State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,038 Arkansas births in 1961 across 850 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#66Jackieoutside the national top 200
#62Shelia#189 nationally
#78Freddieoutside the national top 200
#36Rickey#153 nationally
#85Tanyaoutside the national top 200
#92Donnieoutside the national top 200
#76Kenny#179 nationally
#67Glenda#159 nationally
#60Charlotte#147 nationally
#81Gwendolyn#165 nationally
#77Doris#160 nationally
#97Marsha#179 nationally

Girls

#1Mary442US #1
#2Linda402US #4
#3Brenda379US #11
#4Lisa361US #2
#5Sandra299US #9
#6Karen298US #5
#7Donna293US #7
#8Patricia291US #6
#9Teresa280US #18
#10Debra269US #13
#11Cynthia258US #8
#12Sharon255US #17
#13Deborah234US #10
#14Pamela231US #15
#15Susan209US #3
#16Debbie187US #31
#17Tammy187US #28
#18Kathy186US #25
#19Barbara185US #12
#20Carolyn173US #42
#21Sherry166US #53
#22Sheila165US #59
#23Rhonda154US #46
#24Angela153US #38
#25Cheryl149US #20
#26Shirley144US #85
#27Rebecca143US #44
#28Janice140US #52
#29Kimberly137US #22
#30Cindy136US #33
#31Laura136US #21
#32Nancy132US #16
#33Elizabeth130US #19
#34Connie128US #50
#35Janet127US #32
#36Judy120US #58
#37Robin120US #27
#38Tina120US #41
#39Beverly119US #66
#40Terri116US #51
#41Betty115US #87
#42Carol111US #24
#43Joyce110US #62
#44Paula109US #60
#45Carla103US #77
#46Vickie101US #107
#47Jacqueline98US #37
#48Martha96US #81
#49Marilyn92US #122
#50Phyllis92US #120
#51Kim86US #36
#52Cathy84US #55
#53Gloria84US #82
#54Denise82US #30
#55Wanda82US #70
#56Diane80US #26
#57Anita78US #91
#58Vicki78US #76
#59Regina77US #98
#60Charlotte74US #147
#61Rita73US #105
#62Shelia72US #189
#63Dorothy71US #99
#64Melissa70US #95
#65Becky69US #115
#66Julie69US #23
#67Glenda67US #159
#68Lori67US #14
#69Peggy67US #88
#70Theresa67US #35
#71Diana66US #56
#72Margaret65US #40
#73Evelyn64US #146
#74Kelly64US #45
#75Rose64US #111
#76Melinda63US #129
#77Doris62US #160
#78Sarah60US #113
#79Annette59US #73
#80Tracy59US #64
#81Gwendolyn58US #165
#82Catherine55US #48
#83Sherri55US #121
#84Jackie54US #112
#85Tanya54
#86Virginia52US #103
#87Belinda51US #141
#88Jennifer51US #47
#89Melanie51US #123
#90Darlene50US #80
#91Stephanie49US #78
#92Dana48US #128
#93Penny48US #101
#94Michelle46US #34
#95Alice45US #126
#96Julia45US #116
#97Marsha45US #179
#98Valerie45US #67
#99Ann44US #54
#100Terry43US #108

Boys

#1James909US #4
#2David706US #2
#3Michael655US #1
#4Robert578US #5
#5John545US #3
#6Charles429US #13
#7William407US #7
#8Mark388US #6
#9Kenneth293US #16
#10Larry272US #30
#11Ricky271US #44
#12Jerry270US #37
#13Gary269US #21
#14Billy252US #68
#15Terry252US #32
#16Steven238US #10
#17Richard233US #8
#18Timothy230US #15
#19Jimmy225US #71
#20Bobby224US #76
#21Gregory210US #23
#22Donald197US #22
#23Danny193US #54
#24Tony192US #53
#25Randy189US #33
#26Ronald187US #24
#27Thomas183US #9
#28Johnny161US #70
#29Dennis159US #34
#30Anthony155US #25
#31Paul155US #18
#32Ronnie154US #91
#33Kevin150US #14
#34Willie139US #86
#35Jeffrey133US #11
#36Rickey128US #153
#37Roger128US #47
#38Tommy128US #116
#39Steve125US #45
#40Jeffery120US #50
#41George118US #31
#42Mike117US #36
#43Joe114US #60
#44Stephen114US #27
#45Roy113US #83
#46Eddie111US #102
#47Douglas106US #28
#48Carl105US #56
#49Keith104US #35
#50Joseph97US #12
#51Edward95US #29
#52Christopher92US #26
#53Scott89US #19
#54Curtis81US #75
#55Darrell81US #101
#56Jeff81US #49
#57Raymond80US #48
#58Brian78US #20
#59Calvin77US #127
#60Russell77US #55
#61Phillip76US #69
#62Alan74US #51
#63Daniel72US #17
#64Bruce71US #40
#65Frank69US #41
#66Jackie69
#67Randall69US #63
#68Micheal68US #103
#69Tim68US #65
#70Rodney67US #72
#71Eric66US #38
#72Ray65US #126
#73Stanley65US #106
#74Barry63US #66
#75Dale62US #58
#76Kenny61US #179
#77Henry60US #92
#78Freddie59
#79Gerald59US #62
#80Greg59US #77
#81Harold59US #94
#82Chris58US #57
#83Allen57US #96
#84Don56US #121
#85Samuel55US #89
#86Jim54US #78
#87Melvin51US #128
#88Walter50US #74
#89Wayne50US #61
#90Marvin49US #120
#91Albert48US #97
#92Donnie48
#93Mitchell48US #118
#94Patrick48US #39
#95Philip47US #79
#96Bryan46US #82
#97Jack46US #90
#98Andrew45US #52
#99Clarence44US #155
#100Perry44US #154

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑46Jacqueline#47
↑29Denise#54
↑29Frank#65
↑26Evelyn#73
↑22Jeff#56
↑21Carla#45
↑21Gloria#53
↑21Eric#71

Falling

↓30Melvin#87
↓26Annette#79
↓25Dana#92
↓24Alice#95
↓23Harold#81
↓22Doris#77
↓19Rose#75
↓19Terry#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.