State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 31,905 Arkansas births in 1965 across 818 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#62Rickeyoutside the national top 200
#56Shelia#182 nationally
#79Glendaoutside the national top 200
#85Timmyoutside the national top 200
#91Rubyoutside the national top 200
#91Jackieoutside the national top 200
#93Freddieoutside the national top 200
#100Johnnieoutside the national top 200
#60Charlotte#153 nationally
#96Loretta#185 nationally
#86Terry#174 nationally
#66Marilyn#151 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa586US #1
#2Karen371US #3
#3Mary338US #2
#4Tammy287US #11
#5Angela267US #10
#6Donna243US #7
#7Kimberly233US #4
#8Cynthia229US #9
#9Linda224US #8
#10Patricia224US #6
#11Teresa220US #24
#12Rhonda218US #37
#13Brenda211US #23
#14Sandra210US #15
#15Pamela197US #12
#16Sharon194US #22
#17Tina167US #29
#18Melissa162US #38
#19Barbara160US #25
#20Sheila150US #50
#21Susan149US #5
#22Rebecca146US #41
#23Deborah136US #13
#24Debra134US #27
#25Sherry134US #56
#26Laura129US #17
#27Kelly127US #30
#28Paula125US #49
#29Carolyn124US #58
#30Carla108US #76
#31Connie105US #61
#32Elizabeth105US #16
#33Robin105US #33
#34Stephanie102US #44
#35Tracy101US #36
#36Jennifer98US #20
#37Debbie94US #62
#38Dana93US #78
#39Carol91US #42
#40Cheryl89US #31
#41Cindy89US #53
#42Jacqueline88US #47
#43Janet87US #55
#44Janice87US #73
#45Terri83US #69
#46Nancy81US #32
#47Kathy79US #54
#48Julie75US #14
#49Regina75US #82
#50Lori74US #19
#51Michelle74US #18
#52Joyce73US #90
#53Betty70US #103
#54Kim70US #43
#55Vickie69US #138
#56Shelia66US #182
#57Sherri66US #91
#58Melinda65US #100
#59Beverly64US #101
#60Charlotte59US #153
#61Judy59US #86
#62Shirley58US #111
#63Anita57US #94
#64Amy55US #35
#65Theresa54US #45
#66Marilyn53US #151
#67Valerie52US #67
#68Margaret51US #52
#69Cathy50US #88
#70Tonya50US #129
#71Wanda50US #81
#72Denise49US #28
#73Phyllis49US #155
#74Leslie48US #75
#75Stacy47US #119
#76Becky46US #143
#77Dorothy45US #130
#78Annette44US #71
#79Glenda44
#80Gloria44US #109
#81Rita44US #126
#82Penny42US #97
#83Vicki42US #114
#84Alice41US #145
#85Jamie41US #140
#86Terry41US #174
#87Felicia40US #164
#88Peggy40US #124
#89Jackie39US #156
#90Rose39US #133
#91Ruby39
#92Melanie38US #122
#93Shelly38US #98
#94Dawn37US #26
#95Diana37US #64
#96Loretta37US #185
#97Stacey37US #84
#98Helen36US #137
#99Martha36US #99
#100Sarah36US #92

Boys

#1James816US #4
#2Michael589US #1
#3David531US #3
#4John500US #2
#5Robert493US #5
#6Charles360US #20
#7William349US #6
#8Kenneth276US #21
#9Mark268US #7
#10Kevin256US #13
#11Timothy255US #12
#12Richard249US #8
#13Gregory222US #23
#14Jerry215US #41
#15Terry210US #40
#16Billy202US #77
#17Gary199US #27
#18Anthony185US #22
#19Thomas185US #9
#20Bobby180US #80
#21Steven179US #14
#22Donald176US #26
#23Paul175US #16
#24Jeffrey171US #10
#25Rodney167US #33
#26Larry165US #38
#27Tony154US #48
#28Randy146US #42
#29Ricky146US #57
#30Jimmy144US #81
#31Ronald142US #24
#32Johnny139US #76
#33Danny137US #56
#34Christopher131US #18
#35Tommy131US #119
#36Jeffery126US #47
#37Keith124US #35
#38Joseph121US #11
#39Scott120US #15
#40Douglas116US #32
#41Brian115US #19
#42Ronnie114US #107
#43Carl103US #54
#44Stephen102US #28
#45Edward101US #29
#46Daniel98US #17
#47Willie97US #93
#48Joe95US #71
#49Roger91US #49
#50Phillip89US #70
#51George86US #34
#52Eric82US #25
#53Dennis81US #44
#54Eddie79US #113
#55Darrell78US #91
#56Randall78US #73
#57Roy76US #95
#58Raymond74US #45
#59Curtis73US #75
#60Tracy71US #110
#61Steve68US #55
#62Rickey67
#63Darren66US #52
#64Patrick66US #31
#65Russell65US #58
#66Samuel65US #84
#67Chris64US #60
#68Barry63US #86
#69Bryan63US #63
#70Todd63US #30
#71Mike61US #51
#72Allen60US #92
#73Bruce57US #50
#74Jeff57US #62
#75Henry53US #94
#76Calvin52US #153
#77Darryl52US #68
#78Lee52US #117
#79Gerald50US #64
#80Marvin50US #109
#81Walter50US #82
#82Stanley49US #115
#83Tim48US #97
#84Troy48US #53
#85Timmy47
#86Andrew46US #37
#87Ray46US #147
#88Micheal44US #118
#89Harold43US #99
#90Melvin41US #138
#91Jackie40
#92Bradley39US #72
#93Freddie39
#94Frederick39US #106
#95Wesley39US #160
#96Frank38US #43
#97Reginald38US #128
#98Don37US #157
#99Vincent37US #61
#100Johnnie35

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑39Tracy#60
↑28Amy#64
↑28Cathy#69
↑27Rodney#25
↑23Jennifer#36
↑21Denise#72
↑21Christopher#34
↑20Valerie#67

Falling

↓36Martha#99
↓32Sarah#100
↓28Melanie#92
↓22Diana#95
↓20Kathy#47
↓20Micheal#88
↓20Harold#89
↓18Patrick#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.