State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,532 Arkansas births in 2018 across 1,248 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#45Blakelyoutside the national top 200
#57Everleigh#197 nationally
#74Gracie#193 nationally
#79River#197 nationally
#84Havenoutside the national top 200
#88Emberoutside the national top 200
#83Dawson#194 nationally
#91Presleyoutside the national top 200
#59Rhett#167 nationally
#85Josie#192 nationally
#94Aspenoutside the national top 200
#99Mckenzieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava169US #3
#2Olivia155US #2
#3Emma147US #1
#4Amelia126US #8
#5Harper119US #9
#6Elizabeth101US #13
#7Charlotte99US #6
#8Sophia99US #5
#9Isabella95US #4
#10Ella94US #15
#11Abigail90US #11
#12Mia87US #7
#13Evelyn82US #10
#14Avery78US #16
#15Paisley77US #52
#16Scarlett67US #20
#17Layla65US #27
#18Willow65US #60
#19Zoey65US #29
#20Emily63US #12
#21Anna58US #54
#22Ellie58US #36
#23Lillian58US #34
#24Riley58US #28
#25Addison57US #35
#26Aubrey57US #37
#27Everly57US #53
#28Hazel56US #42
#29Madison54US #22
#30Hadley53US #104
#31Lily53US #31
#32Emery52US #94
#33Kinsley51US #63
#34Aria50US #19
#35Eleanor50US #32
#36Hannah50US #33
#37Nora50US #30
#38Nova50US #55
#39Aubree49US #110
#40Nevaeh49US #83
#41Serenity49US #75
#42Brooklyn48US #47
#43Natalie48US #39
#44Stella48US #38
#45Blakely47
#46Caroline45US #56
#47Mila45US #14
#48Lydia44US #89
#49Rylee44US #101
#50Skylar44US #49
#51Sofia44US #17
#52Autumn43US #77
#53Bella42US #48
#54Ryleigh42US #145
#55Allison41US #70
#56Chloe41US #25
#57Everleigh41US #197
#58Khloe41US #135
#59Audrey40US #46
#60Victoria40US #21
#61Alexa39US #90
#62Cora39US #73
#63Grace39US #24
#64Adalynn38US #108
#65Emersyn38US #148
#66Kennedy38US #59
#67Mary38US #126
#68Naomi38US #64
#69Sadie38US #87
#70Savannah38US #45
#71Adeline37US #78
#72Aaliyah36US #65
#73Aurora35US #44
#74Gracie35US #193
#75Kaylee35US #97
#76Violet35US #43
#77Kylie34US #124
#78Penelope34US #26
#79Peyton34US #102
#80Ruby34US #74
#81Alice33US #71
#82Piper33US #88
#83Reagan33US #107
#84Haven32
#85Josie32US #192
#86Raelynn32US #116
#87Sarah32US #66
#88Ember31
#89Genesis31US #57
#90Ivy31US #86
#91Presley31
#92Faith30US #122
#93Luna30US #23
#94Aspen29
#95Madelyn29US #72
#96Zoe29US #40
#97Camila28US #18
#98Eden28US #146
#99Mckenzie28
#100Claire27US #50

Boys

#1Noah160US #2
#2Elijah159US #7
#3William157US #3
#4Liam138US #1
#5Oliver127US #5
#6Wyatt123US #27
#7Michael119US #14
#8Aiden112US #19
#9Mason112US #9
#10James110US #4
#11John109US #26
#12Asher108US #47
#13Jackson106US #17
#14Carter103US #24
#15Samuel103US #21
#16Hudson101US #55
#17Jacob100US #13
#18Jaxon100US #39
#19Benjamin99US #6
#20Grayson97US #32
#21Logan92US #10
#22Henry89US #16
#23Levi89US #33
#24Sawyer88US #100
#25Ethan86US #12
#26Luke86US #30
#27Gabriel83US #35
#28Easton79US #66
#29David78US #22
#30Alexander77US #11
#31Maverick76US #73
#32Isaiah74US #51
#33Lucas73US #8
#34Jayden72US #29
#35Jack68US #28
#36Josiah68US #52
#37Christopher67US #42
#38Hunter67US #56
#39Lincoln67US #41
#40Bryson66US #92
#41Jace66US #90
#42Cooper65US #83
#43Bentley64US #121
#44Carson63US #70
#45Owen63US #25
#46Thomas63US #49
#47Jaxson62US #76
#48Caleb61US #45
#49Charles61US #53
#50Kingston61US #117
#51Sebastian61US #18
#52Braxton60US #130
#53Dylan60US #31
#54Isaac60US #34
#55Eli59US #57
#56Joseph59US #23
#57Matthew59US #20
#58Connor58US #58
#59Rhett58US #167
#60Waylon56US #142
#61Silas54US #110
#62Maddox53US #140
#63Andrew52US #43
#64Daniel52US #15
#65Mateo52US #37
#66Ezra51US #59
#67Jeremiah50US #64
#68Jordan49US #80
#69Roman49US #86
#70Ryder49US #131
#71Christian48US #54
#72Emmett48US #114
#73Jasper48US #155
#74Greyson47US #77
#75Joshua47US #40
#76Kaiden46US #137
#77Kayden46US #97
#78Parker46US #96
#79River46US #197
#80Ryker46US #122
#81Weston46US #102
#82Brayden45US #84
#83Dawson45US #194
#84Wesley44US #105
#85Axel43US #94
#86Brooks43US #161
#87Landon43US #61
#88Angel42US #72
#89Beau42US #151
#90Ryan42US #46
#91Adrian41US #62
#92Jonathan41US #63
#93Robert41US #71
#94Colton40US #68
#95Everett40US #95
#96Ian39US #79
#97Aaron38US #60
#98Elias38US #67
#99Hayden38US #180
#100Abel37US #146

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑67Everly#27
↑45Mila#47
↑41Caleb#48
↑40Maverick#31
↑36Nevaeh#40
↑34Josiah#36
↑30Eleanor#35
↑30Jaxson#47

Falling

↓51Piper#82
↓42Claire#100
↓42Robert#93
↓40Joshua#75
↓38Landon#87
↓37Chloe#56
↓35Greyson#74
↓34Ruby#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.