Arkansas · 1942

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1942, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,208
#2	Betty	716
#3	Linda	625
#4	Barbara	605
#5	Carolyn	579
#6	Shirley	528
#7	Patricia	415
#8	Dorothy	334
#9	Martha	294
#10	Patsy	287
#11	Joyce	283
#12	Wanda	274
#13	Margaret	228
#14	Nancy	208
#15	Helen	207
#16	Peggy	197
#17	Sandra	182
#18	Brenda	178
#19	Doris	176
#20	Frances	171
#21	Virginia	163
#22	Alice	160
#23	Judy	159
#24	Ruby	156
#25	Jo	153
#26	Norma	150
#27	Wilma	138
#28	Sharon	133
#29	Ruth	133
#30	Bonnie	131
#31	Elizabeth	130
#32	Bobbie	129
#33	Gloria	128
#34	Mildred	127
#35	Carol	123
#36	Annie	123
#37	Janice	122
#38	Marilyn	122
#39	Willie	121
#40	Donna	118
#41	Emma	117
#42	Glenda	116
#43	Anna	108
#44	Billie	100
#45	Judith	99
#46	Phyllis	97
#47	Juanita	92
#48	Lois	91
#49	Sarah	89
#50	Sue	87
#51	Evelyn	86
#52	Margie	84
#53	Charlotte	84
#54	Louise	79
#55	Edna	79
#56	Rebecca	78
#57	Clara	78
#58	Ann	77
#59	Erma	77
#60	Rosie	75
#61	Jean	74
#62	Mae	73
#63	Johnnie	73
#64	Lillie	73
#65	Loretta	73
#66	Beverly	72
#67	Joan	71
#68	Georgia	68
#69	Bertha	67
#70	Ida	67
#71	Vera	65
#72	Mattie	65
#73	Minnie	65
#74	Janet	64
#75	Velma	63
#76	Rose	62
#77	Jane	62
#78	Maxine	62
#79	Hazel	61
#80	Gladys	59
#81	Ethel	58
#82	Thelma	57
#83	Marie	57
#84	Julia	56
#85	Eva	55
#86	Charlene	54
#87	Rita	52
#88	Jessie	52
#89	Geneva	52
#90	Alma	52
#91	Ella	51
#92	Delores	50
#93	Pat	50
#94	Kay	50
#95	Melba	50
#96	Katherine	49
#97	Pauline	49
#98	Reba	48
#99	Susan	48
#100	Ellen	47

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
Freddie	30	15	2
Ruthie	43	21	3
Erma	77	38	6
Reba	48	24	4
Dorthy	35	17	3
Pearlie	31	15	3
Earnestine	34	17	3
Ollie	33	16	3
Robbie	24	12	2
Bobbie	129	63	12
Melba	50	25	5
Mae	73	36	7

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.