State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2004 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,083 Arkansas births in 2004 across 1,100 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#71Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#76Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#84Maggieoutside the national top 200
#85Zoeyoutside the national top 200
#86Babyoutside the national top 200
#85Clayton#198 nationally
#88Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#54Abby#166 nationally
#95Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#96Katelynnoutside the national top 200
#67Dalton#167 nationally
#66Addison#160 nationally

Girls

#1Madison281US #3
#2Emily265US #1
#3Emma200US #2
#4Hannah192US #5
#5Olivia152US #4
#6Abigail146US #6
#7Alexis137US #11
#8Anna134US #20
#9Elizabeth131US #10
#10Lauren117US #16
#11Sarah109US #12
#12Chloe105US #23
#13Alyssa100US #14
#14Ashley97US #8
#15Destiny97US #38
#16Hailey94US #24
#17Haley94US #44
#18Jasmine92US #26
#19Taylor92US #22
#20Brianna90US #17
#21Brooklyn88US #101
#22Kaylee88US #50
#23Mary86US #62
#24Sydney86US #27
#25Kaitlyn83US #33
#26Trinity82US #48
#27Natalie80US #19
#28Isabella78US #7
#29Jessica77US #21
#30Samantha71US #9
#31Kayla69US #18
#32Bailey68US #100
#33Grace68US #13
#34Makayla68US #47
#35Morgan67US #31
#36Mackenzie66US #45
#37Allison65US #40
#38Autumn64US #82
#39Zoe62US #54
#40Lillian61US #65
#41Savannah61US #41
#42Faith60US #52
#43Jordan60US #71
#44Gracie58US #114
#45Riley56US #58
#46Katelyn55US #59
#47Kennedy55US #117
#48Ashlyn54US #131
#49Kylie54US #49
#50Victoria53US #28
#51Caroline51US #74
#52Ella49US #29
#53Avery48US #77
#54Abby47US #166
#55Rachel47US #34
#56Audrey46US #80
#57Ava46US #25
#58Megan46US #36
#59Shelby46US #112
#60Angel43US #127
#61Erin43US #95
#62Kimberly42US #61
#63Brooke41US #46
#64Jenna41US #56
#65Aaliyah40US #94
#66Addison40US #160
#67Rebecca40US #70
#68Jada39US #81
#69Lily39US #53
#70Madeline39US #63
#71Makenzie39
#72Summer39US #140
#73Jennifer38US #39
#74Mckenzie38US #151
#75Sierra38US #92
#76Cadence37
#77Katie37US #102
#78Maria36US #42
#79Amber35US #87
#80Madelyn35US #111
#81Paige35US #51
#82Sara35US #68
#83Gabrielle34US #73
#84Maggie34
#85Zoey34
#86Baby33
#87Katherine33US #35
#88Laura33US #129
#89Marissa33US #78
#90Rylee33US #136
#91Alexandra32US #37
#92Mia32US #30
#93Sophia32US #15
#94Breanna31US #115
#95Cassidy31US #168
#96Katelynn31
#97Skylar31US #154
#98Cheyenne30US #149
#99Reagan30US #145
#100Serenity30US #191

Boys

#1Jacob258US #1
#2William250US #8
#3Ethan241US #5
#4Joshua236US #3
#5Michael227US #2
#6James207US #18
#7Hunter191US #49
#8Matthew187US #4
#9Tyler182US #16
#10Andrew181US #6
#11Christopher171US #10
#12Logan165US #27
#13Caleb163US #33
#14John159US #17
#15Joseph150US #9
#16Austin141US #35
#17Landon141US #86
#18Brandon140US #22
#19Daniel133US #7
#20Jackson124US #48
#21David123US #14
#22Dylan120US #19
#23Samuel120US #23
#24Elijah118US #31
#25Robert117US #36
#26Zachary116US #26
#27Christian114US #24
#28Hayden111US #87
#29Nathan110US #20
#30Ryan106US #12
#31Justin105US #30
#32Cameron101US #50
#33Noah100US #29
#34Anthony97US #11
#35Mason96US #51
#36Jordan94US #43
#37Alexander91US #15
#38Jonathan91US #21
#39Benjamin90US #25
#40Nicholas90US #13
#41Gavin89US #52
#42Evan88US #39
#43Charles86US #56
#44Connor86US #38
#45Dakota84US #137
#46Aaron82US #53
#47Brayden82US #107
#48Gabriel82US #32
#49Luke82US #41
#50Isaac80US #46
#51Jose80US #28
#52Jason77US #47
#53Thomas77US #37
#54Jesse72US #94
#55Ashton71US #76
#56Cody71US #84
#57Seth70US #80
#58Jayden69US #62
#59Jeremiah69US #77
#60Caden67US #104
#61Kaden66US #105
#62Blake65US #95
#63Nathaniel64US #68
#64Alex63US #63
#65Kaleb63US #120
#66Kevin62US #34
#67Dalton61US #167
#68Aidan60US #40
#69Carson60US #101
#70Colton60US #135
#71Isaiah60US #45
#72Garrett59US #114
#73Wyatt59US #90
#74Eric57US #61
#75Devin56US #81
#76Chase55US #82
#77Aiden54US #60
#78Lucas54US #66
#79Tristan54US #115
#80Braden52US #154
#81Juan51US #54
#82Steven50US #78
#83Timothy50US #79
#84Jaden48US #83
#85Clayton47US #198
#86Conner47US #134
#87Tanner47US #125
#88Braxton46
#89Eli46US #156
#90Brady44US #122
#91Ian44US #69
#92Levi44US #153
#93Brian43US #59
#94Cole43US #75
#95Dawson43
#96Peyton43US #163
#97Malachi41US #179
#98Preston41US #152
#99Angel40US #44
#100Carter40US #89

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑35Audrey#56
↑34Jenna#64
↑33Kennedy#47
↑30Kaden#61
↑29Ashlyn#48
↑29Ava#57
↑29Aaliyah#65
↑26Brooklyn#21

Falling

↓40Breanna#94
↓39Katherine#87
↓28Rachel#55
↓28Gabrielle#83
↓25Katie#77
↓25Skylar#97
↓25Timothy#83
↓24Sierra#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.