Given name
Alaska
“from the great land; from the state of Alaska”
Alaska is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the great land; from the state of Alaska.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the great land; from the state of Alaska.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alaska through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,306
- 13 boys · 1,293 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 112 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,896 for girls · #12,089 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,896 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Florida and Indiana and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 801 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alaska’s family of names
Alaska may belong to the same name family as ALASKKA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Alaska
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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