State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,926 Arkansas births in 1968 across 771 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#74Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#94Rickeyoutside the national top 200
#96Martyoutside the national top 200
#56Tammie#160 nationally
#98Angeliaoutside the national top 200
#62Charlotte#163 nationally
#68Vickie#162 nationally
#67Stacy#157 nationally
#65Shirley#150 nationally
#85Ray#170 nationally
#75Shannon#159 nationally
#74Calvin#156 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa411US #1
#2Tammy339US #8
#3Kimberly316US #3
#4Angela291US #7
#5Melissa288US #5
#6Mary210US #6
#7Tina198US #18
#8Karen192US #9
#9Donna182US #24
#10Teresa179US #30
#11Michelle171US #2
#12Pamela170US #20
#13Stephanie169US #23
#14Rhonda152US #42
#15Cynthia147US #19
#16Tracy146US #25
#17Patricia145US #15
#18Sandra141US #26
#19Jennifer136US #4
#20Kelly132US #12
#21Sharon130US #32
#22Linda120US #28
#23Laura119US #11
#24Sherry115US #52
#25Tonya109US #60
#26Sheila108US #59
#27Susan103US #10
#28Brenda96US #34
#29Deborah95US #27
#30Barbara94US #36
#31Elizabeth93US #17
#32Lori93US #22
#33Paula92US #45
#34Shannon92US #53
#35Amy91US #13
#36Carla91US #91
#37Carol86US #49
#38Dana81US #70
#39Julie80US #16
#40Debra78US #38
#41Rebecca78US #33
#42Stacy76US #64
#43Terri76US #83
#44Regina74US #81
#45Cheryl71US #37
#46Jacqueline68US #50
#47Nancy68US #39
#48Carolyn66US #61
#49Robin66US #43
#50Sonya65US #117
#51Wendy64US #31
#52Leslie60US #66
#53Beverly59US #122
#54Cindy54US #67
#55Melinda53US #90
#56Tammie53US #160
#57Kim52US #57
#58Kathy51US #76
#59Stacey50US #55
#60Andrea49US #48
#61Anita49US #109
#62Charlotte49US #163
#63Connie49US #87
#64Janet49US #73
#65Shirley48US #150
#66Janice47US #110
#67Michele47US #29
#68Vickie47US #162
#69Amanda46US #132
#70Tanya46US #106
#71Dawn41US #21
#72Shelly41US #98
#73Valerie41US #77
#74Shelia40
#75Wanda40US #115
#76Christy39US #151
#77Deanna39US #104
#78Joyce39US #128
#79Melanie39US #94
#80Betty38US #153
#81Cassandra38US #139
#82Gina38US #58
#83Penny38US #124
#84Sarah38US #78
#85Tamara38US #80
#86Yolanda38US #93
#87Holly37US #103
#88Sherri37US #95
#89Carrie36US #86
#90Christina36US #44
#91Denise36US #35
#92Monica36US #68
#93Vicki36US #114
#94Virginia36US #131
#95Jamie35US #120
#96Shelley35US #129
#97Veronica35US #112
#98Angelia34
#99April34US #96
#100Judy34US #142

Boys

#1James678US #4
#2Michael625US #1
#3John497US #3
#4David485US #2
#5Robert468US #5
#6Charles304US #20
#7William295US #6
#8Mark276US #7
#9Kevin250US #17
#10Timothy241US #13
#11Steven220US #15
#12Richard216US #8
#13Anthony200US #21
#14Brian195US #10
#15Jeffrey195US #11
#16Kenneth193US #23
#17Christopher191US #9
#18Jerry182US #44
#19Gary172US #32
#20Terry171US #48
#21Gregory170US #26
#22Ronald157US #25
#23Paul152US #19
#24Larry150US #38
#25Jimmy147US #77
#26Billy146US #76
#27Thomas144US #12
#28Donald130US #29
#29Jeffery128US #46
#30Bobby125US #81
#31Scott119US #14
#32Tony116US #52
#33Johnny115US #69
#34Keith114US #35
#35Stephen110US #27
#36Ricky106US #70
#37Rodney106US #42
#38Patrick104US #30
#39Eric102US #22
#40Joseph96US #16
#41Randy90US #54
#42Bryan87US #51
#43Daniel82US #18
#44Douglas78US #33
#45Edward76US #31
#46Willie74US #96
#47Todd73US #28
#48Ronnie72US #115
#49Darrell71US #86
#50Tommy71US #124
#51Danny69US #72
#52Shawn67US #43
#53George65US #36
#54Joe65US #85
#55Carl62US #59
#56Roger62US #55
#57Phillip60US #71
#58Russell59US #56
#59Dennis58US #45
#60Lee58US #106
#61Matthew57US #24
#62Raymond56US #50
#63Chris53US #64
#64Jason53US #47
#65Roy53US #94
#66Samuel53US #66
#67Stacy53US #157
#68Curtis52US #75
#69Randall51US #79
#70Tracy51US #111
#71Troy51US #40
#72Jeff49US #90
#73Kelly49US #97
#74Calvin48US #156
#75Shannon47US #159
#76Darren46US #60
#77Marvin45US #129
#78Bruce44US #61
#79Gerald42US #62
#80Andrew41US #34
#81Craig40US #41
#82Sean39US #37
#83Eddie38US #132
#84Steve38US #89
#85Ray37US #170
#86Travis37US #141
#87Allen36US #100
#88Bradley36US #57
#89Henry36US #95
#90Micheal36US #114
#91Alan35US #74
#92Jon35US #65
#93Jonathan35US #53
#94Rickey35
#95Earl34US #164
#96Marty34
#97Reginald33US #117
#98Arthur32US #98
#99Barry32US #107
#100Martin32US #68

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑39Shawn#52
↑37Tammie#56
↑25Julie#39
↑23Sonya#50
↑22Charlotte#62
↑21Beverly#53
↑20Lee#60
↑19Shannon#34

Falling

↓30Denise#91
↓29Betty#80
↓28Judy#100
↓23Rickey#94
↓19Joyce#78
↓19Gina#82
↓18Janet#64
↓18Tamara#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.