State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,821 Arkansas births in 2009 across 1,226 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#47Braxton#174 nationally
#79Presleyoutside the national top 200
#83Braylonoutside the national top 200
#92Allieoutside the national top 200
#68Makenzie#175 nationally
#96Maggieoutside the national top 200
#97Addysonoutside the national top 200
#98Bryleeoutside the national top 200
#100Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#84Garrett#184 nationally
#95Jayden#188 nationally
#70Brooklynn#162 nationally

Girls

#1Emma187US #2
#2Madison182US #7
#3Addison177US #12
#4Isabella162US #1
#5Ava143US #5
#6Emily138US #6
#7Alexis137US #13
#8Abigail134US #8
#9Olivia130US #3
#10Chloe126US #9
#11Kaylee101US #26
#12Sophia99US #4
#13Ella92US #15
#14Elizabeth91US #11
#15Lillian89US #27
#16Hannah88US #23
#17Brooklyn85US #37
#18Alyssa84US #19
#19Avery83US #32
#20Lily83US #18
#21Anna80US #28
#22Aubrey75US #41
#23Natalie74US #16
#24Allison73US #30
#25Bella70US #58
#26Taylor68US #22
#27Zoey68US #75
#28Makayla64US #44
#29Autumn60US #81
#30Gracie60US #114
#31Hailey60US #25
#32Mia60US #10
#33Sarah59US #21
#34Madelyn58US #59
#35Nevaeh58US #34
#36Trinity57US #74
#37Kylie55US #62
#38Savannah54US #39
#39Serenity54US #93
#40Sydney54US #48
#41Lauren53US #46
#42Grace51US #17
#43Brianna50US #24
#44Destiny50US #56
#45Riley50US #38
#46Audrey47US #49
#47Bailey45US #85
#48Layla45US #45
#49Morgan45US #57
#50Sophie45US #65
#51Lilly44US #116
#52Mackenzie44US #77
#53Mary44US #102
#54Peyton44US #42
#55Ashley43US #20
#56Faith43US #79
#57Kaitlyn43US #67
#58Jasmine42US #51
#59Katie41US #143
#60Caroline40US #87
#61Leah40US #29
#62Samantha40US #14
#63Claire39US #53
#64Lydia39US #117
#65Payton39US #84
#66Kylee38US #148
#67Evelyn37US #40
#68Makenzie37US #175
#69Rylee37US #118
#70Brooklynn36US #162
#71Katelyn36US #90
#72Kennedy36US #115
#73Khloe36US #95
#74Mariah36US #88
#75Sadie36US #111
#76Amelia35US #55
#77Jada35US #113
#78Aaliyah34US #63
#79Presley34
#80Jessica33US #78
#81Jordyn33US #124
#82London33US #122
#83Piper33US #147
#84Reagan33US #127
#85Shelby33US #169
#86Victoria33US #31
#87Zoe33US #47
#88Haley32US #123
#89Izabella32US #161
#90Katherine32US #60
#91Kayla32US #35
#92Allie31
#93Harper31US #173
#94Isabelle31US #100
#95Jayden31US #188
#96Maggie31
#97Addyson30
#98Brylee29
#99Kimberly29US #66
#100Kyleigh29

Boys

#1William220US #5
#2Jacob203US #1
#3Ethan187US #2
#4Joshua177US #6
#5Jayden166US #8
#6Christopher164US #10
#7Noah163US #9
#8Aiden160US #12
#9Jackson160US #27
#10Landon159US #36
#11James156US #18
#12Hunter151US #56
#13Michael151US #3
#14Elijah142US #21
#15Brayden137US #48
#16John135US #26
#17Caleb131US #31
#18Logan129US #17
#19Mason125US #34
#20Samuel124US #24
#21Alexander117US #4
#22David113US #14
#23Hayden112US #91
#24Gabriel111US #22
#25Andrew109US #16
#26Christian109US #23
#27Gavin106US #33
#28Tyler103US #28
#29Austin102US #63
#30Jonathan96US #29
#31Matthew96US #13
#32Daniel93US #7
#33Joseph92US #15
#34Luke91US #47
#35Evan90US #35
#36Benjamin88US #19
#37Carter86US #50
#38Brandon84US #38
#39Connor84US #52
#40Ryan84US #20
#41Anthony82US #11
#42Lucas81US #39
#43Brody77US #77
#44Jeremiah77US #65
#45Dylan76US #30
#46Isaac76US #40
#47Braxton75US #174
#48Robert75US #55
#49Kaden73US #102
#50Ayden72US #87
#51Wyatt72US #60
#52Aaron69US #54
#53Kaleb69US #108
#54Nathan69US #25
#55Caden68US #103
#56Cameron68US #58
#57Jack68US #42
#58Kayden68US #138
#59Levi67US #85
#60Charles66US #64
#61Isaiah66US #41
#62Jordan66US #45
#63Eli65US #90
#64Justin65US #46
#65Peyton64US #148
#66Carson63US #88
#67Nicholas63US #32
#68Cooper62US #84
#69Kevin59US #44
#70Chase58US #61
#71Owen57US #51
#72Colton56US #93
#73Thomas56US #57
#74Ashton55US #115
#75Hudson55US #150
#76Alex54US #83
#77Jaxon54US #124
#78Jason53US #66
#79Parker53US #96
#80Jose52US #43
#81Tristan52US #80
#82Riley51US #107
#83Braylon47
#84Garrett47US #184
#85Bryce46US #111
#86Ian46US #73
#87Cayden44US #143
#88Cole44US #82
#89Jace44US #167
#90Jaden44US #101
#91Angel43US #37
#92Blake43US #89
#93Gage43US #141
#94Josiah43US #86
#95Zachary43US #53
#96Maddox42US #181
#97Aidan41US #72
#98Bryson41US #152
#99Steven41US #106
#100Adam40US #74

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑50Madelyn#34
↑36Lydia#64
↑34Serenity#39
↑27Connor#39
↑25Jack#57
↑22Layla#48
↑22Brooklynn#70
↑22Brody#43

Falling

↓58Kimberly#99
↓47Victoria#86
↓40Haley#88
↓32Zachary#95
↓31Carson#66
↓29Kayla#91
↓29Tristan#81
↓29Cole#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.