State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,081 Arkansas births in 1960 across 847 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#76Rubyoutside the national top 200
#83Freddieoutside the national top 200
#61Shelia#177 nationally
#86Jackieoutside the national top 200
#82Donnie#193 nationally
#91Bobbieoutside the national top 200
#31Rickey#138 nationally
#87Tammie#185 nationally
#62Glenda#158 nationally
#87Lonnie#183 nationally
#55Doris#147 nationally
#100Timmy#192 nationally

Girls

#1Mary478US #1
#2Linda413US #3
#3Donna403US #5
#4Brenda378US #13
#5Lisa359US #6
#6Karen343US #4
#7Patricia311US #7
#8Sandra297US #11
#9Debra294US #8
#10Cynthia278US #9
#11Pamela255US #14
#12Teresa255US #19
#13Barbara254US #12
#14Deborah242US #10
#15Sharon226US #16
#16Debbie220US #24
#17Kathy216US #21
#18Susan214US #2
#19Tammy197US #31
#20Carolyn185US #43
#21Janet166US #32
#22Rhonda166US #44
#23Janice153US #41
#24Betty152US #68
#25Cindy151US #30
#26Shirley151US #70
#27Connie150US #47
#28Sheila150US #56
#29Beverly146US #60
#30Joyce142US #58
#31Sherry141US #54
#32Elizabeth140US #18
#33Carol139US #23
#34Cheryl138US #17
#35Nancy127US #15
#36Rebecca127US #38
#37Angela124US #50
#38Judy124US #48
#39Kimberly121US #26
#40Paula110US #55
#41Martha108US #83
#42Robin108US #33
#43Tina106US #45
#44Terri104US #49
#45Phyllis101US #108
#46Laura99US #25
#47Wanda99US #66
#48Melissa96US #109
#49Cathy92US #46
#50Marilyn92US #118
#51Vickie92US #100
#52Anita89US #87
#53Annette88US #62
#54Diane84US #22
#55Doris82US #147
#56Rose81US #98
#57Peggy79US #69
#58Regina79US #105
#59Kim78US #34
#60Rita78US #96
#61Shelia77US #177
#62Glenda75US #158
#63Sarah73US #116
#64Theresa72US #35
#65Julie71US #28
#66Carla70US #110
#67Dana70US #141
#68Dorothy70US #95
#69Charlotte68US #151
#70Vicki68US #73
#71Alice66US #119
#72Becky64US #111
#73Margaret64US #36
#74Gloria63US #79
#75Bonnie61US #71
#76Ruby60
#77Jo59US #134
#78Diana56US #53
#79Gwendolyn56US #163
#80Penny56US #113
#81Terry56US #101
#82Lori55US #20
#83Denise54US #29
#84Virginia54US #102
#85Kelly53US #52
#86Loretta53US #138
#87Tammie53US #185
#88Jackie52US #144
#89Melinda52US #143
#90Belinda50US #150
#91Bobbie50
#92Kathryn50US #82
#93Jacqueline49US #85
#94Stephanie48US #91
#95Pam47US #132
#96Helen46US #117
#97Katherine45US #81
#98Tracy45US #84
#99Evelyn44US #137
#100Valerie44US #65

Boys

#1James863US #3
#2David703US #1
#3Michael656US #2
#4John548US #4
#5Robert542US #5
#6Charles475US #13
#7William439US #7
#8Mark374US #6
#9Terry311US #34
#10Kenneth301US #16
#11Larry280US #28
#12Jerry269US #37
#13Richard264US #8
#14Gary258US #22
#15Ricky254US #38
#16Jimmy251US #69
#17Billy238US #67
#18Timothy222US #11
#19Donald216US #19
#20Bobby210US #73
#21Steven208US #10
#22Thomas202US #9
#23Randy196US #32
#24Johnny191US #65
#25Danny187US #48
#26Tony187US #52
#27Ronald177US #21
#28Gregory166US #24
#29Paul166US #18
#30Dennis162US #31
#31Rickey149US #138
#32Joe145US #57
#33Willie140US #81
#34Anthony139US #25
#35Mike139US #36
#36George127US #33
#37Carl126US #53
#38Kevin126US #15
#39Stephen125US #27
#40Tommy125US #112
#41Edward122US #26
#42Ronnie120US #87
#43Eddie117US #102
#44Roger114US #47
#45Roy113US #80
#46Phillip105US #66
#47Steve105US #43
#48Keith103US #35
#49Joseph100US #12
#50Randall98US #59
#51Curtis97US #79
#52Douglas92US #30
#53Jeffrey90US #14
#54Darrell88US #104
#55Calvin83US #129
#56Jeffery83US #55
#57Melvin80US #125
#58Harold78US #92
#59Raymond77US #46
#60Daniel75US #17
#61Stanley75US #100
#62Barry74US #72
#63Micheal72US #105
#64Brian70US #20
#65Dale70US #54
#66Christopher69US #29
#67Samuel69US #91
#68Scott69US #23
#69Russell66US #56
#70Bruce65US #39
#71Don64US #115
#72Alan63US #50
#73Walter63US #70
#74Tim62US #60
#75Ray60US #121
#76Gerald59US #62
#77Lee59US #116
#78Jeff56US #49
#79Greg55US #83
#80Rodney53US #68
#81Wayne52US #58
#82Donnie51US #193
#83Freddie51
#84Kenny51US #169
#85Bill50US #95
#86Jackie50
#87Lonnie50US #183
#88Marvin50US #119
#89Chris49US #63
#90Arthur47US #82
#91Jack47US #85
#92Eric46US #44
#93Henry46US #84
#94Frank45US #40
#95Patrick45US #45
#96Allen44US #99
#97Bryan44US #88
#98Craig44US #41
#99Howard44US #108
#100Timmy44US #192

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑32Carla#66
↑31Melissa#48
↑28Angela#37
↑26Robin#42
↑26Tina#43
↑22Kim#59
↑21Gerald#76
↑21Greg#79

Falling

↓34Henry#93
↓33Helen#96
↓29Frank#94
↓27Becky#72
↓25Jackie#86
↓24Timmy#100
↓22Evelyn#99
↓19Margaret#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.