State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,048 Arkansas births in 1972 across 777 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#84Lonnieoutside the national top 200
#91Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#92Stacyoutside the national top 200
#87Christie#192 nationally
#97Tammieoutside the national top 200
#99Marshaoutside the national top 200
#99Scottyoutside the national top 200
#85Beverly#185 nationally
#56Tommy#146 nationally
#83Becky#165 nationally
#45Misty#125 nationally
#90Wanda#166 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer454US #1
#2Angela401US #6
#3Kimberly381US #4
#4Melissa293US #7
#5Stephanie247US #8
#6Michelle217US #2
#7Tammy214US #11
#8Lisa205US #3
#9Amy199US #5
#10Mary183US #13
#11Shannon164US #22
#12Rebecca159US #14
#13Tonya150US #37
#14Tina147US #18
#15Cynthia135US #25
#16Laura135US #17
#17Tracy134US #19
#18Stacy127US #33
#19Karen117US #21
#20Christy116US #74
#21Kelly109US #23
#22Amanda108US #76
#23Teresa106US #39
#24Lori104US #28
#25Heather102US #9
#26Patricia98US #27
#27Rhonda98US #60
#28Julie97US #12
#29Pamela93US #34
#30Susan93US #24
#31Donna92US #45
#32Elizabeth89US #15
#33Crystal84US #59
#34April82US #48
#35Sandra81US #31
#36Sharon79US #50
#37Sherry79US #70
#38Dana78US #52
#39Carla77US #106
#40Leslie75US #75
#41Christina73US #26
#42Wendy72US #29
#43Robin70US #55
#44Deborah69US #43
#45Misty69US #125
#46Paula69US #72
#47Linda68US #51
#48Andrea66US #30
#49Shelly65US #94
#50Tara65US #38
#51Stacey61US #41
#52Carrie60US #53
#53Melanie58US #42
#54Cindy57US #80
#55Nicole56US #10
#56Brenda54US #44
#57Cheryl54US #56
#58Sheila54US #90
#59Debra53US #66
#60Kristi53US #102
#61Monica52US #47
#62Rachel51US #40
#63Terri51US #124
#64Denise50US #35
#65Nancy50US #63
#66Regina50US #104
#67Felicia49US #128
#68Sarah48US #49
#69Tanya48US #54
#70Jessica46US #46
#71Barbara45US #58
#72Connie45US #130
#73Erica44US #87
#74Holly44US #71
#75Melinda44US #81
#76Yolanda43US #89
#77Carolyn42US #110
#78Jamie42US #114
#79Tiffany42US #61
#80Katina41US #117
#81Sonya41US #122
#82Dawn40US #20
#83Becky38US #165
#84Kathy38US #108
#85Beverly37US #185
#86Carol37US #109
#87Christie37US #192
#88Deanna37US #107
#89Janet36US #111
#90Wanda35US #166
#91Ashley34
#92Shelley34US #126
#93Brandi33US #141
#94Christine33US #16
#95Katrina33US #116
#96Veronica33US #82
#97Tammie32
#98Gina31US #78
#99Marsha31
#100Tamara31US #84

Boys

#1Michael708US #1
#2James624US #3
#3Christopher506US #2
#4David433US #4
#5John412US #5
#6William363US #9
#7Brian355US #8
#8Robert353US #6
#9Jason320US #7
#10Kevin256US #13
#11Charles248US #23
#12Steven220US #19
#13Mark208US #18
#14Timothy205US #21
#15Eric174US #16
#16Richard171US #14
#17Jeffrey162US #17
#18Gregory161US #26
#19Thomas155US #20
#20Kenneth154US #27
#21Anthony152US #22
#22Jerry150US #53
#23Larry146US #47
#24Gary140US #41
#25Joseph140US #12
#26Scott139US #11
#27Matthew130US #10
#28Billy126US #81
#29Rodney120US #65
#30Keith118US #38
#31Jeffery116US #58
#32Bobby114US #90
#33Daniel114US #15
#34Paul113US #24
#35Jimmy110US #97
#36Shawn109US #28
#37Terry108US #62
#38Donald103US #36
#39Stephen103US #29
#40Chad101US #25
#41Johnny99US #74
#42Bryan92US #45
#43Ronald92US #32
#44Danny81US #87
#45Jonathan78US #37
#46Randy77US #70
#47Tracy77US #111
#48Tony72US #68
#49Marcus70US #71
#50Brandon69US #63
#51Phillip68US #75
#52Shannon67US #94
#53Patrick66US #35
#54Todd66US #31
#55George65US #44
#56Tommy64US #146
#57Chris63US #82
#58Douglas63US #43
#59Travis63US #57
#60Ricky61US #127
#61Dennis57US #52
#62Aaron56US #40
#63Jeremy56US #42
#64Bradley55US #61
#65Joe55US #100
#66Shane55US #55
#67Russell54US #69
#68Justin52US #60
#69Darrell51US #122
#70Ronnie51US #133
#71Andrew50US #30
#72Derrick49US #91
#73Roger49US #76
#74Edward46US #34
#75Raymond46US #54
#76Carl44US #85
#77Curtis42US #92
#78Samuel42US #66
#79Roy41US #114
#80Willie41US #109
#81Jamie40US #72
#82Micheal40US #108
#83Joel38US #78
#84Lonnie38
#85Sean38US #33
#86Corey37US #95
#87Troy37US #49
#88Brent36US #77
#89Jon36US #89
#90Gerald35US #102
#91Lee35US #125
#92Stacy35
#93Allen34US #123
#94Frederick34US #116
#95Walter34US #98
#96Wesley34US #154
#97Tyrone33US #144
#98Nathan32US #79
#99Scotty32
#100Derek31US #67

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑47Crystal#33
↑45Misty#45
↑44Nicole#55
↑29Tracy#47
↑28Jessica#70
↑23Christy#20
↑23Rachel#62
↑22Tanya#69

Falling

↓30Dawn#82
↓30Kathy#84
↓29Barbara#71
↓28Carol#86
↓24Melinda#75
↓18Edward#74
↓18Brent#88
↓15Linda#47

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.