State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2001 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,316 Arkansas births in 2001 across 1,027 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#59Landon#194 nationally
#70Braden#191 nationally
#85Addisonoutside the national top 200
#57Brooklyn#172 nationally
#58Gracie#170 nationally
#90Paytonoutside the national top 200
#77Trenton#181 nationally
#98Cadeoutside the national top 200
#78Brayden#176 nationally
#67Abby#163 nationally
#92Wesley#184 nationally
#68Ashlyn#157 nationally

Girls

#1Hannah292US #3
#2Madison288US #2
#3Emily238US #1
#4Alexis199US #5
#5Sarah148US #6
#6Destiny147US #22
#7Abigail135US #8
#8Ashley132US #4
#9Elizabeth132US #9
#10Anna130US #19
#11Olivia130US #10
#12Taylor127US #12
#13Haley124US #34
#14Lauren122US #15
#15Sydney112US #23
#16Jessica110US #11
#17Brianna108US #18
#18Kaitlyn103US #31
#19Alyssa102US #14
#20Emma98US #13
#21Chloe97US #30
#22Hailey95US #33
#23Savannah93US #42
#24Mary88US #48
#25Jasmine87US #25
#26Katelyn86US #52
#27Megan86US #20
#28Allison82US #44
#29Jordan77US #47
#30Kayla77US #17
#31Grace76US #16
#32Bailey75US #69
#33Samantha73US #7
#34Mackenzie70US #40
#35Rachel70US #24
#36Shelby69US #68
#37Victoria69US #21
#38Makayla68US #54
#39Sierra66US #55
#40Faith65US #53
#41Kaylee65US #66
#42Morgan65US #29
#43Natalie62US #32
#44Katherine61US #35
#45Autumn60US #72
#46Amber54US #51
#47Trinity54US #67
#48Rebecca52US #46
#49Sara52US #58
#50Jennifer51US #26
#51Courtney50US #73
#52Jada50US #75
#53Maria50US #41
#54Alexandria49US #91
#55Breanna48US #94
#56Erin48US #60
#57Brooklyn46US #172
#58Gracie46US #170
#59Katie46US #99
#60Kelsey46US #100
#61Angel43US #104
#62Brittany43US #115
#63Zoe43US #65
#64Brooke42US #57
#65Gabrielle42US #50
#66Isabella41US #28
#67Abby40US #163
#68Ashlyn40US #157
#69Lindsey40US #105
#70Andrea39US #49
#71Bethany39US #158
#72Madelyn39US #121
#73Caitlin38US #89
#74Julia38US #27
#75Stephanie38US #43
#76Alexandra37US #38
#77Caroline37US #62
#78Leah37US #87
#79Madeline37US #56
#80Mariah37US #85
#81Mckenzie37US #135
#82Aaliyah36US #96
#83Jenna36US #45
#84Paige35US #71
#85Addison33
#86Cassidy33US #107
#87Kimberly33US #61
#88Kylie33US #95
#89Danielle32US #63
#90Skylar32US #141
#91Erica31US #129
#92Laura31US #86
#93Lillian31US #111
#94Summer31US #142
#95Cheyenne30US #119
#96Diamond30US #167
#97Kennedy30US #138
#98Maggie30US #181
#99Rebekah30US #188
#100Hope29US #150

Boys

#1Jacob328US #1
#2William252US #10
#3Joshua248US #4
#4Austin221US #25
#5Ethan218US #17
#6Hunter212US #36
#7Matthew210US #3
#8Christopher206US #5
#9Tyler199US #13
#10Michael195US #2
#11Zachary193US #16
#12John192US #14
#13James184US #19
#14Caleb179US #37
#15Nicholas170US #6
#16Dylan161US #21
#17Andrew158US #7
#18Brandon154US #18
#19Logan151US #29
#20Jonathan138US #23
#21Joseph135US #8
#22Christian131US #24
#23Daniel131US #9
#24Robert130US #30
#25David129US #12
#26Cameron121US #35
#27Justin120US #22
#28Noah119US #28
#29Jordan117US #39
#30Samuel116US #26
#31Alexander115US #20
#32Jackson110US #60
#33Mason103US #54
#34Hayden102US #117
#35Thomas100US #33
#36Nathan98US #31
#37Benjamin96US #27
#38Dalton94US #98
#39Seth92US #68
#40Aaron91US #42
#41Dakota89US #93
#42Elijah88US #45
#43Garrett88US #80
#44Cody87US #64
#45Anthony85US #11
#46Ryan85US #15
#47Colton80US #118
#48Kyle74US #40
#49Luke74US #50
#50Gavin73US #78
#51Blake72US #77
#52Devin72US #71
#53Jason72US #41
#54Charles71US #55
#55Gabriel71US #38
#56Carson66US #95
#57Timothy66US #67
#58Kevin65US #32
#59Landon64US #194
#60Steven64US #63
#61Connor63US #49
#62Eric63US #44
#63Kaleb63US #116
#64Chase62US #79
#65Evan62US #56
#66Jose62US #34
#67Isaac61US #47
#68Tanner59US #101
#69Nathaniel57US #61
#70Braden56US #191
#71Trevor55US #76
#72Isaiah52US #43
#73Colby51US #99
#74Juan50US #53
#75Jesse49US #91
#76Lucas49US #83
#77Trenton48US #181
#78Brayden47US #176
#79Patrick47US #72
#80Preston47US #152
#81Cole46US #74
#82Alex43US #62
#83Tristan43US #108
#84Brian42US #46
#85Bryce42US #92
#86Clayton42US #162
#87Richard42US #73
#88Ian41US #70
#89Jared41US #65
#90Payton41
#91Sean41US #57
#92Wesley41US #184
#93Dustin40US #158
#94Marcus40US #104
#95Peyton40US #177
#96Adam39US #51
#97Jaden39US #114
#98Cade38
#99Spencer38US #103
#100Dawson37US #183

On the move since 2000

Rising

↑44Carson#56
↑30Hayden#34
↑28Angel#61
↑28Abby#67
↑27Gracie#58
↑26Gavin#50
↑24Caitlin#73
↑23Maria#53

Falling

↓50Cheyenne#95
↓30Jared#89
↓23Courtney#51
↓22Kimberly#87
↓21Alex#82
↓20Wesley#92
↓19Madeline#79
↓19Ryan#46

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2000 rankings.