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Names of Alaska

465,495 births across 1,753 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Alaska more than Orion.

Most concentrated in Alaska

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Orion 202 7.3×
Bjorn 27 6.4×
Odin 98 5.9×
Aurora 752 5.7×
Juniper 154 5.3×
Gideon 130 4.9×
Ember 140 4.9×
Leif 36 4.6×
Killian 90 4.5×
Nick 255 4.2×
Dawson 291 4.1×
Kinley 109 4.1×
Kiana 133 3.9×
Bristol 53 3.8×
Gunnar 80 3.7×
Soren 45 3.7×
Ronin 45 3.5×
Freya 90 3.5×
Titus 112 3.5×
Tristen 107 3.5×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary4,002
2Elizabeth2,970
3Jennifer2,961
4Jessica2,651
5Sarah2,616
6Amanda1,894
7Michelle1,829
8Emily1,804
9Rebecca1,741
10Ashley1,677
11Anna1,563
12Patricia1,548
13Kimberly1,525
14Heather1,509
15Katherine1,491

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Michael8,407
2John7,377
3James7,115
4David6,748
5Robert6,494
6William5,775
7Christopher4,575
8Daniel4,212
9Joseph4,102
10Matthew3,663
11Thomas3,487
12Richard3,431
13Joshua3,276
14Andrew2,851
15Charles2,821

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.