State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,200 Arkansas births in 2014 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.

#76Havenoutside the national top 200
#80Allieoutside the national top 200
#80Gunneroutside the national top 200
#78Presley#190 nationally
#84Ryleigh#187 nationally
#64Emery#162 nationally
#31Lilly#124 nationally
#57Eden#150 nationally
#31Braxton#120 nationally
#78Kingston#159 nationally
#87Maddox#163 nationally
#66Hayden#140 nationally

Girls

#1Emma222US #1
#2Olivia160US #2
#3Ava159US #5
#4Harper128US #11
#5Isabella128US #4
#6Abigail118US #8
#7Sophia118US #3
#8Madison112US #9
#9Avery111US #14
#10Emily103US #7
#11Zoey101US #22
#12Elizabeth98US #13
#13Lillian96US #25
#14Brooklyn94US #26
#15Chloe92US #18
#16Ella89US #17
#17Aubrey85US #21
#18Mia85US #6
#19Amelia84US #15
#20Addison82US #24
#21Paisley81US #53
#22Sadie73US #46
#23Lily71US #27
#24Kennedy69US #54
#25Serenity66US #58
#26Anna63US #34
#27Layla63US #29
#28Nevaeh63US #63
#29Charlotte62US #10
#30Hadley61US #100
#31Lilly60US #124
#32Caroline59US #59
#33Piper59US #75
#34Riley59US #47
#35Sofia59US #12
#36Aubree57US #62
#37Kaylee57US #52
#38Allison56US #39
#39Hannah55US #28
#40Natalie55US #23
#41Faith52US #79
#42Savannah51US #38
#43Autumn50US #71
#44Evelyn50US #16
#45Audrey48US #36
#46Ariana47US #37
#47Alexis45US #65
#48Annabelle44US #57
#49Grace44US #20
#50Khloe44US #88
#51Mackenzie44US #69
#52Scarlett44US #30
#53Skylar44US #48
#54Madelyn43US #60
#55Zoe43US #32
#56Ellie42US #55
#57Eden41US #150
#58Gabriella39US #42
#59Sarah39US #50
#60Aria38US #31
#61Arianna38US #40
#62Katherine38US #82
#63Stella38US #66
#64Emery37US #162
#65Eva37US #83
#66London37US #93
#67Penelope37US #43
#68Aaliyah36US #45
#69Bella36US #70
#70Eleanor36US #78
#71Kinsley36US #131
#72Nora36US #49
#73Victoria36US #19
#74Adalynn35US #129
#75Bailey35US #104
#76Haven35
#77Jordyn35US #127
#78Presley35US #190
#79Trinity35US #110
#80Allie34
#81Claire34US #44
#82Mary34US #120
#83Peyton34US #56
#84Ryleigh34US #187
#85Samantha34US #33
#86Taylor34US #77
#87Willow34US #136
#88Alexa33US #64
#89Clara33US #108
#90Gracie33US #161
#91Jasmine33US #99
#92Molly33US #122
#93Kylie32US #73
#94Sophie32US #91
#95Lucy31US #61
#96Cora30US #103
#97Ruby30US #90
#98Destiny29US #156
#99Kimberly29US #107
#100Alice28US #98

Boys

#1Mason178US #3
#2William174US #5
#3Noah162US #1
#4Elijah150US #11
#5James146US #9
#6Liam137US #2
#7John126US #26
#8Carter124US #27
#9Jacob121US #4
#10Logan121US #13
#11Wyatt118US #39
#12Jaxon117US #46
#13Michael117US #7
#14Ethan116US #6
#15Hunter116US #40
#16Jackson114US #18
#17Luke114US #28
#18Aiden113US #14
#19Gabriel110US #24
#20Samuel109US #23
#21Bentley103US #89
#22Alexander101US #8
#23Joshua101US #25
#24Jayden98US #15
#25Benjamin94US #12
#26Daniel93US #10
#27Jace93US #68
#28Levi92US #45
#29Matthew92US #16
#30David91US #17
#31Braxton89US #120
#32Anthony88US #21
#33Grayson88US #63
#34Isaac87US #31
#35Joseph87US #20
#36Christopher86US #30
#37Caleb85US #35
#38Eli85US #49
#39Lucas85US #19
#40Owen85US #36
#41Easton84US #83
#42Hudson83US #80
#43Connor79US #52
#44Isaiah79US #48
#45Kayden78US #90
#46Brayden77US #62
#47Henry76US #33
#48Andrew75US #22
#49Asher75US #92
#50Jase73US #105
#51Landon73US #43
#52Jaxson72US #85
#53Jonathan72US #44
#54Ryder72US #95
#55Jeremiah70US #56
#56Ayden69US #74
#57Cooper69US #86
#58Oliver69US #32
#59Ryan69US #37
#60Sawyer69US #110
#61Robert68US #60
#62Charles67US #51
#63Christian67US #42
#64Parker65US #73
#65Carson64US #91
#66Hayden64US #140
#67Bryson61US #115
#68Dylan61US #29
#69Gavin58US #61
#70Nathan58US #38
#71Brantley57US #121
#72Cameron57US #53
#73Tyler57US #72
#74Colton56US #65
#75Jordan55US #55
#76Josiah55US #64
#77Thomas55US #54
#78Kingston53US #159
#79Jack52US #41
#80Gunner51
#81Chase50US #78
#82Ian49US #77
#83Sebastian49US #34
#84Austin48US #66
#85Brandon48US #71
#86Aaron47US #50
#87Maddox47US #163
#88Tristan45US #98
#89Brody44US #93
#90Evan44US #58
#91Kevin44US #70
#92Lincoln44US #87
#93Julian43US #47
#94Kaiden43US #124
#95Blake42US #84
#96Jason42US #75
#97Nathaniel41US #94
#98Silas41US #137
#99Camden40US #101
#100Abel39US #164

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑60Hadley#30
↑40Lilly#31
↑38Charlotte#29
↑38Ariana#46
↑38Eden#57
↑37Sofia#35
↑36Anthony#32
↑35Kayden#45

Falling

↓50Kylie#93
↓48Taylor#86
↓46Peyton#83
↓43Christian#63
↓41Mary#82
↓36Bailey#75
↓35Trinity#79
↓29Carson#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.