State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,930 Arkansas births in 1957 across 831 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#66Ruby#197 nationally
#57Jackie#178 nationally
#82Jessieoutside the national top 200
#84Troyoutside the national top 200
#88Patsyoutside the national top 200
#91Bobbieoutside the national top 200
#92Rosieoutside the national top 200
#94Freddieoutside the national top 200
#71Donnie#177 nationally
#86Shelia#180 nationally
#98Jimmie#191 nationally
#74Belinda#164 nationally

Girls

#1Mary670US #1
#2Linda526US #3
#3Brenda479US #13
#4Debra424US #4
#5Deborah398US #6
#6Patricia389US #8
#7Donna326US #10
#8Sharon326US #14
#9Barbara320US #9
#10Karen303US #5
#11Cynthia300US #7
#12Pamela283US #12
#13Carolyn274US #33
#14Sandra273US #15
#15Kathy241US #20
#16Teresa241US #24
#17Susan238US #2
#18Shirley218US #46
#19Rebecca213US #34
#20Betty199US #50
#21Judy198US #38
#22Debbie190US #27
#23Joyce174US #40
#24Nancy162US #11
#25Janice160US #32
#26Carol157US #18
#27Marilyn153US #82
#28Janet148US #23
#29Elizabeth147US #22
#30Beverly142US #48
#31Sherry138US #55
#32Sheila136US #58
#33Vickie131US #70
#34Cheryl130US #16
#35Cindy129US #19
#36Connie123US #47
#37Rhonda123US #52
#38Diane121US #17
#39Vicki119US #51
#40Lisa118US #26
#41Martha118US #63
#42Paula118US #49
#43Gloria114US #66
#44Wanda113US #59
#45Cathy112US #39
#46Dorothy110US #74
#47Doris105US #119
#48Rita105US #78
#49Peggy104US #62
#50Phyllis103US #90
#51Rose99US #69
#52Margaret91US #29
#53Glenda88US #134
#54Charlotte86US #133
#55Anita81US #81
#56Laura80US #31
#57Evelyn78US #125
#58Jo78US #83
#59Robin78US #30
#60Helen76US #95
#61Terri76US #68
#62Alice73US #106
#63Gwendolyn73US #132
#64Virginia70US #75
#65Darlene67US #57
#66Ruby67US #197
#67Terry67US #92
#68Annette66US #97
#69Kathryn63US #65
#70Theresa62US #36
#71Tina62US #80
#72Angela61US #89
#73Denise61US #25
#74Belinda58US #164
#75Diana58US #43
#76Loretta58US #131
#77Julie57US #28
#78Bonnie56US #64
#79Ruth55US #84
#80Becky54US #127
#81Regina54US #123
#82Marsha52US #144
#83Katherine51US #72
#84Catherine50US #37
#85Frances50US #113
#86Shelia50US #180
#87Kim48US #35
#88Patsy48
#89Tammy47US #107
#90Sarah46US #116
#91Bobbie45
#92Rosie45
#93Vicky45US #142
#94Gail44US #54
#95Carla43US #128
#96Julia43US #122
#97Melissa43US #147
#98Jacqueline42US #91
#99Valerie42US #76
#100Christine41US #41

Boys

#1James961US #2
#2David691US #3
#3Michael636US #1
#4John635US #5
#5Robert591US #4
#6Charles530US #11
#7William466US #6
#8Larry424US #22
#9Terry357US #33
#10Gary348US #13
#11Jerry346US #35
#12Kenneth343US #14
#13Mark334US #7
#14Richard309US #8
#15Billy286US #64
#16Donald272US #15
#17Ricky266US #40
#18Randy255US #31
#19Bobby244US #78
#20Thomas244US #9
#21Jimmy241US #77
#22Ronald241US #17
#23Steven229US #10
#24Danny216US #45
#25Dennis209US #28
#26Johnny202US #61
#27Rickey193US #108
#28Ronnie192US #73
#29Willie192US #63
#30Paul168US #18
#31Roger165US #42
#32Joe151US #57
#33Timothy149US #19
#34George146US #29
#35Tommy143US #102
#36Carl140US #49
#37Gregory138US #23
#38Eddie133US #95
#39Stephen133US #24
#40Edward128US #25
#41Steve114US #44
#42Joseph113US #12
#43Roy112US #65
#44Tony109US #71
#45Phillip104US #79
#46Bruce98US #34
#47Keith95US #36
#48Douglas93US #30
#49Daniel91US #16
#50Stanley91US #81
#51Henry90US #75
#52Walter89US #58
#53Calvin85US #114
#54Curtis85US #80
#55Harold83US #74
#56Raymond82US #39
#57Jackie81US #178
#58Melvin80US #113
#59Anthony75US #27
#60Arthur73US #66
#61Lee73US #105
#62Micheal69US #85
#63Wayne68US #47
#64Samuel67US #82
#65Mike66US #53
#66Randall66US #59
#67Jeffrey65US #21
#68Ray64US #111
#69Darrell62US #90
#70Rodney62US #70
#71Donnie61US #177
#72Frank61US #38
#73Gerald61US #51
#74Albert60US #84
#75Don58US #117
#76Lawrence58US #46
#77Russell58US #54
#78Jeffery56US #52
#79Scott56US #32
#80Alvin55US #144
#81Glen54US #129
#82Jessie52
#83Lonnie52US #157
#84Troy52
#85Kevin50US #20
#86Marvin50US #112
#87Alan49US #48
#88Glenn49US #62
#89Allen47US #91
#90Bill47US #123
#91Jack46US #67
#92Louis46US #86
#93Andrew45US #56
#94Freddie45
#95Jim45US #106
#96Barry44US #72
#97Garry44US #158
#98Jimmie44US #191
#99Floyd43US #170
#100Leonard43US #94

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑62Cindy#35
↑29Arthur#60
↑25Wayne#63
↑23Darlene#65
↑22Denise#73
↑22Belinda#74
↑21Evelyn#57
↑21Tina#71

Falling

↓31Gail#94
↓26Jack#91
↓25Shelia#86
↓24Catherine#84
↓23Jacqueline#98
↓22Bobbie#91
↓21Louis#92
↓18Marsha#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.