Top baby names in Alabama, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 929 |
| 2 | Jessica | 911 |
| 3 | Amanda | 567 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 479 |
| 5 | Brittany | 478 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 386 |
| 7 | Heather | 372 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 325 |
| 9 | Amber | 318 |
| 10 | Whitney | 294 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 283 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 273 |
| 13 | Lauren | 264 |
| 14 | Sarah | 244 |
| 15 | Mary | 241 |
| 16 | Crystal | 231 |
| 17 | Amy | 228 |
| 18 | Rachel | 216 |
| 19 | Emily | 215 |
| 20 | Laura | 205 |
| 21 | Courtney | 195 |
| 22 | Megan | 188 |
| 23 | Brittney | 185 |
| 24 | Erica | 180 |
| 25 | Samantha | 176 |
| 26 | April | 175 |
| 27 | Melissa | 168 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 152 |
| 29 | Anna | 151 |
| 30 | Lindsey | 144 |
| 31 | Katherine | 137 |
| 32 | Christina | 133 |
| 33 | Jamie | 125 |
| 34 | Andrea | 121 |
| 35 | Erin | 118 |
| 36 | Kelly | 116 |
| 37 | Angela | 114 |
| 38 | Latoya | 104 |
| 39 | Brandi | 102 |
| 39 | Sara | 102 |
| 41 | Allison | 101 |
| 41 | Kristen | 101 |
| 41 | Nicole | 101 |
| 44 | Kayla | 100 |
| 45 | Alicia | 99 |
| 45 | Candace | 99 |
| 45 | Katie | 99 |
| 48 | Mallory | 96 |
| 48 | Shannon | 96 |
| 50 | Brandy | 95 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 957 |
| 2 | James | 843 |
| 3 | Michael | 813 |
| 4 | Joshua | 736 |
| 5 | Brandon | 653 |
| 6 | William | 642 |
| 7 | Matthew | 577 |
| 8 | John | 554 |
| 9 | Justin | 547 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 508 |
| 11 | Robert | 503 |
| 12 | Jeremy | 466 |
| 13 | David | 462 |
| 14 | Daniel | 430 |
| 15 | Joseph | 383 |
| 16 | Timothy | 306 |
| 17 | Andrew | 305 |
| 17 | Charles | 305 |
| 19 | Jason | 294 |
| 20 | Anthony | 289 |
| 21 | Kevin | 276 |
| 22 | Adam | 251 |
| 23 | Thomas | 250 |
| 24 | Eric | 238 |
| 25 | Steven | 231 |
| 26 | Richard | 217 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 213 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 212 |
| 29 | Brian | 211 |
| 30 | Ryan | 204 |
| 30 | Stephen | 204 |
| 32 | Patrick | 193 |
| 33 | Jacob | 187 |
| 34 | Dustin | 176 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 174 |
| 36 | Marcus | 169 |
| 36 | Zachary | 169 |
| 38 | Corey | 150 |
| 39 | Bradley | 139 |
| 40 | Mark | 138 |
| 41 | Tyler | 130 |
| 42 | Samuel | 126 |
| 43 | Kyle | 125 |
| 44 | Gregory | 124 |
| 44 | Jeffrey | 124 |
| 46 | Antonio | 121 |
| 47 | Phillip | 117 |
| 48 | Jeffery | 107 |
| 48 | Nathan | 107 |
| 50 | Wesley | 104 |