State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,789 Alaska births in 1972 across 317 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#68Aliceoutside the national top 200
#72Dorothyoutside the national top 200
#71Ian#189 nationally
#86Nickoutside the national top 200
#88Shaunoutside the national top 200
#75Jared#187 nationally
#92Clintoutside the national top 200
#79Clifford#186 nationally
#94Jeanneoutside the national top 200
#98Lloydoutside the national top 200
#100Loraoutside the national top 200
#61Amber#161 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer129US #1
#2Michelle65US #2
#3Lisa48US #3
#4Kimberly45US #4
#5Heather44US #9
#6Amy40US #5
#7Christine34US #16
#8Angela33US #6
#9Melissa32US #7
#10Mary31US #13
#11Elizabeth30US #15
#12Karen30US #21
#13Shannon30US #22
#14Christina27US #26
#15Rebecca27US #14
#16Julie25US #12
#17Stephanie25US #8
#18Brenda23US #44
#19Dawn23US #20
#20Laura23US #17
#21Sarah23US #49
#22Tammy23US #11
#23Tina21US #18
#24Crystal20US #59
#25Tracy20US #19
#26Katherine19US #69
#27Nicole19US #10
#28Sharon19US #50
#29Lori17US #28
#30Melanie17US #42
#31April16US #48
#32Heidi16US #64
#33Holly16US #71
#34Pamela16US #34
#35Tanya16US #54
#36Teresa16US #39
#37Cynthia15US #25
#38Patricia15US #27
#39Susan15US #24
#40Carrie14US #53
#41Deborah14US #43
#42Erin14US #93
#43Kelly14US #23
#44Renee14US #77
#45Andrea13US #30
#46Cheryl13US #56
#47Kathleen13US #57
#48Nancy13US #63
#49Sara13US #101
#50Sheila13US #90
#51Danielle12US #73
#52Katrina12US #116
#53Margaret12US #95
#54Monica12US #47
#55Tamara12US #84
#56Brandy11US #140
#57Melinda11US #81
#58Sandra11US #31
#59Stacy11US #33
#60Wendy11US #29
#61Amber10US #161
#62Barbara10US #58
#63Donna10US #45
#64Kim10US #118
#65Kristine10US #127
#66Paula10US #72
#67Tonya10US #37
#68Alice9
#69Allison9US #115
#70Anna9US #86
#71Diana9US #83
#72Dorothy9
#73Jacqueline9US #79
#74Jessica9US #46
#75Michele9US #36
#76Rachel9US #40
#77Robin9US #55
#78Shelly9US #94
#79Stacey9US #41
#80Theresa9US #68
#81Valerie9US #100
#82Anita8US #136
#83Carla8US #106
#84Catherine8US #65
#85Christy8US #74
#86Kristen8US #85
#87Kristina8US #112
#88Suzanne8US #92
#89Tara8US #38
#90Terri8US #124
#91Amanda7US #76
#92Emily7US #131
#93Janet7US #111
#94Jeanne7
#95Jenny7US #119
#96Jodi7US #97
#97Kathryn7US #103
#98Leah7US #179
#99Linda7US #51
#100Lora7

Boys

#1Michael146US #1
#2John112US #5
#3David111US #4
#4James98US #3
#5Christopher89US #2
#6Robert86US #6
#7Jason78US #7
#8William69US #9
#9Brian63US #8
#10Matthew51US #10
#11Thomas51US #20
#12Richard48US #14
#13Daniel45US #15
#14Joseph45US #12
#15Paul44US #24
#16Kenneth38US #27
#17Scott37US #11
#18Eric36US #16
#19Gregory36US #26
#20Kevin35US #13
#21Mark35US #18
#22Charles33US #23
#23Timothy33US #21
#24Jeffrey31US #17
#25Steven31US #19
#26Shawn28US #28
#27Anthony27US #22
#28Chad26US #25
#29Ronald25US #32
#30Andrew24US #30
#31Donald24US #36
#32Aaron23US #40
#33Peter21US #48
#34Stephen21US #29
#35Edward20US #34
#36Keith19US #38
#37Ryan19US #39
#38Jonathan18US #37
#39Patrick18US #35
#40Sean18US #33
#41Travis18US #57
#42Benjamin17US #64
#43Bryan17US #45
#44Todd16US #31
#45Craig15US #46
#46Joshua15US #59
#47Justin15US #60
#48Derek14US #67
#49Douglas14US #43
#50Raymond14US #54
#51Shane14US #55
#52Frank13US #56
#53Jesse13US #88
#54Lawrence13US #101
#55George12US #44
#56Jeffery12US #58
#57Nathan12US #79
#58Samuel12US #66
#59Adam11US #51
#60Curtis11US #92
#61Erik11US #86
#62Frederick11US #116
#63Joel11US #78
#64Walter11US #98
#65Arthur10US #119
#66Brett10US #80
#67Carl10US #85
#68Dennis10US #52
#69Gary10US #41
#70Harold10US #132
#71Ian10US #189
#72Larry10US #47
#73Russell10US #69
#74Darren9US #106
#75Jared9US #187
#76Jimmy9US #97
#77Roy9US #114
#78Allen8US #123
#79Clifford8US #186
#80Corey8US #95
#81Dustin8US #165
#82Gabriel8US #139
#83Jack8US #142
#84Jerry8US #53
#85Lance8US #126
#86Nick8
#87Phillip8US #75
#88Shaun8
#89Troy8US #49
#90Vincent8US #105
#91Brandon7US #63
#92Clint7
#93Danny7US #87
#94Jay7US #115
#95Jeremy7US #42
#96Jon7US #89
#97Kyle7US #113
#98Lloyd7
#99Marvin7US #163
#100Philip7US #104

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑39Craig#45
↑34Frank#52
↑33Justin#47
↑30April#31
↑30Holly#33
↑25Crystal#24
↑25Harold#70
↑24Tina#23

Falling

↓68Tara#89
↓63Linda#99
↓52Catherine#84
↓43Jack#83
↓41Jeremy#95
↓40Troy#89
↓38Wendy#60
↓34Theresa#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.