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Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1949 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 44,962 Arkansas births in 1949 across 860 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#52Bobbie#188 nationally
#70Ermaoutside the national top 200
#77Rosieoutside the national top 200
#72Rickey#191 nationally
#83Sammyoutside the national top 200
#39Freddie#152 nationally
#90Earnestoutside the national top 200
#88Lillie#197 nationally
#73Bertha#181 nationally
#94Billieoutside the national top 200
#64Wilma#167 nationally
#98Jessie#200 nationally

Girls

#1Linda1,313US #1
#2Mary1,017US #2
#3Brenda640US #13
#4Barbara553US #4
#5Shirley549US #18
#6Carolyn540US #17
#7Patricia485US #3
#8Betty461US #22
#9Judy424US #20
#10Sandra394US #6
#11Sharon347US #10
#12Donna281US #12
#13Joyce277US #26
#14Dorothy273US #32
#15Martha237US #34
#16Nancy228US #7
#17Margaret219US #14
#18Peggy207US #38
#19Gloria200US #29
#20Glenda191US #87
#21Beverly187US #31
#22Wanda185US #56
#23Carol184US #8
#24Janice184US #24
#25Patsy180US #106
#26Rebecca180US #40
#27Phyllis178US #50
#28Susan178US #5
#29Karen177US #11
#30Deborah170US #15
#31Doris163US #69
#32Helen163US #46
#33Elizabeth156US #25
#34Alice151US #53
#35Pamela149US #21
#36Connie142US #43
#37Frances135US #49
#38Ruby135US #123
#39Virginia132US #39
#40Charlotte127US #71
#41Kathy127US #42
#42Marilyn125US #33
#43Janet124US #23
#44Judith117US #16
#45Jo113US #60
#46Sherry109US #68
#47Diane103US #19
#48Paula100US #55
#49Evelyn97US #80
#50Rita95US #54
#51Ruth94US #47
#52Bobbie91US #188
#53Bonnie90US #35
#54Sarah89US #84
#55Annie85US #103
#56Kathryn85US #52
#57Lois84US #73
#58Norma82US #105
#59Catherine75US #37
#60Juanita75US #107
#61Katherine74US #59
#62Vicki74US #70
#63Diana73US #48
#64Wilma72US #167
#65Emma71US #147
#66Teresa71US #82
#67Marsha70US #79
#68Rose70US #66
#69Ethel68US #164
#70Erma67
#71Anna66US #91
#72Cynthia63US #27
#73Bertha62US #181
#74Janis62US #131
#75Lynda62US #93
#76Ann60US #44
#77Rosie60
#78Willie60US #179
#79Georgia59US #141
#80Mildred59US #120
#81Cheryl58US #28
#82Thelma58US #172
#83Louise57US #104
#84Cathy56US #81
#85Jane56US #41
#86Jean56US #45
#87Laura56US #65
#88Lillie56US #197
#89Kathleen55US #9
#90Sue55US #88
#91Sheila54US #76
#92Vivian54US #136
#93Sylvia53US #94
#94Billie52
#95Clara52US #168
#96Loretta52US #117
#97Christine51US #30
#98Gwendolyn51US #114
#99Anita50US #99
#100Hazel49

Boys

#1James1,495US #1
#2Larry871US #10
#3John794US #3
#4Robert759US #2
#5Charles740US #9
#6William691US #4
#7David591US #6
#8Jerry564US #23
#9Gary521US #12
#10Michael460US #5
#11Jimmy432US #53
#12Billy374US #57
#13Donald355US #13
#14Richard345US #7
#15Thomas328US #8
#16Kenneth319US #15
#17Johnny303US #49
#18Danny296US #40
#19Ronald283US #11
#20George272US #18
#21Bobby270US #67
#22Willie266US #41
#23Ronnie210US #65
#24Joe203US #52
#25Tommy197US #84
#26Roger182US #25
#27Paul177US #17
#28Harold173US #42
#29Eddie170US #80
#30Roy169US #51
#31Edward166US #21
#32Dennis158US #16
#33Carl152US #43
#34Terry149US #28
#35Phillip122US #66
#36Henry117US #46
#37Stephen117US #19
#38Raymond114US #30
#39Freddie113US #152
#40Walter113US #37
#41Joseph106US #14
#42Jackie102US #140
#43Lee100US #93
#44Jimmie94US #130
#45Samuel94US #62
#46Arthur91US #44
#47Daniel91US #22
#48Don89US #98
#49Jack89US #47
#50Floyd86US #133
#51Frank86US #27
#52Albert85US #56
#53Steven85US #20
#54Wayne85US #35
#55Melvin84US #82
#56Ricky84US #148
#57Calvin81US #112
#58Clarence80US #94
#59Curtis80US #97
#60Jesse80US #110
#61Donnie77US #156
#62Ralph74US #50
#63Eugene73US #58
#64Lonnie73US #134
#65Lawrence71US #32
#66Gerald70US #33
#67Steve70US #68
#68Douglas66US #29
#69Stanley64US #60
#70Fred63US #72
#71Johnnie63US #150
#72Rickey63US #191
#73Leonard61US #74
#74Harry60US #59
#75Howard60US #63
#76Marvin60US #89
#77Allen59US #71
#78Ernest59US #76
#79Andrew58US #75
#80Earl58US #91
#81Garry57US #165
#82Leon57US #121
#83Sammy57
#84Bill56US #106
#85Mike56US #88
#86Patrick56US #39
#87Randy56US #92
#88Alvin55US #128
#89Darrell54US #117
#90Earnest53
#91Herbert52US #107
#92Lloyd52US #124
#93Louis52US #64
#94Ray52US #109
#95Bruce51US #26
#96Charlie50US #146
#97Dale50US #54
#98Jessie50US #200
#99Jim50US #108
#100Benny49

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑32Katherine#61
↑31Kathy#41
↑29Marsha#67
↑28Stephen#37
↑26Daniel#47
↑26Leonard#73
↑25Kathryn#56
↑25Douglas#68

Falling

↓40Jim#99
↓38Bill#84
↓31Sue#90
↓25Rosie#77
↓25Thelma#82
↓25Dale#97
↓24Jane#85
↓23Cheryl#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.