State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,366 Arkansas births in 1953 across 818 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#68Willieoutside the national top 200
#76Bobbieoutside the national top 200
#79Rosieoutside the national top 200
#79Jessieoutside the national top 200
#56Freddie#171 nationally
#88Wilmaoutside the national top 200
#94Earnestoutside the national top 200
#97Veraoutside the national top 200
#98Billieoutside the national top 200
#55Donnie#156 nationally
#96Emma#195 nationally
#54Ruby#150 nationally

Girls

#1Linda780US #2
#2Mary764US #1
#3Deborah581US #3
#4Brenda495US #18
#5Patricia447US #4
#6Barbara403US #6
#7Carolyn350US #25
#8Sharon327US #15
#9Shirley322US #29
#10Debra320US #7
#11Betty312US #33
#12Sandra300US #11
#13Judy290US #27
#14Donna255US #13
#15Pamela241US #10
#16Karen238US #9
#17Joyce236US #26
#18Susan229US #5
#19Rebecca212US #24
#20Nancy207US #8
#21Marilyn194US #36
#22Janice192US #22
#23Martha191US #41
#24Dorothy186US #49
#25Peggy176US #44
#26Kathy173US #23
#27Janet165US #19
#28Elizabeth160US #21
#29Margaret158US #20
#30Beverly151US #34
#31Cynthia149US #12
#32Carol148US #16
#33Connie144US #47
#34Gloria135US #38
#35Wanda135US #57
#36Phyllis134US #69
#37Helen124US #65
#38Doris122US #87
#39Paula122US #40
#40Jo119US #54
#41Glenda117US #105
#42Rita117US #64
#43Virginia108US #53
#44Teresa102US #42
#45Vicki100US #61
#46Diane99US #17
#47Sherry99US #70
#48Vickie99US #79
#49Alice96US #73
#50Cathy94US #56
#51Frances91US #72
#52Marsha91US #83
#53Rose89US #59
#54Ruby89US #150
#55Sheila88US #60
#56Patsy85US #141
#57Charlotte83US #100
#58Rhonda80US #85
#59Kathryn77US #48
#60Gwendolyn75US #112
#61Annie74US #143
#62Catherine73US #35
#63Evelyn72US #94
#64Judith68US #30
#65Sarah66US #93
#66Ruth65US #62
#67Bonnie63US #45
#68Willie63
#69Laura60US #51
#70Lois60US #91
#71Anita57US #89
#72Debbie56US #119
#73Jane56US #43
#74Katherine56US #63
#75Norma56US #122
#76Bobbie53
#77Cheryl53US #28
#78Diana51US #55
#79Rosie51
#80Vivian51US #149
#81Gail50US #39
#82Jean50US #52
#83Julia50US #124
#84Loretta49US #137
#85Jacqueline48US #58
#86Joan48US #37
#87Kay48US #146
#88Wilma48
#89Juanita47US #133
#90Marcia46US #84
#91Ann45US #46
#92Kathleen45US #14
#93Belinda44US #174
#94Janis44US #169
#95Joy43US #151
#96Emma42US #195
#97Vera42
#98Billie40
#99Christine40US #32
#100Jackie40US #184

Boys

#1James1,199US #2
#2Robert719US #1
#3David656US #5
#4Michael652US #3
#5Larry649US #18
#6John642US #4
#7Charles622US #9
#8William552US #6
#9Gary430US #10
#10Jerry405US #29
#11Richard364US #7
#12Thomas311US #8
#13Billy310US #65
#14Donald304US #14
#15Danny292US #41
#16Kenneth274US #17
#17Jimmy266US #72
#18Ronald263US #15
#19Bobby256US #74
#20Johnny256US #52
#21Dennis218US #19
#22Terry214US #30
#23Roger201US #31
#24Willie193US #49
#25Paul190US #16
#26Ricky185US #51
#27Steven183US #11
#28Joe181US #66
#29George180US #22
#30Ronnie178US #79
#31Tommy165US #95
#32Roy161US #55
#33Stephen152US #21
#34Edward150US #23
#35Carl149US #44
#36Randy137US #35
#37Mark135US #12
#38Rickey130US #113
#39Harold127US #56
#40Joseph126US #13
#41Daniel122US #20
#42Phillip116US #76
#43Henry104US #54
#44Eddie102US #97
#45Raymond93US #34
#46Melvin90US #91
#47Stanley90US #62
#48Curtis87US #86
#49Calvin86US #111
#50Timothy81US #26
#51Walter81US #45
#52Frank80US #33
#53Jackie80US #145
#54Bruce77US #28
#55Donnie77US #156
#56Freddie76US #171
#57Douglas74US #27
#58Clarence73US #108
#59Don73US #121
#60Steve72US #84
#61Albert71US #69
#62Lee71US #93
#63Marvin68US #94
#64Lawrence67US #37
#65Micheal66US #88
#66Wayne66US #40
#67Lonnie65US #147
#68Eugene64US #75
#69Gerald63US #42
#70Anthony62US #32
#71Floyd62US #152
#72Jack62US #57
#73Alvin61US #140
#74Gregory61US #24
#75Dwight60US #122
#76Samuel60US #70
#77Earl59US #96
#78Arthur58US #50
#79Jessie58
#80Ralph58US #59
#81Allen57US #81
#82Andrew55US #68
#83Jimmie55US #167
#84Rodney55US #58
#85Glen54US #129
#86Randall54US #64
#87Bill53US #176
#88Ray53US #115
#89Herbert52US #125
#90Dale51US #48
#91Darrell51US #103
#92Leroy51US #126
#93Jesse50US #114
#94Earnest47
#95Charlie46US #174
#96Leon46US #137
#97Louis46US #78
#98Patrick46US #39
#99Tony46US #117
#100Glenn45US #67

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑35Marvin#63
↑24Wayne#66
↑23Laura#69
↑21Lonnie#67
↑20Marilyn#21
↑20Teresa#44
↑20Clarence#58
↑17Willie#68

Falling

↓34Arthur#78
↓27Emma#96
↓25Samuel#76
↓21Earl#77
↓18Ruby#54
↓18Andrew#82
↓16Darrell#91
↓15Glenda#41

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.