Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Alaska, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	127
2	Amanda	82
3	Melissa	79
4	Sarah	77
5	Jessica	73
6	Heather	56
7	Amy	46
7	Kimberly	46
9	Angela	45
10	Elizabeth	44
10	Rebecca	44
12	Christina	42
13	Michelle	38
14	Amber	36
14	Crystal	36
16	Nicole	34
17	Jamie	32
17	Lisa	32
19	Stephanie	31
20	Kelly	29
21	Megan	28
21	Shannon	28
23	Rachel	26
24	Mary	25
25	Andrea	24
26	Christine	23
27	Julie	22
27	Katherine	22
29	Anna	21
29	April	21
29	Sara	21
32	Erin	20
32	Tamara	20
32	Tara	20
35	Danielle	19
35	Emily	19
35	Laura	19
35	Teresa	19
39	Samantha	18
40	Jacqueline	17
40	Kara	17
40	Melanie	17
40	Vanessa	17
44	Kathleen	16
45	Brooke	15
45	Heidi	15
45	Kristina	15
45	Patricia	15
45	Robin	15
50	Alicia	14

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Christopher	139
2	Michael	136
3	Jason	117
4	David	93
5	Matthew	90
5	Robert	90
7	James	89
8	Joshua	87
9	Daniel	84
10	John	81
11	Ryan	72
12	Brian	65
13	Joseph	61
14	Justin	60
14	William	60
16	Jeremy	59
17	Nicholas	58
18	Kevin	53
19	Aaron	52
20	Richard	47
21	Timothy	44
22	Andrew	43
22	Benjamin	43
22	Thomas	43
25	Paul	41
26	Travis	40
27	Eric	39
27	Jeffrey	39
27	Jonathan	39
30	Jeremiah	38
30	Mark	38
32	Adam	36
33	Anthony	35
33	Scott	35
35	Nathan	32
35	Steven	32
37	Brandon	28
38	Charles	27
38	Jacob	27
38	Patrick	27
38	Sean	27
42	Jesse	26
43	Jared	25
43	Shawn	25
45	Kenneth	24
45	Peter	24
47	Bryan	23
48	Zachary	21
49	Chad	19
49	Dustin	19