State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1951 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 3,081 Alaska births in 1951 across 197 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#59Karlaoutside the national top 200
#71Agnesoutside the national top 200
#73Carrieoutside the national top 200
#44Esther#169 nationally
#80Sophieoutside the national top 200
#60Pauline#180 nationally
#83Beckyoutside the national top 200
#94Lucyoutside the national top 200
#95Lydiaoutside the national top 200
#97Maryannoutside the national top 200
#75Chris#173 nationally
#81Arnold#177 nationally

Girls

#1Linda80US #1
#2Mary77US #2
#3Patricia45US #3
#4Susan45US #6
#5Barbara35US #5
#6Kathleen29US #10
#7Sandra29US #9
#8Margaret28US #17
#9Carol27US #11
#10Elizabeth26US #23
#11Nancy26US #7
#12Debra24US #18
#13Deborah22US #4
#14Martha22US #38
#15Pamela22US #16
#16Catherine21US #34
#17Ruth21US #53
#18Cynthia20US #20
#19Janice19US #21
#20Sharon19US #13
#21Janet18US #19
#22Cheryl17US #30
#23Karen17US #8
#24Diane16US #15
#25Alice15US #62
#26Betty15US #29
#27Christine15US #24
#28Judy15US #26
#29Katherine15US #55
#30Shirley15US #27
#31Donna13US #12
#32Helen13US #54
#33Marilyn13US #41
#34Jane12US #43
#35Virginia12US #47
#36Doris11US #80
#37Gail11US #36
#38Jean11US #49
#39Judith11US #25
#40Kathy11US #35
#41Marie11US #78
#42Rebecca11US #32
#43Carolyn10US #22
#44Esther10US #169
#45Frances10US #59
#46Joyce10US #28
#47Julia10US #127
#48Ann9US #46
#49Beverly9US #33
#50Dorothy9US #42
#51Laura9US #60
#52Lynn9US #72
#53Roberta9US #92
#54Teresa9US #63
#55Theresa9US #64
#56Darlene8US #79
#57Evelyn8US #88
#58Joan8US #39
#59Karla8
#60Pauline8US #180
#61Vicki8US #58
#62Anna7US #94
#63Brenda7US #14
#64Denise7US #48
#65Diana7US #50
#66Kathryn7US #45
#67Peggy7US #40
#68Rita7US #61
#69Sally7US #77
#70Valerie7US #100
#71Agnes6
#72Arlene6US #134
#73Carrie6
#74Ellen6US #68
#75Gloria6US #31
#76Joanne6US #73
#77Marlene6US #118
#78Rose6US #65
#79Sheila6US #69
#80Sophie6
#81Victoria6US #81
#82Andrea5US #136
#83Becky5
#84Belinda5US #171
#85Claudia5US #123
#86Colleen5US #114
#87Constance5US #86
#88Elaine5US #66
#89Grace5US #182
#90Julie5US #99
#91Loretta5US #135
#92Lorraine5US #102
#93Louise5US #117
#94Lucy5
#95Lydia5
#96Marjorie5US #128
#97Maryann5
#98Sarah5US #91
#99Terry5US #115

Boys

#1Robert102US #2
#2John100US #3
#3James90US #1
#4David87US #5
#5Michael80US #4
#6Richard70US #7
#7William70US #6
#8Thomas54US #8
#9Steven48US #13
#10Charles42US #9
#11Daniel38US #21
#12Paul37US #18
#13Gary30US #10
#14George30US #22
#15Kenneth29US #16
#16Larry27US #11
#17Ronald27US #12
#18Joseph26US #14
#19Raymond26US #32
#20Douglas23US #27
#21Donald22US #15
#22Stephen22US #19
#23Timothy22US #28
#24Frank18US #31
#25Gregory18US #25
#26Dennis17US #17
#27Mark17US #20
#28Harold16US #46
#29Peter16US #38
#30Bruce14US #26
#31Edward14US #23
#32Roy14US #52
#33Arthur13US #44
#34Carl13US #43
#35Wayne13US #37
#36Christopher12US #61
#37Jack12US #48
#38Patrick12US #39
#39Eric11US #93
#40Howard11US #74
#41Johnny11US #50
#42Lawrence11US #33
#43Walter11US #42
#44Eugene10US #65
#45Gerald10US #36
#46Henry10US #47
#47Jerry10US #24
#48Martin10US #81
#49Norman10US #90
#50Glenn9US #58
#51Micheal9US #97
#52Mike9US #128
#53Rick9US #143
#54Roger9US #29
#55Anthony8US #34
#56Brian8US #75
#57Don8US #117
#58Ernest8US #83
#59Frederick8US #78
#60Glen8US #127
#61Melvin8US #88
#62Philip8US #55
#63Alan7US #40
#64Alfred7US #100
#65Charlie7US #153
#66Dean7US #105
#67Gene7US #126
#68Gordon7US #108
#69Harry7US #70
#70Russell7US #73
#71Samuel7US #67
#72Terry7US #30
#73Albert6US #60
#74Barry6US #71
#75Chris6US #173
#76Dale6US #49
#77Earl6US #95
#78Phillip6US #79
#79Ralph6US #51
#80Andrew5US #69
#81Arnold5US #177
#82Chester5US #178
#83Clifford5US #101
#84Craig5US #63
#85Dan5US #136
#86Danny5US #41
#87Franklin5US #152
#88Harvey5US #159
#89Herbert5US #112
#90Jeffrey5US #35
#91Joe5US #57
#92Kent5US #182
#93Leonard5US #80
#94Lloyd5US #125
#95Louis5US #76
#96Nicholas5US #120
#97Randy5US #56
#98Tommy5US #94
#99Warren5US #118

On the move since 1950

Rising

↑57Douglas#20
↑53Helen#32
↑48Kathy#40
↑46Gail#37
↑42Roberta#53
↑37Roy#32
↑36Harold#28
↑33Rick#53

Falling

↓56Andrew#80
↓45Gloria#75
↓41Ralph#79
↓40Dale#76
↓39Terry#72
↓37Lucy#94
↓33Phillip#78
↓31Dorothy#50

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1950 rankings.