State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,264 Alaska births in 1965 across 328 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#85Berthaoutside the national top 200
#77Alvin#190 nationally
#92Karinoutside the national top 200
#61Roberta#167 nationally
#53Dan#155 nationally
#98Caroline#187 nationally
#98Herbert#183 nationally
#86Lance#169 nationally
#63Alice#145 nationally
#97Gordon#178 nationally
#70Heather#150 nationally
#22Martha#99 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa70US #1
#2Mary68US #2
#3Karen60US #3
#4Kimberly47US #4
#5Deborah40US #13
#6Michelle39US #18
#7Elizabeth38US #16
#8Cynthia36US #9
#9Robin32US #33
#10Angela31US #10
#11Dawn31US #26
#12Patricia31US #6
#13Carol29US #42
#14Jennifer27US #20
#15Linda27US #8
#16Pamela27US #12
#17Sandra27US #15
#18Susan27US #5
#19Laura26US #17
#20Teresa26US #24
#21Tina26US #29
#22Martha25US #99
#23Sharon25US #22
#24Brenda23US #23
#25Donna23US #7
#26Kathleen23US #34
#27Tammy23US #11
#28Christine22US #21
#29Rhonda22US #37
#30Barbara21US #25
#31Cheryl21US #31
#32Amy20US #35
#33Nancy20US #32
#34Diane19US #40
#35Debra18US #27
#36Janet18US #55
#37Julie18US #14
#38Katherine18US #79
#39Lori18US #19
#40Melissa18US #38
#41Kelly17US #30
#42Rebecca17US #41
#43Sarah17US #92
#44Denise16US #28
#45Kathy16US #54
#46Theresa16US #45
#47Anne15US #77
#48Sherry15US #56
#49Terri15US #69
#50Anna14US #96
#51Catherine14US #57
#52Colleen14US #93
#53Jacqueline14US #47
#54Kim14US #43
#55Darlene13US #83
#56Joyce13US #90
#57Laurie13US #60
#58Lynn13US #80
#59Margaret13US #52
#60Paula13US #49
#61Roberta13US #167
#62Tracy13US #36
#63Alice12US #145
#64Andrea12US #63
#65Cindy12US #53
#66Marie12US #106
#67Valerie12US #67
#68Betty11US #103
#69Debbie11US #62
#70Heather11US #150
#71Heidi11US #105
#72Kathryn11US #87
#73Maria11US #46
#74Ruth11US #118
#75Sheila11US #50
#76Shirley11US #111
#77Wendy11US #39
#78Bonnie10US #89
#79Carla10US #76
#80Carrie10US #152
#81Cathy10US #88
#82Diana10US #64
#83Julia10US #123
#84Shannon10US #144
#85Bertha9
#86Connie9US #61
#87Dorothy9US #130
#88Gail9US #134
#89Janice9US #73
#90Jill9US #51
#91Judith9US #102
#92Karin9
#93Peggy9US #124
#94Rose9US #133
#95Stephanie9US #44
#96Anita8US #94
#97Annette8US #71
#98Caroline8US #187
#99Carolyn8US #58
#100Charlotte8US #153

Boys

#1John150US #2
#2Michael141US #1
#3Robert137US #5
#4James130US #4
#5David124US #3
#6William77US #6
#7Richard74US #8
#8Mark55US #7
#9Daniel52US #17
#10Timothy52US #12
#11Steven49US #14
#12Thomas49US #9
#13Brian43US #19
#14Charles40US #20
#15Gary40US #27
#16Kevin40US #13
#17Eric39US #25
#18Jeffrey38US #10
#19Kenneth38US #21
#20Joseph37US #11
#21Christopher35US #18
#22Paul35US #16
#23Scott34US #15
#24Douglas31US #32
#25Edward31US #29
#26Anthony29US #22
#27Patrick29US #31
#28Donald28US #26
#29George27US #34
#30Frank24US #43
#31Matthew24US #36
#32Peter24US #39
#33Raymond24US #45
#34Ronald24US #24
#35Gerald23US #64
#36Gregory23US #23
#37Andrew21US #37
#38Carl20US #54
#39Randy20US #42
#40Todd20US #30
#41Jerry18US #41
#42Larry18US #38
#43Rodney17US #33
#44Mike16US #51
#45Terry16US #40
#46Walter16US #82
#47Bryan15US #63
#48Craig15US #46
#49Jack15US #104
#50Randall15US #73
#51Wayne15US #65
#52Curtis14US #75
#53Dan14US #155
#54Glenn14US #85
#55Lawrence14US #66
#56Tim14US #97
#57Bruce13US #50
#58Dennis13US #44
#59Jeffery13US #47
#60Albert12US #100
#61Arthur12US #96
#62Barry12US #86
#63Chris12US #60
#64Dale12US #83
#65Danny12US #56
#66Henry12US #94
#67Keith12US #35
#68Martin12US #67
#69Russell12US #58
#70Sean12US #79
#71Alan11US #59
#72Erik11US #145
#73Harold11US #99
#74Harry11US #146
#75Jason11US #111
#76Jon11US #78
#77Alvin10US #190
#78Dwayne10US #126
#79Jay10US #90
#80Melvin10US #138
#81Samuel10US #84
#82Shawn10US #69
#83Stephen10US #28
#84Darren9US #52
#85Johnny9US #76
#86Lance9US #169
#87Norman9US #134
#88Phillip9US #70
#89Steve9US #55
#90Tracy9US #110
#91Troy9US #53
#92Allen8US #92
#93Bobby8US #80
#94Darrell8US #91
#95Eddie8US #113
#96Fred8US #141
#97Gordon8US #178
#98Herbert8US #183
#99Howard8US #122
#100Karl8US #154

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑55Gerald#35
↑44Wayne#51
↑41Robin#9
↑38Glenn#54
↑36Colleen#52
↑34Barry#62
↑33Sarah#43
↑33Rodney#43

Falling

↓46Stephen#83
↓44Carolyn#99
↓42Cindy#65
↓42Diana#82
↓41Fred#96
↓39Phillip#88
↓29Margaret#59
↓26Keith#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.