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Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,006 Alaska births in 1953 across 276 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#89Kimberlyoutside the national top 200
#91Stellaoutside the national top 200
#76Arnold#182 nationally
#97Claraoutside the national top 200
#97Delbertoutside the national top 200
#78Charlie#174 nationally
#83Kurt#177 nationally
#72Karl#163 nationally
#34Julia#124 nationally
#91Herman#179 nationally
#81Gene#143 nationally
#79Dan#139 nationally

Girls

#1Linda108US #2
#2Susan83US #5
#3Debra82US #7
#4Mary81US #1
#5Patricia70US #4
#6Deborah66US #3
#7Barbara58US #6
#8Karen48US #9
#9Kathleen47US #14
#10Nancy43US #8
#11Sandra42US #11
#12Cynthia40US #12
#13Elizabeth38US #21
#14Donna35US #13
#15Sharon35US #15
#16Diane34US #17
#17Pamela32US #10
#18Janet29US #19
#19Catherine28US #35
#20Christine26US #32
#21Margaret26US #20
#22Martha25US #41
#23Carol23US #16
#24Carolyn22US #25
#25Marilyn20US #36
#26Brenda19US #18
#27Betty17US #33
#28Janice17US #22
#29Judith17US #30
#30Julie17US #74
#31Teresa17US #42
#32Cheryl16US #28
#33Judy16US #27
#34Julia16US #124
#35Katherine16US #63
#36Laura16US #51
#37Shirley16US #29
#38Dorothy15US #49
#39Peggy15US #44
#40Rebecca15US #24
#41Beverly14US #34
#42Gloria14US #38
#43Joan14US #37
#44Leslie14US #96
#45Virginia14US #53
#46Darlene13US #75
#47Denise13US #31
#48Gail13US #39
#49Helen13US #65
#50Kathryn13US #48
#51Laurie13US #103
#52Ruth13US #62
#53Sherry13US #70
#54Vicki13US #61
#55Alice12US #73
#56Joyce12US #26
#57Kathy12US #23
#58Michelle12US #107
#59Bonnie11US #45
#60Diana11US #55
#61Frances11US #72
#62Jean11US #52
#63Jill11US #114
#64Terry11US #117
#65Theresa11US #50
#66Anita10US #89
#67Cathy10US #56
#68Elaine10US #77
#69Evelyn10US #94
#70Irene10US #127
#71Lynn10US #67
#72Marie10US #86
#73Paula10US #40
#74Rhonda10US #85
#75Roberta10US #90
#76Robin10US #66
#77Connie9US #47
#78Doris9US #87
#79Jacqueline9US #58
#80Jane9US #43
#81Jo9US #54
#82Joanne9US #71
#83Rose9US #59
#84Suzanne9US #78
#85Sylvia9US #101
#86Valerie9US #88
#87Wendy9US #110
#88Ann8US #46
#89Kimberly8
#90Maureen8US #92
#91Stella8
#92Terri8US #130
#93Amy7US #152
#94Anna7US #98
#95Carla7US #129
#96Charlene7US #113
#97Clara7
#98Eileen7US #108
#99Ellen7US #76
#100Geraldine7US #135

Boys

#1David161US #5
#2Michael154US #3
#3John146US #4
#4Robert139US #1
#5James134US #2
#6Richard103US #7
#7William102US #6
#8Steven68US #11
#9Thomas66US #8
#10Charles64US #9
#11Gary63US #10
#12Joseph50US #13
#13Daniel49US #20
#14Mark48US #12
#15Ronald47US #15
#16Stephen43US #21
#17Donald38US #14
#18Kenneth38US #17
#19Timothy34US #26
#20George33US #22
#21Patrick28US #39
#22Douglas27US #27
#23Paul27US #16
#24Gregory26US #24
#25Edward23US #23
#26Larry22US #18
#27Peter22US #38
#28Bruce19US #28
#29Jack19US #57
#30Raymond19US #34
#31Dennis18US #19
#32Frank18US #33
#33Jerry18US #29
#34Lawrence17US #37
#35Roger17US #31
#36Terry17US #30
#37Frederick16US #80
#38Harry16US #83
#39Jeffrey16US #25
#40Ralph16US #59
#41Andrew15US #68
#42Walter15US #45
#43Arthur14US #50
#44Carl14US #44
#45Randall14US #64
#46Stanley14US #62
#47Wayne14US #40
#48Martin13US #82
#49Micheal13US #88
#50Randy13US #35
#51Albert12US #69
#52Christopher12US #63
#53Danny12US #41
#54Gerald12US #42
#55Glenn12US #67
#56Kevin12US #36
#57Eric11US #89
#58Henry11US #54
#59Keith11US #47
#60Phillip11US #76
#61Rodney11US #58
#62Tommy11US #95
#63Craig10US #60
#64Norman10US #98
#65Scott10US #46
#66Billy9US #65
#67Darrell9US #103
#68Eugene9US #75
#69Gordon9US #116
#70Harold9US #56
#71Howard9US #77
#72Karl9US #163
#73Roy9US #55
#74Alan8US #43
#75Anthony8US #32
#76Arnold8US #182
#77Brian8US #53
#78Charlie8US #174
#79Dan8US #139
#80Fred8US #92
#81Gene8US #143
#82Johnny8US #52
#83Kurt8US #177
#84Leonard8US #85
#85Lloyd8US #138
#86Philip8US #61
#87Steve8US #84
#88Victor8US #106
#89Allen7US #81
#90Dale7US #48
#91Herman7US #179
#92Jimmy7US #72
#93Joel7US #134
#94Tony7US #117
#95Warren7US #124
#96Clyde6US #154
#97Delbert6
#98Duane6US #132
#99Edwin6US #123
#100Francis6US #90

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑68Julie#30
↑57Catherine#19
↑47Randy#50
↑40Betty#27
↑39Joan#43
↑39Leslie#44
↑37Sherry#53
↑35Peggy#39

Falling

↓54Ann#88
↓52Anna#94
↓47Ellen#99
↓38Charlene#96
↓36Harold#70
↓35Kathy#57
↓35Fred#80
↓34Anthony#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.