State roster

Top names in Alaska

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Alaska birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,690 Alaska births in 2016 across 464 distinct names.

Distinctively Alaska

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

#57Lenaoutside the national top 200
#52Payton#183 nationally
#61Anastasia#192 nationally
#62Iris#186 nationally
#78Juniperoutside the national top 200
#81Peteroutside the national top 200
#88Kyleroutside the national top 200
#89Paxsonoutside the national top 200
#91Heidioutside the national top 200
#94Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#69Finn#175 nationally
#95Lauraoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Emma47US #1
#2Olivia46US #2
#3Amelia35US #10
#4Charlotte34US #7
#5Aurora33US #66
#6Sophia33US #4
#7Abigail32US #8
#8Ava32US #3
#9Elizabeth32US #13
#10Chloe29US #20
#11Evelyn29US #12
#12Harper29US #11
#13Isabella28US #5
#14Mia28US #6
#15Aria27US #23
#16Lillian27US #28
#17Scarlett27US #18
#18Addison26US #29
#19Emily23US #9
#20Hazel23US #52
#21Natalie22US #31
#22Riley22US #22
#23Audrey21US #39
#24Eleanor20US #41
#25Grace20US #19
#26Lily20US #24
#27Lucy20US #55
#28Penelope20US #27
#29Adeline19US #63
#30Claire19US #40
#31Zoey19US #26
#32Madison18US #15
#33Nora18US #36
#34Victoria18US #21
#35Aubrey17US #25
#36Avery17US #16
#37Piper17US #67
#38Violet17US #47
#39Cora16US #87
#40Sofia16US #14
#41Aaliyah15US #53
#42Autumn15US #65
#43Hannah15US #33
#44Willow15US #96
#45Allison14US #50
#46Ella14US #17
#47Ruby14US #71
#48Teagan14US #150
#49Zoe14US #35
#50Anna13US #49
#51Maya13US #64
#52Payton13US #183
#53Raelynn13US #158
#54Athena12US #142
#55Brooklyn12US #34
#56Kennedy12US #59
#57Lena12
#58Naomi12US #75
#59Sadie12US #60
#60Adalynn11US #124
#61Anastasia11US #192
#62Iris11US #186
#63Katherine11US #91
#64Lilly11US #143
#65Margaret11US #139
#66Mary11US #126
#67Nevaeh11US #73
#68Paige11US #149
#69Paisley11US #46
#70Alice10US #76
#71Brielle10US #121
#72Clara10US #100
#73Eliza10US #174
#74Ellie10US #43
#75Eva10US #74
#76Everly10US #107
#77Isla10US #127
#78Juniper10
#79Kinsley10US #86
#80Layla10US #30
#81Molly10US #157
#82Quinn10US #79
#83Reagan10US #98
#84Stella10US #45
#85Alexandra9US #110
#86Ariana9US #54
#87Arya9US #169
#88Charlie9US #185
#89Esther9US #182
#90Hailey9US #68
#91Heidi9
#92Isabelle9US #102
#93Jasmine9US #122
#94Kinley9
#95Laura9
#96Leah9US #37
#97Luna9US #77
#98Lydia9US #80
#99Nova9US #136
#100River9

Boys

#1James47US #5
#2Liam47US #2
#3Oliver46US #12
#4William46US #3
#5Joseph42US #20
#6Lucas41US #14
#7Noah40US #1
#8Owen40US #24
#9Logan39US #18
#10Mason39US #4
#11Elijah38US #9
#12Benjamin35US #6
#13Jacob35US #7
#14David34US #19
#15Jackson34US #17
#16Wyatt34US #33
#17Gabriel31US #25
#18Henry29US #22
#19Daniel28US #13
#20Michael27US #8
#21Alexander26US #11
#22Samuel26US #21
#23Aiden25US #16
#24Easton25US #66
#25Hunter25US #45
#26John25US #28
#27Thomas25US #48
#28Carter24US #26
#29Charles24US #52
#30Lincoln24US #51
#31Luke24US #29
#32Ryder24US #102
#33Caleb23US #44
#34Ethan23US #10
#35Matthew23US #15
#36Robert23US #62
#37Christopher22US #36
#38Connor22US #54
#39Jaxon22US #41
#40Landon22US #53
#41Elias21US #93
#42Jack21US #38
#43Cameron20US #57
#44Sebastian20US #23
#45Isaiah19US #47
#46Jeremiah19US #58
#47Leo19US #74
#48Sawyer19US #97
#49Asher18US #71
#50Grayson18US #37
#51Greyson18US #95
#52Isaac18US #31
#53Levi18US #42
#54Nathaniel18US #103
#55Nolan18US #67
#56Silas18US #119
#57Theodore18US #83
#58Ezra17US #85
#59Micah17US #115
#60Adam16US #75
#61Cooper16US #79
#62Jayden16US #27
#63Joshua16US #35
#64Nathan16US #43
#65Christian15US #46
#66Eli15US #50
#67Evan15US #69
#68Ezekiel15US #120
#69Finn15US #175
#70Hudson15US #61
#71Jonathan15US #56
#72Jordan15US #65
#73Josiah15US #55
#74Julian15US #39
#75Kayden15US #101
#76Vincent15US #104
#77Aaron14US #49
#78Andrew14US #34
#79Cole14US #110
#80Everett14US #114
#81Peter14
#82Roman14US #98
#83Bentley13US #100
#84Colton13US #68
#85Declan13US #109
#86Jace13US #76
#87Jaxson13US #82
#88Kyler13
#89Paxson13
#90Tyler13US #91
#91Austin12US #73
#92Ayden12US #92
#93Blake12US #127
#94Carson12US #81
#95Jesse12US #174
#96Kevin12US #90
#97Nicholas12US #63
#98Richard12US #160
#99Ryker12US #148
#100Tobias12

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑52Nora#33
↑49Claire#30
↑47Easton#24
↑45Natalie#21
↑37Lucy#27
↑37Anastasia#61
↑36Aaliyah#41
↑32Eli#66

Falling

↓55Stella#84
↓46Josiah#73
↓45Colton#84
↓41Ryker#99
↓38Layla#80
↓35Everly#76
↓34Sadie#59
↓33Brooklyn#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.