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Most popular baby names in Alaska, 2025
The names given most often to babies born in Alaska in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 1,653 girls and 2,272 boys are in the Alaska list.
Top 25 girls · Alaska 2025
- #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”*32▲ 20
- #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”*31▼ 1
- #3Emma“entire”*29▲ 2
- #4EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”*26▲ 5
- #5AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”*24▼ 2
- #5Olivia“olive; olive branch”*24▼ 3
- #5Penelopepossibly “duck”*24▲ 13
- #5VioletFrom the word “violet”*24▼ 1
- #9Eleanorpossibly “other”*23▼ 1
- #10EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records21▲ 9
- #10Lucy“light”*21▲ 13
- #12Abigail“my Father's joy”*20▲ 26
- #12JuniperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #427 in 2015, #100 in 202520▲ 1
- #12Sophia“wisdom”*20▼ 6
- #15Iris“rainbow”*18▲ 12
- #15JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”*18▲ 19
- #15LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”*18▲ 8
- #18AthenaEditor’s note Up from #157 in 2015 to #109 in 2025 in the US17▲ 27
- #18EloiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel17▲ 68
- #18GraceFrom the word “grace”*17new
- #18HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”*17▼ 11
- #18HazelFrom the word “hazel”*17▼ 7
- #18IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters17▲ 3
- #18IvyFrom the word “ivy”*17▲ 9
- #18NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*17▲ 9
- #18WillowFrom the word “willow”*17▲ 1
Top 25 boys · Alaska 2025
- #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records46▲ 2
- #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202545same
- #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records44▲ 2
- #4OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records41▼ 3
- #5James“May He Heel”*39▲ 2
- #6William“will + helmet”*36▲ 14
- #7EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”*33▼ 1
- #8LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”*31▼ 5
- #9Elijah“Yahweh is my god”*30▼ 2
- #10LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records29▲ 5
- #11Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”*28▲ 4
- #11Charles“free man”*28▲ 42
- #13Colton“coal + settlement”*27▲ 64
- #14Samuel“God has set or God has placed”*25▲ 4
- #15JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”*24same
- #15MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 202524▼ 3
- #15Michael“who is like God?”*24▼ 3
- #18AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202523▲ 2
- #19Daniel“God is my judge”*22▲ 1
- #19WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 202522▲ 34
- #21Alexander“to defend + man”*21▲ 19
- #21Joseph“(God) shall add”*21▲ 19
- #23EverettSame root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”*20▲ 34
- #23GabrielFinnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”*20▼ 14
- #25LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records19▼ 16
- #25Matthew“gift of the Lord”*19▲ 15
Names that stand out in Alaska
Names in the Alaska top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Alaska births is twice its share of all US births.
Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Alaska). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).