State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,870 Alaska births in 1956 across 309 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#70Arlene#191 nationally
#91Susieoutside the national top 200
#94Fredrickoutside the national top 200
#79Leo#184 nationally
#98Berthaoutside the national top 200
#100Karlaoutside the national top 200
#95Grace#189 nationally
#87Louise#165 nationally
#38Colleen#113 nationally
#57Gordon#130 nationally
#80Leslie#152 nationally
#36Anna#103 nationally

Girls

#1Debra103US #2
#2Mary95US #1
#3Linda76US #3
#4Susan73US #5
#5Patricia63US #6
#6Barbara62US #9
#7Karen62US #7
#8Deborah56US #4
#9Elizabeth52US #22
#10Sharon50US #13
#11Cynthia49US #8
#12Pamela49US #12
#13Sandra44US #14
#14Cheryl43US #18
#15Donna38US #10
#16Nancy37US #11
#17Rebecca37US #27
#18Janet34US #21
#19Teresa32US #24
#20Carol29US #16
#21Margaret29US #25
#22Kathleen28US #17
#23Theresa27US #32
#24Catherine26US #28
#25Diane25US #15
#26Laura25US #34
#27Brenda24US #19
#28Kathryn22US #60
#29Christine21US #42
#30Judy21US #35
#31Martha21US #59
#32Betty19US #44
#33Cindy19US #37
#34Julie19US #48
#35Kim19US #38
#36Anna18US #103
#37Carolyn18US #33
#38Colleen18US #113
#39Lynn18US #58
#40Rose18US #64
#41Janice17US #26
#42Laurie17US #76
#43Lisa17US #31
#44Paula17US #47
#45Diana16US #56
#46Jean16US #65
#47Judith16US #45
#48Robin16US #29
#49Tina16US #87
#50Vicki16US #57
#51Ann15US #46
#52Connie15US #43
#53Darlene15US #71
#54Katherine15US #67
#55Kathy15US #20
#56Alice14US #98
#57Denise14US #23
#58Doris14US #109
#59Ellen14US #84
#60Gloria14US #53
#61Marilyn14US #70
#62Ruth14US #77
#63Vickie14US #68
#64Beverly13US #40
#65Bonnie13US #51
#66Cathy13US #36
#67Debbie13US #39
#68Michelle13US #88
#69Rhonda13US #62
#70Arlene12US #191
#71Joanne12US #99
#72Lori12US #66
#73Terri12US #81
#74Helen11US #90
#75Julia11US #131
#76Kimberly11US #74
#77Marie11US #96
#78Roberta11US #116
#79Sheila11US #55
#80Wanda11US #61
#81Dawn10US #92
#82Dorothy10US #72
#83Elaine10US #89
#84Evelyn10US #120
#85Gail10US #49
#86Joyce10US #30
#87Louise10US #165
#88Peggy10US #63
#89Phyllis10US #82
#90Sheryl10US #114
#91Susie10
#92Toni10US #151
#93Angela9US #93
#94Charlotte9US #133
#95Grace9US #189
#96Sally9US #105
#97Wendy9US #95
#98Bertha8
#99Jill8US #101
#100Karla8

Boys

#1Michael166US #1
#2James161US #2
#3Robert152US #3
#4David146US #4
#5John145US #5
#6William104US #6
#7Richard95US #7
#8Mark75US #8
#9Steven71US #10
#10Thomas66US #9
#11Donald57US #14
#12Daniel56US #18
#13Paul56US #17
#14Charles55US #11
#15George52US #27
#16Kenneth50US #16
#17Gregory45US #24
#18Timothy45US #19
#19Joseph41US #12
#20Ronald39US #15
#21Jeffrey37US #20
#22Stephen37US #23
#23Gary33US #13
#24Scott32US #34
#25Dennis31US #26
#26Douglas31US #29
#27Bruce28US #33
#28Edward28US #25
#29Frank27US #38
#30Gerald26US #49
#31Larry26US #21
#32Patrick26US #40
#33Randy25US #28
#34Anthony24US #30
#35Lawrence24US #42
#36Christopher23US #47
#37Kevin23US #22
#38Peter23US #37
#39Terry20US #31
#40Brian19US #32
#41Frederick19US #91
#42Jerry19US #35
#43Keith18US #36
#44Phillip18US #76
#45Raymond18US #39
#46Andrew17US #56
#47Arthur17US #60
#48Howard17US #84
#49Wayne17US #45
#50Glenn16US #61
#51Micheal16US #83
#52Roger16US #41
#53Russell15US #52
#54Albert14US #81
#55Dale14US #50
#56Danny14US #46
#57Gordon14US #130
#58Martin14US #73
#59Ralph14US #67
#60Walter14US #53
#61Carl13US #48
#62Chris12US #128
#63Clifford12US #122
#64Duane12US #127
#65Jack12US #66
#66Philip12US #64
#67Steve12US #59
#68Craig11US #51
#69Edwin11US #124
#70Eric11US #79
#71Leonard11US #89
#72Mike11US #97
#73Ray11US #113
#74Ricky11US #43
#75Harold10US #72
#76Harry10US #95
#77Henry10US #71
#78Jay10US #92
#79Leo10US #184
#80Leslie10US #152
#81Samuel10US #74
#82Bryan9US #132
#83Ernest9US #94
#84Jeffery9US #57
#85Norman9US #107
#86Rodney9US #65
#87Stanley9US #70
#88Theodore9US #119
#89Alvin8US #134
#90Billy8US #68
#91Curtis8US #80
#92Dean8US #99
#93Fred8US #102
#94Fredrick8
#95Johnny8US #55
#96Jon8US #116
#97Melvin8US #101
#98Robin8US #143
#99Alfred7US #121
#100Bobby7US #77

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑53Anthony#34
↑48Anna#36
↑46Laurie#42
↑41Martha#31
↑41Cindy#33
↑39Christine#29
↑35Betty#32
↑34Tina#49

Falling

↓39Jeffery#84
↓37Dawn#81
↓36Peggy#88
↓34Katherine#54
↓34Ruth#62
↓29Beverly#64
↓27Marilyn#61
↓26Joyce#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.