State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,734 Arkansas births in 2003 across 1,070 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#70Macyoutside the national top 200
#78Bethanyoutside the national top 200
#83Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#67Trenton#179 nationally
#85Addison#191 nationally
#95Allieoutside the national top 200
#79Clayton#183 nationally
#97Hayleeoutside the national top 200
#64Abby#164 nationally
#96Eli#190 nationally
#95Dillon#188 nationally
#40Gracie#126 nationally

Girls

#1Madison272US #3
#2Emily255US #1
#3Hannah224US #4
#4Emma197US #2
#5Alexis182US #7
#6Abigail138US #6
#7Elizabeth136US #9
#8Chloe126US #24
#9Olivia123US #5
#10Anna122US #21
#11Taylor118US #19
#12Sarah116US #11
#13Haley105US #34
#14Ashley102US #8
#15Brianna101US #17
#16Lauren99US #15
#17Jessica94US #18
#18Makayla91US #51
#19Kaitlyn89US #32
#20Sydney89US #25
#21Kaylee87US #53
#22Alyssa86US #14
#23Hailey83US #26
#24Mary79US #59
#25Destiny77US #37
#26Natalie77US #23
#27Rachel75US #28
#28Jasmine74US #27
#29Bailey73US #98
#30Victoria72US #22
#31Grace69US #13
#32Kayla68US #16
#33Faith67US #50
#34Savannah67US #41
#35Morgan65US #29
#36Autumn63US #75
#37Zoe63US #57
#38Allison61US #46
#39Samantha61US #10
#40Gracie58US #126
#41Isabella58US #12
#42Katelyn58US #58
#43Lillian58US #76
#44Megan58US #30
#45Trinity58US #56
#46Kylie57US #52
#47Brooklyn56US #118
#48Katherine56US #35
#49Shelby54US #94
#50Mackenzie53US #45
#51Sierra53US #73
#52Katie51US #107
#53Riley50US #72
#54Breanna49US #105
#55Gabrielle49US #66
#56Caroline48US #68
#57Jennifer48US #31
#58Jordan48US #48
#59Sara48US #65
#60Paige47US #47
#61Ella46US #44
#62Avery44US #89
#63Madeline44US #61
#64Abby42US #164
#65Kimberly42US #64
#66Mckenzie42US #149
#67Alexandra40US #38
#68Courtney40US #103
#69Sophia40US #20
#70Macy38
#71Rebecca38US #63
#72Skylar38US #144
#73Alexia37US #133
#74Julia37US #33
#75Lily37US #69
#76Lydia36US #127
#77Ashlyn35US #139
#78Bethany35
#79Erin35US #80
#80Kennedy34US #122
#81Andrea33US #60
#82Lindsey33US #132
#83Makenzie33
#84Stephanie33US #49
#85Addison32US #191
#86Ava32US #39
#87Brooke32US #43
#88Jamie32US #170
#89Summer32US #153
#90Amber31US #74
#91Audrey31US #78
#92Jada31US #79
#93Molly31US #99
#94Aaliyah30US #90
#95Allie30
#96Mia30US #36
#97Haylee29
#98Jenna29US #55
#99Kelsey29US #130
#100Madelyn29US #115

Boys

#1Jacob286US #1
#2Joshua268US #3
#3Ethan267US #7
#4William229US #11
#5Michael220US #2
#6Caleb204US #34
#7John202US #17
#8Christopher181US #9
#9Matthew178US #4
#10James176US #18
#11Andrew171US #5
#12Logan166US #28
#13Tyler165US #15
#14Hunter153US #41
#15Dylan152US #19
#16Austin147US #33
#17Christian141US #25
#18Joseph141US #6
#19Samuel139US #23
#20Zachary137US #20
#21David135US #14
#22Jackson131US #52
#23Noah130US #31
#24Brandon126US #21
#25Jonathan124US #22
#26Jordan122US #38
#27Anthony121US #10
#28Nicholas120US #12
#29Hayden117US #84
#30Cameron115US #40
#31Landon114US #97
#32Gavin112US #51
#33Robert101US #35
#34Alexander98US #16
#35Justin97US #27
#36Luke97US #46
#37Ryan97US #13
#38Daniel95US #8
#39Connor93US #43
#40Nathan93US #26
#41Benjamin92US #24
#42Elijah91US #37
#43Gabriel89US #29
#44Mason87US #54
#45Brayden86US #110
#46Seth83US #80
#47Isaac80US #48
#48Kevin80US #32
#49Thomas80US #36
#50Aaron79US #50
#51Cody77US #78
#52Evan75US #44
#53Charles74US #57
#54Blake73US #79
#55Jason69US #42
#56Colton66US #135
#57Dakota66US #126
#58Timothy65US #76
#59Dalton64US #143
#60Caden63US #113
#61Garrett63US #106
#62Jesse63US #94
#63Alex61US #62
#64Eric60US #56
#65Ashton59US #101
#66Carson59US #89
#67Trenton59US #179
#68Ian57US #65
#69Jeremiah55US #90
#70Kaleb54US #118
#71Steven54US #70
#72Devin53US #74
#73Brian52US #59
#74Nathaniel52US #63
#75Jayden51US #75
#76Jose51US #30
#77Tristan51US #112
#78Aidan50US #39
#79Clayton50US #183
#80Isaiah50US #49
#81Parker50US #125
#82Chase49US #87
#83Gage49US #136
#84Lucas49US #71
#85Bryan48US #64
#86Kyle48US #53
#87Cole47US #69
#88Jaden47US #82
#89Tanner46US #120
#90Trevor45US #99
#91Kaden44US #121
#92Braden43US #170
#93Carter43US #102
#94Preston43US #154
#95Dillon41US #188
#96Eli41US #190
#97Jack41US #45
#98Jared41US #107
#99Adrian39US #68
#100Cooper39US #167

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑32Lillian#43
↑32Madeline#63
↑31Evan#52
↑29Alexandra#67
↑28Landon#31
↑27Skylar#72
↑24Gracie#40
↑24Gabrielle#55

Falling

↓45Aaliyah#94
↓36Kyle#86
↓27Kelsey#99
↓25Jada#92
↓21Ashlyn#77
↓19Kennedy#80
↓19Jared#98
↓18Katelyn#42

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.