Arkansas · 1934

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1934, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,211
#2	Betty	926
#3	Dorothy	460
#4	Barbara	360
#5	Wanda	302
#6	Helen	282
#7	Martha	254
#8	Virginia	247
#9	Ruby	247
#10	Doris	225
#11	Margaret	219
#12	Norma	207
#13	Patsy	204
#14	Shirley	203
#15	Peggy	203
#16	Joyce	202
#17	Frances	186
#18	Billie	184
#19	Mildred	183
#20	Patricia	177
#21	Ruth	160
#22	Bonnie	152
#23	Bobbie	145
#24	Wilma	138
#25	Anna	138
#26	Juanita	135
#27	Evelyn	133
#28	Carolyn	131
#29	Willie	129
#30	Annie	126
#31	Jo	125
#32	Emma	125
#33	Lois	124
#34	Alice	118
#35	Elizabeth	118
#36	Thelma	117
#37	Nancy	113
#38	Hazel	107
#39	Louise	106
#40	Joan	100
#41	Lillie	94
#42	Geneva	93
#43	Clara	93
#44	Edna	91
#45	Jean	86
#46	Bernice	81
#47	Erma	81
#48	Ethel	81
#49	Marie	80
#50	Georgia	80
#51	Ann	80
#52	Gladys	79
#53	Sue	79
#54	Jessie	78
#55	Geraldine	76
#56	Rosie	76
#57	Sarah	74
#58	Minnie	73
#59	Velma	73
#60	Maxine	73
#61	Margie	73
#62	Ella	70
#63	Vera	70
#64	Alma	69
#65	Pauline	68
#66	Charlene	68
#67	Gloria	67
#68	Eva	66
#69	Joy	64
#70	Bessie	63
#71	Mattie	62
#72	Mae	62
#73	Johnnie	62
#74	Edith	60
#75	Ida	58
#76	Loretta	58
#77	Florence	57
#78	Sylvia	55
#79	Marjorie	55
#80	Melba	54
#81	Dorthy	54
#82	Lucille	54
#83	Rose	54
#84	Faye	54
#85	Laura	53
#86	Nellie	53
#87	Irene	52
#88	Lula	51
#89	Joann	51
#90	Lena	51
#91	Ollie	50
#92	Opal	50
#93	Naomi	50
#94	Julia	49
#95	Bettye	49
#96	Freda	49
#97	Bertha	49
#98	Nina	48
#99	June	48
#100	Lola	48

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
Bobbye	26	14	1
Dortha	20	11	1
Earnestine	41	22	3
Dorthy	54	29	6
Freddie	21	11	2
Jewel	42	22	5
Ollie	50	27	6
Ruthie	31	17	4
Erma	81	43	10
Freda	49	26	6
Reba	46	25	6
Billie	184	98	25

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.