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Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,429 Alaska births in 1973 across 285 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#50Molly#195 nationally
#80Charlieoutside the national top 200
#83Aliceoutside the national top 200
#86Karloutside the national top 200
#69Edwin#177 nationally
#90Earl#195 nationally
#90Shawna#188 nationally
#59Ernest#149 nationally
#43Traci#127 nationally
#75Ralph#157 nationally
#100Ian#180 nationally
#94Stanley#172 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer128US #1
#2Michelle57US #3
#3Stephanie52US #9
#4Amy44US #2
#5Heather43US #8
#6Lisa42US #5
#7Angela41US #7
#8Kimberly35US #4
#9Mary29US #14
#10Elizabeth28US #13
#11Christine27US #17
#12Julie26US #12
#13Melissa26US #6
#14Shannon26US #22
#15Rebecca25US #10
#16Christina24US #16
#17Tammy23US #15
#18Tina23US #24
#19Laura22US #19
#20Cynthia20US #26
#21Teresa20US #45
#22Dawn19US #21
#23Patricia19US #27
#24Margaret18US #94
#25Sarah18US #35
#26Wendy18US #29
#27Amanda17US #51
#28Catherine17US #67
#29April16US #33
#30Barbara16US #63
#31Crystal16US #48
#32Karen16US #23
#33Katherine16US #64
#34Nicole16US #11
#35Tanya15US #50
#36Cheryl14US #74
#37Kelly14US #18
#38Lori14US #28
#39Suzanne14US #98
#40Jessica13US #34
#41Stacy13US #32
#42Theresa13US #69
#43Traci13US #127
#44Tracy13US #20
#45Brandy12US #82
#46Deborah12US #56
#47Heidi12US #65
#48Kathryn12US #107
#49Michele12US #44
#50Molly12US #195
#51Tamara12US #66
#52Danielle11US #49
#53Denise11US #38
#54Kathleen11US #68
#55Maria11US #31
#56Melanie11US #43
#57Nancy11US #77
#58Rachel11US #42
#59Sandra11US #39
#60Susan11US #25
#61Amber10US #130
#62Ann10US #93
#63Carrie10US #46
#64Deanna10US #111
#65Erica10US #81
#66Erin10US #79
#67Jamie10US #103
#68Katrina10US #118
#69Linda10US #61
#70Sharon10US #57
#71Tara10US #37
#72Tonya10US #36
#73Andrea9US #30
#74Cindy9US #92
#75Jodi9US #100
#76Leslie9US #75
#77Pamela9US #47
#78Paula9US #87
#79Robin9US #60
#80Sheila9US #101
#81Valerie9US #96
#82Vanessa9US #134
#83Alice8
#84Brenda8US #53
#85Donna8US #55
#86Holly8US #54
#87Jill8US #62
#88Kristina8US #97
#89Monica8US #40
#90Shawna8US #188
#91Sherry8US #76
#92Aimee7US #126
#93Christy7US #73
#94Debra7US #84
#95Diana7US #85
#96Diane7US #115
#97Jacqueline7US #88
#98Kim7US #129
#99Krista7US #143
#100Kristine7US #133

Boys

#1Michael142US #1
#2Jason117US #3
#3Christopher81US #2
#4James76US #4
#5David75US #5
#6William66US #9
#7Robert65US #7
#8Matthew62US #10
#9Brian59US #8
#10John56US #6
#11Daniel50US #11
#12Joseph48US #12
#13Richard46US #16
#14Eric41US #13
#15Thomas40US #19
#16Steven34US #20
#17Aaron33US #34
#18Ryan33US #30
#19Scott32US #18
#20Kevin31US #14
#21Paul31US #24
#22Timothy30US #22
#23Chad29US #25
#24Jeremy29US #33
#25Charles28US #23
#26Jeffrey27US #17
#27Joshua26US #42
#28Sean26US #36
#29Shawn26US #27
#30Benjamin25US #55
#31Nathan25US #63
#32Jonathan24US #31
#33Shane24US #54
#34Mark22US #15
#35Edward21US #39
#36Peter21US #52
#37Kenneth20US #28
#38Travis20US #53
#39Anthony19US #21
#40Gary19US #44
#41Justin19US #51
#42Andrew18US #29
#43George18US #46
#44Troy18US #59
#45Donald17US #38
#46Patrick17US #37
#47Dennis16US #56
#48Todd15US #35
#49Craig14US #48
#50Erik14US #86
#51Gregory14US #26
#52Jerry14US #57
#53Ronald14US #40
#54Samuel14US #66
#55Brandon13US #58
#56Stephen13US #32
#57Carl12US #90
#58Douglas12US #47
#59Ernest12US #149
#60Gabriel12US #130
#61Jeffery11US #64
#62Keith11US #41
#63Bryan10US #43
#64Jacob10US #122
#65Jimmy10US #95
#66Larry10US #50
#67Adam9US #45
#68Alan9US #115
#69Edwin9US #177
#70Frank9US #61
#71Jay9US #118
#72Joel9US #73
#73Lee9US #123
#74Nicholas9US #85
#75Ralph9US #157
#76Russell9US #77
#77Wayne9US #107
#78Arthur8US #119
#79Brett8US #88
#80Charlie8
#81Chris8US #96
#82Christian8US #97
#83Danny8US #83
#84Derek8US #69
#85Jack8US #138
#86Karl8
#87Kyle8US #110
#88Raymond8US #60
#89Tony8US #78
#90Earl7US #195
#91Kelly7US #147
#92Lance7US #148
#93Marcus7US #72
#94Stanley7US #172
#95Walter7US #101
#96Allen6US #124
#97Brent6US #80
#98Calvin6US #173
#99Dean6US #168
#100Ian6US #180

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑71Jeremy#24
↑64Amanda#27
↑56Catherine#28
↑49Suzanne#39
↑49Kathryn#48
↑45Troy#44
↑38Theresa#42
↑36Brandon#55

Falling

↓66Brenda#84
↓53Holly#86
↓43Pamela#77
↓42Sharon#70
↓38Raymond#88
↓36Derek#84
↓35Monica#89
↓35Kristine#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.