 129 |
| 47 | Donald | 124 |
| 48 | Phillip | 121 |
| 49 | Nathan | 118 |
| 50 | Dustin | 116 |