State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 1998 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,906 Alaska births in 1998 across 401 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#47Naomi#190 nationally
#77Kianaoutside the national top 200
#84Ameliaoutside the national top 200
#86Claraoutside the national top 200
#88Douglasoutside the national top 200
#89Katrinaoutside the national top 200
#87Isabelle#196 nationally
#95Auroraoutside the national top 200
#98Heidioutside the national top 200
#75Dawson#175 nationally
#66Kendra#154 nationally
#80Rebekah#155 nationally

Girls

#1Emily60US #1
#2Sarah59US #4
#3Hannah57US #2
#4Megan50US #13
#5Alyssa46US #11
#6Ashley43US #5
#7Samantha42US #3
#8Madison40US #9
#9Jessica39US #8
#10Kayla37US #12
#11Taylor35US #7
#12Alexis33US #6
#13Amber30US #37
#14Victoria30US #16
#15Brittany29US #25
#16Elizabeth29US #10
#17Haley27US #36
#18Brianna26US #17
#19Emma26US #22
#20Olivia26US #21
#21Amanda24US #19
#22Jordan24US #42
#23Lauren23US #14
#24Rachel23US #15
#25Danielle21US #41
#26Katherine21US #33
#27Mariah21US #62
#28Rebecca21US #30
#29Savannah21US #45
#30Sierra21US #51
#31Sydney21US #28
#32Morgan20US #23
#33Abigail19US #18
#34Autumn19US #77
#35Jasmine19US #26
#36Mary19US #44
#37Kaitlyn18US #35
#38Alexandra17US #27
#39Amy17US #96
#40Anna17US #31
#41Chloe17US #87
#42Grace17US #53
#43Kaylee17US #86
#44Kimberly17US #54
#45Mackenzie17US #64
#46Miranda17US #80
#47Naomi16US #190
#48Nicole16US #24
#49Shelby16US #49
#50Brooke15US #46
#51Paige15US #63
#52Stephanie15US #29
#53Cassidy14US #113
#54Courtney14US #39
#55Kelsey14US #56
#56Molly14US #108
#57Sara14US #48
#58Chelsea13US #94
#59Cheyenne13US #72
#60Hailey13US #70
#61Madeline13US #50
#62Alicia12US #98
#63Andrea12US #61
#64Erica12US #92
#65Erin12US #57
#66Kendra12US #154
#67Laura12US #74
#68Makayla12US #71
#69Alexandria11US #81
#70Breanna11US #76
#71Caitlin11US #78
#72Gabrielle11US #47
#73Heather11US #99
#74Jennifer11US #20
#75Julia11US #32
#76Kaitlin11US #120
#77Kiana11
#78Mckenzie11US #142
#79Melissa11US #59
#80Rebekah11US #155
#81Zoe11US #122
#82Alexa10US #93
#83Allison10US #38
#84Amelia10
#85Bethany10US #132
#86Clara10
#87Isabelle10US #196
#88Kathryn10US #89
#89Katrina10
#90Leah10US #106
#91Mia10US #130
#92Sabrina10US #68
#93Vanessa10US #52
#94Angela9US #100
#95Aurora9
#96Bailey9US #60
#97Cassandra9US #85
#98Heidi9
#99Holly9US #163
#100Isabel9US #118

Boys

#1Michael78US #1
#2Jacob74US #2
#3Joshua68US #4
#4Brandon64US #7
#5David62US #13
#6Joseph62US #11
#7Matthew56US #3
#8Andrew55US #9
#9James53US #18
#10Austin52US #10
#11Daniel51US #12
#12William48US #14
#13Alexander47US #22
#14Robert47US #23
#15Christopher46US #5
#16Tyler45US #8
#17John44US #15
#18Samuel41US #28
#19Noah40US #29
#20Justin39US #20
#21Kyle39US #24
#22Anthony37US #19
#23Hunter37US #36
#24Ryan37US #17
#25Ethan36US #38
#26Thomas35US #31
#27Christian34US #26
#28Cody34US #43
#29Logan34US #44
#30Nicholas33US #6
#31Zachary33US #16
#32Benjamin32US #30
#33Dylan32US #25
#34Tristan31US #92
#35Jonathan30US #21
#36Kevin30US #32
#37Connor28US #47
#38Jared28US #51
#39Caleb26US #42
#40Cameron26US #35
#41Patrick26US #57
#42Aaron24US #37
#43Colton24US #106
#44Nathan24US #34
#45Elijah23US #66
#46Jordan23US #27
#47Jason22US #40
#48Sean22US #50
#49Eric21US #39
#50Ian21US #73
#51Isaac21US #65
#52Travis21US #98
#53Chase20US #67
#54Nathaniel20US #60
#55Timothy20US #49
#56Trevor20US #58
#57Brian19US #41
#58Cole19US #77
#59Jeremiah19US #114
#60Seth19US #86
#61Spencer19US #84
#62Gabriel18US #54
#63Garrett18US #80
#64Adam17US #45
#65Charles17US #48
#66Dakota17US #72
#67Isaiah17US #59
#68Jesse17US #70
#69Shawn17US #113
#70Bradley16US #101
#71Derek16US #110
#72Jack16US #61
#73Jeremy16US #68
#74Mitchell16US #103
#75Dawson15US #175
#76Steven15US #46
#77Mark14US #64
#78Mason14US #83
#79Paul14US #89
#80Peter14US #111
#81Richard14US #56
#82Bryce13US #94
#83Dalton13US #88
#84Devon13US #119
#85Hayden13US #160
#86Wyatt13US #137
#87Alex12US #55
#88Douglas12
#89Kenneth12US #87
#90Lucas11US #93
#91Luke11US #75
#92Shane11US #118
#93Stephen11US #78
#94Alec10US #112
#95Antonio10US #79
#96Brendan10US #99
#97Devin10US #62
#98Evan10US #63
#99Bailey9US #154
#100Gavin9US #116

On the move since 1997

Rising

↑50Brianna#18
↑46Noah#19
↑46Cameron#40
↑42Travis#52
↑38Colton#43
↑31Spencer#61
↑28Mackenzie#45
↑27Naomi#47

Falling

↓50Allison#83
↓49Bailey#96
↓46Sabrina#92
↓42Melissa#79
↓32Shelby#49
↓30Kenneth#89
↓30Gavin#100
↓29Steven#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1997 rankings.