Alaska
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Alaska
State name Alaska stems from an Aleutian word for the land mass itself. The number of baby girls named Alaska has doubled in the past five years, and is sure to continue increasing as more place names are annexed as baby names. Wilder but as habitable as Dakota or Cheyenne, Alaska is a girls' name choice for the future.
Alaska for boys#12089 US
Alaska is a state name that's gaining a following, along with Montana and Dakota. While it was used exclusively for girls in the 2020 US name statistics, there's no reason it can't work just as well for boys.
Pronounced uh-LAS-kuh.
As of October 2026, Alaska ranked #2896 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1830 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #845.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,330 | 48 | 26.9 |
| 2015 | #2,847 | 61 | 34.2 |
| 2016 | #3,184 | 51 | 28.8 |
| 2017 | #2,359 | 77 | 44.6 |
| 2018 | #2,559 | 68 | 40 |
| 2019 | #3,390 | 46 | 27.4 |
| 2020 | #1,830 | 107 | 66.2 |
| 2021 | #2,118 | 89 | 54.2 |
| 2022 | #1,940 | 102 | 62.2 |
| 2023 | #1,963 | 100 | 62.3 |
| 2024 | #2,274 | 81 | 50 |
| 2025 | #2,896 | 58 | 36.1 |
World rankings
Alaska for girls
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Famous Alaskas
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- Alaska TaufaGirl
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- Alaska Cahan (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of supermodel Anne Vyalitsyna
- Alaska Luxe Harvey (b. 2016)Girl
daughter of blogger Kyree Harvey
- Maxime Alaska Bossieux (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of musicians Richard Z. Kruspe of Rammstein and Margaux Bossieux
Alaska in pop culture
- Alaska YoungGirl
title character in John Green's "Looking for Alaska"