State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,391 Arkansas births in 1959 across 849 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#61Jackie#197 nationally
#86Patsyoutside the national top 200
#88Rubyoutside the national top 200
#76Timmy#188 nationally
#90Freddieoutside the national top 200
#75Donnie#184 nationally
#92Bobbieoutside the national top 200
#93Jimmieoutside the national top 200
#66Shelia#170 nationally
#46Glenda#148 nationally
#28Rickey#117 nationally
#87Kenny#174 nationally

Girls

#1Mary502US #1
#2Linda465US #3
#3Brenda395US #16
#4Donna347US #5
#5Patricia341US #6
#6Debra318US #7
#7Karen312US #4
#8Deborah297US #9
#9Sandra285US #13
#10Cynthia281US #8
#11Sharon281US #17
#12Barbara277US #11
#13Kathy273US #15
#14Pamela273US #12
#15Debbie240US #20
#16Lisa228US #10
#17Teresa226US #24
#18Susan221US #2
#19Carolyn207US #42
#20Tammy179US #31
#21Betty174US #59
#22Shirley173US #61
#23Connie161US #48
#24Janice157US #37
#25Sheila153US #52
#26Rebecca151US #38
#27Janet148US #28
#28Beverly146US #55
#29Cindy146US #25
#30Nancy145US #14
#31Joyce139US #50
#32Rhonda135US #45
#33Sherry134US #58
#34Judy131US #41
#35Elizabeth126US #21
#36Cheryl120US #18
#37Vickie116US #90
#38Carol111US #22
#39Cathy111US #39
#40Wanda108US #65
#41Phyllis104US #103
#42Marilyn103US #109
#43Martha102US #72
#44Paula100US #51
#45Becky98US #102
#46Glenda98US #148
#47Anita94US #87
#48Laura94US #30
#49Peggy93US #57
#50Dorothy92US #94
#51Terri92US #46
#52Diane88US #19
#53Vicki87US #73
#54Margaret83US #36
#55Julie80US #26
#56Kimberly80US #33
#57Rita80US #98
#58Annette79US #64
#59Sarah77US #119
#60Gloria76US #81
#61Charlotte74US #144
#62Darlene74US #66
#63Helen74US #108
#64Terry74US #95
#65Angela71US #68
#66Shelia70US #170
#67Doris69US #138
#68Robin68US #32
#69Tina66US #53
#70Denise65US #29
#71Jo65US #115
#72Rose65US #88
#73Belinda59US #150
#74Virginia59US #93
#75Regina58US #117
#76Alice57US #112
#77Evelyn55US #134
#78Loretta54US #136
#79Melissa54US #127
#80Theresa54US #34
#81Kim52US #35
#82Pam52US #125
#83Catherine50US #40
#84Diana50US #49
#85Gwendolyn50US #159
#86Patsy50
#87Katherine49US #79
#88Ruby49
#89Anna48US #99
#90Gail48US #75
#91Valerie48US #60
#92Bobbie46
#93Julia46US #116
#94Vanessa45US #139
#95Marsha44US #163
#96Kathryn43US #69
#97Ann42US #44
#98Carla42US #118
#99Frances42US #124
#100Jacqueline42US #111

Boys

#1James928US #3
#2David672US #2
#3Michael612US #1
#4Robert569US #5
#5John539US #4
#6Charles444US #11
#7William426US #7
#8Mark399US #6
#9Ricky360US #34
#10Kenneth352US #15
#11Larry335US #25
#12Richard310US #8
#13Terry302US #33
#14Jerry280US #36
#15Billy279US #65
#16Gary276US #20
#17Timothy243US #12
#18Steven235US #10
#19Jimmy229US #69
#20Bobby228US #71
#21Thomas227US #9
#22Donald212US #19
#23Randy208US #31
#24Dennis200US #29
#25Paul197US #17
#26Johnny196US #64
#27Ronald193US #21
#28Rickey181US #117
#29Danny162US #48
#30Gregory162US #23
#31Joe146US #57
#32Tony144US #53
#33Ronnie140US #77
#34Stephen137US #28
#35Eddie136US #101
#36Roger135US #47
#37Willie135US #78
#38Carl134US #54
#39Tommy134US #108
#40George132US #32
#41Anthony121US #26
#42Roy120US #81
#43Joseph117US #13
#44Edward115US #27
#45Keith110US #39
#46Steve110US #41
#47Mike108US #37
#48Phillip104US #74
#49Raymond99US #45
#50Douglas98US #30
#51Curtis91US #75
#52Jeffrey91US #16
#53Kevin88US #14
#54Bruce83US #38
#55Darrell82US #90
#56Harold81US #87
#57Dale78US #49
#58Stanley78US #98
#59Henry76US #83
#60Daniel75US #18
#61Jackie72US #197
#62Randall71US #59
#63Jeffery69US #55
#64Samuel69US #86
#65Frank68US #42
#66Melvin68US #122
#67Calvin65US #125
#68Micheal64US #96
#69Scott64US #24
#70Lee62US #115
#71Russell62US #56
#72Brian59US #22
#73Rodney59US #67
#74Tim59US #60
#75Donnie57US #184
#76Timmy57US #188
#77Alan54US #50
#78Walter54US #66
#79Christopher51US #35
#80Alvin50US #153
#81Patrick50US #43
#82Arthur49US #76
#83Don49US #111
#84Allen48US #97
#85Wayne48US #51
#86Clarence47US #147
#87Kenny47US #174
#88Jim46US #70
#89Ray46US #121
#90Freddie45
#91Marvin45US #123
#92Albert44US #92
#93Jimmie44
#94Fred43US #112
#95Perry43US #132
#96Eric42US #46
#97Gerald42US #61
#98Ralph42US #84
#99Glenn41US #80
#100Greg41US #91

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑25Sarah#59
↑23Kimberly#56
↑21Tim#74
↑20Becky#45
↑19Jeffrey#52
↑19Melvin#66
↑16Beverly#28
↑16Evelyn#77

Falling

↓30Marvin#91
↓28Diana#84
↓21Ray#89
↓17Peggy#49
↓17Jo#71
↓17Rose#72
↓17Calvin#67
↓16Frances#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.