Popular Names in Arkansas
Popular names in Arkansas for 2024 feature Olivia and Liam at the head of the list. These are also the most popular baby names for 2024 across the whole of the US.
Unique to Arkansas's Top 10 are Harper, Willow and Ivy for girls, and Asher, Hudson, William and Samuel for boys. These names rank outside of the national Top 10.
Just beyond the Top 10, Waylon, Maverick, John, Stetson and Grayson are more popular than average for boys in Arkansas, while Ivy, Lily, Eden and Scarlett are chosen more often for girls by Arkansas parents.
Other names that are notably more common than average in Arkansas are last names as first names for boys. Kingston, Beckett, Barrett and Hayes all appear in the Arkansas Top 100. Names ending in -er also pull above their weight, with Ryder, Sawyer, Walker, Jasper and River being the favorites. For girls, nicknames as given names are popular, with Millie, Josie, Lainey, Gracie and Hattie appearing in the Arkansas Top 100.
Contemporary and unisex names are also favored by Arkansas parents for their daughters, with Oaklynn, Wrenlee, Aspen, and Remington making the cut. Other stand outs include Nameberry favorites, Knox, Atlas, Juniper and Rowan.
To browse popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2025 and Popular Boy Names 2025.
For more local data, search the full lists of Popular Names by State.