State roster

Top names in Arkansas

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Arkansas birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 22,935 Arkansas births in 2023 across 1,288 distinct names.

Distinctively Arkansas

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

#31Stetson#183 nationally
#57Aspenoutside the national top 200
#62Suttonoutside the national top 200
#32Oakley#153 nationally
#74Hallie#194 nationally
#65Ryker#184 nationally
#41Oaklynn#157 nationally
#85Hattieoutside the national top 200
#85Barrettoutside the national top 200
#46Blakely#156 nationally
#94Collinsoutside the national top 200
#70Wrenley#175 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia135US #1
#2Amelia123US #4
#3Charlotte118US #3
#4Emma100US #2
#5Evelyn97US #9
#6Hazel95US #18
#7Harper89US #11
#8Ava86US #8
#9Sophia78US #5
#10Eleanor72US #14
#11Scarlett72US #17
#12Ellie71US #27
#13Willow69US #41
#14Aurora68US #22
#15Isabella68US #7
#16Elizabeth66US #15
#17Paisley66US #56
#18Lily65US #20
#19Nova65US #35
#20Avery59US #29
#21Luna59US #10
#22Ivy58US #38
#23Mia58US #6
#24Ella54US #32
#25Abigail53US #31
#26Caroline53US #83
#27Layla52US #30
#28Addison50US #62
#29Lillian50US #55
#30Josie49US #108
#31Lainey49US #54
#32Oakley46US #153
#33Violet46US #16
#34Kinsley45US #67
#35Penelope45US #23
#36Eden44US #77
#37Naomi44US #44
#38Sadie44US #59
#39Stella44US #46
#40Aria43US #25
#41Oaklynn42US #157
#42Sofia42US #12
#43Isla41US #33
#44Kennedy41US #72
#45Nora41US #24
#46Blakely40US #156
#47Camila40US #13
#48Delilah40US #52
#49Everly40US #69
#50Gianna40US #21
#51Riley40US #43
#52Everleigh39US #149
#53Nevaeh38US #117
#54Parker38US #122
#55Elena37US #47
#56Emery37US #70
#57Aspen36
#58Aubrey36US #101
#59Lucy36US #40
#60Mary36US #133
#61Millie36US #105
#62Sutton36
#63Chloe35US #26
#64Magnolia35US #145
#65Mila35US #28
#66Remi35US #127
#67Sophie35US #60
#68Autumn34US #75
#69Genesis34US #57
#70Wrenley33US #175
#71Brooklyn32US #84
#72Emilia32US #42
#73Hadley32US #119
#74Hallie32US #194
#75Ruby32US #65
#76Emily31US #19
#77Freya31US #136
#78Zoey31US #51
#79Georgia30US #128
#80Sage30US #142
#81Serenity30US #102
#82Adalynn29US #129
#83Adeline29US #71
#84Eliana29US #34
#85Hattie29
#86Madelyn29US #58
#87Natalie29US #63
#88Raelynn29US #112
#89Alice28US #66
#90Anna28US #79
#91Athena28US #76
#92Audrey28US #74
#93Charlie28US #125
#94Collins28
#95Grace28US #39
#96Lyla28US #99
#97Melody28US #103
#98Brynlee27
#99Gracie27
#100Lydia27US #94

Boys

#1Liam160US #1
#2Oliver158US #3
#3Noah147US #2
#4Hudson137US #21
#5William125US #10
#6Elijah122US #5
#7James122US #4
#8Maverick103US #37
#9Asher100US #23
#10Waylon98US #63
#11Henry90US #8
#12Levi90US #12
#13John87US #26
#14Grayson82US #44
#15Benjamin80US #11
#16Wyatt79US #47
#17Jackson78US #28
#18Mason76US #30
#19Miles76US #43
#20Walker76US #85
#21Mateo75US #6
#22Jack73US #14
#23Theodore73US #7
#24Ezra72US #15
#25Luke72US #31
#26Samuel72US #19
#27Michael71US #16
#28Silas71US #80
#29Alexander70US #22
#30Brooks70US #73
#31Stetson70US #183
#32Cooper66US #52
#33Gabriel65US #38
#34Sebastian65US #13
#35Lucas64US #9
#36Beau62US #81
#37Elias60US #36
#38Nolan60US #57
#39Weston60US #75
#40Owen59US #20
#41River57US #116
#42Daniel56US #17
#43Isaiah55US #56
#44Jasper54US #122
#45Josiah54US #53
#46Aiden53US #40
#47Charles53US #54
#48Easton53US #98
#49Matthew53US #32
#50Sawyer53US #127
#51Carter52US #48
#52Christopher52US #55
#53Everett51US #89
#54Jacob51US #35
#55Parker50US #91
#56Jayden49US #49
#57Rowan49US #76
#58Thomas48US #41
#59Greyson47US #118
#60Andrew46US #65
#61Kingston46US #142
#62Lincoln46US #64
#63Logan46US #39
#64Joseph45US #29
#65Ryker45US #184
#66August44US #104
#67David44US #27
#68Dawson44US #149
#69Dylan44US #34
#70Jaxon44US #86
#71Malachi44US #146
#72Myles44US #107
#73Axel43US #71
#74Braxton43US #169
#75Jace43US #110
#76Leo43US #18
#77Adrian42US #67
#78Jeremiah42US #92
#79Santiago42US #45
#80Anthony41US #46
#81Atlas41US #111
#82Bennett41US #74
#83Kai41US #61
#84Amir40US #99
#85Barrett40
#86Colton40US #94
#87Ezekiel40US #50
#88Jameson40US #102
#89Micah40US #87
#90Ethan39US #24
#91Julian39US #33
#92Archer38US #129
#93Beckett37US #196
#94Rhett37US #165
#95Ryder37US #128
#96Luca36US #25
#97Hayes35
#98Isaac35US #42
#99Joshua35US #60
#100Maddox35US #195

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑62Eden#36
↑55Stetson#31
↑50Sofia#42
↑45Miles#19
↑43Charles#47
↑40Jayden#56
↑39Caroline#26
↑34Nolan#38

Falling

↓46Isaac#98
↓43David#67
↓36Joseph#64
↓34Jameson#88
↓33Grace#95
↓29Hadley#73
↓29Leo#76
↓28Everleigh#52

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.