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Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,874 Alaska births in 1962 across 350 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#76Charlieoutside the national top 200
#82Coraoutside the national top 200
#83Ireneoutside the national top 200
#86Shannonoutside the national top 200
#92Agnesoutside the national top 200
#95Darla#190 nationally
#66Roberta#159 nationally
#91Vernon#182 nationally
#58Alice#133 nationally
#99Gordon#173 nationally
#60Yvonne#132 nationally
#71Karl#142 nationally

Girls

#1Mary87US #2
#2Karen61US #4
#3Susan56US #3
#4Cynthia46US #8
#5Brenda45US #12
#6Lisa45US #1
#7Elizabeth43US #20
#8Linda42US #5
#9Deborah41US #9
#10Carol40US #28
#11Kimberly40US #16
#12Lori39US #11
#13Patricia39US #6
#14Donna38US #7
#15Kelly37US #38
#16Laura37US #21
#17Barbara36US #14
#18Teresa36US #18
#19Debra32US #15
#20Sandra32US #10
#21Theresa32US #40
#22Cheryl31US #24
#23Diane30US #26
#24Michelle30US #31
#25Pamela29US #13
#26Sharon28US #17
#27Julie25US #22
#28Tammy24US #23
#29Denise23US #30
#30Janet22US #35
#31Darlene21US #88
#32Kathy21US #27
#33Margaret21US #43
#34Anna20US #100
#35Kim20US #37
#36Laurie20US #42
#37Nancy20US #19
#38Rebecca20US #47
#39Tina20US #33
#40Catherine19US #53
#41Cindy19US #34
#42Judy19US #63
#43Katherine19US #84
#44Rhonda19US #45
#45Christine18US #39
#46Dawn18US #50
#47Kathleen18US #29
#48Terri18US #54
#49Angela17US #36
#50Colleen17US #101
#51Debbie17US #32
#52Janice16US #58
#53Martha16US #87
#54Michele16US #59
#55Christina15US #124
#56Robin15US #25
#57Valerie15US #67
#58Alice14US #133
#59Beverly14US #69
#60Yvonne14US #132
#61Bonnie13US #79
#62Carolyn13US #46
#63Jennifer13US #41
#64Lynn13US #71
#65Marie13US #113
#66Roberta13US #159
#67Ruth13US #104
#68Wendy13US #64
#69Connie12US #51
#70Paula12US #60
#71Peggy12US #93
#72Renee12US #76
#73Sarah12US #98
#74Sherri12US #82
#75Suzanne12US #65
#76Ann11US #56
#77Jill11US #72
#78Kathryn11US #89
#79Rose11US #116
#80Tamara11US #119
#81Victoria11US #121
#82Cora10
#83Irene10
#84Rita10US #110
#85Sally10US #136
#86Shannon10
#87Sheryl10US #134
#88Stephanie10US #70
#89Vicki10US #85
#90Virginia10US #105
#91Wanda10US #77
#92Agnes9
#93Carla9US #78
#94Cathy9US #62
#95Darla9US #190
#96Heidi9US #156
#97Jacqueline9US #44
#98Jamie9US #152
#99Jean9US #95
#100Julia9US #120

Boys

#1John157US #3
#2Michael144US #1
#3David142US #2
#4Robert131US #5
#5James119US #4
#6William91US #7
#7Richard86US #8
#8Mark70US #6
#9Joseph59US #13
#10Thomas57US #9
#11Steven51US #12
#12Timothy49US #16
#13Charles46US #15
#14Paul46US #19
#15Kevin45US #14
#16Brian43US #20
#17Daniel43US #17
#18Kenneth42US #18
#19Donald41US #23
#20George35US #32
#21Gary34US #22
#22Jeffrey32US #10
#23Gregory31US #21
#24Scott30US #11
#25Douglas29US #27
#26Carl27US #58
#27Anthony26US #24
#28Steve26US #46
#29Mike25US #39
#30Patrick25US #40
#31Raymond25US #48
#32Ronald25US #25
#33Jerry24US #38
#34Peter23US #43
#35Andrew22US #49
#36Edward22US #29
#37Todd22US #30
#38Keith21US #36
#39Larry21US #31
#40Stephen21US #28
#41Christopher20US #26
#42Wayne20US #63
#43Alan19US #53
#44Eric19US #33
#45Jeffery19US #45
#46Roger19US #47
#47Dale18US #62
#48Gerald18US #65
#49Allen17US #93
#50Dennis17US #37
#51Frank17US #42
#52Glenn16US #55
#53Bruce15US #41
#54Craig15US #51
#55Henry15US #92
#56Jack15US #99
#57Terry15US #34
#58Walter15US #79
#59Barry14US #61
#60Howard14US #114
#61Jay14US #80
#62Jimmy14US #75
#63Ralph14US #97
#64Troy14US #67
#65Randall13US #64
#66Samuel13US #88
#67Bryan12US #82
#68Chris12US #60
#69Darrell12US #102
#70Johnny12US #69
#71Karl12US #142
#72Norman12US #130
#73Randy12US #35
#74Shawn12US #124
#75Albert11US #101
#76Charlie11
#77Dean11US #86
#78Louis11US #107
#79Ricky11US #50
#80Russell11US #57
#81Stanley11US #106
#82Tim11US #72
#83Victor11US #96
#84Benjamin10US #140
#85Curtis10US #73
#86Danny10US #54
#87Dwayne10US #119
#88Jon10US #84
#89Lawrence10US #70
#90Tom10US #98
#91Vernon10US #182
#92Arthur9US #91
#93Bill9US #108
#94Billy9US #71
#95Bobby9US #78
#96Clifford9US #150
#97Duane9US #135
#98Fred9US #126
#99Gordon9US #173
#100Harry9US #134

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑61Todd#37
↑51Jeffery#45
↑38Beverly#59
↑36Anthony#27
↑36Dale#47
↑34Jay#61
↑32Judy#42
↑32Michele#54

Falling

↓46Jacqueline#97
↓45Harry#100
↓32Lawrence#89
↓30Billy#94
↓29Gordon#99
↓28Robin#56
↓25Randy#73
↓24Tom#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.