Top baby names in Alabama, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah | 426 |
| 2 | Emily | 383 |
| 3 | Ashley | 355 |
| 4 | Sarah | 346 |
| 5 | Taylor | 330 |
| 6 | Madison | 327 |
| 7 | Jessica | 324 |
| 8 | Alexis | 321 |
| 9 | Anna | 316 |
| 10 | Kayla | 278 |
| 11 | Mary | 264 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 254 |
| 13 | Brittany | 253 |
| 13 | Lauren | 253 |
| 15 | Courtney | 243 |
| 16 | Haley | 237 |
| 17 | Jasmine | 233 |
| 18 | Amber | 230 |
| 19 | Savannah | 214 |
| 20 | Morgan | 211 |
| 21 | Destiny | 201 |
| 22 | Victoria | 197 |
| 23 | Brianna | 191 |
| 24 | Rachel | 189 |
| 25 | Jordan | 176 |
| 26 | Shelby | 162 |
| 27 | Samantha | 158 |
| 28 | Kaitlyn | 148 |
| 29 | Megan | 145 |
| 30 | Katelyn | 142 |
| 31 | Olivia | 136 |
| 32 | Sydney | 133 |
| 33 | Abigail | 127 |
| 34 | Katherine | 125 |
| 35 | Allison | 121 |
| 36 | Kelsey | 116 |
| 37 | Rebecca | 114 |
| 38 | Erin | 110 |
| 39 | Amanda | 106 |
| 39 | Breanna | 106 |
| 41 | Alexandria | 105 |
| 42 | Tiffany | 103 |
| 43 | Autumn | 101 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 98 |
| 45 | Bailey | 97 |
| 46 | Brooke | 96 |
| 47 | Kimberly | 95 |
| 47 | Sara | 95 |
| 49 | Katie | 94 |
| 50 | Kristen | 93 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 594 |
| 2 | Christopher | 560 |
| 3 | James | 541 |
| 4 | Jacob | 530 |
| 5 | Joshua | 525 |
| 6 | Austin | 498 |
| 7 | Michael | 493 |
| 8 | John | 442 |
| 8 | Matthew | 442 |
| 10 | Brandon | 426 |
| 11 | Justin | 387 |
| 12 | Tyler | 368 |
| 13 | Zachary | 352 |
| 14 | Andrew | 334 |
| 15 | Robert | 320 |
| 16 | Jonathan | 304 |
| 17 | David | 290 |
| 17 | Joseph | 290 |
| 19 | Jordan | 273 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 272 |
| 21 | Hunter | 253 |
| 22 | Daniel | 252 |
| 23 | Christian | 249 |
| 24 | Caleb | 223 |
| 25 | Samuel | 221 |
| 26 | Anthony | 218 |
| 27 | Cody | 214 |
| 28 | Ryan | 203 |
| 29 | Timothy | 196 |
| 30 | Thomas | 192 |
| 31 | Dylan | 180 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 178 |
| 33 | Charles | 169 |
| 34 | Logan | 152 |
| 35 | Cameron | 144 |
| 36 | Alexander | 141 |
| 37 | Aaron | 139 |
| 38 | Noah | 133 |
| 39 | Nathan | 131 |
| 40 | Ethan | 130 |
| 41 | Dakota | 128 |
| 41 | Steven | 128 |
| 43 | Dustin | 125 |
| 43 | Kyle | 125 |
| 45 | Jeremy | 120 |
| 46 | Devin | 117 |
| 46 | Kevin | 117 |
| 48 | Eric | 116 |
| 48 | Patrick | 116 |
| 50 | Dalton | 113 |