Alaska is the name of the 49th state, taken from the Aleut word alaxsxaq, which is usually translated as "mainland" or "the land toward which the sea flows". As a first name it belongs with place names like Dakota, Georgia and Savannah and suggests wilderness and wide open space. Alaska was given to only a handful of girls in 2000 at number 5709, rose to number 1818 in 2020 and stands at number 2896 in 2025 with 58 births.