Given name
Alabama
“from a tribal town; from the state of Alabama”
Alabama is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from a tribal town; from the state of Alabama.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from a tribal town; from the state of Alabama.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alabama through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 306
- 0 boys · 306 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −65%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 283 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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