Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1976

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,054
2	Christopher	1,048
3	James	942
4	Jason	909
5	John	655
6	William	612
7	David	589
8	Robert	524
9	Jeremy	513
10	Brian	439
11	Charles	388
12	Joseph	372
13	Kevin	345
14	Timothy	339
15	Eric	322
16	Jonathan	309
17	Anthony	306
18	Matthew	296
19	Daniel	271
20	Thomas	257
21	Kenneth	253
22	Richard	240
23	Joshua	235
24	Steven	218
25	Stephen	203

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Marcus	202
27	Brandon	191
28	Jeffrey	185
29	Gregory	179
29	Mark	179
31	Larry	173
32	Derrick	162
32	Patrick	162
34	Chad	151
35	Jerry	146
36	Adam	145
37	Benjamin	143
38	Andrew	140
38	Rodney	140
40	Billy	134
41	Bradley	130
42	Antonio	125
42	Donald	125
42	Paul	125
45	Willie	121
46	Ronald	118
47	Phillip	117
47	Terry	117
49	Johnny	115
50	Gary	114
50	Samuel	114
52	Edward	113
53	Scott	112
54	Carlos	110
55	Tony	107
56	Jamie	106
57	Jeffery	105
58	Jimmy	104
59	Bobby	100
59	Ryan	100
59	Shannon	100
62	Justin	93
63	Walter	91
64	Keith	89
65	Corey	86
66	Cedric	83
66	George	83
68	Shawn	81
68	Travis	81
70	Bryan	80
70	Reginald	80
72	Nathan	79
73	Kelvin	75
73	Wesley	75
75	Randall	69
76	Tommy	66
77	Douglas	63
78	Frederick	62
78	Randy	62
80	Roderick	61
81	Tyrone	60
82	Danny	58
82	Raymond	58
84	Arthur	57
84	Barry	57
86	Henry	56
87	Aaron	55
87	Demetrius	55
87	Eddie	55
87	Ronnie	55
87	Shane	55
92	Calvin	54
92	Curtis	54
92	Joe	54
95	Darrell	53
95	Dennis	53
95	Jermaine	53
98	Dustin	52
98	Roger	52
98	Terrance	52