State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,191 Alaska births in 1957 across 342 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#60Lucyoutside the national top 200
#64Arleneoutside the national top 200
#72Estheroutside the national top 200
#82Berthaoutside the national top 200
#98Nickoutside the national top 200
#92Marlene#177 nationally
#96Carrie#175 nationally
#30Anna#105 nationally
#67Gordon#140 nationally
#78Leroy#148 nationally
#54Julia#122 nationally
#77Marsha#144 nationally

Girls

#1Mary100US #1
#2Susan82US #2
#3Cynthia76US #7
#4Debra72US #4
#5Linda69US #3
#6Karen61US #5
#7Patricia57US #8
#8Deborah51US #6
#9Sharon45US #14
#10Cheryl44US #16
#11Pamela41US #12
#12Barbara40US #9
#13Diane39US #17
#14Sandra39US #15
#15Carol38US #18
#16Cindy37US #19
#17Elizabeth36US #22
#18Kathleen32US #21
#19Nancy32US #11
#20Donna31US #10
#21Janet31US #23
#22Kathy29US #20
#23Denise27US #25
#24Katherine27US #72
#25Laura27US #31
#26Margaret27US #29
#27Teresa27US #24
#28Brenda26US #13
#29Theresa26US #36
#30Anna24US #105
#31Julie21US #28
#32Kimberly21US #42
#33Debbie20US #27
#34Lisa20US #26
#35Rose20US #69
#36Rebecca19US #34
#37Robin19US #30
#38Sherry19US #55
#39Judy18US #38
#40Ruth17US #84
#41Sheila17US #58
#42Shirley17US #46
#43Elaine16US #96
#44Kim16US #35
#45Paula16US #49
#46Catherine15US #37
#47Cathy15US #39
#48Laurie15US #73
#49Tina15US #80
#50Vicki15US #51
#51Connie14US #47
#52Ellen14US #85
#53Janice14US #32
#54Julia14US #122
#55Kathryn14US #65
#56Marie14US #98
#57Marilyn14US #82
#58Roberta14US #121
#59Darlene13US #57
#60Lucy13
#61Michelle13US #79
#62Alice12US #106
#63Ann12US #44
#64Arlene12
#65Bonnie12US #64
#66Colleen12US #118
#67Loretta12US #131
#68Martha12US #63
#69Rhonda12US #52
#70Terri12US #68
#71Christine11US #41
#72Esther11
#73Evelyn11US #125
#74Joan11US #60
#75Joyce11US #40
#76Lynn11US #61
#77Marsha11US #144
#78Maureen11US #103
#79Tammy11US #107
#80Vickie11US #70
#81Wanda11US #59
#82Bertha10
#83Betty10US #50
#84Beverly10US #48
#85Carolyn10US #33
#86Diana10US #43
#87Glenda10US #134
#88Jacqueline10US #91
#89Jane10US #56
#90Jean10US #67
#91Leslie10US #77
#92Marlene10US #177
#93Sarah10US #116
#94Virginia10US #75
#95Anita9US #81
#96Carrie9US #175
#97Doris9US #119
#98Helen9US #95
#99Jeanne9US #117
#100Maria9US #71

Boys

#1John170US #5
#2David157US #3
#3James154US #2
#4Michael153US #1
#5Robert136US #4
#6William104US #6
#7Richard95US #8
#8Mark89US #7
#9Steven78US #10
#10Thomas76US #9
#11Daniel62US #16
#12Gregory55US #23
#13Paul54US #18
#14Ronald54US #17
#15Charles50US #11
#16Donald50US #15
#17Kenneth49US #14
#18Gary48US #13
#19George43US #29
#20Joseph41US #12
#21Jeffrey39US #21
#22Patrick37US #41
#23Peter37US #37
#24Timothy37US #19
#25Stephen34US #24
#26Edward32US #25
#27Larry32US #22
#28Kevin31US #20
#29Dennis28US #28
#30Douglas27US #30
#31Raymond25US #39
#32Randy24US #31
#33Scott24US #32
#34Terry24US #33
#35Frank23US #38
#36Roger23US #42
#37Bruce22US #34
#38Carl22US #49
#39Christopher22US #43
#40Anthony20US #27
#41Brian20US #26
#42Lawrence19US #46
#43Samuel19US #82
#44Walter19US #58
#45Andrew18US #56
#46Henry18US #75
#47Martin18US #69
#48Roy18US #65
#49Gerald17US #51
#50Jerry17US #35
#51Mike17US #53
#52Arthur16US #66
#53Eric16US #60
#54Harry16US #100
#55Russell16US #54
#56Steve16US #44
#57Allen15US #91
#58Bill15US #123
#59Harold15US #74
#60Johnny15US #61
#61Keith15US #36
#62Rodney15US #70
#63Wayne15US #47
#64Dale14US #50
#65Danny14US #45
#66Fred14US #103
#67Gordon14US #140
#68Jack14US #67
#69Matthew14US #83
#70Phillip14US #79
#71Randall14US #59
#72Theodore14US #132
#73Glenn13US #62
#74Jay13US #88
#75Alan12US #48
#76Billy12US #64
#77Jeffery12US #52
#78Leroy12US #148
#79Albert11US #84
#80Curtis11US #80
#81Howard11US #89
#82Philip11US #68
#83Ray11US #111
#84Rick11US #87
#85Craig10US #55
#86Frederick10US #99
#87Jim10US #106
#88Joe10US #57
#89Marvin10US #112
#90Mitchell10US #125
#91Norman10US #118
#92Barry9US #72
#93Bobby9US #78
#94Eddie9US #95
#95Greg9US #127
#96Jonathan9US #124
#97Lee9US #105
#98Nick9
#99Ralph9US #76
#100Stanley9US #81

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑44Kimberly#32
↑40Elaine#43
↑38Sheila#41
↑38Samuel#43
↑35Johnny#60
↑34Denise#23
↑34Debbie#33
↑33Kathy#22

Falling

↓51Betty#83
↓48Carolyn#85
↓45Frederick#86
↓44Jean#90
↓42Christine#71
↓41Diana#86
↓40Ralph#99
↓39Doris#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.