Arkansas · 1944

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1944, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,114
#2	Linda	744
#3	Betty	670
#4	Carolyn	559
#5	Barbara	550
#6	Shirley	449
#7	Patricia	357
#8	Dorothy	316
#9	Sharon	284
#10	Sandra	258
#11	Joyce	256
#12	Patsy	244
#13	Martha	244
#14	Judy	239
#15	Margaret	224
#16	Nancy	216
#17	Brenda	210
#18	Wanda	207
#19	Helen	186
#20	Peggy	175
#21	Carol	173
#22	Ruby	169
#23	Doris	162
#24	Gloria	159
#25	Glenda	159
#26	Virginia	158
#27	Bonnie	148
#28	Donna	145
#29	Alice	144
#30	Frances	135
#31	Ruth	131
#32	Elizabeth	126
#33	Judith	123
#34	Marilyn	123
#35	Jo	123
#36	Phyllis	121
#37	Janice	114
#38	Emma	112
#39	Norma	110
#40	Evelyn	104
#41	Bobbie	99
#42	Wilma	97
#43	Mildred	93
#44	Willie	91
#45	Annie	89
#46	Janet	88
#47	Billie	87
#48	Charlotte	86
#49	Joan	85
#50	Anna	84
#51	Sue	80
#52	Thelma	76
#53	Georgia	76
#54	Lois	75
#55	Sarah	74
#56	Clara	73
#57	Juanita	72
#58	Susan	71
#59	Jane	70
#60	Ethel	69
#61	Ann	69
#62	Jean	65
#63	Rosie	65
#64	Catherine	64
#65	Louise	64
#66	Paula	64
#67	Velma	63
#68	Rebecca	62
#69	Rose	62
#70	Beverly	62
#71	Rita	60
#72	Lillie	59
#73	Maxine	58
#74	Geraldine	58
#75	Alma	58
#76	Margie	57
#77	Connie	57
#78	Julia	57
#79	Bettye	57
#80	Edna	56
#81	Jessie	54
#82	Sherry	54
#83	Karen	54
#84	Loretta	53
#85	Ruthie	53
#86	Hazel	53
#87	Mattie	53
#88	Erma	53
#89	Geneva	51
#90	Mae	50
#91	Johnnie	50
#92	Ellen	48
#93	Delores	48
#94	Katherine	48
#95	Marie	47
#96	Kay	47
#97	Bertha	46
#98	Minnie	45
#99	Cheryl	45
#100	Bernice	44

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	53	27	3
Delois	32	16	2
Dorthy	42	22	3
Pearlie	37	19	3
Ola	27	14	2
Erma	53	27	5
Francis	26	13	2
Freddie	22	11	2
Bettye	57	29	5
Lela	26	13	2
Earnestine	38	20	4
Jimmie	35	18	4

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.