State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1980 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,513 Alaska births in 1980 across 358 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#79Audreyoutside the national top 200
#80Charleneoutside the national top 200
#51Bonnie#166 nationally
#77Shawna#188 nationally
#91Colinoutside the national top 200
#90Melody#199 nationally
#93Karloutside the national top 200
#96Levioutside the national top 200
#97Alyssaoutside the national top 200
#85Robyn#182 nationally
#43Miranda#128 nationally
#98Neil#181 nationally

Girls

#1Jessica115US #3
#2Jennifer114US #1
#3Sarah82US #5
#4Amanda71US #2
#5Melissa65US #4
#6Michelle61US #10
#7Heather60US #6
#8Amber59US #22
#9Rebecca58US #17
#10Erin48US #20
#11Christina44US #15
#12Elizabeth44US #9
#13Amy43US #8
#14Angela38US #12
#15Mary38US #25
#16Lisa36US #16
#17Kimberly35US #11
#18Jamie34US #24
#19Nicole32US #7
#20Stephanie32US #13
#21Andrea31US #28
#22Crystal31US #18
#23Kelly31US #19
#24Rachel31US #23
#25Shannon29US #29
#26Tiffany29US #14
#27Katherine28US #35
#28Samantha25US #58
#29Megan24US #30
#30Sara24US #27
#31Katie23US #44
#32Kristin23US #37
#33Laura22US #21
#34April21US #26
#35Brandy20US #42
#36Holly20US #52
#37Julie20US #32
#38Dawn18US #67
#39Kathleen18US #82
#40Leah18US #84
#41Tamara18US #108
#42Christine17US #41
#43Miranda17US #128
#44Danielle16US #33
#45Karen16US #54
#46Krista16US #121
#47Kristina16US #73
#48Alicia15US #47
#49Anna15US #55
#50Kristen15US #39
#51Bonnie14US #166
#52Dana14US #68
#53Erica13US #34
#54Kathryn13US #50
#55Mandy13US #132
#56Melinda13US #92
#57Natasha13US #89
#58Sabrina13US #113
#59Tara13US #43
#60Carrie12US #46
#61Courtney12US #48
#62Cynthia12US #64
#63Erika12US #87
#64Heidi12US #79
#65Katrina12US #90
#66Maria12US #36
#67Marie12US #145
#68Melanie12US #60
#69Monica12US #45
#70Natalie12US #65
#71Tracy12US #56
#72Wendy12US #75
#73Brandi11US #63
#74Brooke11US #57
#75Cassandra11US #138
#76Michele11US #126
#77Shawna11US #188
#78Alison10US #101
#79Audrey10
#80Charlene10
#81Kara10US #127
#82Leslie10US #61
#83Margaret10US #105
#84Nichole10US #102
#85Robyn10US #182
#86Vanessa10US #69
#87Alisha9US #151
#88Emily9US #31
#89Julia9US #98
#90Melody9US #199
#91Misty9US #49
#92Patricia9US #51
#93Tasha9US #130
#94Theresa9US #104
#95Tina9US #72
#96Allison8US #59
#97Alyssa8
#98Ashley8US #40
#99Autumn8US #180
#100Barbara8US #120

Boys

#1Michael145US #1
#2Christopher122US #2
#3James107US #5
#4John102US #8
#5Joshua102US #7
#6Robert99US #9
#7David98US #4
#8Matthew87US #6
#9Jason81US #3
#10Justin73US #13
#11Ryan73US #15
#12William71US #14
#13Joseph70US #10
#14Daniel69US #11
#15Brian67US #12
#16Aaron55US #34
#17Eric54US #16
#18Nicholas52US #17
#19Benjamin51US #32
#20Jeremy51US #18
#21Thomas47US #25
#22Travis45US #37
#23Charles44US #29
#24Jesse43US #45
#25Timothy43US #20
#26Andrew42US #19
#27Paul38US #35
#28Adam37US #22
#29Jacob37US #43
#30Jonathan36US #21
#31Stephen36US #40
#32Patrick33US #38
#33Nathan32US #36
#34Scott31US #33
#35Sean31US #48
#36Brandon30US #31
#37Richard30US #26
#38Anthony29US #24
#39Jeffrey29US #27
#40Peter29US #55
#41Chad28US #39
#42Derek27US #50
#43Jeremiah27US #76
#44Kevin26US #23
#45Steven25US #28
#46Jared22US #61
#47Kyle22US #57
#48Mark22US #30
#49Shane22US #69
#50Bryan21US #49
#51Samuel21US #54
#52Ian19US #104
#53Kenneth19US #41
#54Dustin18US #44
#55George18US #60
#56Luke18US #97
#57Casey17US #93
#58Gregory17US #42
#59Keith17US #56
#60Zachary17US #72
#61Donald16US #53
#62Russell16US #92
#63Edward15US #52
#64Lucas15US #98
#65Shawn15US #47
#66Douglas14US #62
#67Erik14US #64
#68Gabriel14US #85
#69Isaac14US #150
#70Joel14US #67
#71Phillip14US #65
#72Allen13US #124
#73Seth13US #99
#74Shaun13US #79
#75Carl12US #103
#76Curtis12US #89
#77Jeffery12US #90
#78Larry12US #70
#79Philip12US #82
#80Raymond12US #66
#81Ronald12US #58
#82Trevor12US #155
#83Dennis11US #80
#84Frank11US #81
#85Gary11US #63
#86Walter11US #137
#87Brent10US #84
#88Cody10US #143
#89Jack10US #158
#90Clinton9US #131
#91Colin9
#92Craig9US #73
#93Karl9
#94Kristopher9US #138
#95Lee9US #125
#96Levi9
#97Nathaniel9US #86
#98Neil9US #181
#99Roger9US #134
#100Tyler9US #114

On the move since 1979

Rising

↑59Katie#31
↑46Kristin#32
↑38Dawn#38
↑36Natasha#57
↑35Cynthia#62
↑30Brandy#35
↑30Luke#56
↑29Stephen#31

Falling

↓52Emily#88
↓44Patricia#92
↓43Vanessa#86
↓40Kara#81
↓39Misty#91
↓29Brooke#74
↓27Tyler#100
↓26Melanie#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1979 rankings.