State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,848 Alaska births in 1970 across 348 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#89Lenaoutside the national top 200
#88Leah#192 nationally
#73Clifford#176 nationally
#98Doraoutside the national top 200
#77Charlene#167 nationally
#74Kurt#149 nationally
#89Theodore#160 nationally
#63Bonnie#130 nationally
#60Micheal#126 nationally
#80Martha#143 nationally
#41Anna#102 nationally
#50Dale#110 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer81US #1
#2Michelle78US #4
#3Kimberly66US #3
#4Lisa54US #2
#5Mary47US #9
#6Shannon47US #22
#7Julie44US #11
#8Angela42US #6
#9Heather38US #19
#10Dawn37US #16
#11Elizabeth36US #18
#12Wendy35US #28
#13Cynthia33US #25
#14Karen33US #12
#15Christine30US #14
#16Rebecca30US #29
#17Deborah29US #33
#18Denise29US #36
#19Patricia29US #24
#20Tina29US #21
#21Amy28US #5
#22Melissa26US #7
#23Rachel26US #58
#24Stephanie26US #17
#25Tammy26US #8
#26Teresa26US #34
#27Laura24US #13
#28Lori24US #23
#29Pamela24US #26
#30Susan24US #15
#31Katherine22US #67
#32Brenda21US #40
#33Carrie21US #73
#34Cheryl21US #44
#35Donna21US #32
#36Kelly21US #20
#37Tonya21US #49
#38Tracy21US #10
#39Sandra20US #27
#40Rhonda19US #46
#41Anna18US #102
#42Barbara18US #41
#43Carolyn18US #84
#44Robin18US #51
#45Stacey18US #48
#46Holly17US #74
#47Tamara17US #79
#48Tanya17US #76
#49Catherine16US #59
#50Margaret16US #80
#51Michele16US #31
#52Renee16US #68
#53Tara16US #69
#54Tiffany16US #99
#55Christina15US #35
#56Diane15US #70
#57Kathleen15US #45
#58Linda15US #38
#59Monica15US #56
#60Nancy15US #50
#61Sharon15US #37
#62Theresa15US #53
#63Bonnie13US #130
#64Heidi13US #81
#65Jacqueline13US #66
#66Laurie13US #88
#67Nicole13US #30
#68Sarah13US #65
#69Sheila13US #75
#70Ann12US #62
#71April12US #82
#72Crystal12US #101
#73Debra12US #47
#74Julia12US #121
#75Valerie12US #97
#76Andrea11US #43
#77Charlene11US #167
#78Danielle11US #114
#79Kristin11US #63
#80Martha11US #143
#81Melinda11US #93
#82Stacy11US #42
#83Carla10US #94
#84Cindy10US #72
#85Dana10US #54
#86Jodi10US #95
#87Kathy10US #77
#88Leah10US #192
#89Lena10
#90Lynn10US #119
#91Maria10US #39
#92Samantha10US #149
#93Tracey10US #55
#94Alicia9US #118
#95Anne9US #112
#96Carol9US #71
#97Christy9US #105
#98Dora9
#99Kristine9US #109
#100Paula9US #57

Boys

#1Michael165US #1
#2John133US #4
#3David131US #3
#4James114US #2
#5Robert111US #5
#6Christopher82US #6
#7William81US #7
#8Richard63US #10
#9Thomas61US #17
#10Eric60US #18
#11Kevin60US #14
#12Joseph59US #16
#13Brian58US #8
#14Jason58US #13
#15Mark54US #9
#16Daniel53US #19
#17Steven50US #15
#18Jeffrey46US #11
#19Charles45US #21
#20Matthew44US #24
#21Scott43US #12
#22Paul41US #23
#23Andrew40US #32
#24Timothy38US #20
#25Donald35US #30
#26Gary34US #35
#27Gregory34US #26
#28Ronald33US #29
#29Shawn33US #34
#30Anthony31US #22
#31Edward30US #31
#32Kenneth27US #25
#33Patrick27US #33
#34Sean27US #37
#35Aaron26US #52
#36George25US #40
#37Stephen24US #27
#38Douglas22US #36
#39Frank22US #48
#40Todd22US #28
#41Gerald21US #67
#42Peter21US #44
#43Troy21US #41
#44Shane19US #64
#45Craig18US #39
#46Dennis18US #46
#47Jeffery17US #50
#48Keith17US #38
#49Carl16US #66
#50Dale15US #110
#51Chad14US #51
#52Jon14US #68
#53Travis14US #69
#54Albert13US #107
#55Allen13US #113
#56Jerry13US #45
#57Jonathan13US #42
#58Walter13US #89
#59Brent12US #74
#60Micheal12US #126
#61Rodney12US #55
#62Russell12US #58
#63Samuel12US #62
#64Wayne12US #80
#65Brett11US #99
#66Derek11US #77
#67Erik11US #101
#68Jeremy11US #70
#69Vincent11US #79
#70Benjamin10US #81
#71Bryan10US #53
#72Chris10US #63
#73Clifford10US #176
#74Kurt10US #149
#75Larry10US #43
#76Martin10US #93
#77Philip10US #92
#78Alan9US #91
#79Bruce9US #94
#80Darren9US #75
#81Glenn9US #109
#82Kyle9US #120
#83Lance9US #76
#84Leonard9US #144
#85Phillip9US #73
#86Randall9US #100
#87Raymond9US #49
#88Ryan9US #140
#89Theodore9US #160
#90Darrell8US #102
#91Frederick8US #115
#92Harold8US #122
#93Jack8US #129
#94Jesse8US #119
#95Joel8US #82
#96Johnny8US #65
#97Lawrence8US #83
#98Marc8US #60
#99Mike8US #136
#100Nicholas8US #123

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑55Carolyn#43
↑44Rachel#23
↑42Dale#50
↑41Anna#41
↑35Tonya#37
↑32Nancy#60
↑32Craig#45
↑28Gerald#41

Falling

↓45Raymond#87
↓43Frederick#91
↓41Cindy#84
↓41Harold#92
↓33Joel#95
↓32Jack#93
↓31Larry#75
↓31Alan#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.