State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,812 Alaska births in 1961 across 347 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#59Lucyoutside the national top 200
#73Graceoutside the national top 200
#95Veraoutside the national top 200
#98Claraoutside the national top 200
#70Gordon#165 nationally
#59Alfred#152 nationally
#72Doris#160 nationally
#76Roberta#162 nationally
#51Norman#134 nationally
#55Harry#131 nationally
#69Earl#139 nationally
#47Leonard#114 nationally

Girls

#1Mary79US #1
#2Lisa60US #2
#3Karen51US #5
#4Linda48US #4
#5Susan47US #3
#6Donna45US #7
#7Patricia44US #6
#8Cynthia43US #8
#9Debra42US #13
#10Theresa42US #35
#11Lori40US #14
#12Barbara39US #12
#13Sandra39US #9
#14Cheryl37US #20
#15Brenda35US #11
#16Kelly35US #45
#17Teresa35US #18
#18Sharon34US #17
#19Nancy33US #16
#20Laura31US #21
#21Deborah29US #10
#22Kimberly29US #22
#23Carol28US #24
#24Elizabeth28US #19
#25Cindy27US #33
#26Denise27US #30
#27Janet27US #32
#28Robin27US #27
#29Pamela26US #15
#30Angela23US #38
#31Diane23US #26
#32Margaret23US #40
#33Debbie22US #31
#34Kathleen22US #29
#35Christine21US #39
#36Julie21US #23
#37Kim21US #36
#38Michelle21US #34
#39Rebecca21US #44
#40Catherine20US #48
#41Katherine20US #86
#42Dawn19US #49
#43Kathy19US #25
#44Marie19US #109
#45Colleen18US #106
#46Janice18US #52
#47Sherry18US #53
#48Tammy18US #28
#49Shirley17US #85
#50Diana16US #56
#51Jacqueline16US #37
#52Jennifer16US #47
#53Martha16US #81
#54Terri16US #51
#55Tina16US #41
#56Anna15US #100
#57Darlene14US #80
#58Dorothy14US #99
#59Lucy14
#60Ruth14US #96
#61Wendy14US #61
#62Alice13US #126
#63Carolyn13US #42
#64Connie13US #50
#65Laurie13US #43
#66Renee13US #79
#67Tamara13US #125
#68Valerie13US #67
#69Wanda13US #70
#70Beth12US #65
#71Carla12US #77
#72Doris12US #160
#73Grace12
#74Judy12US #58
#75Rhonda12US #46
#76Roberta12US #162
#77Tracy12US #64
#78Vicki12US #76
#79Virginia12US #103
#80Ann11US #54
#81Carrie11US #139
#82Elaine11US #118
#83Helen11US #119
#84Jill11US #74
#85Judith11US #83
#86Michele11US #63
#87Anita10US #91
#88Anne10US #90
#89Betty10US #87
#90Bonnie10US #75
#91Cathy10US #55
#92Julia10US #116
#93Maria10US #57
#94Sarah10US #113
#95Vera10
#96Becky9US #115
#97Beverly9US #66
#98Clara9
#99Evelyn9US #146
#100Gloria9US #82

Boys

#1David144US #2
#2John135US #3
#3Michael127US #1
#4Robert121US #5
#5James107US #4
#6William95US #7
#7Mark91US #6
#8Thomas63US #9
#9Richard60US #8
#10Steven57US #10
#11Timothy55US #15
#12Paul49US #18
#13Daniel47US #17
#14Kenneth46US #16
#15Charles44US #13
#16Jeffrey44US #11
#17Joseph44US #12
#18Kevin37US #14
#19Donald36US #22
#20Gregory36US #23
#21Peter35US #42
#22Raymond35US #48
#23Gary34US #21
#24Scott34US #19
#25Christopher32US #26
#26Edward32US #29
#27Ronald32US #24
#28Jerry31US #37
#29Douglas30US #28
#30Brian29US #20
#31Dennis28US #34
#32Eric25US #38
#33Larry25US #30
#34Jim24US #78
#35Patrick24US #39
#36Mike22US #36
#37Andrew21US #52
#38Bruce21US #40
#39Steve21US #45
#40Frank20US #41
#41Joe20US #60
#42Jeff19US #49
#43Roy19US #83
#44Roger18US #47
#45Carl17US #56
#46George17US #31
#47Leonard17US #114
#48Randy17US #33
#49Stephen17US #27
#50Gerald16US #62
#51Norman16US #134
#52Wayne16US #61
#53Chris15US #57
#54Glenn15US #64
#55Harry15US #131
#56Keith15US #35
#57Lawrence15US #67
#58Terry15US #32
#59Alfred13US #152
#60Allen13US #96
#61Harold13US #94
#62Ray13US #126
#63Anthony12US #25
#64Billy12US #68
#65Matthew12US #59
#66Tom12US #88
#67Alan11US #51
#68Dean11US #84
#69Earl11US #139
#70Gordon11US #165
#71Henry11US #92
#72Joel11US #110
#73Jonathan11US #112
#74Martin11US #73
#75Ricky11US #44
#76Rodney11US #72
#77Samuel11US #89
#78Stanley11US #106
#79Troy11US #100
#80Walter11US #74
#81Bobby10US #76
#82Curtis10US #75
#83Dale10US #58
#84Danny10US #54
#85Fred10US #124
#86Frederick10US #117
#87Jack10US #90
#88Marvin10US #120
#89Phillip10US #69
#90Ralph10US #95
#91Randall10US #63
#92Russell10US #55
#93Victor10US #99
#94Arthur9US #85
#95Jay9US #81
#96Jeffery9US #50
#97Jon9US #93
#98Todd9US #46
#99Albert8US #97
#100Bill8US #104

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑56Dawn#42
↑52Colleen#45
↑42Jim#34
↑40Angela#30
↑40Sherry#47
↑40Alfred#59
↑33Tina#55
↑33Jeff#42

Falling

↓44Russell#92
↓43Cathy#91
↓43Walter#80
↓40Randall#91
↓40Jay#95
↓40Albert#99
↓36Bill#100
↓35Bonnie#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.