Top baby names in Alabama, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,011 |
| 2 | Jessica | 998 |
| 3 | Amanda | 556 |
| 4 | Brittany | 528 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 423 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 404 |
| 7 | Amber | 370 |
| 8 | Heather | 345 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 312 |
| 10 | Whitney | 307 |
| 11 | Kayla | 285 |
| 12 | Lauren | 271 |
| 13 | Sarah | 264 |
| 14 | Emily | 246 |
| 15 | Mary | 245 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 244 |
| 17 | Brittney | 232 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 226 |
| 18 | Rachel | 226 |
| 20 | Megan | 217 |
| 21 | Laura | 207 |
| 22 | Courtney | 203 |
| 23 | Crystal | 192 |
| 24 | Erica | 190 |
| 25 | Anna | 183 |
| 26 | Samantha | 171 |
| 27 | April | 169 |
| 27 | Lindsey | 169 |
| 29 | Amy | 164 |
| 30 | Melissa | 158 |
| 31 | Christina | 156 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 150 |
| 33 | Katherine | 140 |
| 34 | Jamie | 126 |
| 35 | Allison | 121 |
| 35 | Angela | 121 |
| 37 | Andrea | 120 |
| 38 | Erin | 116 |
| 39 | Katie | 105 |
| 40 | Shannon | 104 |
| 41 | Kendra | 100 |
| 42 | Haley | 99 |
| 42 | Kelly | 99 |
| 44 | Kristen | 97 |
| 44 | Victoria | 97 |
| 46 | Danielle | 96 |
| 47 | Brandy | 93 |
| 47 | Hannah | 93 |
| 49 | Brandi | 90 |
| 50 | Michelle | 89 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 913 |
| 2 | Joshua | 795 |
| 3 | James | 743 |
| 4 | Justin | 733 |
| 5 | Michael | 712 |
| 6 | William | 668 |
| 7 | Matthew | 624 |
| 8 | Brandon | 570 |
| 9 | John | 548 |
| 10 | David | 476 |
| 11 | Robert | 452 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 429 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 407 |
| 14 | Joseph | 391 |
| 15 | Andrew | 386 |
| 16 | Daniel | 375 |
| 17 | Timothy | 305 |
| 18 | Charles | 288 |
| 19 | Thomas | 266 |
| 20 | Anthony | 260 |
| 21 | Jason | 256 |
| 22 | Steven | 253 |
| 23 | Kevin | 248 |
| 24 | Jacob | 235 |
| 25 | Adam | 227 |
| 26 | Nicholas | 224 |
| 27 | Eric | 218 |
| 28 | Brian | 212 |
| 29 | Stephen | 210 |
| 30 | Richard | 209 |
| 31 | Zachary | 203 |
| 32 | Ryan | 196 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 184 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 179 |
| 35 | Tyler | 168 |
| 36 | Patrick | 166 |
| 37 | Cody | 163 |
| 38 | Dustin | 160 |
| 39 | Jeffrey | 151 |
| 40 | Marcus | 149 |
| 41 | Gregory | 147 |
| 42 | Bradley | 141 |
| 43 | Corey | 139 |
| 44 | Aaron | 124 |
| 45 | Phillip | 123 |
| 46 | Kyle | 121 |
| 47 | Wesley | 119 |
| 48 | Jeffery | 118 |
| 48 | Samuel | 118 |
| 50 | Mark | 117 |