Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1987
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| 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 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 50 | Nathan | 117 |
| 52 | Antonio | 109 |
| 53 | Cory | 105 |
| 53 | Derrick | 105 |
| 55 | Bryan | 99 |
| 56 | Jordan | 97 |
| 57 | Donald | 96 |
| 57 | Travis | 96 |
| 59 | Derek | 92 |
| 60 | Jared | 91 |
| 61 | Paul | 88 |
| 62 | Edward | 83 |
| 63 | Alexander | 82 |
| 63 | Jesse | 82 |
| 65 | Chad | 78 |
| 66 | Larry | 77 |
| 66 | Willie | 77 |
| 68 | Reginald | 74 |
| 69 | Alex | 73 |
| 70 | Johnathan | 70 |
| 71 | Casey | 69 |
| 72 | Ronald | 68 |
| 73 | Bobby | 67 |
| 73 | Terry | 67 |
| 75 | George | 65 |
| 76 | Billy | 64 |
| 76 | Blake | 64 |
| 76 | Gary | 64 |
| 76 | Jimmy | 64 |
| 76 | Sean | 64 |
| 81 | Johnny | 61 |
| 82 | Austin | 60 |
| 83 | Brent | 57 |
| 83 | Courtney | 57 |
| 83 | Roderick | 57 |
| 86 | Nathaniel | 56 |
| 87 | Caleb | 55 |
| 87 | Douglas | 55 |
| 89 | Curtis | 54 |
| 89 | Jerry | 54 |
| 91 | Darius | 53 |
| 92 | Scott | 52 |
| 92 | Tony | 52 |
| 94 | Russell | 51 |
| 95 | Brett | 50 |
| 95 | Demetrius | 50 |
| 95 | Shawn | 50 |
| 98 | Keith | 49 |
| 99 | Calvin | 48 |
| 99 | Cedric | 48 |
| 99 | Jamie | 48 |
| 99 | Mitchell | 48 |
| 99 | Randall | 48 |