Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Alaska, 1978

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	129
2	Heather	75
3	Jessica	72
4	Sarah	71
5	Melissa	52
6	Michelle	46
7	Amanda	43
7	Amber	43
9	Angela	42
10	Christina	41
11	Amy	40
11	Elizabeth	40
13	Crystal	36
13	Lisa	36
15	Shannon	34
16	Jamie	33
16	Rebecca	33
18	Stephanie	32
19	Kimberly	29
19	Mary	29
21	Katherine	27
21	Rachel	27
21	Tiffany	27
24	Kelly	26
25	Megan	24
25	Nicole	24
25	Sara	24
28	Christine	23
28	Kristina	23
28	Laura	23
31	April	22
31	Carrie	22
31	Julie	22
34	Misty	21
35	Erin	20
36	Andrea	18
36	Cheryl	18
38	Dawn	17
38	Emily	17
40	Holly	16
40	Sabrina	16
42	Erica	15
42	Melanie	15
44	Denise	14
44	Margaret	14
44	Monica	14
44	Wendy	14
48	Brooke	13
48	Danielle	13
50	Ann	12

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	149
2	Christopher	136
3	Jason	126
4	David	109
5	John	100
6	James	95
7	Robert	93
8	Joshua	87
9	Daniel	78
10	Joseph	72
11	Matthew	71
12	Brian	70
13	Ryan	55
14	Aaron	54
14	Eric	54
16	Jeremy	53
17	William	52
18	Justin	51
19	Timothy	50
20	Benjamin	48
21	Andrew	45
22	Kevin	44
23	Nicholas	42
23	Sean	42
25	Richard	41
26	Nathan	40
27	Travis	39
28	Mark	38
29	Anthony	36
30	Charles	35
31	Thomas	33
32	Jesse	31
33	Jonathan	30
33	Patrick	30
33	Steven	30
36	Paul	29
37	Adam	28
37	Gregory	28
37	Kenneth	28
40	Jacob	27
41	Jeffrey	25
41	Peter	25
43	Shawn	24
44	Brandon	22
44	Scott	22
46	Jeremiah	21
47	Edward	20
47	Ronald	20
47	Samuel	20
50	Chad	18