State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2005 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,366 Arkansas births in 2005 across 1,156 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#61Abby#198 nationally
#62Dalton#180 nationally
#89Cadenceoutside the national top 200
#93Jayla#197 nationally
#61Colton#155 nationally
#97Devon#191 nationally
#57Dakota#148 nationally
#80Mckenzie#163 nationally
#76Kylee#156 nationally
#92Cheyenne#171 nationally
#94Kelsey#173 nationally
#75Zoey#152 nationally

Girls

#1Emily264US #1
#2Madison264US #3
#3Emma217US #2
#4Hannah179US #7
#5Alexis159US #13
#6Abigail155US #4
#7Olivia154US #5
#8Anna144US #22
#9Elizabeth121US #11
#10Chloe98US #19
#11Lauren98US #21
#12Natalie98US #18
#13Ella97US #23
#14Sarah92US #15
#15Brooklyn88US #78
#16Alyssa86US #16
#17Kaylee86US #40
#18Destiny85US #32
#19Ashley84US #10
#20Isabella83US #6
#21Taylor83US #24
#22Ava82US #9
#23Brianna82US #20
#24Hailey82US #26
#25Makayla79US #44
#26Grace78US #14
#27Jasmine77US #29
#28Lillian76US #50
#29Haley73US #53
#30Samantha72US #8
#31Savannah72US #35
#32Allison71US #45
#33Sydney70US #30
#34Gracie69US #94
#35Kaitlyn69US #34
#36Mary68US #72
#37Jessica66US #27
#38Megan63US #41
#39Riley63US #54
#40Lily62US #39
#41Bailey61US #108
#42Kylie61US #57
#43Katelyn60US #59
#44Shelby60US #117
#45Trinity59US #48
#46Victoria59US #28
#47Kayla57US #25
#48Sophia57US #12
#49Morgan56US #33
#50Zoe56US #58
#51Autumn55US #90
#52Avery51US #67
#53Breanna51US #124
#54Mia51US #17
#55Caroline50US #83
#56Mackenzie50US #51
#57Rachel50US #38
#58Faith49US #49
#59Jordan49US #86
#60Maria48US #46
#61Abby47US #198
#62Addison45US #106
#63Jenna45US #62
#64Katie45US #99
#65Jada44US #76
#66Katherine43US #36
#67Ashlyn40US #127
#68Audrey40US #77
#69Paige40US #60
#70Alexandra39US #37
#71Amelia38US #84
#72Brooke38US #47
#73Gabrielle38US #55
#74Sara37US #75
#75Zoey37US #152
#76Kylee36US #156
#77Aaliyah35US #93
#78Jennifer35US #42
#79Madeline35US #70
#80Mckenzie35US #163
#81Rebecca35US #81
#82Lydia34US #119
#83Julia33US #31
#84Kennedy33US #118
#85Kimberly33US #63
#86Michelle32US #74
#87Skylar32US #154
#88Summer32US #140
#89Cadence31
#90Madelyn31US #107
#91Andrea30US #65
#92Cheyenne30US #171
#93Jayla30US #197
#94Kelsey30US #173
#95Mya30US #98
#96Molly29US #97
#97Rylee29US #128
#98Stephanie29US #64
#99Arianna28US #88
#100Erin28US #112

Boys

#1Ethan257US #5
#2William231US #11
#3Jacob226US #1
#4Joshua193US #3
#5James191US #17
#6Michael191US #2
#7Caleb182US #35
#8Christopher173US #10
#9Tyler171US #16
#10Logan165US #26
#11Noah163US #23
#12Matthew157US #4
#13John150US #18
#14Hunter146US #53
#15Austin145US #38
#16Landon145US #61
#17David143US #12
#18Andrew140US #6
#19Joseph138US #9
#20Jackson136US #44
#21Elijah135US #31
#22Mason127US #42
#23Hayden126US #76
#24Samuel122US #21
#25Jonathan120US #19
#26Gabriel117US #28
#27Christian115US #22
#28Alexander111US #13
#29Brandon110US #27
#30Dylan110US #24
#31Anthony108US #8
#32Daniel103US #7
#33Benjamin100US #25
#34Ryan100US #14
#35Nicholas99US #15
#36Gavin98US #47
#37Justin98US #36
#38Brayden96US #80
#39Jordan95US #46
#40Robert95US #37
#41Connor91US #48
#42Nathan90US #20
#43Jayden89US #54
#44Evan88US #39
#45Zachary88US #29
#46Caden78US #98
#47Luke78US #41
#48Ashton77US #107
#49Aaron76US #57
#50Charles73US #56
#51Aiden72US #50
#52Cameron72US #52
#53Thomas72US #40
#54Jose71US #30
#55Kevin71US #33
#56Isaac70US #49
#57Dakota69US #148
#58Seth67US #91
#59Jesse65US #89
#60Parker63US #119
#61Colton62US #155
#62Dalton62US #180
#63Cody61US #96
#64Kaden61US #100
#65Peyton61US #138
#66Blake60US #99
#67Carson60US #101
#68Conner60US #127
#69Ian60US #68
#70Aidan59US #43
#71Alex59US #71
#72Jeremiah59US #78
#73Isaiah57US #45
#74Carter56US #77
#75Jason56US #51
#76Cooper55US #120
#77Cole54US #79
#78Juan54US #55
#79Adrian53US #65
#80Angel53US #32
#81Devin52US #90
#82Jack52US #34
#83Lucas52US #58
#84Jaden50US #88
#85Riley50US #106
#86Timothy50US #84
#87Wyatt50US #81
#88Braden49US #133
#89Eric48US #66
#90Levi47US #141
#91Chase45US #82
#92Eli45US #152
#93Garrett45US #124
#94Tristan45US #113
#95Adam44US #64
#96Bryce44US #109
#97Devon44US #191
#98Kaleb44US #121
#99Kyle44US #69
#100Luis44US #59

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑45Sophia#48
↑41Breanna#53
↑39Ella#13
↑38Mia#54
↑35Ava#22
↑31Peyton#65
↑29Lily#40
↑26Aiden#51

Falling

↓39Erin#100
↓37Kennedy#84
↓33Kaleb#98
↓23Kimberly#85
↓23Jason#75
↓21Garrett#93
↓20Mackenzie#56
↓20Cameron#52

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.