State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,446 Arkansas births in 2015 across 1,273 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#60Tucker#186 nationally
#93Rhettoutside the national top 200
#98Riveroutside the national top 200
#100Gunneroutside the national top 200
#84Jase#182 nationally
#61Hayden#150 nationally
#91Raelynn#179 nationally
#91Kaden#179 nationally
#46Bryson#133 nationally
#93Emerson#180 nationally
#82Gracie#165 nationally
#42Braxton#121 nationally

Girls

#1Emma214US #1
#2Olivia174US #2
#3Ava170US #4
#4Isabella136US #5
#5Harper121US #10
#6Sophia110US #3
#7Abigail106US #7
#8Avery102US #16
#9Ella99US #18
#10Paisley98US #45
#11Mia94US #6
#12Emily91US #8
#13Elizabeth89US #13
#14Brooklyn85US #31
#15Aubrey81US #21
#16Amelia79US #12
#17Charlotte79US #9
#18Addison76US #24
#19Chloe75US #17
#20Piper74US #67
#21Madison72US #11
#22Evelyn71US #15
#23Sadie71US #52
#24Zoey69US #23
#25Lillian68US #26
#26Lily68US #25
#27Hannah65US #28
#28Kennedy65US #58
#29Skylar65US #42
#30Kaylee62US #61
#31Nevaeh62US #70
#32Serenity61US #71
#33Riley58US #35
#34Caroline57US #62
#35Ellie57US #48
#36Natalie57US #27
#37Scarlett56US #22
#38Anna55US #44
#39Layla54US #30
#40Willow54US #111
#41Aubree53US #79
#42Hadley53US #103
#43Kinsley51US #113
#44Kylie51US #66
#45Sofia51US #14
#46Aria49US #29
#47Nora48US #41
#48Madelyn47US #59
#49Aaliyah46US #47
#50Alexa46US #32
#51Peyton46US #72
#52Savannah46US #38
#53Audrey43US #37
#54Autumn43US #69
#55Khloe43US #101
#56Emery42US #134
#57Zoe42US #33
#58Grace41US #19
#59Lydia41US #80
#60Naomi41US #75
#61Annabelle40US #92
#62Aurora40US #78
#63Hazel40US #63
#64Adalynn39US #124
#65Allison39US #39
#66Ariana39US #46
#67Arianna39US #56
#68Rylee39US #120
#69Lucy38US #55
#70Mackenzie38US #73
#71Stella38US #51
#72Bella37US #74
#73Mckenzie37US #151
#74Gabriella36US #54
#75Taylor35US #77
#76Alexis34US #85
#77Brianna34US #82
#78Eleanor34US #60
#79Katherine34US #84
#80Ruby34US #83
#81Faith33US #90
#82Gracie33US #165
#83Leah33US #36
#84Mary33US #123
#85Adalyn32US #132
#86Bailey32US #107
#87Cora32US #88
#88Eden32US #156
#89Isabelle32US #94
#90Violet32US #50
#91Raelynn31US #179
#92Claire30US #49
#93Emerson30US #180
#94Eva30US #76
#95Lilly30US #139
#96Brooklynn29US #169
#97Genesis29US #65
#98Penelope29US #34
#99Reagan29US #99
#100Victoria29US #20

Boys

#1William198US #5
#2Elijah173US #11
#3Mason171US #3
#4Noah171US #1
#5James147US #7
#6Jacob131US #4
#7Liam129US #2
#8John126US #26
#9Carter122US #24
#10Jackson122US #17
#11Gabriel121US #22
#12Jaxon120US #44
#13Aiden114US #13
#14Benjamin112US #10
#15Oliver108US #19
#16Luke107US #28
#17Wyatt107US #34
#18Grayson102US #47
#19Hunter101US #41
#20Easton99US #78
#21Jayden99US #20
#22Michael96US #9
#23Levi95US #42
#24Logan94US #14
#25Samuel93US #23
#26Ethan92US #6
#27Landon92US #46
#28Bentley90US #92
#29Christopher90US #32
#30Hudson90US #65
#31Joshua89US #33
#32David88US #18
#33Alexander87US #8
#34Lucas87US #16
#35Eli86US #53
#36Joseph85US #21
#37Cooper84US #77
#38Isaiah82US #49
#39Jace80US #75
#40Jeremiah80US #54
#41Caleb77US #37
#42Braxton76US #121
#43Sawyer75US #94
#44Andrew74US #30
#45Matthew74US #15
#46Bryson72US #133
#47Carson72US #89
#48Jack69US #40
#49Ayden68US #87
#50Henry68US #29
#51Asher67US #82
#52Isaac65US #31
#53Owen65US #36
#54Ryan65US #39
#55Brayden64US #61
#56Christian64US #43
#57Daniel63US #12
#58Charles62US #50
#59Aaron61US #52
#60Tucker61US #186
#61Hayden60US #150
#62Jaxson60US #84
#63Jonathan60US #48
#64Austin57US #69
#65Jordan57US #59
#66Cameron56US #56
#67Lincoln56US #66
#68Brantley55US #122
#69Greyson55US #111
#70Silas55US #128
#71Anthony54US #25
#72Parker53US #72
#73Thomas53US #51
#74Kayden51US #95
#75Robert51US #63
#76Colton50US #60
#77Sebastian50US #35
#78Brody49US #106
#79Chase49US #74
#80Gavin48US #70
#81Ryder48US #98
#82Ryker48US #149
#83Dylan47US #27
#84Jase47US #182
#85Abel46US #124
#86Connor46US #55
#87Evan46US #67
#88Kingston46US #142
#89Weston46US #120
#90Josiah45US #57
#91Kaden45US #179
#92Maddox45US #148
#93Rhett45
#94Ian43US #76
#95Jason43US #86
#96Jayce43US #132
#97Brandon42US #83
#98River42
#99Tyler42US #81
#100Gunner41

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑49Kylie#44
↑47Willow#40
↑43Oliver#15
↑38Alexa#50
↑32Peyton#51
↑31Jack#48
↑28Kinsley#43
↑28Silas#70

Falling

↓64Lilly#95
↓43Connor#86
↓40Faith#81
↓39Anthony#71
↓34Jase#84
↓31Eden#88
↓31Penelope#98
↓31Daniel#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.