State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,933 Arkansas births in 1963 across 860 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#59Shelia#185 nationally
#79Jackieoutside the national top 200
#83Kennyoutside the national top 200
#84Timmyoutside the national top 200
#89Donnieoutside the national top 200
#67Rickey#175 nationally
#66Tammie#172 nationally
#84Glenda#187 nationally
#100Tanya#198 nationally
#100Alvin#197 nationally
#85Doris#181 nationally
#99Marty#186 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa547US #1
#2Mary390US #2
#3Tammy347US #12
#4Donna325US #6
#5Karen317US #4
#6Linda310US #5
#7Brenda305US #15
#8Sandra296US #9
#9Teresa290US #18
#10Patricia240US #7
#11Sharon240US #19
#12Cynthia235US #10
#13Pamela230US #14
#14Angela224US #30
#15Susan200US #3
#16Kimberly196US #11
#17Barbara195US #17
#18Deborah174US #13
#19Tina164US #35
#20Debra155US #21
#21Laura154US #16
#22Sheila154US #50
#23Carolyn153US #56
#24Rhonda153US #45
#25Sherry150US #49
#26Cindy147US #37
#27Connie143US #55
#28Kathy138US #34
#29Janet137US #40
#30Rebecca137US #44
#31Lori135US #8
#32Elizabeth134US #20
#33Paula134US #42
#34Cheryl133US #24
#35Debbie128US #41
#36Jacqueline117US #51
#37Melissa112US #61
#38Robin112US #25
#39Carla111US #82
#40Terri110US #58
#41Janice109US #63
#42Carol107US #33
#43Beverly106US #81
#44Kelly105US #32
#45Shirley97US #99
#46Nancy96US #23
#47Vickie96US #120
#48Anita92US #77
#49Joyce84US #84
#50Betty81US #104
#51Marilyn81US #125
#52Tracy81US #48
#53Judy80US #70
#54Margaret80US #46
#55Kim79US #39
#56Wanda79US #76
#57Cathy78US #67
#58Regina78US #92
#59Shelia77US #185
#60Jennifer75US #36
#61Gloria72US #96
#62Sarah71US #94
#63Dana70US #88
#64Dorothy70US #116
#65Vicki70US #100
#66Tammie69US #172
#67Becky68US #126
#68Rita67US #115
#69Phyllis66US #131
#70Sherri66US #78
#71Stephanie66US #64
#72Charlotte65US #153
#73Michelle65US #26
#74Martha64US #90
#75Melanie62US #101
#76Helen61US #124
#77Valerie61US #69
#78Denise60US #27
#79Melinda60US #121
#80Virginia60US #103
#81Annette59US #71
#82Leslie59US #72
#83Terry59US #123
#84Glenda58US #187
#85Doris57US #181
#86Theresa56US #38
#87Julie54US #22
#88Tamara54US #111
#89Peggy52US #106
#90Rose52US #118
#91Tonya51US #167
#92Gina50US #79
#93Penny50US #86
#94Belinda49US #150
#95Diane49US #31
#96Jamie49US #160
#97Gwendolyn45US #171
#98Evelyn44US #159
#99Jackie44US #142
#100Tanya44US #198

Boys

#1James925US #4
#2Michael661US #1
#3David644US #3
#4John614US #2
#5Robert591US #5
#6Charles407US #16
#7William387US #7
#8Mark376US #6
#9Kenneth333US #18
#10Terry311US #32
#11Richard287US #8
#12Jerry267US #38
#13Steven259US #14
#14Gary257US #24
#15Gregory255US #21
#16Jimmy234US #78
#17Billy220US #74
#18Ricky217US #47
#19Timothy215US #15
#20Larry211US #36
#21Paul206US #17
#22Kevin199US #11
#23Tony193US #52
#24Bobby192US #75
#25Donald190US #25
#26Randy185US #37
#27Thomas182US #9
#28Anthony180US #22
#29Ronald174US #23
#30Danny162US #55
#31Scott154US #12
#32Johnny153US #71
#33Jeffrey151US #10
#34Keith140US #33
#35Jeffery130US #46
#36Carl126US #54
#37Ronnie121US #101
#38Stephen120US #29
#39Joe119US #58
#40Tommy117US #107
#41Joseph116US #13
#42Dennis115US #39
#43Willie113US #93
#44Phillip106US #70
#45Steve105US #49
#46Douglas100US #28
#47Roger99US #53
#48George98US #34
#49Brian97US #20
#50Mike94US #44
#51Christopher89US #26
#52Edward89US #27
#53Roy87US #89
#54Bruce86US #43
#55Randall86US #65
#56Eric81US #31
#57Patrick80US #35
#58Darrell78US #95
#59Russell78US #57
#60Curtis77US #72
#61Calvin76US #140
#62Daniel76US #19
#63Eddie76US #109
#64Barry75US #67
#65Jeff73US #48
#66Raymond73US #45
#67Rickey73US #175
#68Todd68US #30
#69Greg67US #81
#70Tim66US #79
#71Harold65US #96
#72Rodney65US #76
#73Stanley63US #105
#74Lee62US #119
#75Micheal62US #106
#76Ray58US #131
#77Samuel58US #87
#78Troy57US #66
#79Jackie56
#80Alan53US #56
#81Don53US #135
#82Henry53US #94
#83Kenny53
#84Timmy53
#85Allen52US #90
#86Gerald52US #60
#87Marvin51US #120
#88Chris50US #59
#89Donnie50
#90Frank50US #41
#91Melvin50US #133
#92Andrew47US #42
#93Bryan47US #73
#94Victor46US #97
#95Vincent46US #61
#96Arthur45US #91
#97Dale44US #69
#98Tracy44US #121
#99Marty43US #186
#100Alvin42US #197

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑37Margaret#54
↑29Kelly#44
↑25Marilyn#51
↑23Michelle#73
↑21Laura#21
↑18Tammie#66
↑17Sarah#62
↑17Eric#56

Falling

↓38Diane#95
↓31Julie#87
↓29Rose#90
↓24Chris#88
↓21Martha#74
↓20Tanya#100
↓19Judy#53
↓17Rickey#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.