Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Alaska, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	129
2	Michelle	65
3	Lisa	48
4	Kimberly	45
5	Heather	44
6	Amy	40
7	Christine	34
8	Angela	33
9	Melissa	32
10	Mary	31
11	Elizabeth	30
11	Karen	30
11	Shannon	30
14	Christina	27
14	Rebecca	27
16	Julie	25
16	Stephanie	25
18	Brenda	23
18	Dawn	23
18	Laura	23
18	Sarah	23
18	Tammy	23
23	Tina	21
24	Crystal	20
24	Tracy	20
26	Katherine	19
26	Nicole	19
26	Sharon	19
29	Lori	17
29	Melanie	17
31	April	16
31	Heidi	16
31	Holly	16
31	Pamela	16
31	Tanya	16
31	Teresa	16
37	Cynthia	15
37	Patricia	15
37	Susan	15
40	Carrie	14
40	Deborah	14
40	Erin	14
40	Kelly	14
40	Renee	14
45	Andrea	13
45	Cheryl	13
45	Kathleen	13
45	Nancy	13
45	Sara	13
45	Sheila	13

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	146
2	John	112
3	David	111
4	James	98
5	Christopher	89
6	Robert	86
7	Jason	78
8	William	69
9	Brian	63
10	Matthew	51
10	Thomas	51
12	Richard	48
13	Daniel	45
13	Joseph	45
15	Paul	44
16	Kenneth	38
17	Scott	37
18	Eric	36
18	Gregory	36
20	Kevin	35
20	Mark	35
22	Charles	33
22	Timothy	33
24	Jeffrey	31
24	Steven	31
26	Shawn	28
27	Anthony	27
28	Chad	26
29	Ronald	25
30	Andrew	24
30	Donald	24
32	Aaron	23
33	Peter	21
33	Stephen	21
35	Edward	20
36	Keith	19
36	Ryan	19
38	Jonathan	18
38	Patrick	18
38	Sean	18
38	Travis	18
42	Benjamin	17
42	Bryan	17
44	Todd	16
45	Craig	15
45	Joshua	15
45	Justin	15
48	Derek	14
48	Douglas	14
48	Raymond	14