State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1997 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,888 Alaska births in 1997 across 386 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#71Katrinaoutside the national top 200
#72Kiana#198 nationally
#74Naomi#196 nationally
#82Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#84Helenoutside the national top 200
#85Calvin#192 nationally
#95Ashlynoutside the national top 200
#89Gage#193 nationally
#99Skyleroutside the national top 200
#91Preston#178 nationally
#98Kirsten#185 nationally
#87Jada#165 nationally

Girls

#1Hannah67US #5
#2Emily64US #1
#3Sarah59US #4
#4Megan47US #11
#5Jessica46US #2
#6Taylor46US #7
#7Ashley45US #3
#8Samantha45US #6
#9Madison40US #10
#10Abigail32US #26
#11Alyssa32US #15
#12Rachel32US #13
#13Emma30US #36
#14Amanda28US #16
#15Elizabeth28US #9
#16Katherine28US #32
#17Shelby28US #43
#18Amber27US #29
#19Morgan26US #22
#20Alexis25US #8
#21Mary25US #46
#22Sydney24US #35
#23Victoria24US #19
#24Haley22US #31
#25Kaitlyn22US #41
#26Sierra22US #56
#27Jasmine21US #24
#28Rebecca21US #25
#29Alexandra20US #30
#30Anna20US #33
#31Kayla20US #12
#32Savannah20US #47
#33Allison19US #39
#34Brittany19US #20
#35Hailey19US #80
#36Lauren19US #14
#37Melissa19US #44
#38Molly19US #98
#39Courtney18US #28
#40Madeline18US #59
#41Olivia18US #27
#42Erin17US #52
#43Grace17US #69
#44Gabrielle16US #51
#45Jordan16US #40
#46Sabrina16US #53
#47Bailey15US #65
#48Danielle15US #34
#49Jamie15US #103
#50Jennifer15US #18
#51Julia15US #37
#52Laura15US #66
#53Mariah15US #67
#54Breanna14US #74
#55Cheyenne14US #68
#56Jenna14US #76
#57Sara14US #50
#58Catherine13US #96
#59Destiny13US #42
#60Kimberly13US #49
#61Kylie13US #116
#62Miranda13US #70
#63Natalie13US #48
#64Nicole13US #21
#65Zoe13US #135
#66Alicia12US #89
#67Angela12US #93
#68Brianna12US #17
#69Brooke12US #45
#70Heather12US #90
#71Katrina12
#72Kiana12US #198
#73Mackenzie12US #71
#74Naomi12US #196
#75Stephanie12US #23
#76Faith11US #124
#77Kelsey11US #57
#78Kendra11US #153
#79Marissa11US #60
#80Mikayla11US #112
#81Sophia11US #94
#82Caitlin10US #88
#83Christina10US #62
#84Helen10
#85Holly10US #152
#86Jacqueline10US #77
#87Jada10US #165
#88Lindsey10US #95
#89Lydia10US #160
#90Makayla10US #102
#91Michelle10US #55
#92Shannon10US #85
#93Angel9US #144
#94Ariel9US #145
#95Ashlyn9
#96Cassandra9US #81
#97Claire9US #108
#98Kirsten9US #185
#99Kristen9US #82
#100Mia9US #128

Boys

#1Jacob86US #2
#2James83US #17
#3Michael81US #1
#4Joshua75US #5
#5Brandon59US #8
#6Joseph59US #12
#7John58US #15
#8Tyler57US #10
#9Zachary56US #13
#10Christopher54US #4
#11David52US #14
#12Ryan50US #16
#13William50US #19
#14Matthew49US #3
#15Austin48US #9
#16Andrew47US #7
#17Daniel47US #11
#18Samuel47US #27
#19Nicholas45US #6
#20Justin44US #20
#21Alexander42US #22
#22Kyle42US #24
#23Robert42US #23
#24Anthony41US #18
#25Christian34US #25
#26Cody34US #36
#27Jordan34US #26
#28Logan34US #42
#29Dylan31US #30
#30Benjamin30US #29
#31Hunter30US #44
#32Aaron29US #33
#33Jonathan29US #21
#34Elijah27US #74
#35Patrick27US #50
#36Thomas27US #31
#37Tristan27US #92
#38Jason26US #41
#39Caleb25US #47
#40Cole25US #72
#41Isaiah25US #60
#42Trevor25US #62
#43Nathan24US #34
#44Ethan23US #46
#45Jesse23US #63
#46Connor22US #52
#47Steven22US #40
#48Timothy22US #43
#49Charles21US #49
#50Dakota21US #66
#51Gabriel21US #57
#52Jared21US #56
#53Kevin20US #28
#54Richard20US #51
#55Paul19US #79
#56Brian18US #37
#57Eric18US #35
#58Ian18US #70
#59Kenneth18US #83
#60Wyatt18US #137
#61Garrett17US #85
#62Isaac17US #73
#63Jack17US #76
#64Jeremy17US #64
#65Noah17US #38
#66Peter17US #102
#67Edward16US #100
#68Chase15US #77
#69Dustin15US #88
#70Gavin15US #136
#71George15US #121
#72Nathaniel15US #65
#73Raymond15US #138
#74Sean15US #48
#75Adam14US #39
#76Bryce14US #112
#77Devin14US #59
#78Seth14US #97
#79Taylor14US #87
#80Bradley13US #94
#81Colton13US #108
#82Dawson13
#83Mason13US #89
#84Wesley13US #144
#85Calvin12US #192
#86Cameron12US #45
#87Derek12US #106
#88Evan12US #61
#89Gage12US #193
#90Liam12US #162
#91Preston12US #178
#92Spencer12US #104
#93Tanner12US #82
#94Travis12US #81
#95Alec11US #123
#96Dalton11US #90
#97Riley11US #135
#98Shane11US #114
#99Skyler11
#100Stephen11US #68

On the move since 1996

Rising

↑51Kaitlyn#25
↑46Jasmine#27
↑46Cole#40
↑44Hailey#35
↑39Mary#21
↑38Morgan#19
↑36Jamie#49
↑30Jenna#56

Falling

↓46Stephanie#75
↓44Cassandra#96
↓40Travis#94
↓39Heather#70
↓38Nicole#64
↓36Caitlin#82
↓35Sean#74
↓33Cheyenne#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1996 rankings.