State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,926 Arkansas births in 2017 across 1,241 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#57Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#77Presleyoutside the national top 200
#80Josie#200 nationally
#62Rhett#180 nationally
#83Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#47Ryleigh#161 nationally
#95Kadenoutside the national top 200
#96River#200 nationally
#56Beau#157 nationally
#99Dawson#196 nationally
#37Kingston#132 nationally
#26Braxton#118 nationally

Girls

#1Emma178US #1
#2Olivia156US #2
#3Ava153US #3
#4Harper141US #11
#5Isabella110US #4
#6Paisley110US #45
#7Amelia101US #8
#8Sophia99US #5
#9Abigail98US #10
#10Elizabeth98US #13
#11Charlotte95US #7
#12Evelyn89US #9
#13Mia86US #6
#14Ella84US #16
#15Brooklyn80US #39
#16Avery77US #14
#17Aubrey75US #31
#18Scarlett70US #18
#19Chloe69US #22
#20Madison68US #17
#21Addison66US #34
#22Lillian66US #27
#23Caroline61US #55
#24Natalie61US #35
#25Emily57US #12
#26Hazel56US #43
#27Layla56US #26
#28Serenity55US #78
#29Zoey55US #28
#30Aria54US #20
#31Piper54US #81
#32Willow54US #80
#33Aubree52US #86
#34Lily52US #33
#35Emery50US #115
#36Nora49US #29
#37Skylar49US #48
#38Savannah48US #38
#39Stella48US #42
#40Anna47US #53
#41Nova47US #94
#42Rylee47US #104
#43Ellie46US #44
#44Grace46US #21
#45Hannah46US #32
#46Ruby46US #79
#47Ryleigh46US #161
#48Bella45US #50
#49Hadley45US #112
#50Kinsley45US #59
#51Riley45US #25
#52Sadie45US #71
#53Sofia45US #15
#54Audrey44US #46
#55Kennedy44US #58
#56Adalynn43US #116
#57Blakely43
#58Claire43US #49
#59Lucy43US #52
#60Lydia42US #85
#61Allison41US #61
#62Aurora41US #51
#63Penelope41US #24
#64Victoria41US #19
#65Eleanor40US #36
#66Khloe40US #136
#67Autumn39US #75
#68Alexa38US #66
#69Luna37US #37
#70Taylor37US #113
#71Annabelle36US #118
#72Camila36US #23
#73Peyton36US #89
#74Ivy35US #108
#75Lilly34US #152
#76Nevaeh34US #74
#77Presley34
#78Adeline33US #64
#79Bailey33US #125
#80Josie33US #200
#81Naomi33US #69
#82Mackenzie32US #100
#83Brynlee31
#84Finley31US #159
#85Kylie31US #114
#86Violet31US #47
#87Zoe31US #41
#88Emerson30US #150
#89Mary30US #126
#90Adalyn29US #134
#91Kaylee29US #84
#92Mila29US #30
#93Norah29US #137
#94Everly28US #82
#95Madelyn28US #63
#96Raelynn28US #124
#97Samantha28US #54
#98Delilah27US #102
#99Faith27US #117
#100Genesis27US #56

Boys

#1Elijah175US #8
#2William147US #3
#3Noah143US #2
#4Liam135US #1
#5Mason127US #7
#6James123US #4
#7John121US #27
#8Carter120US #24
#9Oliver120US #10
#10Samuel115US #21
#11Wyatt113US #25
#12Grayson109US #34
#13Gabriel108US #31
#14Benjamin107US #6
#15Jackson107US #20
#16Logan106US #5
#17Henry102US #19
#18Michael95US #12
#19Jaxon94US #43
#20Aiden92US #17
#21Asher92US #59
#22Sawyer92US #95
#23Christopher91US #39
#24Alexander88US #13
#25Luke88US #30
#26Braxton87US #118
#27Lincoln86US #41
#28Bentley84US #101
#29Easton81US #66
#30David80US #22
#31Eli78US #54
#32Jacob78US #9
#33Charles77US #48
#34Matthew77US #16
#35Joshua76US #38
#36Thomas75US #49
#37Kingston74US #132
#38Isaiah72US #46
#39Greyson71US #80
#40Hudson70US #64
#41Hunter70US #53
#42Owen70US #28
#43Joseph69US #18
#44Ethan68US #14
#45Jayden68US #26
#46Isaac67US #32
#47Levi64US #35
#48Christian63US #52
#49Landon63US #57
#50Jace61US #87
#51Robert61US #65
#52Bryson60US #86
#53Daniel59US #15
#54Lucas59US #11
#55Sebastian59US #23
#56Beau58US #157
#57Cooper58US #88
#58Kayden57US #98
#59Brayden56US #72
#60Connor56US #56
#61Jack56US #36
#62Rhett56US #180
#63Andrew54US #40
#64Jonathan53US #55
#65Maddox53US #136
#66Cameron52US #60
#67Ezra52US #69
#68Aaron51US #47
#69Ayden51US #99
#70Josiah50US #51
#71Maverick50US #84
#72Carson49US #83
#73Colton49US #70
#74Jeremiah49US #63
#75Parker49US #90
#76Waylon49US #162
#77Jaxson48US #79
#78Ryker48US #131
#79Silas48US #120
#80Anthony47US #33
#81Jordan47US #73
#82Ryan47US #44
#83Ryder47US #122
#84Weston47US #109
#85Hayden46US #172
#86Brantley45US #168
#87Tristan45US #121
#88Austin44US #75
#89Caleb44US #50
#90Axel43US #104
#91Jasper43US #183
#92Tucker43US #179
#93Abel41US #145
#94Ezekiel41US #82
#95Kaden41
#96River41US #200
#97Theodore41US #61
#98Julian40US #37
#99Dawson39US #196
#100Nathan39US #45

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑48Nova#41
↑39Rylee#42
↑39Ruby#46
↑39Beau#56
↑36Skylar#37
↑36Thomas#36
↑35Nora#36
↑33Sawyer#22

Falling

↓43Kaylee#91
↓35Kylie#85
↓34Autumn#67
↓33Riley#51
↓33Madelyn#95
↓30Nevaeh#76
↓26Isaac#46
↓26Parker#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.