State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1958 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,656 Alaska births in 1958 across 335 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#49Lucyoutside the national top 200
#56Paulineoutside the national top 200
#70Estheroutside the national top 200
#72Nickoutside the national top 200
#96Agnesoutside the national top 200
#94Shelley#197 nationally
#98Claraoutside the national top 200
#78Floyd#179 nationally
#98Charlie#195 nationally
#95Veronica#173 nationally
#76Benjamin#150 nationally
#46Julia#119 nationally

Girls

#1Mary83US #1
#2Susan79US #2
#3Karen68US #4
#4Debra60US #6
#5Linda52US #3
#6Donna48US #10
#7Elizabeth48US #22
#8Patricia48US #5
#9Deborah43US #7
#10Cheryl42US #13
#11Barbara41US #9
#12Cynthia38US #8
#13Pamela34US #11
#14Sharon34US #17
#15Debbie33US #24
#16Diane32US #18
#17Kathleen31US #21
#18Sandra30US #15
#19Kathy29US #14
#20Katherine26US #74
#21Lori26US #30
#22Brenda25US #16
#23Cindy25US #25
#24Julie25US #23
#25Theresa25US #33
#26Carol24US #20
#27Janet24US #28
#28Laura24US #29
#29Margaret24US #31
#30Martha24US #69
#31Nancy23US #12
#32Dorothy22US #86
#33Janice21US #35
#34Judy21US #36
#35Teresa21US #26
#36Tina20US #71
#37Kathryn19US #58
#38Kim19US #40
#39Diana18US #45
#40Lisa18US #19
#41Kimberly17US #39
#42Rebecca17US #41
#43Shirley17US #52
#44Ellen16US #93
#45Helen16US #100
#46Julia16US #119
#47Ruth16US #90
#48Betty15US #54
#49Lucy15
#50Peggy15US #42
#51Vicki15US #57
#52Anita14US #82
#53Christine14US #43
#54Joanne14US #80
#55Laurie14US #70
#56Pauline14
#57Valerie14US #64
#58Beverly13US #55
#59Carolyn13US #37
#60Denise13US #27
#61Sally13US #112
#62Sherry13US #67
#63Alice12US #115
#64Ann12US #47
#65Kelly12US #108
#66Robin12US #32
#67Terri12US #51
#68Angela11US #83
#69Darlene11US #49
#70Esther11
#71Glenda11US #141
#72Gloria11US #77
#73Rhonda11US #48
#74Rose11US #78
#75Tammy11US #44
#76Charlotte10US #140
#77Elaine10US #101
#78Jean10US #73
#79Jennifer10US #81
#80Jo10US #91
#81Michelle10US #56
#82Phyllis10US #94
#83Roberta10US #133
#84Terry10US #89
#85Victoria10US #109
#86Anna9US #103
#87Catherine9US #38
#88Doris9US #131
#89Evelyn9US #134
#90Joyce9US #46
#91Judith9US #62
#92Maria9US #65
#93Paula9US #53
#94Shelley9US #197
#95Veronica9US #173
#96Agnes8
#97Cathy8US #34
#98Clara8
#99Connie8US #50
#100Dawn8US #84

Boys

#1Michael152US #1
#2James143US #3
#3John130US #5
#4David129US #2
#5Robert128US #4
#6William94US #6
#7Richard84US #8
#8Mark67US #7
#9Charles64US #11
#10Thomas60US #9
#11Kenneth58US #14
#12Joseph54US #12
#13Ronald54US #19
#14Steven50US #10
#15Gary49US #17
#16George44US #31
#17Timothy44US #13
#18Paul43US #15
#19Daniel42US #16
#20Douglas35US #30
#21Larry35US #22
#22Donald34US #18
#23Edward33US #28
#24Scott33US #25
#25Gregory29US #23
#26Jeffrey29US #21
#27Stephen27US #26
#28Terry27US #33
#29Brian26US #24
#30Kevin26US #20
#31Christopher25US #39
#32Carl24US #51
#33Gerald24US #58
#34Dennis23US #29
#35Frank23US #38
#36Mike23US #40
#37Patrick23US #42
#38Ricky23US #34
#39Dale22US #46
#40Peter21US #41
#41Eric20US #50
#42Raymond20US #43
#43Anthony18US #27
#44Bruce18US #36
#45Roy18US #75
#46Jerry17US #35
#47Joe17US #56
#48Wayne17US #48
#49Henry16US #83
#50Jay16US #86
#51Allen15US #92
#52Stanley15US #88
#53Albert14US #89
#54Samuel14US #85
#55Andrew13US #55
#56Danny13US #45
#57Harold13US #84
#58Lawrence13US #52
#59Russell13US #54
#60Barry12US #79
#61Craig12US #53
#62Jack12US #80
#63Johnny12US #61
#64Keith12US #37
#65Bill11US #99
#66Darrell11US #90
#67Fred11US #115
#68Howard11US #95
#69Jim11US #87
#70Kurt11US #134
#71Matthew11US #60
#72Nick11
#73Phillip11US #81
#74Randy11US #32
#75Walter11US #63
#76Benjamin10US #150
#77Curtis10US #82
#78Floyd10US #179
#79Glenn10US #76
#80Harry10US #111
#81Jeffery10US #59
#82Karl10US #146
#83Arthur9US #72
#84Clarence9US #138
#85Dan9US #109
#86Gordon9US #152
#87Jimmy9US #73
#88Joel9US #120
#89Lee9US #114
#90Melvin9US #122
#91Nicholas9US #153
#92Randall9US #62
#93Steve9US #44
#94Tony9US #57
#95Vernon9US #164
#96Alan8US #49
#97Bobby8US #69
#98Charlie8US #195
#99Chris8US #93
#100Dean8US #97

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑53Helen#45
↑48Stanley#52
↑47Diana#39
↑43Anita#52
↑41Joe#47
↑38Martha#30
↑35Betty#48
↑32Barry#60

Falling

↓56Anna#86
↓50Cathy#97
↓48Paula#93
↓48Connie#99
↓42Randy#74
↓41Catherine#87
↓39Rose#74
↓37Denise#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.