Arkansas · 1953

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1953, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Linda	780
#2	Mary	764
#3	Deborah	581
#4	Brenda	495
#5	Patricia	447
#6	Barbara	403
#7	Carolyn	350
#8	Sharon	327
#9	Shirley	322
#10	Debra	320
#11	Betty	312
#12	Sandra	300
#13	Judy	290
#14	Donna	255
#15	Pamela	241
#16	Karen	238
#17	Joyce	236
#18	Susan	229
#19	Rebecca	212
#20	Nancy	207
#21	Marilyn	194
#22	Janice	192
#23	Martha	191
#24	Dorothy	186
#25	Peggy	176
#26	Kathy	173
#27	Janet	165
#28	Elizabeth	160
#29	Margaret	158
#30	Beverly	151
#31	Cynthia	149
#32	Carol	148
#33	Connie	144
#34	Wanda	135
#35	Gloria	135
#36	Phyllis	134
#37	Helen	124
#38	Paula	122
#39	Doris	122
#40	Jo	119
#41	Rita	117
#42	Glenda	117
#43	Virginia	108
#44	Teresa	102
#45	Vicki	100
#46	Sherry	99
#47	Vickie	99
#48	Diane	99
#49	Alice	96
#50	Cathy	94
#51	Marsha	91
#52	Frances	91
#53	Rose	89
#54	Ruby	89
#55	Sheila	88
#56	Patsy	85
#57	Charlotte	83
#58	Rhonda	80
#59	Kathryn	77
#60	Gwendolyn	75
#61	Annie	74
#62	Catherine	73
#63	Evelyn	72
#64	Judith	68
#65	Sarah	66
#66	Ruth	65
#67	Bonnie	63
#68	Willie	63
#69	Laura	60
#70	Lois	60
#71	Anita	57
#72	Debbie	56
#73	Katherine	56
#74	Norma	56
#75	Jane	56
#76	Bobbie	53
#77	Cheryl	53
#78	Rosie	51
#79	Vivian	51
#80	Diana	51
#81	Julia	50
#82	Gail	50
#83	Jean	50
#84	Loretta	49
#85	Kay	48
#86	Wilma	48
#87	Jacqueline	48
#88	Joan	48
#89	Juanita	47
#90	Marcia	46
#91	Ann	45
#92	Kathleen	45
#93	Belinda	44
#94	Janis	44
#95	Joy	43
#96	Vera	42
#97	Emma	42
#98	Jackie	40
#99	Billie	40
#100	Christine	40

Uniquely popular in Arkansas

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Dorthy	20	10	1
Delois	24	12	1
Erma	38	20	2
Earnestine	24	12	2
Bettye	21	11	2
Ruthie	22	11	2
Unknown	35	18	3
Willie	63	32	6
Rosie	51	26	5
Frankie	21	11	2
Minnie	32	16	3
Freda	25	13	3

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.