Arkansas · 1932

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1932, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,249
#2	Betty	960
#3	Dorothy	490
#4	Wanda	293
#5	Helen	281
#6	Barbara	253
#7	Martha	241
#8	Ruby	236
#9	Virginia	220
#10	Margaret	212
#11	Doris	204
#12	Mildred	197
#13	Ruth	197
#14	Joyce	188
#15	Patsy	188
#16	Norma	185
#17	Billie	178
#18	Peggy	175
#19	Frances	168
#20	Juanita	165
#21	Wilma	165
#22	Bonnie	160
#23	Bobbie	147
#24	Louise	141
#25	Willie	140
#26	Anna	139
#27	Patricia	139
#28	Lois	138
#29	Annie	130
#30	Hazel	128
#31	Emma	126
#32	Evelyn	125
#33	Alice	112
#34	Thelma	112
#35	Geneva	108
#36	Elizabeth	104
#37	Carolyn	100
#38	Gladys	100
#39	Mattie	97
#40	Rosie	96
#41	Velma	95
#42	Lucille	93
#43	Clara	93
#44	Margie	93
#45	Jo	92
#46	Minnie	91
#47	Bernice	91
#48	Georgia	90
#49	Pauline	90
#50	Edna	90
#51	Joan	86
#52	Lillie	84
#53	Geraldine	83
#54	Ethel	83
#55	Maxine	82
#56	Bessie	82
#57	Ella	82
#58	Alma	78
#59	Shirley	77
#60	Nancy	77
#61	Jessie	76
#62	Marie	75
#63	Jean	75
#64	Ida	73
#65	Melba	70
#66	Erma	70
#67	Bertha	70
#68	Eva	69
#69	Vera	67
#70	Elsie	66
#71	Catherine	66
#72	Irene	65
#73	Gloria	65
#74	Sarah	64
#75	Rose	62
#76	Lillian	62
#77	Mae	59
#78	Christine	59
#79	Nina	59
#80	Bettye	58
#81	Laura	58
#82	Ann	58
#83	Dorthy	57
#84	Reba	57
#85	Opal	56
#86	Sue	56
#87	Charlene	55
#88	Lena	54
#89	Nellie	54
#90	Johnnie	52
#91	Joy	52
#92	Beatrice	50
#93	Ruthie	49
#94	Edith	49
#95	Lula	49
#96	Kathryn	48
#97	Vivian	48
#98	Marjorie	47
#99	June	47
#100	Ernestine	46

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
Ruthie	49	26	3
Earnestine	34	18	3
Freddie	23	12	2
Glenda	29	15	3
Ima	22	12	2
Dorthy	57	30	5
Flossie	26	14	3
Bobby	22	12	2
Reba	57	30	6
Bettye	58	31	7
Ola	41	22	5
Melba	70	37	8

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.