Arkansas · 1929

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1929, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,239
#2	Betty	779
#3	Dorothy	505
#4	Helen	343
#5	Ruby	304
#6	Wanda	251
#7	Mildred	239
#8	Virginia	239
#9	Martha	223
#10	Doris	209
#11	Ruth	205
#12	Margaret	205
#13	Billie	188
#14	Willie	184
#15	Frances	184
#16	Wilma	174
#17	Juanita	169
#18	Louise	161
#19	Evelyn	150
#20	Anna	146
#21	Annie	140
#22	Emma	138
#23	Norma	138
#24	Thelma	134
#25	Lois	130
#26	Bonnie	128
#27	Elizabeth	126
#28	Hazel	125
#29	Barbara	122
#30	Pauline	120
#31	Bobbie	119
#32	Ethel	108
#33	Geneva	107
#34	Lucille	106
#35	Alice	106
#36	Patsy	105
#37	Rosie	103
#38	Lillie	103
#39	Maxine	103
#40	Gladys	101
#41	Marie	98
#42	Clara	98
#43	Margie	96
#44	Bernice	96
#45	Edna	94
#46	Jessie	91
#47	Mae	88
#48	Geraldine	88
#49	Mattie	87
#50	Joyce	87
#51	Velma	85
#52	Edith	83
#53	Eva	83
#54	Georgia	81
#55	Peggy	81
#56	Minnie	80
#57	Ella	79
#58	Sarah	78
#59	Jean	77
#60	Bertha	76
#61	Opal	75
#62	Beatrice	75
#63	Ida	73
#64	Imogene	69
#65	Patricia	68
#66	Myrtle	68
#67	Johnnie	67
#68	Mable	67
#69	Bessie	66
#70	Marjorie	65
#71	Irene	65
#72	Nancy	65
#73	Vivian	64
#74	Rose	61
#75	Catherine	60
#76	Laura	55
#77	Eula	55
#78	Lillian	55
#79	Ruthie	55
#80	Reba	55
#81	Alma	54
#82	Elsie	53
#83	Earnestine	53
#84	Nellie	53
#85	Erma	52
#86	Lula	52
#87	Vera	51
#88	Dorthy	51
#89	Lorene	49
#90	Bettye	48
#91	Ollie	48
#92	Carolyn	48
#93	Faye	47
#94	Cora	47
#95	Essie	47
#96	Florence	47
#97	Christine	46
#98	Josephine	45
#99	Ernestine	45
#100	Agnes	45

Uniquely popular in Arkansas

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Earnestine	53	29	3
Ruthie	55	30	3
Dortha	27	15	2
Freddie	25	14	2
Bobby	22	12	2
Ima	21	12	2
Eddie	33	18	3
Reba	55	30	6
Earline	36	20	4
Dorthy	51	28	6
Jimmie	42	23	5
Bobbie	119	65	14

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.