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Most Popular Baby Names In Arkansas

The 100 most-used girls' and boys' names among recorded births from Arkansas, 2016–2025 — 238,466 applications in that window. Below them: the names Arkansas uses far more than the rest of the country.

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Girls’ names

  1. 1Olivia1,4901.4%
  2. 2Emma1,3081.2%
  3. 3Ava1,2561.2%
  4. 4Amelia1,1611.1%
  5. 5Harper1,0791.0%
  6. 6Charlotte1,0160.9%
  7. 7Sophia8840.8%
  8. 8Isabella8770.8%
  9. 9Evelyn8620.8%
  10. 10Paisley8130.8%
  11. 11Elizabeth7840.7%
  12. 12Abigail7500.7%
  13. 13Avery7330.7%
  14. 14Ella7300.7%
  15. 15Willow7190.7%
  16. 16Mia7070.7%
  17. 17Hazel6730.6%
  18. 18Scarlett6660.6%
  19. 19Eleanor6440.6%
  20. 20Ellie6150.6%
  21. 21Layla5740.5%
  22. 22Addison5690.5%
  23. 23Lily5640.5%
  24. 24Nova5590.5%
  25. 25Lillian5440.5%
  26. 26Ivy5170.5%
  27. 27Aurora5080.5%
  28. 28Brooklyn5060.5%
  29. 29Luna4960.5%
  30. 30Riley4900.5%
  31. 31Nora4850.5%
  32. 32Stella4820.4%
  33. 33Caroline4760.4%
  34. 34Emily4750.4%
  35. 35Madison4650.4%
  36. 36Kinsley4630.4%
  37. 37Emery4620.4%
  38. 38Aubrey4590.4%
  39. 39Blakely4560.4%
  40. 40Violet4530.4%
  41. 41Chloe4500.4%
  42. 42Aria4430.4%
  43. 43Zoey4320.4%
  44. 44Sofia4250.4%
  45. 45Naomi4210.4%
  46. 46Penelope4200.4%
  47. 47Everly4140.4%
  48. 48Kennedy4070.4%
  49. 49Sadie3990.4%
  50. 50Hadley3970.4%
  51. 51Everleigh3940.4%
  52. 52Anna3910.4%
  53. 53Ruby3880.4%
  54. 54Camila3830.4%
  55. 55Serenity3800.4%
  56. 56Piper3780.4%
  57. 57Nevaeh3760.3%
  58. 58Eden3680.3%
  59. 59Grace3680.3%
  60. 60Delilah3620.3%
  61. 61Josie3610.3%
  62. 62Natalie3600.3%
  63. 63Lydia3570.3%
  64. 64Mila3560.3%
  65. 65Lucy3550.3%
  66. 66Adalynn3530.3%
  67. 67Mary3520.3%
  68. 68Hannah3490.3%
  69. 69Rylee3470.3%
  70. 70Adeline3460.3%
  71. 71Autumn3420.3%
  72. 72Parker3420.3%
  73. 73Savannah3390.3%
  74. 74Audrey3260.3%
  75. 75Millie3240.3%
  76. 76Claire3210.3%
  77. 77Genesis3190.3%
  78. 78Raelynn3170.3%
  79. 79Magnolia3130.3%
  80. 80Ryleigh3120.3%
  81. 81Ember3100.3%
  82. 82Alice3020.3%
  83. 83Sophie2990.3%
  84. 84Oakley2970.3%
  85. 85Victoria2970.3%
  86. 86Lyla2950.3%
  87. 87Skylar2920.3%
  88. 88Madelyn2900.3%
  89. 89Cora2810.3%
  90. 90Bella2790.3%
  91. 91Zoe2790.3%
  92. 92Allison2770.3%
  93. 93Presley2770.3%
  94. 94Khloe2730.3%
  95. 95Eliana2710.3%
  96. 96Emersyn2710.3%
  97. 97Aaliyah2700.3%
  98. 98Georgia2700.3%
  99. 99Aubree2690.3%
  100. 100Lainey2690.3%

Boys’ names

  1. 1Liam1,5211.2%
  2. 2Elijah1,4881.1%
  3. 3Noah1,4651.1%
  4. 4Oliver1,4091.1%
  5. 5William1,3951.1%
  6. 6James1,2130.9%
  7. 7Asher1,0710.8%
  8. 8Hudson1,0700.8%
  9. 9Wyatt1,0230.8%
  10. 10John9980.8%
  11. 11Henry9900.8%
  12. 12Samuel9770.7%
  13. 13Mason9570.7%
  14. 14Jackson9500.7%
  15. 15Grayson9400.7%
  16. 16Benjamin9240.7%
  17. 17Carter8660.7%
  18. 18Levi8450.6%
  19. 19Luke8210.6%
  20. 20Maverick7700.6%
  21. 21Michael7680.6%
  22. 22Waylon7530.6%
  23. 23Aiden7440.6%
  24. 24Lucas7310.6%
  25. 25Gabriel7160.5%
  26. 26Jaxon7150.5%
  27. 27Jack7050.5%
  28. 28Cooper7020.5%
  29. 29Logan6830.5%
  30. 30Owen6680.5%
  31. 31Jacob6630.5%
  32. 32Lincoln6410.5%
  33. 33Alexander6340.5%
  34. 34David6290.5%
  35. 35Christopher6270.5%
  36. 36Sawyer6230.5%
  37. 37Ezra6210.5%
  38. 38Isaiah6190.5%
  39. 39Ethan6150.5%
  40. 40Sebastian6120.5%
  41. 41Silas6100.5%
  42. 42Kingston6070.5%
  43. 43Josiah6030.5%
  44. 44Easton5990.5%
  45. 45Joseph5930.5%
  46. 46Matthew5910.5%
  47. 47Isaac5870.4%
  48. 48Thomas5840.4%
  49. 49Daniel5760.4%
  50. 50Charles5630.4%
  51. 51River5570.4%
  52. 52Theodore5530.4%
  53. 53Joshua5480.4%
  54. 54Mateo5470.4%
  55. 55Beau5460.4%
  56. 56Weston5430.4%
  57. 57Braxton5420.4%
  58. 58Jayden5250.4%
  59. 59Bentley5190.4%
  60. 60Andrew5180.4%
  61. 61Greyson5060.4%
  62. 62Eli5050.4%
  63. 63Jace5050.4%
  64. 64Brooks5030.4%
  65. 65Rhett5010.4%
  66. 66Jasper4910.4%
  67. 67Parker4910.4%
  68. 68Hunter4860.4%
  69. 69Miles4790.4%
  70. 70Carson4760.4%
  71. 71Elias4670.4%
  72. 72Caleb4660.4%
  73. 73Walker4520.3%
  74. 74Nolan4480.3%
  75. 75Ryder4420.3%
  76. 76Jaxson4400.3%
  77. 77Landon4390.3%
  78. 78Rowan4370.3%
  79. 79Axel4340.3%
  80. 80Dylan4320.3%
  81. 81Christian4300.3%
  82. 82Robert4270.3%
  83. 83Ryker4270.3%
  84. 84Anthony4250.3%
  85. 85Jeremiah4230.3%
  86. 86Everett4110.3%
  87. 87Ezekiel4030.3%
  88. 88Bennett4010.3%
  89. 89Kayden3980.3%
  90. 90Beckett3940.3%
  91. 91Bryson3900.3%
  92. 92Roman3840.3%
  93. 93Leo3820.3%
  94. 94Dawson3810.3%
  95. 95Connor3790.3%
  96. 96Julian3760.3%
  97. 97Jordan3740.3%
  98. 98Barrett3730.3%
  99. 99Jonathan3730.3%
  100. 100Adrian3720.3%

Arkansas's signature names

Names used at least 2× as often in Arkansas as across all states combined, 2016–2025. The multiple compares Arkansas's share of listed births with the same share pooled across every state — the closest thing to "how Arkansas does it differently" the data can support.

Girls’ names

  1. Lynlee10.5× · 55 recorded
  2. Hensley6.6× · 53 recorded
  3. Landry5.4× · 106 recorded
  4. Baylor5.3× · 101 recorded
  5. Hadleigh5.3× · 92 recorded
  6. Anniston5.1× · 60 recorded
  7. Hadlee4.8× · 108 recorded
  8. Mattie4.8× · 75 recorded
  9. Braylee4.7× · 92 recorded
  10. Emberlynn4.6× · 69 recorded
  11. Kimber4.5× · 137 recorded
  12. Wrenlee4.5× · 98 recorded
  13. Harleigh4.5× · 68 recorded
  14. Whitley4.3× · 95 recorded
  15. Kaisley4.3× · 66 recorded
  16. Micah4.2× · 73 recorded
  17. Dixie4.2× · 55 recorded
  18. Oakleigh4.1× · 110 recorded
  19. Hattie3.9× · 219 recorded
  20. Maylee3.7× · 54 recorded
  21. Blakely3.6× · 456 recorded
  22. Kyleigh3.6× · 88 recorded
  23. Kynlee3.6× · 82 recorded
  24. Tinsley3.6× · 70 recorded
  25. Brylee3.5× · 90 recorded

Boys’ names

  1. Drake4.8× · 196 recorded
  2. Fisher4.4× · 89 recorded
  3. Case4.3× · 154 recorded
  4. Briar4.3× · 105 recorded
  5. Gatlin4.3× · 86 recorded
  6. Fletcher4× · 140 recorded
  7. Houston4× · 107 recorded
  8. Jagger4× · 101 recorded
  9. Kylan3.9× · 157 recorded
  10. Ridge3.8× · 137 recorded
  11. Denver3.7× · 145 recorded
  12. Kase3.7× · 79 recorded
  13. Thatcher3.7× · 65 recorded
  14. Stetson3.6× · 352 recorded
  15. Baylor3.6× · 185 recorded
  16. Casen3.5× · 92 recorded
  17. Creed3.4× · 82 recorded
  18. Riggs3.4× · 60 recorded
  19. Billy3.4× · 52 recorded
  20. Tripp3.3× · 145 recorded
  21. Truett3.3× · 63 recorded
  22. Lawson3.2× · 216 recorded
  23. Layton3.2× · 104 recorded
  24. Raylan3.2× · 100 recorded
  25. Chandler3.1× · 115 recorded

All-time favorites, 1910–2025

The most-used names across everything Arkansas has recorded since 1910 — a very different list, dominated by the high-birth, low-variety decades of the mid-century.

Girls’ names

  1. 1Mary58,9123.4%
  2. 2Betty23,4191.3%
  3. 3Linda20,3451.2%
  4. 4Dorothy17,1941.0%
  5. 5Barbara16,1660.9%
  6. 6Patricia14,5290.8%
  7. 7Elizabeth13,9760.8%
  8. 8Shirley12,9180.7%
  9. 9Helen12,4340.7%
  10. 10Carolyn12,3520.7%
  11. 11Ruby12,3000.7%
  12. 12Sarah11,7330.7%
  13. 13Jennifer11,4790.7%
  14. 14Brenda11,4080.7%
  15. 15Martha11,1800.6%
  16. 16Margaret10,8810.6%
  17. 17Emma9,7240.6%
  18. 18Virginia9,5270.5%
  19. 19Ruth9,3030.5%
  20. 20Anna9,2690.5%
  21. 21Donna9,2580.5%
  22. 22Wanda9,2230.5%
  23. 23Sandra9,2170.5%
  24. 24Ashley9,1410.5%
  25. 25Jessica8,9060.5%
  26. 26Rebecca8,8790.5%
  27. 27Sharon8,8420.5%
  28. 28Mildred8,8400.5%
  29. 29Amanda8,8370.5%
  30. 30Joyce8,7510.5%
  31. 31Kimberly8,6490.5%
  32. 32Angela8,0880.5%
  33. 33Lisa7,9750.5%
  34. 34Karen7,7580.4%
  35. 35Nancy7,6900.4%
  36. 36Frances7,5690.4%
  37. 37Emily7,5630.4%
  38. 38Doris7,5140.4%
  39. 39Evelyn7,3060.4%
  40. 40Laura7,1960.4%
  41. 41Deborah7,1420.4%
  42. 42Alice7,0680.4%
  43. 43Hazel6,7040.4%
  44. 44Melissa6,6930.4%
  45. 45Annie6,6710.4%
  46. 46Willie6,6470.4%
  47. 47Judy6,5090.4%
  48. 48Stephanie6,4050.4%
  49. 49Pamela6,2670.4%
  50. 50Peggy6,2660.4%

Boys’ names

  1. 1James86,1394.6%
  2. 2John51,8912.8%
  3. 3William49,8112.7%
  4. 4Robert44,9792.4%
  5. 5Charles38,9222.1%
  6. 6Michael32,6001.7%
  7. 7David31,2631.7%
  8. 8Billy20,7251.1%
  9. 9Thomas19,7161.1%
  10. 10Christopher18,8401.0%
  11. 11Jerry17,3180.9%
  12. 12Larry17,1430.9%
  13. 13Richard17,0690.9%
  14. 14George15,7660.8%
  15. 15Kenneth15,3530.8%
  16. 16Bobby15,2980.8%
  17. 17Joseph15,2510.8%
  18. 18Willie14,1300.8%
  19. 19Donald13,8230.7%
  20. 20Jimmy13,4440.7%
  21. 21Joshua12,7770.7%
  22. 22Joe12,6870.7%
  23. 23Paul12,4840.7%
  24. 24Matthew11,8310.6%
  25. 25Gary11,6690.6%
  26. 26Daniel10,5610.6%
  27. 27Henry10,1240.5%
  28. 28Edward9,9450.5%
  29. 29Jason9,8970.5%
  30. 30Steven9,8110.5%
  31. 31Roy9,7070.5%
  32. 32Andrew9,6690.5%
  33. 33Johnny9,6180.5%
  34. 34Jacob9,2830.5%
  35. 35Mark9,2000.5%
  36. 36Samuel9,1700.5%
  37. 37Timothy9,1060.5%
  38. 38Carl9,0100.5%
  39. 39Anthony9,0050.5%
  40. 40Harold8,8000.5%
  41. 41Justin8,7220.5%
  42. 42Ronald8,5820.5%
  43. 43Brandon8,4780.5%
  44. 44Kevin8,3550.4%
  45. 45Jack8,2370.4%
  46. 46Terry7,9110.4%
  47. 47Jonathan7,8040.4%
  48. 48Raymond7,7560.4%
  49. 49Brian7,1540.4%
  50. 50Danny7,1270.4%

State data starts in 1910 (national data goes back to 1880) and is censored per state and year: a name needs 5 uses in Arkansas in a year to appear at all. That censoring means state counts never sum to the national total, and it bites hardest on uncommon names in small states.

Counts are based on U.S. births and are tracked separately for girls and boys. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year aren’t published for that year, so totals here are a floor — the shortfall is largest in the sparse early years.