State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1942 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 41,324 Arkansas births in 1942 across 848 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#59Ermaoutside the national top 200
#65Maeoutside the national top 200
#62Johnnie#192 nationally
#60Rosie#189 nationally
#73Sammy#194 nationally
#75Velma#196 nationally
#32Bobbie#151 nationally
#86Troyoutside the national top 200
#88Doyleoutside the national top 200
#88Geneva#198 nationally
#94Melbaoutside the national top 200
#61Jessie#167 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,208US #1
#2Betty716US #9
#3Linda625US #4
#4Barbara605US #2
#5Carolyn579US #10
#6Shirley528US #12
#7Patricia415US #3
#8Dorothy334US #17
#9Martha294US #29
#10Patsy287US #57
#11Joyce283US #13
#12Wanda274US #54
#13Margaret228US #14
#14Nancy208US #8
#15Helen207US #26
#16Peggy197US #42
#17Sandra182US #6
#18Brenda178US #40
#19Doris176US #41
#20Frances171US #30
#21Virginia163US #23
#22Alice160US #39
#23Judy159US #15
#24Ruby156US #77
#25Jo153US #65
#26Norma150US #52
#27Wilma138US #114
#28Ruth133US #33
#29Sharon133US #11
#30Bonnie131US #34
#31Elizabeth130US #22
#32Bobbie129US #151
#33Gloria128US #31
#34Mildred127US #71
#35Annie123US #62
#36Carol123US #5
#37Janice122US #25
#38Marilyn122US #27
#39Willie121US #133
#40Donna118US #20
#41Emma117US #108
#42Glenda116US #89
#43Anna108US #59
#44Billie100US #143
#45Judith99US #7
#46Phyllis97US #37
#47Juanita92US #90
#48Lois91US #44
#49Sarah89US #67
#50Sue87US #73
#51Evelyn86US #53
#52Charlotte84US #51
#53Margie84US #126
#54Edna79US #99
#55Louise79US #61
#56Clara78US #122
#57Rebecca78US #85
#58Ann77US #38
#59Erma77
#60Rosie75US #189
#61Jean74US #36
#62Johnnie73US #192
#63Lillie73US #150
#64Loretta73US #79
#65Mae73
#66Beverly72US #32
#67Joan71US #18
#68Georgia68US #123
#69Bertha67US #147
#70Ida67US #153
#71Mattie65US #171
#72Minnie65US #161
#73Vera65US #174
#74Janet64US #19
#75Velma63US #196
#76Jane62US #46
#77Maxine62US #148
#78Rose62US #50
#79Hazel61US #139
#80Gladys59US #127
#81Ethel58US #124
#82Marie57US #43
#83Thelma57US #121
#84Julia56US #95
#85Eva55US #140
#86Charlene54US #117
#87Alma52US #165
#88Geneva52US #198
#89Jessie52US #167
#90Rita52US #55
#91Ella51US #152
#92Delores50US #86
#93Kay50US #75
#94Melba50
#95Pat50US #144
#96Katherine49US #81
#97Pauline49US #112
#98Reba48
#99Susan48US #21
#100Ellen47US #64

Boys

#1James1,614US #1
#2Charles800US #7
#3John781US #3
#4Robert745US #2
#5William717US #4
#6Jerry670US #16
#7Billy548US #35
#8Bobby411US #43
#9Jimmy389US #47
#10Larry358US #12
#11Donald323US #10
#12David319US #6
#13Thomas307US #8
#14Willie306US #37
#15Joe293US #33
#16George285US #14
#17Richard264US #5
#18Kenneth233US #15
#19Roy227US #42
#20Johnny215US #55
#21Paul207US #19
#22Harold196US #27
#23Tommy193US #73
#24Edward165US #17
#25Carl156US #36
#26Raymond156US #24
#27Douglas153US #23
#28Ronald153US #9
#29Gary141US #18
#30Henry137US #31
#31Walter135US #26
#32Jimmie131US #94
#33Don126US #72
#34Gerald125US #22
#35Joseph121US #11
#36Eddie119US #86
#37Lee110US #87
#38Bill101US #65
#39Ronnie99US #78
#40Albert97US #40
#41Frank96US #21
#42Wayne95US #41
#43Eugene94US #45
#44Melvin94US #60
#45Curtis93US #98
#46Earl92US #62
#47Howard90US #49
#48Jack90US #34
#49Jackie90US #119
#50Fred89US #46
#51Gene87US #82
#52Michael87US #13
#53Louis84US #51
#54Lawrence81US #30
#55Arthur80US #29
#56Floyd80US #113
#57Samuel77US #59
#58Clarence76US #67
#59Jim75US #74
#60Leon74US #93
#61Jessie73US #167
#62Ralph72US #38
#63Jesse71US #100
#64Leroy70US #69
#65Franklin69US #103
#66Danny67US #111
#67Cecil66US #131
#68Lonnie66US #148
#69Freddie64US #140
#70Marvin64US #66
#71Clyde63US #109
#72Dennis61US #20
#73Sammy61US #194
#74Alvin60US #115
#75Charlie60US #118
#76Johnnie59US #138
#77Leonard58US #57
#78Lloyd58US #96
#79Alfred56US #76
#80Ernest56US #61
#81Harry56US #48
#82Phillip56US #77
#83Ray56US #84
#84Herman54US #122
#85Calvin53US #136
#86Troy53
#87Bennie51US #177
#88Doyle51
#89Lewis51US #112
#90Norman51US #53
#91Allen49US #71
#92Bob49US #110
#93Roger49US #25
#94Herbert48US #83
#95Stanley48US #56
#96Carroll46US #200
#97Sam46US #152
#98Vernon46US #114
#99Benny45US #180
#100Daniel45US #28

On the move since 1941

Rising

↑50Ronnie#39
↑29Sharon#29
↑25Rebecca#57
↑22Dennis#72
↑19Michael#52
↑19Lloyd#78
↑18Alvin#74
↑16Danny#66

Falling

↓35Bob#92
↓30Thelma#83
↓28Hazel#79
↓26Norman#90
↓23Doyle#88
↓22Alma#87
↓18Lois#48
↓17Johnnie#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1941 rankings.