State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1954 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,448 Alaska births in 1954 across 285 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#40Lucyoutside the national top 200
#73Emmaoutside the national top 200
#75Jennieoutside the national top 200
#87Isaacoutside the national top 200
#97Nellieoutside the national top 200
#99Sophieoutside the national top 200
#79Kurt#168 nationally
#88Jim#174 nationally
#98Harvey#182 nationally
#60Herbert#128 nationally
#93Chris#159 nationally
#41Anna#105 nationally

Girls

#1Debra105US #6
#2Mary92US #1
#3Deborah85US #3
#4Linda85US #2
#5Karen75US #8
#6Susan74US #5
#7Patricia64US #4
#8Cynthia52US #10
#9Barbara50US #7
#10Pamela48US #12
#11Nancy44US #9
#12Elizabeth43US #20
#13Donna42US #11
#14Kathleen39US #14
#15Margaret36US #21
#16Sandra36US #13
#17Diane35US #17
#18Katherine28US #64
#19Laura28US #45
#20Rebecca28US #26
#21Marilyn27US #35
#22Sharon27US #16
#23Carol26US #15
#24Catherine24US #32
#25Cheryl22US #22
#26Virginia21US #61
#27Kathy20US #23
#28Beverly19US #31
#29Christine19US #43
#30Gloria19US #42
#31Kathryn19US #51
#32Martha19US #46
#33Shirley19US #33
#34Theresa19US #47
#35Vicki19US #50
#36Dorothy18US #55
#37Laurie18US #98
#38Rose18US #54
#39Betty17US #36
#40Lucy17
#41Anna15US #105
#42Janet15US #19
#43Ann14US #44
#44Bonnie14US #52
#45Janice14US #25
#46Jean14US #56
#47Judith14US #30
#48Julie14US #70
#49Marie14US #79
#50Peggy14US #48
#51Teresa14US #34
#52Brenda13US #18
#53Carolyn13US #27
#54Denise13US #24
#55Helen13US #72
#56Joan13US #40
#57Michelle13US #94
#58Roberta13US #102
#59Sheila13US #60
#60Terry13US #88
#61Joyce12US #28
#62Sherry12US #62
#63Alice11US #81
#64Cathy11US #59
#65Cindy11US #91
#66Connie11US #39
#67Debbie11US #92
#68Jane11US #49
#69Lois11US #110
#70Lori11US #121
#71Ruth11US #66
#72Darlene10US #76
#73Emma10
#74Jeanne10US #112
#75Jennie10
#76Leslie10US #99
#77Lisa10US #73
#78Paula10US #38
#79Robin10US #41
#80Sally10US #84
#81Sarah10US #103
#82Charlene9US #126
#83Jacqueline9US #68
#84Jeanette9US #148
#85Jennifer9US #108
#86Judy9US #29
#87Julia9US #127
#88Rhonda9US #71
#89Rita9US #67
#90Valerie9US #87
#91Colleen8US #119
#92Diana8US #57
#93Gail8US #37
#94Glenda8US #114
#95Joanne8US #78
#96Joy8US #151
#97Nellie8
#98Roxanne8US #158
#99Sophie8
#100Stephanie8US #123

Boys

#1Michael186US #1
#2John160US #4
#3David150US #5
#4James131US #3
#5Robert131US #2
#6William115US #6
#7Richard91US #7
#8Steven82US #11
#9Mark81US #12
#10Gary70US #9
#11Thomas70US #8
#12Daniel52US #18
#13Charles48US #10
#14Donald44US #14
#15George43US #24
#16Paul42US #16
#17Ronald42US #15
#18Kenneth39US #17
#19Joseph36US #13
#20Timothy36US #26
#21Edward35US #22
#22Bruce30US #30
#23Larry29US #19
#24Jeffrey28US #23
#25Stephen28US #20
#26Douglas27US #29
#27Raymond27US #35
#28Frank25US #36
#29Patrick25US #38
#30Dennis24US #21
#31Dale23US #50
#32Terry23US #27
#33Scott21US #40
#34Gregory20US #25
#35Peter20US #37
#36Randy19US #33
#37Anthony18US #32
#38Gerald18US #44
#39Henry18US #59
#40Andrew17US #70
#41Eric17US #89
#42Harry17US #86
#43Kevin17US #28
#44Jerry16US #31
#45Phillip16US #75
#46Roy16US #56
#47Arthur15US #52
#48Samuel15US #71
#49Walter15US #49
#50Carl14US #47
#51Frederick14US #83
#52Keith14US #45
#53Ralph14US #61
#54Alan13US #43
#55Allen13US #82
#56Danny13US #42
#57Roger13US #34
#58Albert12US #73
#59Christopher12US #64
#60Herbert12US #128
#61Jack12US #57
#62Leonard12US #85
#63Stanley12US #58
#64Wayne12US #41
#65Billy11US #65
#66Brian11US #48
#67Craig11US #51
#68Ernest11US #87
#69Jay11US #101
#70Jimmy11US #74
#71Johnny11US #54
#72Jon11US #111
#73Lawrence11US #39
#74Mike11US #130
#75Rodney11US #66
#76Fred10US #93
#77Russell10US #69
#78Harold9US #60
#79Kurt9US #168
#80Lee9US #96
#81Matthew9US #124
#82Randall9US #55
#83Darrell8US #95
#84Gilbert8US #148
#85Glenn8US #63
#86Howard8US #80
#87Isaac8
#88Jim8US #174
#89Martin8US #79
#90Marvin8US #97
#91Philip8US #62
#92Calvin7US #117
#93Chris7US #159
#94Don7US #120
#95Eddie7US #91
#96Glen7US #131
#97Gordon7US #122
#98Harvey7US #182
#99Lloyd7US #142
#100Marc7US #133

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑59Dale#31
↑53Anna#41
↑45Rose#38
↑45Ann#43
↑38Anthony#37
↑34Allen#55
↑32Scott#33
↑31Theresa#34

Falling

↓53Judy#86
↓53Julia#87
↓45Gail#93
↓41Martin#89
↓39Lawrence#73
↓37Randall#82
↓32Leslie#76
↓32Diana#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.