State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,654 Arkansas births in 2012 across 1,211 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#43Kinley#180 nationally
#74Allieoutside the national top 200
#76Callieoutside the national top 200
#78Macioutside the national top 200
#86Adalyn#198 nationally
#80Peyton#184 nationally
#97Kaydenceoutside the national top 200
#56Brantley#158 nationally
#84Ryleigh#183 nationally
#98Londyn#196 nationally
#65Gracie#158 nationally
#59Mckenzie#151 nationally

Girls

#1Emma187US #2
#2Sophia165US #1
#3Ava140US #5
#4Isabella136US #3
#5Olivia133US #4
#6Addison125US #14
#7Harper119US #24
#8Abigail114US #7
#9Madison110US #9
#10Zoey109US #20
#11Chloe100US #11
#12Emily97US #6
#13Brooklyn91US #29
#14Lillian88US #25
#15Ella85US #12
#16Lily85US #16
#17Aubrey82US #15
#18Elizabeth82US #10
#19Avery78US #13
#20Kaylee74US #35
#21Nevaeh70US #39
#22Mia68US #8
#23Natalie64US #17
#24Layla62US #31
#25Anna61US #34
#26Hannah61US #22
#27Alyssa59US #44
#28Amelia59US #23
#29Serenity59US #58
#30Paisley58US #104
#31Khloe57US #55
#32Audrey56US #41
#33Zoe54US #30
#34Aubree51US #60
#35Allison50US #38
#36Kennedy50US #84
#37Kylie48US #59
#38Autumn47US #68
#39Makayla47US #70
#40Rylee47US #109
#41Sofia47US #18
#42Hadley45US #131
#43Kinley45US #180
#44Claire44US #45
#45Evelyn44US #27
#46Sophie43US #52
#47Ellie42US #85
#48Peyton42US #53
#49Ruby42US #105
#50Savannah42US #43
#51Alexis40US #40
#52Bailey40US #81
#53Hailey40US #32
#54Lilly40US #110
#55London40US #94
#56Piper40US #98
#57Faith39US #75
#58Gabriella39US #37
#59Mckenzie39US #151
#60Morgan39US #82
#61Skylar39US #87
#62Aaliyah38US #36
#63Taylor38US #46
#64Trinity38US #91
#65Gracie37US #158
#66Makenzie37US #150
#67Molly37US #90
#68Victoria37US #28
#69Alexa36US #57
#70Stella36US #62
#71Grace35US #21
#72Riley35US #47
#73Samantha35US #26
#74Allie34
#75Ashley34US #50
#76Callie34
#77Charlotte34US #19
#78Maci34
#79Mary34US #121
#80Sarah34US #42
#81Caroline33US #80
#82Mackenzie33US #71
#83Madelyn33US #67
#84Ryleigh33US #183
#85Scarlett33US #61
#86Adalyn32US #198
#87Bella32US #54
#88Kinsley32US #179
#89Kylee32US #156
#90Leah32US #33
#91Brianna31US #51
#92Eden31US #161
#93Payton31US #103
#94Destiny30US #113
#95Gabrielle30US #129
#96Izabella30US #159
#97Kaydence30
#98Londyn30US #196
#99Lucy30US #66
#100Lydia30US #95

Boys

#1William217US #5
#2Mason157US #2
#3Jacob155US #1
#4James155US #14
#5Elijah151US #13
#6Hunter149US #45
#7Ethan147US #3
#8Aiden140US #10
#9Gabriel134US #24
#10Jackson134US #21
#11Jayden134US #8
#12Noah130US #4
#13Michael126US #7
#14Eli119US #43
#15Bentley118US #75
#16Brayden115US #39
#17Landon113US #35
#18Liam109US #6
#19John107US #28
#20Samuel106US #25
#21Christopher103US #23
#22Daniel102US #11
#23Isaac101US #30
#24Alexander99US #9
#25Jaxon96US #66
#26Logan95US #22
#27Matthew93US #12
#28Ayden92US #68
#29Bryson92US #94
#30Wyatt92US #41
#31Carter91US #36
#32Andrew90US #18
#33Benjamin88US #16
#34Cooper88US #83
#35Joshua87US #17
#36Luke87US #37
#37Joseph86US #19
#38Caleb84US #32
#39Levi84US #55
#40Hayden80US #109
#41Jordan80US #48
#42Braxton79US #125
#43Connor79US #59
#44Gavin79US #40
#45Easton78US #96
#46Anthony73US #15
#47Jace73US #85
#48Christian72US #33
#49David72US #20
#50Ryan72US #26
#51Carson71US #87
#52Hudson71US #93
#53Isaiah71US #42
#54Robert71US #60
#55Tyler71US #50
#56Brantley70US #158
#57Dylan70US #31
#58Lucas70US #27
#59Evan69US #47
#60Brandon67US #56
#61Colton67US #65
#62Grayson65US #86
#63Jonathan65US #34
#64Austin64US #58
#65Nathan64US #29
#66Parker64US #81
#67Aaron63US #51
#68Jeremiah62US #52
#69Kaden62US #129
#70Jack61US #46
#71Charles56US #62
#72Brody54US #91
#73Nicholas54US #49
#74Kayden53US #97
#75Owen53US #38
#76Adrian51US #61
#77Cameron50US #54
#78Jaxson50US #106
#79Justin49US #74
#80Peyton49US #184
#81Ryder49US #100
#82Jason48US #76
#83Asher47US #108
#84Thomas47US #63
#85Tristan47US #88
#86Oliver46US #73
#87Caden45US #151
#88Josiah45US #79
#89Silas45US #160
#90Chase44US #77
#91Henry44US #44
#92Maddox44US #168
#93Blake43US #71
#94Kevin43US #69
#95Sawyer42US #147
#96Ian41US #78
#97Micah41US #103
#98Zachary41US #67
#99Kaleb40US #126
#100Riley39US #133

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑62Paisley#30
↑42Sofia#41
↑40Hadley#42
↑40Jaxon#25
↑39Morgan#60
↑39Ayden#28
↑37Makayla#39
↑35Skylar#61

Falling

↓56Payton#93
↓55Kylee#89
↓44Riley#72
↓40Sarah#80
↓34Trinity#64
↓32Brody#72
↓30Alexis#51
↓29Aaliyah#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.