State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,070 Arkansas births in 2020 across 1,242 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#55Presleyoutside the national top 200
#63Ember#187 nationally
#81Amarioutside the national top 200
#79Barrett#193 nationally
#47Rhett#159 nationally
#58Blakely#167 nationally
#32Jasper#138 nationally
#72Magnolia#176 nationally
#100Beckettoutside the national top 200
#91Millie#190 nationally
#67Londyn#163 nationally
#25Kingston#118 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia134US #1
#2Emma130US #2
#3Amelia127US #6
#4Harper120US #10
#5Ava117US #3
#6Charlotte98US #5
#7Sophia85US #4
#8Paisley83US #49
#9Isabella82US #7
#10Avery81US #19
#11Evelyn80US #9
#12Eleanor73US #22
#13Willow72US #48
#14Elizabeth71US #16
#15Hazel70US #31
#16Abigail69US #12
#17Luna68US #14
#18Mia67US #8
#19Addison66US #47
#20Ella66US #15
#21Aurora60US #36
#22Brooklyn60US #54
#23Ivy58US #57
#24Layla58US #24
#25Everleigh56US #94
#26Ellie55US #29
#27Kennedy54US #72
#28Emery52US #89
#29Madison51US #23
#30Scarlett51US #21
#31Kinsley50US #59
#32Caroline49US #71
#33Nora49US #30
#34Nova49US #38
#35Piper49US #91
#36Camila47US #11
#37Everly46US #43
#38Lillian46US #46
#39Riley45US #33
#40Emily44US #18
#41Mila44US #20
#42Skylar43US #64
#43Stella43US #42
#44Aaliyah42US #65
#45Lily42US #35
#46Lydia42US #95
#47Hadley41US #111
#48Penelope41US #26
#49Anna40US #68
#50Rylee40US #102
#51Serenity39US #69
#52Aria38US #27
#53Delilah38US #70
#54Naomi38US #52
#55Presley38
#56Raelynn38US #104
#57Adalynn37US #116
#58Blakely37US #167
#59Zoey36US #32
#60Aubrey35US #56
#61Ruby35US #74
#62Charlie34US #122
#63Ember34US #187
#64Grace34US #28
#65Violet34US #37
#66Genesis33US #62
#67Londyn33US #163
#68Lucy33US #50
#69Nevaeh33US #83
#70Claire32US #58
#71Khloe32US #161
#72Magnolia32US #176
#73Cora31US #88
#74Parker31US #128
#75Ryleigh31US #159
#76Sadie31US #78
#77Victoria31US #34
#78Gianna30US #13
#79Hannah30US #39
#80Zoe30US #40
#81Amari29
#82Audrey29US #60
#83Bella29US #63
#84Emersyn29US #164
#85Sofia29US #17
#86Alice28US #76
#87Elena28US #55
#88Emerson28US #155
#89Faith28US #134
#90Mary28US #123
#91Millie28US #190
#92Natalie28US #51
#93Savannah28US #67
#94Aubree27US #156
#95Josie27US #135
#96Katherine27US #136
#97Adeline26US #99
#98Athena26US #107
#99Madelyn26US #66
#100Amara25US #142

Boys

#1Liam158US #1
#2William154US #5
#3Elijah144US #4
#4Noah140US #2
#5Oliver126US #3
#6Wyatt117US #29
#7Jackson111US #17
#8Grayson110US #35
#9Asher109US #32
#10Hudson107US #43
#11James106US #6
#12Henry98US #9
#13Benjamin97US #7
#14Samuel97US #25
#15John94US #27
#16Mason93US #11
#17Jaxon90US #48
#18Lucas89US #8
#19Levi86US #18
#20Maverick85US #50
#21Carter84US #33
#22Luke82US #31
#23Aiden81US #24
#24Ezra78US #44
#25Kingston74US #118
#26Ethan71US #13
#27Gabriel71US #38
#28Jack71US #21
#29Logan70US #16
#30Owen68US #22
#31Isaac67US #39
#32Jasper67US #138
#33Joshua64US #53
#34Lincoln64US #40
#35David62US #28
#36Jacob62US #15
#37Joseph62US #26
#38Daniel61US #14
#39Thomas61US #45
#40Michael59US #12
#41Sebastian59US #19
#42Silas59US #100
#43Waylon59US #103
#44Andrew57US #52
#45Beau57US #109
#46Greyson57US #81
#47Rhett57US #159
#48Alexander56US #10
#49Caleb56US #56
#50Jace56US #96
#51Bentley55US #141
#52Cooper55US #75
#53Kayden55US #99
#54Easton54US #73
#55Isaiah54US #51
#56Jeremiah53US #74
#57Charles52US #46
#58Josiah52US #49
#59Matthew52US #30
#60River52US #129
#61Roman50US #77
#62Adrian49US #58
#63Jaxson49US #85
#64Jayden48US #37
#65Robert48US #80
#66Axel47US #72
#67Carson47US #84
#68Leo47US #36
#69Parker47US #95
#70Anthony46US #41
#71Braxton46US #131
#72Eli46US #60
#73Malachi46US #156
#74Emmett45US #107
#75Hunter45US #68
#76Jameson45US #79
#77Miles45US #59
#78Ryder45US #108
#79Barrett44US #193
#80Brooks43US #92
#81Christopher43US #47
#82Colton43US #66
#83Landon42US #69
#84Nolan42US #61
#85Karter41US #162
#86Jordan40US #82
#87Mateo40US #20
#88Sawyer40US #116
#89Legend39US #127
#90Weston39US #104
#91Bryson38US #115
#92Christian38US #62
#93Connor38US #78
#94Theodore38US #23
#95Bennett37US #101
#96Rowan37US #113
#97Ryker37US #148
#98Wesley37US #98
#99Atlas36US #188
#100Beckett35

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑54Jasper#32
↑53Skylar#42
↑44Aaliyah#44
↑42Kennedy#27
↑39Roman#61
↑34Ezra#24
↑31Silas#42
↑31Jeremiah#56

Falling

↓56Sawyer#88
↓53Christopher#81
↓37Audrey#82
↓37Savannah#93
↓36Madelyn#99
↓34Landon#83
↓32Hannah#79
↓32Natalie#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.