State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 37,203 Arkansas births in 1962 across 838 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#76Donnieoutside the national top 200
#80Tanya#200 nationally
#50Rickey#169 nationally
#86Jackieoutside the national top 200
#94Timmyoutside the national top 200
#89Kenny#189 nationally
#75Shelia#173 nationally
#84Tammie#179 nationally
#69Charlotte#154 nationally
#82Jo#167 nationally
#83Glenda#166 nationally
#71Calvin#144 nationally

Girls

#1Mary436US #2
#2Lisa416US #1
#3Brenda367US #12
#4Karen350US #4
#5Donna332US #7
#6Linda307US #5
#7Teresa294US #18
#8Sandra285US #10
#9Tammy282US #23
#10Cynthia272US #8
#11Patricia261US #6
#12Sharon258US #17
#13Barbara241US #14
#14Pamela240US #13
#15Debra237US #15
#16Deborah202US #9
#17Sherry199US #48
#18Susan193US #3
#19Debbie190US #32
#20Sheila185US #52
#21Kimberly181US #16
#22Kathy173US #27
#23Angela170US #36
#24Rhonda169US #45
#25Carolyn165US #46
#26Tina153US #33
#27Cheryl141US #24
#28Janet140US #35
#29Cindy136US #34
#30Connie134US #51
#31Rebecca133US #47
#32Elizabeth128US #20
#33Carol124US #28
#34Judy119US #63
#35Robin119US #25
#36Shirley119US #96
#37Beverly118US #69
#38Carla117US #78
#39Jacqueline114US #44
#40Anita111US #81
#41Terri109US #54
#42Laura105US #21
#43Betty104US #97
#44Janice102US #58
#45Paula102US #60
#46Kim100US #37
#47Lori100US #11
#48Melissa100US #68
#49Vickie98US #107
#50Nancy97US #19
#51Regina89US #91
#52Joyce88US #74
#53Martha87US #87
#54Wanda87US #77
#55Dorothy82US #111
#56Julie78US #22
#57Diane75US #26
#58Phyllis75US #129
#59Cathy74US #62
#60Vicki73US #85
#61Rose72US #116
#62Gloria71US #90
#63Sherri71US #82
#64Jennifer70US #41
#65Melanie70US #106
#66Tracy70US #55
#67Becky69US #122
#68Dana69US #117
#69Charlotte67US #154
#70Rita67US #110
#71Stephanie67US #70
#72Annette65US #75
#73Kelly65US #38
#74Melinda65US #118
#75Shelia65US #173
#76Marilyn64US #127
#77Terry63US #112
#78Penny62US #92
#79Sarah62US #98
#80Tanya61US #200
#81Helen59US #128
#82Jo59US #167
#83Glenda58US #166
#84Tammie58US #179
#85Peggy57US #93
#86Valerie57US #67
#87Belinda56US #149
#88Theresa56US #40
#89Virginia54US #105
#90Gwendolyn52US #161
#91Margaret52US #43
#92Leslie51US #80
#93Pam51US #150
#94Denise49US #30
#95Diana49US #57
#96Michelle49US #31
#97Darlene48US #88
#98Loretta48US #160
#99Evelyn47US #153
#100Doris46US #171

Boys

#1James839US #4
#2David674US #2
#3Michael674US #1
#4Robert562US #5
#5John549US #3
#6Charles440US #15
#7Mark403US #6
#8William396US #7
#9Kenneth324US #18
#10Terry288US #34
#11Gary272US #22
#12Jerry238US #38
#13Billy236US #71
#14Jimmy236US #75
#15Ricky236US #50
#16Richard233US #8
#17Larry232US #31
#18Gregory229US #21
#19Steven223US #12
#20Timothy215US #16
#21Randy208US #35
#22Donald196US #23
#23Anthony190US #24
#24Thomas190US #9
#25Tony179US #52
#26Paul177US #19
#27Bobby176US #78
#28Jeffrey163US #10
#29Ronald163US #25
#30Danny162US #54
#31Willie156US #89
#32Johnny155US #69
#33Scott144US #11
#34Kevin143US #14
#35Dennis142US #37
#36Carl140US #58
#37Joe136US #59
#38Roger136US #47
#39Steve131US #46
#40Tommy127US #109
#41Ronnie125US #100
#42Douglas124US #27
#43Jeffery124US #45
#44Joseph122US #13
#45George118US #32
#46Phillip118US #68
#47Keith117US #36
#48Edward114US #29
#49Mike114US #39
#50Rickey112US #169
#51Stephen107US #28
#52Eddie95US #105
#53Barry92US #61
#54Christopher92US #26
#55Randall88US #64
#56Brian87US #20
#57Curtis85US #73
#58Bruce82US #41
#59Russell82US #57
#60Daniel81US #17
#61Roy81US #90
#62Darrell76US #102
#63Greg75US #77
#64Chris73US #60
#65Stanley72US #106
#66Jeff71US #44
#67Micheal69US #104
#68Henry67US #92
#69Harold66US #95
#70Alan64US #53
#71Calvin64US #144
#72Todd64US #30
#73Eric62US #33
#74Raymond62US #48
#75Tim62US #72
#76Donnie61
#77Rodney61US #76
#78Samuel61US #88
#79Allen60US #93
#80Lee60US #115
#81Frank59US #42
#82Tracy59US #111
#83Dale57US #62
#84Don57US #123
#85Troy57US #67
#86Jackie55
#87Gerald53US #65
#88Vincent53US #66
#89Kenny52US #189
#90Melvin52US #137
#91Ray52US #132
#92Wayne52US #63
#93Glenn51US #55
#94Timmy51
#95Darryl49US #83
#96Marvin48US #118
#97Jim47US #85
#98Lawrence47US #70
#99Reginald45US #133
#100Walter45US #79

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑24Jennifer#64
↑24Melanie#65
↑24Dana#68
↑23Terry#77
↑21Lori#47
↑21Barry#53
↑20Sherri#63
↑20Stephanie#71

Falling

↓40Denise#94
↓27Marilyn#76
↓26Evelyn#99
↓24Diana#95
↓23Doris#100
↓20Jackie#86
↓19Margaret#91
↓19Ray#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.