ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1995 First Year 2023 Last Year 2007 Peak Year #5230 Peak Rank 306 Total Count 25 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Alabama What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Alabama is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area, and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama) 📜Etymology The name of the Alabama River and state is derived from the Alabama people , a Muskogean-speaking tribe whose members lived just below the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers on the upper reaches of the river. In the Alabama language , the word for a person of Alabama lineage is Albaamo (or variously Albaama or Albàamo in different dialects; the plural form is Albaamaha ). The word's spelling varies significantly among historical sources. The first usage appears in three accounts of the Hernando de Soto expedition of 1540: Garcilaso de la Vega used Alibamo , while the Knight of Elvas 🏛️Origin & history Main article: History of Alabama [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Alabama](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Alabama.svg/330px-Flag_of_Alabama.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama) 📖 ## The Story of Alabama The earliest SSA record of Alabama as a baby girl name dates back to 1995, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 27 newborns named Alabama — #5,230 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Alabama on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Alabama last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 306 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Alabama Phonetically similar names — useful when Alabama is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Alabam * Alabaman * Alabamas * Allopathy * Alabamian * Alabamans * Anabaena * Coloboma * Alisma * Album * Alibi * [Albino](/albino) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Alabama What does the name Alabama mean? Alabama is a state in the Southeastern and Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area, and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. How popular is Alabama in 2026? In 2026, Alabama ranks #10,293 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year. When was Alabama most popular? Alabama reached its peak popularity in 2007, ranking #5,230 that year with 27 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Alabama most popular? Alabama has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Alabama. Is Alabama a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Alabama is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Alabama? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Alabama include Ragen, Charish, Bricia. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧RagenPeak #5230](/ragen)[👧CharishPeak #5230](/charish)[👧BriciaPeak #5230](/bricia)[👧YudithPeak #5230](/yudith)[👧PrachiPeak #5230](/prachi)[👧AryelPeak #5230](/aryel)[👧CienaPeak #5230](/ciena)[👧AmerisPeak #5230](/ameris) ## About the name Alabama Alabama is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 306 births in the dataset. Alabama's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #5,230\. Use the chart and map above to compare Alabama's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2007 → ](/year/2007) * [ Names of the 2000s → ](/decade/2000s) * [ Names starting with "A" → ](/letter/a) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.