Most popular boys’ names in Alabama, 1988
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin | 930 |
| 2 | Christopher | 921 |
| 3 | Joshua | 849 |
| 4 | Michael | 741 |
| 5 | James | 729 |
| 6 | William | 631 |
| 7 | Matthew | 604 |
| 8 | Brandon | 545 |
| 9 | John | 494 |
| 10 | Robert | 468 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 456 |
| 12 | David | 450 |
| 13 | Joseph | 386 |
| 14 | Andrew | 360 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 357 |
| 16 | Daniel | 349 |
| 17 | Charles | 298 |
| 18 | Timothy | 296 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 286 |
| 20 | Anthony | 260 |
| 21 | Thomas | 253 |
| 22 | Jacob | 244 |
| 23 | Steven | 231 |
| 24 | Zachary | 230 |
| 25 | Adam | 228 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Eric | 216 |
| 26 | Ryan | 216 |
| 28 | Cody | 211 |
| 29 | Jason | 210 |
| 29 | Richard | 210 |
| 31 | Kevin | 208 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 207 |
| 33 | Stephen | 201 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 196 |
| 35 | Corey | 192 |
| 36 | Tyler | 190 |
| 37 | Dustin | 185 |
| 38 | Brian | 178 |
| 39 | Patrick | 171 |
| 40 | Aaron | 152 |
| 41 | Kyle | 150 |
| 42 | Samuel | 142 |
| 43 | Bradley | 136 |
| 44 | Marcus | 135 |
| 45 | Travis | 134 |
| 46 | Gregory | 131 |
| 47 | Nathan | 126 |
| 48 | Jeffrey | 124 |
| 49 | Mark | 122 |
| 50 | Antonio | 120 |
| 51 | Wesley | 117 |
| 52 | Jesse | 109 |
| 53 | Cory | 105 |
| 54 | Derek | 102 |
| 54 | Phillip | 102 |
| 56 | Jeffery | 95 |
| 57 | Alexander | 92 |
| 58 | Bryan | 91 |
| 59 | Jordan | 89 |
| 59 | Ronald | 89 |
| 61 | Jared | 87 |
| 62 | Austin | 84 |
| 63 | Chad | 80 |
| 63 | Terry | 80 |
| 65 | Caleb | 79 |
| 66 | Cameron | 77 |
| 66 | Derrick | 77 |
| 68 | Paul | 76 |
| 69 | Blake | 75 |
| 70 | Johnathan | 74 |
| 70 | Taylor | 74 |
| 72 | Donald | 72 |
| 72 | Willie | 72 |
| 74 | Edward | 71 |
| 75 | Bobby | 70 |
| 76 | Courtney | 69 |
| 76 | Jonathon | 69 |
| 78 | Terrance | 68 |
| 79 | Scott | 66 |
| 80 | Jerry | 63 |
| 80 | Sean | 63 |
| 82 | Alex | 62 |
| 82 | Casey | 62 |
| 82 | Gary | 62 |
| 82 | Nathaniel | 62 |
| 82 | Rodney | 62 |
| 87 | Johnny | 60 |
| 88 | Larry | 59 |
| 89 | George | 58 |
| 89 | Seth | 58 |
| 91 | Keith | 57 |
| 92 | Billy | 55 |
| 92 | Chase | 55 |
| 92 | Randy | 55 |
| 95 | Brett | 54 |
| 95 | Curtis | 54 |
| 97 | Shawn | 53 |
| 98 | Darius | 49 |
| 98 | Jamie | 49 |
| 100 | Jarvis | 48 |