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Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1950 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 2,562 Alaska births in 1950 across 187 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Alaska more than they say America.

#57Lucyoutside the national top 200
#62Berniceoutside the national top 200
#77Sophieoutside the national top 200
#63Grace#183 nationally
#81Elsieoutside the national top 200
#82Emilyoutside the national top 200
#56Matthew#174 nationally
#84Mosesoutside the national top 200
#58Pauline#163 nationally
#89Laurie#194 nationally
#83Maurice#185 nationally
#78Guy#179 nationally

Girls

#1Mary71US #2
#2Linda68US #1
#3Barbara46US #4
#4Patricia38US #3
#5Susan33US #5
#6Margaret31US #15
#7Kathleen27US #10
#8Donna25US #13
#9Karen25US #12
#10Sharon25US #11
#11Carol22US #9
#12Elizabeth21US #24
#13Nancy20US #6
#14Cynthia18US #23
#15Janet18US #18
#16Cheryl17US #29
#17Sandra17US #8
#18Pamela16US #17
#19Dorothy14US #35
#20Frances14US #51
#21Judy14US #25
#22Ruth14US #49
#23Judith13US #21
#24Marie13US #72
#25Shirley13US #19
#26Theresa13US #65
#27Betty12US #26
#28Catherine12US #34
#29Diane12US #16
#30Gloria12US #30
#31Marilyn12US #37
#32Virginia12US #43
#33Deborah11US #7
#34Janice11US #22
#35Kathryn11US #46
#36Martha11US #32
#37Alice10US #57
#38Bonnie10US #33
#39Carolyn10US #20
#40Christine10US #28
#41Jo10US #64
#42Katherine10US #58
#43Ellen9US #66
#44Paula9US #54
#45Rebecca9US #36
#46Rita9US #56
#47Vicki9US #61
#48Anna8US #93
#49Arlene8US #132
#50Brenda8US #14
#51Charlotte8US #80
#52Evelyn8US #86
#53Jane8US #39
#54Jeanne8US #95
#55Julia8US #119
#56Laura8US #63
#57Lucy8
#58Pauline8US #163
#59Peggy8US #41
#60Sally8US #78
#61Ann7US #45
#62Bernice7
#63Grace7US #183
#64Jacqueline7US #55
#65Jean7US #48
#66Joan7US #40
#67Maureen7US #89
#68Rose7US #69
#69Sherry7US #62
#70Teresa7US #81
#71Edith6US #150
#72Eileen6US #91
#73Josephine6US #146
#74Joyce6US #27
#75Lynn6US #76
#76Sarah6US #88
#77Sophie6
#78Colleen5US #124
#79Constance5US #85
#80Darlene5US #79
#81Elsie5
#82Emily5
#83Gail5US #42
#84Geraldine5US #102
#85Helen5US #50
#86Jennifer5US #118
#87June5US #137
#88Kathy5US #38
#89Laurie5US #194
#90Lillian5US #156
#91Lois5US #83
#92Marcia5US #77
#93Rachel5US #189
#94Regina5US #143
#95Roberta5US #96
#96Rosemary5US #101
#97Sheila5US #70

Boys

#1Robert91US #2
#2John85US #3
#3James76US #1
#4David60US #5
#5William60US #6
#6Michael51US #4
#7Richard44US #7
#8Thomas43US #8
#9Steven33US #16
#10Gary28US #10
#11George28US #20
#12Donald27US #14
#13Joseph26US #13
#14Ronald26US #12
#15Daniel25US #21
#16Peter23US #37
#17Charles22US #9
#18Mark22US #23
#19Bruce20US #26
#20Edward20US #22
#21Dennis18US #17
#22Paul18US #18
#23Walter16US #40
#24Andrew15US #68
#25Gregory15US #25
#26Kenneth15US #15
#27Larry15US #11
#28Timothy15US #32
#29Arthur13US #46
#30Frank13US #29
#31Stephen13US #19
#32Henry12US #47
#33Terry12US #30
#34Raymond11US #31
#35Allen10US #71
#36Dale10US #49
#37Lawrence10US #33
#38Ralph10US #52
#39Stanley10US #60
#40Anthony9US #36
#41Carl9US #44
#42Jerry9US #24
#43Scott9US #82
#44Norman8US #90
#45Phillip8US #64
#46Steve8US #83
#47Wayne8US #35
#48Willie8US #42
#49Benjamin7US #123
#50Christopher7US #72
#51Eric7US #98
#52Ernest7US #81
#53Fred7US #84
#54Frederick7US #75
#55Jack7US #48
#56Matthew7US #174
#57Patrick7US #38
#58Roger7US #27
#59Albert6US #56
#60Danny6US #39
#61Francis6US #86
#62Franklin6US #153
#63Glen6US #125
#64Harold6US #45
#65Harvey6US #147
#66Johnny6US #50
#67Leonard6US #77
#68Randall6US #70
#69Roy6US #51
#70Victor6US #106
#71Alan5US #41
#72Alfred5US #96
#73Allan5US #142
#74Alvin5US #121
#75Bill5US #131
#76Craig5US #69
#77Douglas5US #28
#78Guy5US #179
#79Harry5US #61
#80Jeffrey5US #43
#81Lee5US #91
#82Marvin5US #93
#83Maurice5US #185
#84Moses5
#85Philip5US #53
#86Rick5US #168
#87Rodney5US #88
#88Russell5US #67
#89Samuel5US #62
#90Theodore5US #99

On the move since 1949

Rising

↑52Marilyn#31
↑40Frances#20
↑40Rebecca#45
↑39Stanley#39
↑34Wayne#47
↑31Bonnie#38
↑29Cynthia#14
↑28Shirley#25

Falling

↓68Helen#85
↓51Joyce#74
↓51Douglas#77
↓50Kathy#88
↓43Theodore#90
↓42Russell#88
↓41Alfred#72
↓36Harry#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1949 rankings.