State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1946 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,334 Arkansas births in 1946 across 839 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#59Rosieoutside the national top 200
#38Bobbie#171 nationally
#71Johnnieoutside the national top 200
#74Ermaoutside the national top 200
#76Earnestoutside the national top 200
#78Mattieoutside the national top 200
#89Maeoutside the national top 200
#72Jessie#181 nationally
#94Jessieoutside the national top 200
#72Lillie#178 nationally
#95Bettyeoutside the national top 200
#99Velmaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary1,075US #1
#2Linda940US #2
#3Barbara608US #4
#4Carolyn606US #12
#5Betty552US #14
#6Shirley512US #18
#7Patricia459US #3
#8Judy406US #11
#9Brenda376US #24
#10Sharon358US #9
#11Sandra331US #6
#12Dorothy317US #23
#13Joyce293US #20
#14Donna261US #13
#15Martha254US #32
#16Wanda230US #59
#17Margaret228US #17
#18Carol227US #5
#19Patsy217US #85
#20Peggy205US #43
#21Nancy204US #7
#22Janice185US #22
#23Glenda183US #99
#24Gloria182US #26
#25Helen179US #36
#26Virginia179US #31
#27Doris159US #51
#28Phyllis153US #41
#29Jo148US #53
#30Alice147US #44
#31Judith142US #10
#32Beverly138US #30
#33Marilyn137US #29
#34Ruby137US #105
#35Frances132US #39
#36Elizabeth131US #25
#37Bonnie126US #33
#38Bobbie123US #171
#39Ruth119US #38
#40Karen118US #15
#41Connie104US #45
#42Rebecca103US #68
#43Susan100US #8
#44Norma99US #77
#45Sue98US #61
#46Janet95US #21
#47Charlotte93US #64
#48Sherry92US #73
#49Ann91US #40
#50Evelyn88US #65
#51Anna84US #87
#52Annie84US #97
#53Emma83US #131
#54Joan82US #28
#55Rose82US #60
#56Sarah82US #92
#57Mildred80US #103
#58Juanita79US #110
#59Rosie79
#60Willie79US #159
#61Wilma79US #144
#62Lois75US #55
#63Paula74US #69
#64Diana73US #42
#65Rita73US #56
#66Cheryl69US #27
#67Jane68US #35
#68Louise68US #91
#69Lynda67US #109
#70Diane65US #19
#71Johnnie61
#72Lillie61US #178
#73Loretta59US #111
#74Erma58
#75Billie57US #164
#76Kay57US #101
#77Janie55US #158
#78Mattie55
#79Clara54US #145
#80Jean54US #37
#81Kathryn54US #63
#82Sheila53US #70
#83Thelma52US #150
#84Charlene51US #107
#85Edna51US #126
#86Ella51US #177
#87Georgia51US #123
#88Anita50US #84
#89Mae50
#90Paulette50US #117
#91Delores49US #115
#92Laura49US #75
#93Margie48US #138
#94Jessie47
#95Bettye46
#96Ethel46US #140
#97Eva45US #161
#98Katherine45US #78
#99Velma45
#100Hazel44US #175

Boys

#1James1,583US #1
#2Charles807US #9
#3Larry783US #11
#4Robert783US #2
#5John775US #3
#6Jerry654US #20
#7William636US #4
#8David469US #6
#9Jimmy451US #42
#10Billy414US #45
#11Richard407US #5
#12Gary397US #12
#13Bobby345US #53
#14Donald322US #13
#15Thomas316US #8
#16Johnny286US #47
#17Ronald278US #10
#18Willie272US #40
#19Danny268US #46
#20Kenneth266US #15
#21George254US #16
#22Joe253US #37
#23Michael237US #7
#24Tommy227US #77
#25Ronnie220US #54
#26Roy210US #43
#27Paul203US #18
#28Eddie172US #85
#29Harold172US #33
#30Carl154US #39
#31Edward150US #19
#32Henry145US #41
#33Roger132US #23
#34Dennis129US #17
#35Joseph119US #14
#36Walter118US #30
#37Jimmie115US #104
#38Don113US #79
#39Terry112US #26
#40Albert111US #52
#41Bill110US #72
#42Jim110US #73
#43Raymond104US #25
#44Jackie96US #139
#45Frank95US #22
#46Wayne93US #29
#47Arthur92US #36
#48Lawrence92US #31
#49Gerald91US #27
#50Jack89US #35
#51Lee88US #91
#52Lonnie88US #136
#53Curtis87US #99
#54Phillip87US #83
#55Earl83US #82
#56Jesse77US #109
#57Clarence76US #89
#58Fred76US #51
#59Samuel76US #70
#60Marvin75US #88
#61Mike75US #64
#62Melvin73US #86
#63Freddie70US #151
#64Howard70US #55
#65Floyd67US #121
#66Leon67US #113
#67Lloyd67US #106
#68Louis67US #63
#69Calvin65US #128
#70Daniel64US #21
#71Donnie64US #165
#72Jessie64US #181
#73Johnnie64US #141
#74Ralph64US #48
#75Sammy64US #170
#76Earnest61
#77Ernest61US #71
#78Eugene61US #57
#79Ray61US #95
#80Dale60US #62
#81Steve59US #69
#82Alvin57US #126
#83Stephen56US #24
#84Glenn55US #81
#85Herbert54US #97
#86Charlie53US #135
#87Douglas53US #34
#88Gene53US #98
#89Allen51US #74
#90Harvey50US #125
#91Andrew49US #84
#92Chester49US #149
#93Harry49US #50
#94Lewis49US #118
#95Leroy47US #90
#96Benny46US #184
#97Clyde44US #122
#98Norman44US #76
#99Troy44
#100Darrell43US #131

On the move since 1945

Rising

↑49Jackie#44
↑27Mike#61
↑26Loretta#73
↑26Jim#42
↑25Karen#40
↑25Rebecca#42
↑23Lynda#69
↑23Janie#77

Falling

↓33Douglas#87
↓32Katherine#98
↓30Eugene#78
↓30Harry#93
↓28Lillie#72
↓28Leroy#95
↓27Edna#85
↓27Troy#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1945 rankings.