State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1934 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,828 Arkansas births in 1934 across 871 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Arkansas more than they say America.

#62Doyleoutside the national top 200
#47Erma#180 nationally
#78Troyoutside the national top 200
#80Dorthyoutside the national top 200
#71Johnnie#190 nationally
#83Melbaoutside the national top 200
#92Ollieoutside the national top 200
#93Opal#199 nationally
#95Bettyeoutside the national top 200
#96Fredaoutside the national top 200
#56Rosie#160 nationally
#43Geneva#139 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,212US #1
#2Betty926US #2
#3Dorothy460US #5
#4Barbara360US #3
#5Wanda302US #47
#6Helen282US #9
#7Martha254US #27
#8Ruby247US #39
#9Virginia247US #15
#10Doris225US #11
#11Margaret219US #8
#12Norma207US #24
#13Patsy204US #59
#14Peggy203US #36
#15Shirley203US #4
#16Joyce202US #12
#17Frances186US #19
#18Billie184US #92
#19Mildred183US #35
#20Patricia177US #6
#21Ruth160US #13
#22Bonnie152US #58
#23Bobbie145US #110
#24Anna138US #31
#25Wilma138US #73
#26Juanita135US #64
#27Evelyn133US #29
#28Carolyn131US #33
#29Willie129US #102
#30Annie126US #38
#31Emma125US #85
#32Jo125US #75
#33Lois124US #20
#34Alice118US #25
#35Elizabeth118US #18
#36Thelma117US #65
#37Nancy113US #10
#38Hazel107US #87
#39Louise106US #40
#40Joan100US #7
#41Lillie94US #116
#42Clara93US #76
#43Geneva93US #139
#44Edna91US #55
#45Jean86US #16
#46Bernice81US #82
#47Erma81US #180
#48Ethel81US #78
#49Ann80US #32
#50Georgia80US #122
#51Marie80US #34
#52Gladys79US #66
#53Sue79US #119
#54Jessie78US #129
#55Geraldine76US #43
#56Rosie76US #160
#57Sarah74US #67
#58Margie73US #103
#59Maxine73US #114
#60Minnie73US #133
#61Velma73US #144
#62Ella70US #113
#63Vera70US #127
#64Alma69US #123
#65Charlene68US #151
#66Pauline68US #71
#67Gloria67US #30
#68Eva66US #100
#69Joy64US #152
#70Bessie63US #128
#71Johnnie62US #190
#72Mae62US #147
#73Mattie62US #132
#74Edith60US #81
#75Ida58US #118
#76Loretta58US #83
#77Florence57US #61
#78Marjorie55US #41
#79Sylvia55US #70
#80Dorthy54
#81Faye54US #146
#82Lucille54US #84
#83Melba54
#84Rose54US #37
#85Laura53US #96
#86Nellie53US #126
#87Irene52US #49
#88Joann51US #50
#89Lena51US #172
#90Lula51US #166
#91Naomi50US #149
#92Ollie50
#93Opal50US #199
#94Bertha49US #112
#95Bettye49
#96Freda49
#97Julia49US #105
#98June48US #46
#99Lola48US #170
#100Nina48US #178

Boys

#1James1,358US #2
#2Charles751US #7
#3Billy721US #20
#4John707US #3
#5Robert641US #1
#6William637US #4
#7Bobby500US #23
#8Donald297US #6
#9Joe294US #26
#10George277US #8
#11Harold264US #18
#12Jimmy253US #56
#13Willie248US #30
#14Thomas234US #9
#15Kenneth212US #15
#16Richard199US #5
#17Jerry190US #25
#18David185US #12
#19Carl158US #28
#20Paul157US #14
#21Roy152US #35
#22Jack151US #17
#23Henry145US #27
#24Jimmie129US #68
#25Walter124US #21
#26Eugene121US #24
#27Edward118US #13
#28Bill114US #59
#29Johnny114US #83
#30Frank113US #16
#31Albert109US #32
#32Lee106US #79
#33Raymond101US #19
#34Don99US #50
#35Franklin98US #46
#36Curtis92US #103
#37Floyd92US #73
#38Clarence90US #45
#39Tommy90US #98
#40Earl89US #41
#41Eddie88US #92
#42Joseph87US #10
#43Wayne81US #48
#44Arthur79US #29
#45Fred79US #33
#46Leroy79US #54
#47Ralph79US #31
#48Ray78US #63
#49Gerald76US #22
#50Bob75US #75
#51Johnnie75US #116
#52Howard70US #37
#53Leon68US #87
#54Louis68US #40
#55Ernest67US #51
#56Jackie67US #114
#57Herman66US #97
#58Jim65US #90
#59Marvin65US #44
#60Vernon65US #89
#61Billie64US #147
#62Doyle63
#63Freddie63US #152
#64Harry62US #36
#65Lawrence62US #34
#66Samuel62US #66
#67Alvin61US #93
#68Clyde61US #84
#69Charlie60US #100
#70Herbert60US #57
#71Jessie60US #144
#72Melvin60US #55
#73Glen59US #120
#74Jesse58US #102
#75Larry58US #43
#76Gene56US #67
#77Lloyd56US #82
#78Troy56
#79Cecil53US #111
#80Dale53US #62
#81Alfred52US #64
#82Leo52US #86
#83Ronald50US #11
#84Bennie48US #173
#85Elmer48US #108
#86Homer48US #156
#87Chester47US #123
#88Junior45US #171
#89Calvin44US #128
#90Max44US #126
#91Luther43US #167
#92Earnest42US #161
#93Lonnie41US #180
#94Norman41US #38
#95Lewis40US #94
#96Lester39US #110
#97Roosevelt39US #149
#98Darrell37US #140
#99Leonard37US #53
#100Benny36US #187

On the move since 1933

Rising

↑39Ann#49
↑29Ernest#55
↑29Jackie#56
↑24Geneva#43
↑23Sue#53
↑23Curtis#36
↑21Shirley#15
↑19Erma#47

Falling

↓37Bertha#94
↓27Jessie#71
↓25Norman#94
↓25Roosevelt#97
↓25Leonard#99
↓22Velma#61
↓22Melba#83
↓20Jessie#54

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1933 rankings.