State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,644 Arkansas births in 2016 across 1,237 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#41Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#52Rhettoutside the national top 200
#77Beckettoutside the national top 200
#64Gracie#181 nationally
#55Ryleigh#170 nationally
#87Riveroutside the national top 200
#96Brooksoutside the national top 200
#97Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#98Jasperoutside the national top 200
#100Jaseoutside the national top 200
#79Tucker#173 nationally
#95Beau#189 nationally

Girls

#1Ava195US #3
#2Emma165US #1
#3Olivia156US #2
#4Abigail135US #8
#5Harper121US #11
#6Sophia108US #4
#7Paisley101US #46
#8Addison97US #29
#9Isabella95US #5
#10Mia89US #6
#11Brooklyn88US #34
#12Scarlett87US #18
#13Avery86US #16
#14Amelia85US #10
#15Ella85US #17
#16Elizabeth83US #13
#17Aubrey82US #25
#18Riley79US #22
#19Charlotte78US #7
#20Evelyn78US #12
#21Lillian77US #28
#22Madison74US #15
#23Zoey67US #26
#24Chloe63US #20
#25Layla63US #30
#26Ellie61US #43
#27Emily60US #9
#28Sofia58US #14
#29Serenity56US #70
#30Stella55US #45
#31Caroline54US #56
#32Aubree53US #84
#33Autumn53US #65
#34Lily53US #24
#35Hannah52US #33
#36Willow52US #96
#37Anna51US #49
#38Hazel50US #52
#39Sadie50US #60
#40Audrey49US #39
#41Blakely49
#42Grace47US #19
#43Adalynn46US #124
#44Aria46US #23
#45Emery46US #130
#46Nevaeh46US #73
#47Piper46US #67
#48Kaylee45US #72
#49Savannah45US #38
#50Kylie44US #83
#51Kennedy43US #59
#52Kinsley42US #86
#53Lydia42US #80
#54Natalie42US #31
#55Ryleigh42US #170
#56Adeline40US #63
#57Allison40US #50
#58Bella40US #78
#59Claire40US #40
#60Eden40US #148
#61Hadley40US #108
#62Madelyn40US #62
#63Eleanor38US #41
#64Gracie38US #181
#65Victoria38US #21
#66Vivian38US #95
#67Lilly37US #143
#68Lucy37US #55
#69Eva36US #74
#70Leah36US #37
#71Nora36US #36
#72Peyton36US #81
#73Skylar36US #42
#74Alice35US #76
#75Mary34US #126
#76Zoe34US #35
#77Aaliyah33US #53
#78Isabelle33US #102
#79Ivy33US #112
#80Mackenzie33US #85
#81Rylee33US #105
#82Alexa32US #51
#83Arianna32US #69
#84Penelope32US #27
#85Ruby32US #71
#86Trinity32US #137
#87Ariana31US #54
#88Genesis31US #58
#89Nova31US #136
#90Londyn30US #179
#91Luna30US #77
#92Mckenzie30US #156
#93Violet30US #47
#94Adalyn29US #141
#95Cora29US #87
#96Gabriella29US #61
#97Khloe29US #125
#98Melody29US #144
#99Raelynn29US #158
#100Alexis28US #118

Boys

#1Elijah175US #9
#2William165US #3
#3Mason155US #4
#4Noah155US #1
#5James145US #5
#6Liam144US #2
#7Grayson129US #37
#8Wyatt126US #33
#9Oliver123US #12
#10Jackson122US #17
#11Carter117US #26
#12Aiden111US #16
#13Luke104US #29
#14Jaxon101US #41
#15John100US #28
#16Samuel98US #21
#17Benjamin96US #6
#18Michael96US #8
#19Bentley94US #100
#20Isaac94US #31
#21Jacob93US #7
#22Logan91US #18
#23Asher90US #71
#24Ethan90US #10
#25Gabriel90US #25
#26Christopher87US #36
#27Easton87US #66
#28Matthew87US #15
#29Isaiah86US #47
#30Joshua85US #35
#31Charles83US #52
#32Henry83US #22
#33Jace83US #76
#34Jayden83US #27
#35Joseph82US #20
#36Alexander80US #11
#37Hudson80US #61
#38Levi80US #42
#39Eli79US #50
#40Landon79US #53
#41Daniel78US #13
#42Lucas78US #14
#43Owen77US #24
#44Cooper76US #79
#45David76US #19
#46Lincoln71US #51
#47Braxton70US #125
#48Hunter70US #45
#49Parker70US #87
#50Andrew69US #34
#51Josiah66US #55
#52Rhett66
#53Carson65US #81
#54Connor64US #54
#55Sawyer63US #97
#56Silas63US #119
#57Ayden62US #92
#58Kingston62US #132
#59Sebastian62US #23
#60Christian60US #46
#61Jaxson60US #82
#62Jack59US #38
#63Jeremiah58US #58
#64Bryson57US #94
#65Greyson57US #95
#66Kayden57US #101
#67Brayden55US #64
#68Weston54US #121
#69Aaron53US #49
#70Dylan53US #32
#71Ryan53US #40
#72Thomas53US #48
#73Chase52US #86
#74Anthony51US #30
#75Caleb51US #44
#76Ryker51US #148
#77Beckett49
#78Ryder49US #102
#79Tucker49US #173
#80Maddox48US #143
#81Robert48US #62
#82Austin47US #73
#83Axel47US #116
#84Cameron47US #57
#85Abel46US #137
#86Ian46US #78
#87River46
#88Nathan45US #43
#89Hayden44US #168
#90Jordan44US #65
#91Tyler44US #91
#92Jonathan43US #56
#93Tristan43US #108
#94Kaiden42US #144
#95Beau40US #189
#96Brooks40
#97Remington40
#98Jasper39
#99Preston39US #172
#100Jase38

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑41Stella#30
↑41Rhett#52
↑39Josiah#51
↑35Victoria#65
↑33Claire#59
↑32Isaac#20
↑32Connor#54
↑30Kingston#58

Falling

↓44Skylar#73
↓42Khloe#97
↓34Caleb#75
↓32Alexa#82
↓29Hunter#48
↓29Jonathan#92
↓28Aaliyah#77
↓28Hayden#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.