United States · Arkansas
Baby names in Arkansas
Lifetime totals from Arkansas's birth registrations, 1910 to 2025.
Most registered girls' names in Arkansas
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruby | 12,300 |
| 2 | Willie | 6,647 |
| 3 | Patsy | 6,014 |
| 4 | Wilma | 4,896 |
| 5 | Bobbie | 4,442 |
| 6 | Billie | 4,320 |
| 7 | Glenda | 4,091 |
| 8 | Rosie | 4,064 |
| 9 | Mattie | 3,877 |
| 10 | Velma | 3,586 |
| 11 | Opal | 3,464 |
| 12 | Geneva | 3,368 |
| 13 | Minnie | 3,168 |
| 14 | Erma | 2,697 |
| 15 | Johnnie | 2,273 |
| 16 | Lula | 2,219 |
| 17 | Lorene | 2,203 |
| 18 | Reba | 1,877 |
| 19 | Melba | 1,851 |
| 20 | Mable | 1,831 |
| 21 | Ollie | 1,773 |
| 22 | Ruthie | 1,771 |
| 23 | Ora | 1,673 |
| 24 | Eula | 1,637 |
| 25 | Jewel | 1,630 |
| 26 | Essie | 1,626 |
| 27 | Imogene | 1,591 |
| 28 | Jewell | 1,504 |
| 29 | Frankie | 1,467 |
| 30 | Dorthy | 1,449 |
| 31 | Bettye | 1,383 |
| 32 | Jimmie | 1,343 |
| 33 | Freda | 1,340 |
| 34 | Earnestine | 1,336 |
| 35 | Ola | 1,235 |
| 36 | Lela | 1,171 |
| 37 | Addie | 1,127 |
| 38 | Iva | 1,104 |
| 39 | Robbie | 1,063 |
| 40 | Pearlie | 1,010 |
Most registered boys' names in Arkansas
| # | Name | Births since 1910 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy | 20,725 |
| 2 | Bobby | 15,298 |
| 3 | Willie | 14,130 |
| 4 | Jimmy | 13,444 |
| 5 | Tommy | 7,109 |
| 6 | Jimmie | 4,549 |
| 7 | Jessie | 4,481 |
| 8 | Cecil | 3,492 |
| 9 | Rickey | 2,984 |
| 10 | Freddie | 2,973 |
| 11 | Earnest | 2,651 |
| 12 | Doyle | 2,453 |
| 13 | Donnie | 2,334 |
| 14 | Bennie | 1,899 |
| 15 | Roosevelt | 1,612 |
| 16 | Billie | 1,577 |
| 17 | Sammy | 1,555 |
| 18 | Loyd | 1,505 |
| 19 | Elbert | 1,312 |
| 20 | Tommie | 1,281 |
| 21 | Carroll | 1,194 |
| 22 | Johnie | 1,182 |
| 23 | Charley | 1,050 |
| 24 | Garland | 1,040 |
| 25 | Coy | 987 |
| 26 | Sammie | 929 |
| 27 | Odell | 883 |
| 28 | Buddy | 856 |
| 29 | Thurman | 807 |
| 30 | Scotty | 780 |
| 31 | Cleo | 721 |
| 32 | Odis | 719 |
| 33 | Shelby | 718 |
| 34 | Freddy | 687 |
| 35 | Hershel | 674 |
| 36 | Wilburn | 625 |
| 37 | Claud | 604 |
| 38 | Houston | 583 |
| 39 | Ollie | 564 |
| 40 | Jewel | 536 |
These are totals over 115 years, so they lean toward names that were popular when the state's population was largest.
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026