State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2002 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,472 Arkansas births in 2002 across 1,060 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#77Ashtonoutside the national top 200
#81Malloryoutside the national top 200
#47Abby#166 nationally
#90Peytonoutside the national top 200
#91Addisonoutside the national top 200
#92Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#56Ashlyn#158 nationally
#52Brooklyn#152 nationally
#82Clayton#178 nationally
#83Bethany#178 nationally
#76Braden#168 nationally
#64Gracie#153 nationally

Girls

#1Madison283US #2
#2Hannah231US #3
#3Emily223US #1
#4Sarah143US #8
#5Abigail142US #7
#6Alexis141US #5
#7Anna134US #20
#8Taylor133US #18
#9Elizabeth128US #11
#10Lauren126US #13
#11Olivia121US #10
#12Emma120US #4
#13Haley120US #35
#14Ashley111US #6
#15Destiny111US #34
#16Brianna102US #17
#17Chloe100US #25
#18Mary100US #49
#19Sydney97US #23
#20Alyssa92US #12
#21Jasmine91US #26
#22Kaitlyn85US #32
#23Jessica83US #16
#24Katelyn83US #53
#25Autumn82US #73
#26Hailey80US #31
#27Kayla80US #19
#28Savannah79US #39
#29Kaylee77US #57
#30Bailey75US #84
#31Rachel74US #24
#32Allison73US #44
#33Grace73US #15
#34Morgan72US #29
#35Shelby72US #75
#36Isabella67US #14
#37Victoria65US #21
#38Makayla64US #50
#39Samantha64US #9
#40Jennifer62US #28
#41Megan62US #22
#42Natalie62US #30
#43Jordan61US #45
#44Faith60US #48
#45Ashanti58US #115
#46Mackenzie56US #42
#47Abby54US #166
#48Trinity54US #70
#49Aaliyah51US #64
#50Kylie51US #61
#51Zoe51US #60
#52Brooklyn49US #152
#53Katie49US #103
#54Sierra49US #62
#55Katherine48US #36
#56Ashlyn46US #158
#57Courtney46US #88
#58Mckenzie46US #143
#59Riley46US #77
#60Sara46US #59
#61Kennedy45US #136
#62Maria45US #40
#63Erin44US #72
#64Gracie44US #153
#65Kimberly44US #63
#66Breanna43US #104
#67Jada43US #78
#68Paige43US #51
#69Caroline41US #67
#70Lindsey41US #122
#71Cheyenne40US #127
#72Kelsey40US #118
#73Amber39US #65
#74Andrea39US #55
#75Lillian39US #96
#76Alexandria38US #106
#77Ashton38
#78Avery37US #132
#79Gabrielle37US #66
#80Jade37US #86
#81Mallory37
#82Rebecca37US #54
#83Bethany36US #178
#84Heather36US #159
#85Michelle36US #58
#86Angel35US #109
#87Brooke35US #52
#88Sophia35US #27
#89Caitlyn34US #148
#90Jenna34US #47
#91Addison33
#92Haylee33
#93Leah33US #87
#94Lily33US #79
#95Madeline33US #56
#96Alexandra32US #38
#97Molly32US #107
#98Stephanie32US #41
#99Skylar31US #141
#100Vanessa30US #68

Boys

#1Jacob327US #1
#2Ethan250US #5
#3William240US #11
#4Caleb220US #35
#5Joshua211US #3
#6Christopher208US #8
#7Matthew206US #4
#8Hunter203US #38
#9James200US #18
#10Austin193US #26
#11Michael181US #2
#12John169US #17
#13Tyler169US #14
#14Brandon168US #20
#15Logan160US #29
#16Christian153US #24
#17Andrew145US #6
#18Dylan141US #23
#19Zachary138US #19
#20David135US #13
#21Jonathan134US #21
#22Alexander129US #15
#23Joseph126US #7
#24Jordan125US #37
#25Jackson123US #50
#26Robert123US #34
#27Nicholas120US #9
#28Noah117US #31
#29Ryan114US #16
#30Nathan111US #28
#31Samuel110US #25
#32Elijah109US #41
#33Benjamin108US #27
#34Daniel107US #10
#35Justin107US #22
#36Anthony106US #12
#37Cameron103US #39
#38Cody98US #71
#39Dakota98US #107
#40Hayden96US #96
#41Seth88US #72
#42Gabriel87US #32
#43Mason87US #53
#44Luke86US #46
#45Garrett84US #91
#46Aaron80US #43
#47Colton80US #128
#48Gavin78US #61
#49Dalton76US #117
#50Kyle76US #40
#51Timothy76US #70
#52Blake72US #76
#53Thomas72US #36
#54Connor69US #47
#55Alex68US #63
#56Isaac68US #48
#57Kaleb67US #111
#58Charles65US #58
#59Landon65US #142
#60Devin64US #74
#61Jason64US #42
#62Carson63US #105
#63Jose62US #30
#64Chase61US #82
#65Kevin61US #33
#66Brayden59US #138
#67Isaiah58US #45
#68Juan58US #54
#69Nathaniel57US #62
#70Eric56US #52
#71Tanner56US #112
#72Jeremiah54US #86
#73Steven54US #68
#74Tristan53US #103
#75Trevor52US #81
#76Braden51US #168
#77Carlos50US #65
#78Cole49US #69
#79Jared49US #84
#80Levi49US #164
#81Adam48US #55
#82Clayton48US #178
#83Evan48US #56
#84Ian47US #67
#85Jesse46US #90
#86Bryan45US #64
#87Bryce44US #97
#88Gage44US #140
#89Jack44US #44
#90Peyton44
#91Wyatt44US #121
#92Richard43US #77
#93Antonio42US #85
#94Riley42US #99
#95Jaden41US #87
#96Lucas41US #75
#97Luis41US #57
#98Stephen41US #114
#99Bradley39US #149
#100Colby39US #125

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑38Kylie#50
↑36Kennedy#61
↑33Aaliyah#49
↑30Isabella#36
↑27Alex#55
↑24Cheyenne#71
↑23Mckenzie#58
↑22Kimberly#65

Falling

↓34Rebecca#82
↓27Amber#73
↓27Colby#100
↓25Angel#86
↓23Brooke#87
↓23Stephanie#98
↓22Alexandria#76
↓20Alexandra#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.