State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 36,460 Arkansas births in 1964 across 874 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#61Rickeyoutside the national top 200
#57Shelia#186 nationally
#71Kenny#200 nationally
#74Glenda#198 nationally
#86Donnieoutside the national top 200
#88Joeyoutside the national top 200
#92Floydoutside the national top 200
#91Marty#196 nationally
#97Jackieoutside the national top 200
#94Doris#191 nationally
#80Loretta#174 nationally
#67Charlotte#158 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa510US #1
#2Mary379US #2
#3Donna370US #7
#4Karen335US #4
#5Tammy331US #10
#6Kimberly273US #6
#7Linda268US #8
#8Patricia263US #5
#9Pamela255US #11
#10Angela250US #22
#11Teresa248US #21
#12Sandra247US #13
#13Cynthia239US #9
#14Brenda237US #18
#15Susan226US #3
#16Sharon221US #20
#17Tina177US #34
#18Carolyn176US #56
#19Sherry176US #50
#20Sheila171US #51
#21Barbara170US #19
#22Deborah159US #12
#23Rhonda153US #43
#24Debra152US #24
#25Robin140US #27
#26Connie139US #64
#27Kathy138US #39
#28Laura137US #14
#29Rebecca137US #46
#30Carol130US #36
#31Paula130US #45
#32Melissa127US #53
#33Elizabeth126US #16
#34Janet124US #48
#35Debbie123US #52
#36Jacqueline123US #37
#37Cheryl121US #29
#38Carla117US #78
#39Cindy113US #47
#40Dana111US #70
#41Lori109US #15
#42Kelly105US #35
#43Stephanie102US #57
#44Vickie99US #127
#45Kim97US #42
#46Terri95US #62
#47Janice93US #69
#48Betty92US #102
#49Shirley91US #103
#50Tracy89US #40
#51Anita88US #85
#52Nancy87US #26
#53Beverly86US #91
#54Julie84US #17
#55Regina84US #83
#56Joyce81US #87
#57Shelia81US #186
#58Wanda80US #81
#59Jennifer72US #31
#60Michelle72US #23
#61Marilyn71US #146
#62Judy70US #74
#63Martha68US #95
#64Melanie67US #105
#65Leslie66US #73
#66Theresa66US #38
#67Charlotte65US #158
#68Sarah65US #92
#69Melinda63US #113
#70Phyllis63US #140
#71Rita61US #122
#72Tonya61US #150
#73Diana60US #63
#74Glenda60US #198
#75Sherri60US #86
#76Dorothy59US #118
#77Penny59US #96
#78Peggy56US #106
#79Diane55US #32
#80Loretta55US #174
#81Margaret55US #49
#82Terry53US #139
#83Annette52US #68
#84Gloria52US #104
#85Monica52US #90
#86Becky51US #131
#87Valerie51US #66
#88Belinda50US #161
#89Jamie50US #169
#90Rose50US #120
#91Vicki50US #112
#92Amy49US #44
#93Denise49US #25
#94Doris49US #191
#95Jackie49US #128
#96Alice48US #141
#97Cathy46US #75
#98Deanna46US #115
#99Katherine45US #82
#100Virginia45US #109

Boys

#1James919US #4
#2John656US #2
#3Michael649US #1
#4David636US #3
#5Robert545US #5
#6William433US #7
#7Charles401US #17
#8Mark365US #6
#9Richard307US #8
#10Kenneth304US #18
#11Timothy252US #15
#12Terry249US #35
#13Steven233US #12
#14Jimmy231US #78
#15Jerry229US #40
#16Gregory225US #22
#17Billy222US #71
#18Gary222US #26
#19Kevin216US #13
#20Donald212US #25
#21Bobby196US #73
#22Paul196US #16
#23Anthony188US #21
#24Larry186US #36
#25Ricky179US #54
#26Randy177US #38
#27Thomas173US #9
#28Jeffrey164US #10
#29Tony156US #50
#30Johnny151US #74
#31Ronald144US #24
#32Danny136US #56
#33Scott133US #14
#34Jeffery129US #45
#35Joseph121US #11
#36Keith117US #34
#37Edward115US #27
#38Dennis113US #42
#39Carl111US #55
#40Brian110US #20
#41Joe108US #62
#42George107US #33
#43Douglas106US #31
#44Tommy104US #108
#45Ronnie101US #104
#46Patrick100US #30
#47Willie100US #90
#48Roger97US #49
#49Steve97US #51
#50Stephen95US #29
#51Phillip94US #67
#52Rodney89US #59
#53Eddie88US #106
#54Darrell86US #96
#55Christopher85US #23
#56Daniel82US #19
#57Eric79US #32
#58Mike78US #47
#59Jeff77US #52
#60Randall77US #66
#61Rickey77
#62Russell76US #58
#63Curtis74US #75
#64Allen73US #93
#65Bruce72US #46
#66Roy72US #89
#67Barry69US #69
#68Micheal67US #112
#69Harold66US #98
#70Raymond65US #44
#71Kenny63US #200
#72Marvin63US #119
#73Gerald62US #60
#74Lee60US #117
#75Todd59US #28
#76Stanley58US #111
#77Troy58US #57
#78Alan57US #53
#79Calvin57US #145
#80Bryan56US #70
#81Greg56US #95
#82Henry56US #92
#83Andrew54US #37
#84Chris54US #65
#85Samuel52US #86
#86Donnie51
#87Walter50US #80
#88Joey48
#89Dale47US #72
#90Vincent46US #64
#91Marty44US #196
#92Floyd43
#93Melvin43US #134
#94Ray43US #142
#95Wayne43US #61
#96Bradley42US #77
#97Jackie41
#98Mitchell41US #137
#99Tracy41US #123
#100Victor41US #97

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑33Julie#54
↑28Stephanie#43
↑23Dana#40
↑21Allen#64
↑20Theresa#66
↑20Rodney#52
↑19Tonya#72
↑17Leslie#65

Falling

↓40Cathy#97
↓27Margaret#81
↓26Vicki#91
↓23Gloria#84
↓20Virginia#100
↓19Becky#86
↓18Calvin#79
↓18Ray#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.