The most distinctive Arkansas baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive Arkansas names were Savvy and Hagen. Across the whole record it is Modean and Doyne.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savvy | 7 | 32× | Hagen | 12 | 16× |
| 2 | Hensley | 7 | 6× | Daylin | 5 | 14× |
| 3 | Indi | 5 | 5× | Cache | 7 | 13× |
| 4 | Honey | 20 | 5× | Kyzen | 7 | 7× |
| 5 | Emberleigh | 7 | 5× | Cross | 6 | 5× |
| 6 | Baylor | 21 | 4× | Bryar | 6 | 4× |
| 7 | Jhersi | 5 | 3× | Fletcher | 22 | 3× |
| 8 | Rayleigh | 8 | 3× | Slade | 10 | 3× |
| 9 | Hollis | 10 | 3× | Briar | 16 | 3× |
| 10 | Rynleigh | 5 | 3× | Baylor | 29 | 3× |
| 11 | Kaylyn | 5 | 3× | Stetson | 74 | 3× |
| 12 | Karli | 5 | 3× | Gatlin | 10 | 2× |
| 13 | Tinsley | 10 | 3× | Raylan | 12 | 2× |
| 14 | Brynleigh | 14 | 3× | Swayde | 5 | 2× |
| 15 | Braylee | 8 | 3× | Lawson | 25 | 2× |
| 16 | Wrenlee | 29 | 3× | Gunner | 19 | 2× |
| 17 | Karmen | 6 | 3× | Waylon | 122 | 2× |
| 18 | Paisleigh | 10 | 3× | Riggs | 12 | 2× |
| 19 | Rynlee | 14 | 3× | Kase | 8 | 2× |
| 20 | Hattie | 28 | 2× | Wylder | 14 | 2× |
| 21 | Kaydence | 8 | 2× | Casen | 11 | 2× |
| 22 | Haisley | 20 | 2× | Rhett | 47 | 2× |
| 23 | Gracelynn | 22 | 2× | Drake | 11 | 2× |
| 24 | Zaylee | 11 | 2× | Draven | 7 | 2× |
| 25 | Blakely | 43 | 2× | Houston | 13 | 2× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Modean | 21 | 31× | Othel | 36 | 24× |
| 1920s | Reola | 54 | 37× | Doyne | 32 | 38× |
| 1930s | Teretha | 10 | 20× | Doyne | 61 | 42× |
| 1940s | Earma | 29 | 31× | Leodis | 21 | 38× |
| 1950s | Florene | 11 | 20× | Leodis | 24 | 56× |
| 1960s | Delois | 72 | 9× | Theodis | 40 | 36× |
| 1970s | Latrenda | 6 | 11× | Theodis | 12 | 19× |
| 1980s | Lamanda | 5 | 15× | Blakely | 6 | 6× |
| 1990s | La | 24 | 7× | Corliss | 10 | 47× |
| 2000s | Bryley | 10 | 48× | Bryar | 8 | 6× |
| 2010s | Lynley | 12 | 17× | Haydyn | 5 | 14× |
| 2020s | Savvy | 16 | 30× | Cache | 26 | 22× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modean | 63 | 58× | Doyne | 140 | 71× |
| 2 | Reola | 103 | 50× | Leodis | 61 | 69× |
| 3 | Walsie | 15 | 45× | Carthel | 33 | 53× |
| 4 | Earma | 52 | 38× | Argus | 16 | 47× |
| 5 | Earlee | 11 | 37× | Dewell | 15 | 45× |
| 6 | Cozetta | 17 | 37× | Remmel | 13 | 42× |
| 7 | Vessie | 15 | 34× | Theodis | 411 | 42× |
| 8 | Eathel | 23 | 29× | Leotis | 52 | 41× |
| 9 | Izola | 56 | 29× | Havis | 12 | 40× |
| 10 | Relda | 13 | 26× | Argie | 10 | 35× |
| 11 | Odean | 19 | 24× | Jusitn | 15 | 34× |
| 12 | Luvina | 7 | 24× | Opal | 51 | 32× |
| 13 | Ruthel | 7 | 24× | Arlis | 158 | 28× |
| 14 | Imo | 36 | 23× | Verlon | 90 | 25× |
| 15 | Floye | 34 | 23× | Dreddy | 7 | 24× |
| 16 | Verdia | 23 | 23× | Hala | 7 | 24× |
| 17 | Elwanda | 155 | 22× | Ausitn | 7 | 24× |
| 18 | Floella | 12 | 21× | Othel | 51 | 23× |
| 19 | Willine | 15 | 20× | Corliss | 10 | 22× |
| 20 | Bryley | 10 | 19× | Curlee | 12 | 21× |
| 21 | Versie | 261 | 19× | Malvin | 118 | 20× |
| 22 | Evia | 16 | 18× | Clardie | 6 | 18× |
| 23 | Eithel | 6 | 18× | Malvern | 6 | 18× |
| 24 | Ouita | 6 | 18× | Audy | 6 | 18× |
| 25 | Arkie | 6 | 18× | Virgle | 188 | 16× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Arkansas births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org