State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 29,854 Arkansas births in 1971 across 794 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#82Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#87Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#88Scottyoutside the national top 200
#90Misty#200 nationally
#93Marshaoutside the national top 200
#94Tammie#189 nationally
#60Tommy#148 nationally
#72Beverly#160 nationally
#100Ginger#187 nationally
#79Belinda#164 nationally
#97Charlotte#176 nationally
#58Ronnie#135 nationally

Girls

#1Angela402US #6
#2Kimberly391US #4
#3Jennifer365US #1
#4Melissa296US #7
#5Lisa267US #3
#6Tammy227US #8
#7Michelle219US #2
#8Stephanie193US #11
#9Shannon190US #21
#10Amy181US #5
#11Mary177US #9
#12Tracy174US #13
#13Karen171US #15
#14Tina160US #20
#15Tonya157US #45
#16Rebecca154US #23
#17Stacy143US #32
#18Pamela135US #28
#19Rhonda135US #46
#20Donna127US #38
#21Teresa127US #34
#22Cynthia125US #24
#23Laura123US #16
#24Elizabeth120US #19
#25Susan120US #17
#26Lori114US #25
#27Sandra113US #31
#28Dana108US #44
#29Julie108US #10
#30Amanda105US #84
#31Sharon105US #40
#32Linda101US #42
#33Sherry97US #60
#34Kelly90US #22
#35Patricia90US #26
#36Paula89US #63
#37Andrea88US #35
#38Carla87US #107
#39Deborah86US #33
#40Wendy86US #29
#41Heather84US #12
#42Barbara83US #47
#43Christy81US #89
#44Sheila79US #81
#45Brenda77US #43
#46Melanie74US #66
#47Christina73US #30
#48Carrie70US #55
#49Leslie70US #68
#50Shelly70US #103
#51Melinda69US #85
#52Dawn67US #14
#53April66US #56
#54Kathy65US #91
#55Monica64US #48
#56Regina63US #90
#57Debra62US #57
#58Carol60US #92
#59Stacey60US #41
#60Cindy59US #70
#61Robin58US #51
#62Cheryl57US #50
#63Jamie57US #118
#64Yolanda56US #98
#65Holly55US #76
#66Nancy55US #52
#67Sonya55US #126
#68Sarah54US #58
#69Terri54US #115
#70Felicia53US #124
#71Jacqueline52US #75
#72Beverly49US #160
#73Kristi49US #113
#74Sherri48US #123
#75Carolyn43US #104
#76Deanna42US #95
#77Anita41US #127
#78Denise41US #36
#79Belinda40US #164
#80Crystal40US #79
#81Tiffany40US #62
#82Shelia39
#83Theresa39US #61
#84Wanda39US #137
#85Rachel38US #54
#86Traci38US #116
#87Ashley37
#88Catherine36US #65
#89Janet36US #112
#90Misty36US #200
#91Tanya36US #72
#92Cassandra35US #136
#93Marsha35
#94Tammie35US #189
#95Veronica35US #110
#96Alicia34US #105
#97Charlotte34US #176
#98Jessica34US #64
#99Nicole34US #27
#100Ginger33US #187

Boys

#1Michael709US #1
#2James682US #2
#3John477US #4
#4Christopher441US #6
#5David431US #3
#6Robert414US #5
#7William394US #7
#8Brian280US #9
#9Charles276US #22
#10Kevin276US #14
#11Jason266US #8
#12Mark248US #13
#13Steven242US #16
#14Richard215US #11
#15Scott195US #10
#16Gregory194US #26
#17Anthony186US #23
#18Thomas180US #17
#19Kenneth178US #25
#20Timothy175US #21
#21Jeffrey163US #12
#22Joseph162US #15
#23Eric160US #18
#24Larry156US #44
#25Billy147US #75
#26Gary145US #38
#27Paul139US #24
#28Jerry132US #50
#29Jeffery131US #53
#30Jimmy129US #93
#31Matthew128US #19
#32Stephen119US #27
#33Shawn118US #28
#34Bobby115US #79
#35Keith113US #37
#36Tony113US #62
#37Chad110US #29
#38Terry106US #56
#39Johnny103US #74
#40Daniel102US #20
#41Ronald102US #31
#42Donald100US #34
#43Patrick97US #35
#44Rodney96US #59
#45Marcus92US #65
#46Danny89US #82
#47Bryan82US #48
#48Chris78US #68
#49George77US #42
#50Douglas76US #39
#51Ricky74US #121
#52Randy73US #67
#53Bradley71US #58
#54Jonathan71US #40
#55Jeremy70US #45
#56Edward69US #32
#57Dennis68US #49
#58Ronnie66US #135
#59Shannon65US #106
#60Tommy63US #148
#61Roger62US #71
#62Russell62US #64
#63Todd62US #30
#64Carl61US #72
#65Joe61US #101
#66Phillip61US #76
#67Travis61US #61
#68Randall56US #102
#69Roy55US #111
#70Brent54US #73
#71Curtis54US #89
#72Samuel54US #66
#73Shane53US #60
#74Aaron50US #41
#75Darrell50US #118
#76Tracy49US #144
#77Willie49US #115
#78Eddie48US #147
#79Lance48US #98
#80Sean47US #36
#81Derrick46US #84
#82Jon46US #78
#83Raymond46US #52
#84Andrew45US #33
#85Allen44US #120
#86Micheal44US #124
#87Wesley44US #151
#88Scotty43
#89Walter42US #91
#90Bruce40US #108
#91Corey40US #77
#92Craig40US #43
#93Lee39US #128
#94Jay37US #114
#95Alan35US #99
#96Henry35US #112
#97Marvin35US #152
#98Brad34US #139
#99Harold34US #130
#100Andre32US #129

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑37Christina#47
↑37Jeremy#55
↑35Chad#37
↑33Andrea#37
↑33April#53
↑30Carrie#48
↑20Randall#68
↑19Nancy#66

Falling

↓42Tanya#91
↓23Robin#61
↓22Phillip#66
↓20Kristi#73
↓20Shelia#82
↓19Veronica#95
↓18Brad#98
↓17Anita#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.