Girls' name · since 1915
Alaska
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,293 babies named Alaska, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,293
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alaska is the #2905 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,293 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Alaska recorded 1,293 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #2905 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,905 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,293 born since 1915
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alaska ranks #6,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,905 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,293 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,905 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,293
- born since 1915
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alaska's 1,293 recorded births place it above 91.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alaska compares
1,293 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alaska's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alaska | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,293 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alaska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alaska's full recorded timeline at 2007, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alaska popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Alaska popularity over time - boys
13 total births recorded since 2022 (Alaska as boys' name)
Alaska by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (540 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Alaska's strongest decade.
540 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Alaska births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s 187
2000s
187 births
- 2010s
2010s
478 births
- 2020s
2020s
540 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 540 births (42% of all-time use).
How Alaska compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alaska's total volume
Alaska by state
Where Alaska concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 57 | 4.4% |
| #2 | California | | 51 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 36 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 11 | 0.9% |
57 of 1,293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Alaska appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alaska's data
- Texas records the most Alaskas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Alaska
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alaska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alaska draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.