Arkansas · 1955

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	681
#2	Linda	661
#3	Deborah	505
#4	Brenda	461
#5	Patricia	452
#6	Debra	417
#7	Sandra	311
#8	Donna	310
#9	Sharon	310
#10	Barbara	303
#11	Carolyn	278
#12	Shirley	260
#13	Pamela	251
#14	Betty	246
#15	Susan	232
#16	Kathy	228
#17	Joyce	227
#18	Karen	220
#19	Judy	216
#20	Nancy	208
#21	Rebecca	197
#22	Cynthia	194
#23	Janice	191
#24	Janet	184
#25	Teresa	180
#26	Marilyn	169
#27	Beverly	154
#28	Connie	154
#29	Martha	152
#30	Sherry	150
#31	Dorothy	147
#32	Elizabeth	142
#33	Paula	141
#34	Gloria	138
#35	Peggy	137
#36	Vickie	128
#37	Carol	127
#38	Cheryl	125
#39	Rose	118
#40	Sheila	116
#41	Jo	116
#42	Cathy	112
#43	Glenda	111
#44	Diane	109
#45	Rita	107
#46	Doris	107
#47	Vicki	106
#48	Margaret	106
#49	Rhonda	102
#50	Debbie	101
#51	Wanda	100
#52	Phyllis	97
#53	Helen	87
#54	Alice	85
#55	Charlotte	82
#56	Catherine	80
#57	Virginia	80
#58	Patsy	76
#59	Evelyn	75
#60	Lisa	73
#61	Marsha	72
#62	Katherine	71
#63	Anita	70
#64	Robin	68
#65	Gwendolyn	65
#66	Ruby	64
#67	Bonnie	64
#68	Terry	63
#69	Kathryn	62
#70	Theresa	61
#71	Annie	61
#72	Laura	59
#73	Shelia	58
#74	Ruth	58
#75	Lois	58
#76	Judith	57
#77	Emma	56
#78	Sarah	56
#79	Loretta	55
#80	Frances	55
#81	Kathleen	53
#82	Vivian	52
#83	Bobbie	52
#84	Diana	49
#85	Jane	48
#86	Regina	47
#87	Melissa	47
#88	Jacqueline	46
#89	Belinda	44
#90	Darlene	43
#91	Julia	43
#92	Jackie	43
#93	Ann	42
#94	Juanita	42
#95	Rosie	41
#96	Gail	41
#97	Christine	39
#98	Ellen	38
#99	Terri	38
#100	Carla	37

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
Erma	32	17	2
Flora	36	19	2
Ruthie	23	12	2
Frankie	22	12	2
Mae	31	17	3
Velma	33	18	3
Unknown	27	14	3
Bobbie	52	28	6
Verna	27	14	3
Rosie	41	22	5
Willie	37	20	5
Freda	20	11	3

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.