State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,551 Arkansas births in 2013 across 1,218 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#66Allieoutside the national top 200
#74Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#78Presley#199 nationally
#81Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#91Maggieoutside the national top 200
#94Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#70Adalynn#173 nationally
#98Drakeoutside the national top 200
#69Kylee#171 nationally
#91Zayden#192 nationally
#75Gracie#165 nationally
#35Braxton#123 nationally

Girls

#1Emma218US #2
#2Olivia158US #3
#3Ava144US #5
#4Isabella130US #4
#5Sophia127US #1
#6Abigail126US #8
#7Addison109US #19
#8Brooklyn102US #28
#9Madison102US #9
#10Avery99US #12
#11Harper98US #16
#12Ella96US #15
#13Emily96US #7
#14Chloe91US #14
#15Aubrey90US #18
#16Elizabeth87US #10
#17Zoey79US #24
#18Lillian77US #26
#19Aubree75US #53
#20Amelia74US #17
#21Hannah74US #23
#22Paisley73US #80
#23Kaylee72US #40
#24Mia71US #6
#25Lily68US #27
#26Allison67US #34
#27Evelyn65US #20
#28Natalie65US #21
#29Anna63US #35
#30Serenity62US #52
#31Sadie59US #49
#32Riley57US #45
#33Nevaeh56US #46
#34Autumn54US #64
#35Alexis53US #47
#36Layla51US #30
#37Peyton51US #51
#38Taylor51US #59
#39Bailey49US #105
#40Savannah49US #36
#41Mary48US #118
#42Annabelle47US #81
#43Kylie46US #61
#44Trinity46US #108
#45Aaliyah45US #37
#46Rylee45US #109
#47Kennedy44US #65
#48London44US #85
#49Skylar44US #73
#50Victoria44US #25
#51Aria43US #41
#52Sarah43US #48
#53Ellie42US #74
#54Piper42US #97
#55Audrey41US #33
#56Caroline41US #63
#57Arianna40US #44
#58Genesis40US #55
#59Khloe40US #78
#60Lauren39US #92
#61Grace38US #22
#62Mackenzie38US #62
#63Makayla38US #94
#64Scarlett38US #42
#65Zoe38US #31
#66Allie37
#67Charlotte37US #11
#68Hailey37US #43
#69Kylee37US #171
#70Adalynn36US #173
#71Lilly36US #122
#72Sofia36US #13
#73Claire35US #50
#74Kinley35
#75Gracie34US #165
#76Lydia34US #95
#77Payton34US #123
#78Presley34US #199
#79Ruby34US #93
#80Stella34US #70
#81Kyleigh33
#82Londyn33US #163
#83Mckenzie33US #140
#84Ariana32US #54
#85Brianna32US #71
#86Brooklynn32US #142
#87Madelyn32US #68
#88Sophie32US #76
#89Gabriella31US #38
#90Hadley31US #110
#91Maggie31
#92Molly31US #102
#93Willow31US #155
#94Blakely30
#95Eden30US #158
#96Katherine30US #77
#97Adalyn29US #179
#98Reagan29US #104
#99Ryleigh29US #187
#100Alyssa28US #57

Boys

#1William197US #5
#2Mason187US #4
#3Noah161US #1
#4James147US #13
#5Elijah138US #11
#6Aiden133US #12
#7Ethan132US #6
#8Bentley129US #81
#9Jackson125US #16
#10Liam123US #3
#11Jacob122US #2
#12John121US #27
#13Michael114US #7
#14Christopher113US #26
#15Jayden109US #9
#16Hunter108US #36
#17Joshua105US #21
#18Jaxon104US #45
#19Logan104US #18
#20Christian101US #35
#21Caleb100US #32
#22Luke100US #34
#23Isaac99US #28
#24Landon98US #39
#25Matthew97US #15
#26Samuel97US #25
#27Alexander96US #8
#28Jase96US #89
#29Jeremiah96US #58
#30Jace94US #66
#31Brayden93US #48
#32Gabriel92US #24
#33Carter90US #33
#34Eli90US #43
#35Braxton85US #123
#36Carson84US #90
#37Daniel84US #10
#38David84US #17
#39Levi83US #49
#40Benjamin82US #14
#41Andrew81US #22
#42Joseph81US #20
#43Wyatt81US #42
#44Charles76US #57
#45Gavin76US #50
#46Ayden75US #71
#47Cooper75US #84
#48Hayden74US #129
#49Sawyer74US #120
#50Hudson73US #87
#51Bryson72US #102
#52Easton72US #88
#53Grayson72US #77
#54Brantley71US #119
#55Owen68US #38
#56Asher67US #104
#57Connor66US #56
#58Lucas65US #23
#59Thomas65US #61
#60Tyler64US #63
#61Henry63US #37
#62Austin62US #64
#63Oliver62US #52
#64Colton61US #65
#65Jack60US #40
#66Parker60US #74
#67Aaron59US #51
#68Anthony59US #19
#69Isaiah59US #44
#70Cameron58US #59
#71Jordan58US #53
#72Brandon57US #70
#73Robert57US #62
#74Zachary57US #73
#75Evan55US #55
#76Josiah55US #69
#77Ryan55US #30
#78Jonathan54US #41
#79Kaiden54US #122
#80Kayden54US #93
#81Brody53US #94
#82Jason53US #79
#83Jaxson53US #92
#84Dylan50US #29
#85Kevin50US #72
#86Nathan50US #31
#87Angel48US #67
#88Ryker48US #164
#89Silas48US #116
#90Tristan48US #96
#91Zayden45US #192
#92Camden44US #99
#93Maddox44US #170
#94Tucker43US #179
#95Adam42US #82
#96Justin42US #85
#97Kaden41US #151
#98Drake40
#99Jude40US #161
#100Kaleb40US #137

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑46Sawyer#49
↑40Riley#32
↑39Jeremiah#29
↑38Mary#41
↑30Henry#61
↑28Sarah#52
↑28Christian#20
↑27Charles#44

Falling

↓73Alyssa#100
↓48Hadley#90
↓42Sophie#88
↓32Zoe#65
↓31Sofia#72
↓31Kinley#74
↓31Gabriella#89
↓30Ruby#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.