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Popular names in Arkansas

Every name given in Arkansas, ranked by its births since 1910, added up. Ranks are within the state, and ties share a rank. SSA only publishes a name in a state in years at least 5 babies there got it, so a small state's lists are shorter. Pick any name to see its whole story, or pick another state →

Top 10 girls' names in Arkansas

  1. #1Mary58,912
  2. #2Betty23,419
  3. #3Linda20,345
  4. #4Dorothy17,194
  5. #5Barbara16,166
  6. #6Patricia14,529
  7. #7Elizabeth13,976
  8. #8Shirley12,918
  9. #9Helen12,434
  10. #10Carolyn12,352

Top 10 boys' names in Arkansas

  1. #1James86,139
  2. #2John51,891
  3. #3William49,811
  4. #4Robert44,979
  5. #5Charles38,922
  6. #6Michael32,600
  7. #7David31,263
  8. #8Billy20,725
  9. #9Thomas19,716
  10. #10Christopher18,840