Most popular boys’ names in Alaska, 1955

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

RankNameBabies
1David179
2Michael167
3Robert155
4John142
5James141
6William136
7Richard101
8Mark91
9Thomas81
10Steven79
11Charles51
11Donald51
11Kenneth51
14Joseph50
14Ronald50
16Daniel49
17Gregory42
18George40
19Gary38
20Paul37
20Timothy37
22Dennis36
22Patrick36
24Stephen35
25Edward33
RankNameBabies
26Larry32
27Bruce29
28Jeffrey26
29Douglas23
29Kevin23
31Peter22
31Raymond22
31Scott22
31Terry22
35Frank21
35Gerald21
37Brian20
37Walter20
39Wayne19
40Christopher17
40Randy17
40Roger17
43Arthur16
43Jack16
45Jeffery15
46Jerry14
46Keith14
46Russell14
49Dale13
49Glenn13
49Roy13
52Albert12
52Allen12
52Andrew12
52Craig12
52Eric12
52Gordon12
52Howard12
52Matthew12
52Philip12
52Randall12
62Carl11
62Lawrence11
62Mike11
62Phillip11
62Ralph11
62Randolph11
62Victor11
69Chris10
69Frederick10
69Harold10
69Harry10
69Henry10
69Kim10
69Leonard10
69Martin10
69Rodney10
69Steve10
79Billy9
79Marc9
79Marvin9
79Micheal9
79Nick9
79Norman9
79Samuel9
79Stanley9
87Alan8
87Anthony8
87Arnold8
87Benjamin8
87Dan8
87Floyd8
87Jimmy8
87Leslie8
95Alfred7
95Barry7
95Bobby7
95Calvin7
95Charlie7
95Dana7
95Dean7
95Ernest7
95Eugene7
95Glen7
95Jay7
95Jon7
95Jonathan7
95Kent7
95Rick7
95Ronnie7
95Vincent7