Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Alaska

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,896 Trend ↑ Rising 10%
Rank 2025
#2,896
among girls · ↓614 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Alaska · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,712
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
112 babies
All-time total
1,306
#6,304 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Alaska popularity over time

1,306 babies have been named Alaska since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 5 – 5 1 – #4,285
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 6 – 6 1 – #10,879
1990s 77 – 77 8 +1183% #7,306
2000s 187 – 187 19 +143% #5,275
2010s 478 – 478 48 +156% #2,359
2020s (to 2025) 540 13 553 92 +93% #1,818

Where Alaska is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 59 0.04 outside top 500
2027 60 0.04 outside top 500
2028 61 0.04 outside top 500
2029 62 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

Where Alaska is most popular

Girls named Alaska per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.053 per 1,000. Strongest in Indiana, Michigan, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alaska born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Indiana 17 0.121 +127%
Michigan 17 0.093 +75%
Utah 7 0.084 +58%
Kentucky 6 0.070 +32%
Ohio 15 0.063 +19%
Florida 23 0.054 ≈ national
Tennessee 6 0.038 -29%
Texas 30 0.037 -30%
Washington 5 0.035 -35%
Virginia 5 0.029 -45%
Georgia 6 0.026 -50%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -60%
California 17 0.020 -62%
New York 6 0.015 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alaska

Alaska is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,896 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,306 American babies have been named Alaska. Its peak came in 2022, when 112 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alaska stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alaska?

The median living Alaska is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 1,300 people named Alaska are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alaska year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 58 #2,896 5 #12,089
2024 81 #2,282 – –
2023 100 #1,965 – –
2022 104 #1,919 8 #9,016
2021 89 #2,119 – –
2020 108 #1,818 – –
2019 46 #3,390 – –
2018 68 #2,560 – –
2017 77 #2,359 – –
2016 51 #3,185 – –
2015 61 #2,847 – –
2014 48 #3,330 – –
2013 40 #3,784 – –
2012 39 #3,918 – –
2011 25 #5,363 – –
2010 23 #5,782 – –
2009 20 #6,559 – –
2008 27 #5,290 – –
2007 18 #7,101 – –
2006 18 #6,859 – –
2005 24 #5,275 – –
2004 11 #9,282 – –
2003 16 #6,896 – –
2002 18 #6,137 – –
2001 16 #6,624 – –
2000 19 #5,709 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 5 #13,004 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 5 #4,285 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alaska

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alaska Alaska Spanish-Mexican singer b. 1963 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alaska, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alaska?

The median living Alaska is about 7 years old. Half of all living Alaskas are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Alaska are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Alaska are alive in the United States, based on 1,306 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alaska in 2025?

Alaska ranked #2,896 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alaska?

1,306 babies have been named Alaska in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alaska most popular?

Alaska peaked in 2022, when 112 newborns received the name.

Is Alaska a boy or girl name?

Alaska is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alaska rising or falling?

Alaska is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alaska become more popular?

Alaska is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 girls named Alaska in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alaska?

Well-known people named Alaska include Alaska (singer).

Names like Alaska

Names that sound and feel close to Alaska: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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