Arkansas · 1956

Top 100 names in Arkansas, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	641
#2	Linda	590
#3	Deborah	522
#4	Debra	490
#5	Patricia	453
#6	Brenda	448
#7	Sharon	357
#8	Barbara	354
#9	Donna	307
#10	Carolyn	305
#11	Sandra	304
#12	Karen	303
#13	Pamela	287
#14	Cynthia	254
#15	Betty	224
#16	Shirley	223
#17	Susan	222
#18	Joyce	220
#19	Kathy	210
#20	Rebecca	207
#21	Teresa	194
#22	Janet	178
#23	Judy	178
#24	Nancy	170
#25	Connie	165
#26	Janice	165
#27	Elizabeth	157
#28	Beverly	153
#29	Dorothy	149
#30	Carol	147
#31	Sherry	146
#32	Cheryl	142
#33	Marilyn	141
#34	Vickie	137
#35	Martha	136
#36	Wanda	135
#37	Diane	132
#38	Debbie	130
#39	Peggy	128
#40	Paula	126
#41	Phyllis	123
#42	Vicki	116
#43	Margaret	112
#44	Cathy	110
#45	Gloria	107
#46	Doris	106
#47	Rita	104
#48	Rose	104
#49	Rhonda	100
#50	Helen	98
#51	Jo	92
#52	Sheila	90
#53	Laura	88
#54	Charlotte	84
#55	Glenda	82
#56	Anita	82
#57	Lisa	79
#58	Virginia	73
#59	Robin	70
#60	Shelia	68
#61	Catherine	68
#62	Theresa	66
#63	Gail	65
#64	Marsha	64
#65	Ruby	62
#66	Bonnie	62
#67	Alice	60
#68	Angela	60
#69	Bobbie	60
#70	Katherine	59
#71	Annie	59
#72	Terri	56
#73	Terry	56
#74	Sarah	53
#75	Jacqueline	53
#76	Gwendolyn	53
#77	Diana	52
#78	Evelyn	52
#79	Regina	52
#80	Melissa	51
#81	Ruth	51
#82	Vivian	50
#83	Kathryn	49
#84	Patsy	49
#85	Wilma	49
#86	Loretta	49
#87	Ann	48
#88	Frances	48
#89	Darlene	48
#90	Rosie	48
#91	Vicky	46
#92	Tina	46
#93	Lois	46
#94	Melinda	45
#95	Denise	44
#96	Belinda	42
#97	Marcia	42
#98	Cindy	42
#99	Sue	42
#100	Jackie	41

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
Delois	22	12	1
Erma	27	14	2
Ruthie	27	14	2
Mae	25	13	2
Bobbie	60	32	6
Rosie	48	25	5
Johnnie	27	14	3
Freda	24	13	3
Wilma	49	26	5
Unknown	24	13	3
Willie	41	22	5
Mattie	24	13	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.