State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,846 Alaska births in 1968 across 300 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#56Robertaoutside the national top 200
#56Nickoutside the national top 200
#79Lillianoutside the national top 200
#62Helen#173 nationally
#90Billoutside the national top 200
#92Byronoutside the national top 200
#63Karl#168 nationally
#96Jeanneoutside the national top 200
#72Francis#175 nationally
#98Mollyoutside the national top 200
#96Franklin#198 nationally
#79Jim#177 nationally

Girls

#1Michelle82US #2
#2Lisa66US #1
#3Kimberly48US #3
#4Laura42US #11
#5Jennifer37US #4
#6Tina37US #18
#7Mary36US #6
#8Christine33US #14
#9Karen32US #9
#10Tracy32US #25
#11Angela28US #7
#12Julie27US #16
#13Susan26US #10
#14Michele25US #29
#15Rebecca25US #33
#16Cynthia24US #19
#17Deborah24US #27
#18Tammy24US #8
#19Dawn23US #21
#20Heather23US #62
#21Sharon23US #32
#22Stephanie23US #23
#23Donna22US #24
#24Pamela22US #20
#25Cheryl21US #37
#26Melissa21US #5
#27Shannon21US #53
#28Wendy21US #31
#29Anna20US #99
#30Amy19US #13
#31Lori19US #22
#32Elizabeth18US #17
#33Kelly18US #12
#34Teresa18US #30
#35Katherine17US #75
#36Linda17US #28
#37Margaret17US #63
#38Nancy17US #39
#39Patricia17US #15
#40Sandra17US #26
#41Tanya17US #106
#42Brenda16US #34
#43Carrie16US #86
#44Kathleen16US #40
#45Sarah16US #78
#46Tamara16US #80
#47Victoria16US #82
#48Rhonda15US #42
#49Andrea14US #48
#50Barbara14US #36
#51Paula14US #45
#52Renee14US #65
#53April13US #96
#54Denise13US #35
#55Melinda13US #90
#56Roberta13
#57Theresa13US #47
#58Carol12US #49
#59Christina12US #44
#60Debra12US #38
#61Diana12US #71
#62Helen12US #173
#63Kristin12US #84
#64Robin12US #43
#65Sherry12US #52
#66Tonya12US #60
#67Ann11US #54
#68Catherine11US #56
#69Cindy11US #67
#70Gina11US #58
#71Jacqueline11US #50
#72Jill11US #46
#73Laurie11US #79
#74Ruth11US #149
#75Terri11US #83
#76Dana10US #70
#77Deanna10US #104
#78Janet10US #73
#79Lillian10
#80Sherri10US #95
#81Valerie10US #77
#82Bonnie9US #116
#83Heidi9US #89
#84Holly9US #103
#85Kathryn9US #100
#86Kim9US #57
#87Kristina9US #152
#88Melanie9US #94
#89Sheila9US #59
#90Sonya9US #117
#91Suzanne9US #69
#92Virginia9US #131
#93Yvonne9US #125
#94Colleen8US #101
#95Diane8US #51
#96Jeanne8
#97Kristen8US #107
#98Molly8
#99Monica8US #68
#100Shelly8US #98

Boys

#1John148US #3
#2David132US #2
#3Michael121US #1
#4Robert114US #5
#5James106US #4
#6Richard73US #8
#7William62US #6
#8Mark57US #7
#9Brian56US #10
#10Joseph55US #16
#11Daniel54US #18
#12Christopher51US #9
#13Timothy50US #13
#14Scott46US #14
#15Thomas44US #12
#16Kevin40US #17
#17Matthew40US #24
#18Patrick38US #30
#19Ronald38US #25
#20Steven37US #15
#21Charles35US #20
#22Edward35US #31
#23Eric35US #22
#24Jeffrey35US #11
#25Paul33US #19
#26Kenneth30US #23
#27Gregory28US #26
#28Donald27US #29
#29Anthony26US #21
#30Todd26US #28
#31Shawn24US #43
#32Peter23US #39
#33Gary22US #32
#34Stephen22US #27
#35Andrew21US #34
#36George21US #36
#37Frank19US #49
#38Carl18US #59
#39Douglas18US #33
#40Raymond16US #50
#41Sean16US #37
#42Wayne16US #63
#43Jonathan15US #53
#44Larry15US #38
#45Allen14US #100
#46Curtis14US #75
#47Mike14US #93
#48Rodney14US #42
#49Roy14US #94
#50Russell14US #56
#51Walter14US #83
#52Jason13US #47
#53Lawrence13US #67
#54Bryan12US #51
#55Jeffery12US #46
#56Nick12
#57Alan11US #74
#58Bradley11US #57
#59Dale11US #91
#60Darren11US #60
#61Glenn11US #92
#62Jack11US #110
#63Karl11US #168
#64Martin11US #68
#65Roger11US #55
#66Troy11US #40
#67Vincent11US #73
#68Brett10US #105
#69Craig10US #41
#70Dennis10US #45
#71Eugene10US #126
#72Francis10US #175
#73Jerry10US #44
#74Lee10US #106
#75Benjamin9US #99
#76Chad9US #104
#77Dean9US #78
#78Fred9US #172
#79Jim9US #177
#80Keith9US #35
#81Kurt9US #123
#82Randall9US #79
#83Aaron8US #87
#84Albert8US #103
#85Bruce8US #61
#86Harold8US #108
#87Marc8US #84
#88Melvin8US #150
#89Micheal8US #114
#90Bill7
#91Brent7US #102
#92Byron7
#93Clifford7US #167
#94Duane7US #146
#95Erik7US #125
#96Franklin7US #198
#97Gerald7US #62
#98Harry7US #153
#99Henry7US #95
#100Johnny7US #69

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑68Anna#29
↑54Tanya#41
↑53Allen#45
↑45Amy#30
↑43Wayne#42
↑41Raymond#40
↑40Heather#20
↑39Christina#59

Falling

↓59Gerald#97
↓58Diane#95
↓46Janet#78
↓42Bruce#85
↓39Harry#98
↓37Kathryn#85
↓33Sheila#89
↓32Jerry#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.