Names / Girl names
Alaska
Current rank
#2,896
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,818
in 2020
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
1,300
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,818 in 2020 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Alaska first shows up in 1915. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 1,300 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.