State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,847 Arkansas births in 2021 across 1,275 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#63Presleyoutside the national top 200
#65Barrett#193 nationally
#74Aspen#200 nationally
#43Ember#163 nationally
#73Oakley#193 nationally
#84Beckett#198 nationally
#90Maggieoutside the national top 200
#91Octaviaoutside the national top 200
#33Magnolia#140 nationally
#96Remingtonoutside the national top 200
#98Gunneroutside the national top 200
#54Blakely#156 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia182US #1
#2Emma131US #2
#3Amelia126US #4
#4Ava118US #5
#5Charlotte97US #3
#6Paisley97US #52
#7Harper95US #10
#8Evelyn86US #9
#9Ella85US #16
#10Elizabeth82US #14
#11Sophia81US #6
#12Willow78US #39
#13Avery77US #19
#14Layla76US #24
#15Eleanor75US #15
#16Nova73US #32
#17Hazel72US #28
#18Isabella71US #7
#19Ellie67US #30
#20Abigail65US #17
#21Scarlett64US #20
#22Kinsley63US #57
#23Aurora61US #35
#24Addison58US #45
#25Everly56US #50
#26Mia54US #8
#27Stella54US #41
#28Luna52US #11
#29Lillian51US #51
#30Nora51US #27
#31Lily50US #31
#32Ivy49US #49
#33Magnolia47US #140
#34Natalie46US #56
#35Nevaeh46US #86
#36Emily45US #21
#37Everleigh44US #99
#38Hadley44US #112
#39Kennedy44US #70
#40Sofia44US #18
#41Aria43US #22
#42Camila43US #12
#43Ember43US #163
#44Penelope43US #23
#45Violet43US #36
#46Aubrey42US #64
#47Madison42US #29
#48Ruby42US #62
#49Naomi41US #54
#50Adalynn40US #119
#51Piper40US #96
#52Sadie40US #78
#53Serenity40US #84
#54Blakely39US #156
#55Chloe39US #25
#56Genesis39US #75
#57Parker39US #115
#58Autumn38US #66
#59Eden38US #121
#60Mila38US #26
#61Zoey38US #38
#62Caroline37US #80
#63Presley37
#64Rylee37US #97
#65Brooklyn36US #63
#66Ryleigh36US #164
#67Adeline35US #94
#68Delilah35US #58
#69Georgia35US #167
#70Eliza34US #111
#71Hannah34US #44
#72Mary34US #132
#73Oakley34US #193
#74Aspen33US #200
#75Millie33US #173
#76Raelynn33US #103
#77Lyla32US #110
#78Riley32US #37
#79Anna31US #85
#80Emersyn31US #147
#81Savannah31US #67
#82Claire30US #59
#83Elena30US #53
#84Emery30US #90
#85Emilia30US #40
#86Lydia30US #89
#87Sophie30US #76
#88Grace29US #33
#89Isla29US #34
#90Maggie29
#91Octavia29
#92Alice28US #65
#93Athena28US #98
#94Audrey28US #60
#95Cora28US #87
#96Emerson28US #168
#97Gianna28US #13
#98Josie28US #130
#99Saylor28
#100Victoria28US #43

Boys

#1Oliver162US #3
#2Liam161US #1
#3Elijah150US #4
#4Noah140US #2
#5Asher128US #25
#6William127US #6
#7James123US #5
#8Hudson106US #34
#9Wyatt101US #29
#10Grayson96US #35
#11Luke96US #32
#12Mason95US #18
#13Jackson94US #14
#14Waylon94US #69
#15Maverick92US #47
#16Samuel92US #23
#17Henry91US #9
#18John90US #27
#19Benjamin86US #7
#20Levi85US #12
#21Lincoln81US #45
#22Carter80US #39
#23Jack78US #11
#24River77US #110
#25Jaxon76US #54
#26Jacob73US #24
#27Josiah72US #49
#28Kingston70US #112
#29Christopher69US #52
#30Cooper67US #68
#31Gabriel67US #38
#32Silas66US #91
#33Thomas66US #46
#34Aiden65US #26
#35Lucas65US #8
#36Isaiah64US #56
#37Logan64US #21
#38Elias62US #48
#39Andrew61US #57
#40Theodore61US #10
#41Alexander60US #13
#42Mateo59US #15
#43Michael58US #17
#44Bennett57US #90
#45Owen57US #22
#46Julian56US #33
#47Jasper55US #128
#48Isaac54US #40
#49Brooks53US #78
#50Caleb53US #51
#51Daniel53US #16
#52Axel51US #76
#53Ezra51US #37
#54Parker51US #93
#55Sawyer51US #114
#56Charles50US #50
#57David50US #30
#58Eli50US #64
#59Jaxson50US #102
#60Joseph50US #28
#61Miles50US #55
#62Rhett50US #149
#63Ryker50US #153
#64Sebastian50US #19
#65Barrett49US #193
#66Braxton49US #146
#67Landon48US #73
#68Legend48US #118
#69Nolan48US #60
#70Weston48US #95
#71Carson47US #97
#72Ezekiel47US #53
#73Hunter47US #86
#74Walker47US #130
#75Ethan46US #20
#76Joshua46US #58
#77Rowan46US #105
#78Jameson45US #80
#79Jayden45US #41
#80Greyson44US #84
#81Beau43US #94
#82Christian43US #71
#83Matthew43US #36
#84Beckett42US #198
#85Robert42US #79
#86Ryder42US #111
#87Dylan41US #44
#88Kai41US #70
#89Bryson39US #122
#90Easton39US #72
#91Jace39US #101
#92Myles39US #119
#93Roman39US #74
#94Anthony38US #43
#95Colton38US #75
#96Remington38
#97Jeremiah37US #82
#98Gunner36
#99Jude36US #152
#100Bentley35US #150

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑58Natalie#34
↑54Theodore#40
↑52Christopher#29
↑51Bennett#44
↑45Sofia#40
↑45Mateo#42
↑39Magnolia#33
↑36River#24

Falling

↓56Emery#84
↓49Ethan#75
↓49Bentley#100
↓43Brooklyn#65
↓43Joshua#76
↓41Jace#91
↓41Jeremiah#97
↓40Lydia#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.