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Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,708 Alaska births in 1955 across 311 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#83Nickoutside the national top 200
#81Mildred#197 nationally
#88Arnold#197 nationally
#67Randolph#162 nationally
#73Vicky#159 nationally
#99Charlie#184 nationally
#100Dana#176 nationally
#91Floyd#165 nationally
#57Gordon#128 nationally
#69Chris#139 nationally
#78Holly#144 nationally
#44Dawn#103 nationally

Girls

#1Debra94US #4
#2Mary91US #1
#3Linda80US #3
#4Susan80US #5
#5Karen68US #8
#6Deborah64US #2
#7Patricia58US #6
#8Cynthia51US #11
#9Kathleen50US #17
#10Barbara49US #7
#11Sandra47US #13
#12Donna42US #10
#13Nancy42US #9
#14Pamela39US #12
#15Elizabeth38US #21
#16Margaret38US #24
#17Cheryl35US #19
#18Laura32US #41
#19Rebecca31US #27
#20Katherine29US #65
#21Carol28US #15
#22Sharon27US #16
#23Catherine26US #28
#24Diane26US #14
#25Teresa26US #26
#26Theresa25US #38
#27Janice22US #25
#28Ruth22US #70
#29Diana21US #55
#30Kathy21US #22
#31Lisa20US #48
#32Vicki20US #52
#33Janet19US #20
#34Marilyn19US #49
#35Beverly18US #34
#36Julie18US #67
#37Judith17US #31
#38Kathryn17US #59
#39Denise16US #23
#40Carolyn15US #30
#41Robin15US #33
#42Terry15US #83
#43Bonnie14US #45
#44Dawn14US #103
#45Debbie14US #63
#46Doris14US #101
#47Ellen14US #81
#48Jacqueline14US #73
#49Kim14US #75
#50Leslie14US #99
#51Paula14US #39
#52Peggy14US #51
#53Cathy13US #44
#54Helen13US #78
#55Jean13US #60
#56Joan13US #46
#57Shirley13US #37
#58Alice12US #87
#59Brenda12US #18
#60Joyce12US #29
#61Judy12US #32
#62Michelle12US #97
#63Rose12US #54
#64Sarah12US #108
#65Ann11US #43
#66Anne11US #84
#67Betty11US #36
#68Christine11US #40
#69Connie11US #35
#70Lynn11US #62
#71Marie11US #92
#72Martha11US #53
#73Vicky11US #159
#74Cindy10US #79
#75Darlene10US #76
#76Dorothy10US #64
#77Frances10US #96
#78Holly10US #144
#79Lois10US #124
#80Lorraine10US #126
#81Mildred10US #197
#82Sheila10US #57
#83Tina10US #132
#84Anna9US #105
#85Gail9US #42
#86Jennifer9US #104
#87Kimberly9US #111
#88Laurie9US #91
#89Loretta9US #123
#90Lori9US #89
#91Renee9US #117
#92Roberta9US #113
#93Sherry9US #56
#94Valerie9US #80
#95Virginia9US #66
#96Amy8US #134
#97Beth8US #133
#98Carla8US #135
#99Gayle8US #146
#100Joanne8US #88

Boys

#1David179US #2
#2Michael167US #1
#3Robert155US #4
#4John142US #5
#5James141US #3
#6William136US #6
#7Richard101US #7
#8Mark91US #9
#9Thomas81US #8
#10Steven77US #10
#11Charles51US #11
#12Donald51US #14
#13Kenneth51US #15
#14Joseph50US #13
#15Ronald50US #18
#16Daniel49US #17
#17Gregory42US #24
#18George40US #26
#19Gary38US #12
#20Paul37US #16
#21Timothy37US #22
#22Dennis36US #23
#23Patrick36US #41
#24Stephen35US #21
#25Edward33US #25
#26Larry32US #19
#27Bruce29US #32
#28Jeffrey26US #20
#29Douglas23US #29
#30Kevin23US #27
#31Peter22US #35
#32Raymond22US #36
#33Scott22US #38
#34Terry22US #28
#35Frank21US #34
#36Gerald21US #48
#37Brian20US #40
#38Walter20US #51
#39Wayne19US #44
#40Christopher17US #49
#41Randy17US #30
#42Roger17US #37
#43Arthur16US #56
#44Jack16US #60
#45Jeffery15US #73
#46Jerry14US #33
#47Keith14US #39
#48Russell14US #57
#49Dale13US #52
#50Glenn13US #59
#51Roy13US #58
#52Albert12US #76
#53Allen12US #84
#54Andrew12US #66
#55Craig12US #50
#56Eric12US #85
#57Gordon12US #128
#58Howard12US #83
#59Matthew12US #105
#60Philip12US #62
#61Randall12US #53
#62Carl11US #47
#63Lawrence11US #42
#64Mike11US #123
#65Phillip11US #74
#66Ralph11US #67
#67Randolph11US #162
#68Victor11US #101
#69Chris10US #139
#70Frederick10US #86
#71Harold10US #63
#72Harry10US #89
#73Henry10US #61
#74Kim10US #98
#75Leonard10US #88
#76Martin10US #77
#77Rodney10US #65
#78Steve10US #72
#79Billy9US #69
#80Marc9US #126
#81Marvin9US #94
#82Micheal9US #87
#83Nick9
#84Norman9US #102
#85Stanley9US #64
#86Alan8US #43
#87Anthony8US #31
#88Arnold8US #197
#89Benjamin8US #132
#90Dan8US #136
#91Floyd8US #165
#92Jimmy8US #78
#93Leslie8US #138
#94Samuel8US #71
#95Alfred7US #119
#96Barry7US #70
#97Bobby7US #75
#98Calvin7US #110
#99Charlie7US #184
#100Dana7US #176

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑63Diana#29
↑46Lisa#31
↑43Ruth#28
↑40Gordon#57
↑38Robin#41
↑35Jacqueline#48
↑35Glenn#50
↑31Philip#60

Falling

↓69Virginia#95
↓51Laurie#88
↓50Anthony#87
↓46Samuel#94
↓43Anna#84
↓40Martha#72
↓40Dorothy#76
↓39Christine#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.