State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 4,582 Alaska births in 1974 across 284 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#62Joleneoutside the national top 200
#67Ritaoutside the national top 200
#68Isaacoutside the national top 200
#71Alfredoutside the national top 200
#52Jeremiah#178 nationally
#79Joyceoutside the national top 200
#82Harryoutside the national top 200
#65Molly#179 nationally
#93Charleneoutside the national top 200
#94Darleneoutside the national top 200
#97Kelleyoutside the national top 200
#100Melodyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer135US #1
#2Heather60US #4
#3Michelle53US #3
#4Rebecca48US #10
#5Amy44US #2
#6Melissa37US #7
#7Elizabeth36US #12
#8Angela35US #5
#9Kimberly35US #6
#10Lisa35US #8
#11Mary35US #13
#12Sarah32US #20
#13Stephanie32US #9
#14Christina28US #16
#15Laura23US #21
#16Tracy22US #23
#17Shannon21US #18
#18Christine20US #19
#19Nicole20US #11
#20Jessica19US #17
#21Julie18US #14
#22Melanie18US #51
#23Tammy17US #24
#24Tanya17US #46
#25Crystal16US #49
#26Kelly16US #15
#27Robin16US #63
#28Anna15US #82
#29Brandi15US #106
#30Carrie15US #42
#31Dawn15US #22
#32Heidi15US #60
#33Sandra15US #44
#34Teresa15US #52
#35Andrea14US #35
#36Cynthia14US #33
#37Holly14US #56
#38Katherine14US #62
#39Rachel14US #36
#40Amanda13US #34
#41April13US #28
#42Brenda13US #59
#43Christy13US #57
#44Danielle13US #40
#45Erin13US #47
#46Karen13US #26
#47Amber12US #92
#48Deborah12US #68
#49Donna12US #67
#50Kristin12US #72
#51Margaret12US #95
#52Pamela12US #54
#53Suzanne12US #111
#54Tamara12US #64
#55Tara12US #39
#56Theresa12US #79
#57Wendy12US #32
#58Jenny11US #131
#59Sara11US #61
#60Tonya11US #37
#61Barbara10US #77
#62Jolene10
#63Joy10US #109
#64Linda10US #75
#65Molly10US #179
#66Paula10US #96
#67Rita10
#68Samantha10US #128
#69Sharon10US #70
#70Tina10US #25
#71Brandy9US #80
#72Jamie9US #97
#73Leslie9US #65
#74Michele9US #50
#75Ann8US #100
#76Anne8US #120
#77Diana8US #87
#78Gina8US #84
#79Joyce8
#80Maria8US #31
#81Marie8US #176
#82Melinda8US #81
#83Monica8US #43
#84Natasha8US #141
#85Patricia8US #29
#86Renee8US #85
#87Sherry8US #89
#88Valerie8US #93
#89Alicia7US #90
#90Anita7US #144
#91Carol7US #139
#92Catherine7US #73
#93Charlene7
#94Darlene7
#95Jill7US #58
#96Kathy7US #146
#97Kelley7
#98Kristina7US #101
#99Lori7US #30
#100Melody7

Boys

#1Michael151US #1
#2Jason117US #2
#3John103US #6
#4Robert96US #7
#5David87US #4
#6James84US #5
#7Christopher83US #3
#8William72US #10
#9Brian63US #8
#10Matthew63US #9
#11Daniel54US #11
#12Joshua53US #29
#13Joseph50US #12
#14Aaron42US #32
#15Steven39US #19
#16Mark37US #16
#17Richard34US #17
#18Charles33US #23
#19Kenneth32US #34
#20Ryan32US #25
#21Scott32US #18
#22Timothy31US #22
#23Jeffrey30US #15
#24Kevin30US #14
#25Sean30US #37
#26Thomas30US #20
#27Eric28US #13
#28Shawn28US #30
#29Anthony27US #21
#30Gregory27US #31
#31Justin27US #43
#32Patrick27US #38
#33Jonathan26US #33
#34Paul26US #27
#35Adam24US #36
#36Andrew23US #28
#37Benjamin23US #46
#38Jeremy22US #24
#39Travis22US #54
#40Edward21US #40
#41Jacob21US #88
#42Nathan20US #52
#43Shane20US #56
#44Samuel19US #60
#45Chad18US #26
#46Douglas18US #53
#47Peter18US #50
#48Stephen18US #35
#49George17US #49
#50Donald15US #41
#51Erik15US #90
#52Jeremiah15US #178
#53Bryan13US #45
#54Frank13US #65
#55Keith13US #44
#56Brandon12US #51
#57Larry12US #55
#58Clinton11US #157
#59Gary11US #48
#60Jared11US #131
#61Raymond11US #62
#62Russell11US #84
#63Todd11US #39
#64Gabriel10US #117
#65Jesse10US #67
#66Ronald10US #42
#67Wesley10US #165
#68Isaac9
#69Lawrence9US #100
#70Roy9US #122
#71Alfred8
#72Carl8US #89
#73Curtis8US #98
#74Ernest8US #150
#75Henry8US #115
#76Jerry8US #61
#77Seth8US #170
#78Troy8US #63
#79Bradley7US #58
#80Darren7US #127
#81Derek7US #74
#82Harry7
#83Jack7US #149
#84Joel7US #75
#85Lance7US #159
#86Micheal7US #102
#87Nicholas7US #80
#88Randy7US #79
#89Terry7US #69
#90Victor7US #96
#91Alan6US #118
#92Alexander6US #112
#93Billy6US #78
#94Brent6US #76
#95Clifford6US #193
#96Corey6US #77
#97Dennis6US #59
#98Dustin6US #121
#99Eugene6US #154
#100Franklin6

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑52Robin#27
↑50Christy#43
↑49Holly#37
↑42Brenda#42
↑38Andrea#35
↑36Donna#49
↑34Melanie#22
↑33Carrie#30

Falling

↓64Catherine#92
↓62Patricia#85
↓61Lori#99
↓52Tina#70
↓50Dennis#97
↓34Troy#78
↓31Wendy#57
↓31Barbara#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.