State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,432 Arkansas births in 2008 across 1,222 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#60Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#77Allieoutside the national top 200
#85Maggieoutside the national top 200
#87Abbyoutside the national top 200
#91Dakotaoutside the national top 200
#43Mckenzie#151 nationally
#98Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#42Kylee#142 nationally
#65Cheyenne#160 nationally
#59Ashlyn#152 nationally
#83Jayden#176 nationally
#92Brooklynn#183 nationally

Girls

#1Emma193US #1
#2Madison191US #6
#3Emily164US #3
#4Addison162US #12
#5Olivia151US #4
#6Chloe148US #10
#7Ava142US #5
#8Abigail129US #8
#9Isabella129US #2
#10Brooklyn117US #48
#11Alexis110US #15
#12Elizabeth107US #9
#13Hannah107US #17
#14Natalie100US #13
#15Kaylee97US #31
#16Anna88US #26
#17Taylor88US #22
#18Alyssa82US #16
#19Ella82US #19
#20Lillian82US #29
#21Sophia80US #7
#22Sarah74US #20
#23Kylie72US #51
#24Makayla69US #37
#25Aubrey68US #42
#26Gracie68US #99
#27Lily66US #24
#28Allison64US #32
#29Bailey64US #82
#30Riley63US #39
#31Ashley62US #18
#32Hailey62US #25
#33Avery61US #38
#34Trinity60US #70
#35Lauren59US #30
#36Samantha59US #11
#37Savannah59US #33
#38Brianna55US #23
#39Victoria55US #27
#40Mackenzie54US #65
#41Kimberly53US #57
#42Kylee53US #142
#43Mckenzie53US #151
#44Destiny51US #47
#45Zoey51US #98
#46Morgan50US #46
#47Peyton50US #60
#48Haley49US #102
#49Mia49US #14
#50Autumn48US #87
#51Audrey47US #44
#52Katelyn47US #80
#53Kaitlyn46US #53
#54Sophie46US #75
#55Nevaeh45US #34
#56Sydney45US #49
#57Caroline44US #94
#58Kennedy44US #115
#59Ashlyn43US #152
#60Grace43US #21
#61Jasmine43US #43
#62Kayla43US #28
#63Rylee43US #116
#64Zoe43US #58
#65Cheyenne42US #160
#66Payton42US #91
#67Leah41US #40
#68Lilly41US #125
#69Sadie41US #109
#70Layla40US #55
#71Mary39US #96
#72Katherine38US #45
#73Serenity38US #111
#74Aaliyah37US #76
#75Jessica37US #59
#76Makenzie37US #162
#77Allie36
#78Julia36US #41
#79Katie36US #126
#80Evelyn35US #54
#81Eva34US #114
#82Jada34US #110
#83Jayden34US #176
#84Madelyn34US #64
#85Maggie34
#86Mariah34US #77
#87Abby33
#88Gabriella33US #35
#89Shelby32US #158
#90Alexa31US #50
#91Gabrielle31US #79
#92Brooklynn30US #183
#93Jenna30US #108
#94Amelia29US #68
#95Isabelle29US #93
#96Jayla29US #117
#97Jennifer29US #84
#98Kinley29
#99London29US #156
#100Lydia29US #120

Boys

#1Jacob206US #1
#2Ethan203US #3
#3William202US #8
#4Landon174US #45
#5Joshua170US #4
#6Jackson169US #32
#7Aiden166US #16
#8James163US #17
#9Hunter155US #54
#10John155US #20
#11Christopher154US #9
#12Noah154US #15
#13Michael153US #2
#14Logan145US #19
#15Jayden143US #11
#16Hayden141US #76
#17Caleb133US #34
#18Elijah132US #22
#19Christian124US #23
#20Daniel123US #5
#21Mason119US #35
#22Brayden118US #51
#23Tyler118US #28
#24David117US #14
#25Matthew117US #10
#26Andrew115US #12
#27Austin112US #55
#28Alexander111US #6
#29Joseph109US #13
#30Samuel108US #27
#31Gabriel106US #24
#32Gavin103US #30
#33Jonathan102US #26
#34Brandon97US #33
#35Carson97US #89
#36Luke95US #43
#37Robert95US #49
#38Anthony94US #7
#39Nathan94US #21
#40Evan92US #38
#41Isaac92US #37
#42Jordan91US #48
#43Benjamin89US #25
#44Wyatt86US #62
#45Aaron84US #50
#46Ryan82US #18
#47Peyton79US #130
#48Kaden78US #100
#49Dylan77US #31
#50Justin77US #44
#51Lucas77US #46
#52Tristan76US #81
#53Jeremiah74US #68
#54Cameron73US #53
#55Thomas72US #52
#56Colton71US #98
#57Isaiah71US #42
#58Carter69US #65
#59Cole69US #85
#60Braxton68
#61Caden67US #96
#62Charles67US #63
#63Zachary67US #47
#64Ayden65US #91
#65Brody65US #70
#66Connor64US #57
#67Kaleb64US #115
#68Jaxon63US #153
#69Jose61US #40
#70Nicholas61US #29
#71Owen61US #58
#72Parker61US #103
#73Cooper60US #92
#74Chase56US #67
#75Eli56US #99
#76Kevin55US #41
#77Riley55US #106
#78Ashton54US #122
#79Aidan53US #59
#80Ian53US #80
#81Devin52US #109
#82Jack52US #39
#83Jaden52US #88
#84Preston52US #124
#85Blake51US #90
#86Timothy51US #107
#87Angel50US #36
#88Jason50US #60
#89Seth49US #128
#90Adrian48US #56
#91Dakota48
#92Nathaniel48US #77
#93Eric47US #86
#94Cody45US #123
#95Jesse45US #110
#96Cayden44US #173
#97Hudson43US #176
#98Tanner43US #163
#99Henry42US #78
#100Bryce41US #117

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑33Peyton#47
↑33Sophie#54
↑30Mckenzie#43
↑27Tristan#52
↑26Mackenzie#40
↑26Leah#67
↑25Kylie#23
↑25Eli#75

Falling

↓36Nicholas#70
↓32Katie#79
↓31Jayden#83
↓30Jasmine#61
↓28Mary#71
↓26Mia#49
↓25Shelby#89
↓24Blake#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.