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Most popular baby names in Arkansas, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Arkansas in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 10,593 girls and 12,586 boys are in the Arkansas list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
148 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Liam
167 babies · #1 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Arkansas 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”148▲ 3
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”122same
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”119▼ 2
  4. #4IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”103▲ 13
  5. #5Eleanorpossibly “other”95▲ 7
  6. #6EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”87▲ 1
  7. #7Emma“entire”83▼ 4
  8. #7HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”83▼ 2
  9. #9WillowFrom the word “willow”79▼ 1
  10. #10Sophia“wisdom”78▼ 1
  11. #11HazelFrom the word “hazel”74same
  12. #12EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records72▲ 2
  13. #13AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records69▼ 8
  14. #14Elizabeth“my God is an oath”67▲ 3
  15. #15VioletFrom the word “violet”66▼ 3
  16. #16LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”64same
  17. #17IvyFrom the word “ivy”62▼ 8
  18. #17Nova“new”62▲ 10
  19. #19AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel59▲ 99
  20. #19AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls59▲ 2
  21. #19LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202559▲ 5
  22. #22AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”57▲ 3
  23. #23EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”56▲ 5
  24. #23MillieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #469 in 2015, #73 in 202556same
  25. #25MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records55▼ 10
  26. #25Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”55▲ 27

Top 25 boys · Arkansas 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”167same
  2. #2HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records147▲ 4
  3. #3OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records143▼ 1
  4. #4Elijah“Yahweh is my god”138same
  5. #5NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records134▼ 2
  6. #6James“May He Heel”131▲ 1
  7. #7HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records128▲ 1
  8. #8William“will + helmet”125▲ 1
  9. #9WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025122▲ 2
  10. #10TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025106▲ 10
  11. #11Johnpossibly “God is gracious”100▲ 2
  12. #12Samuel“God has set or God has placed”99▼ 2
  13. #13AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 202594▼ 8
  14. #13CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 202594▲ 9
  15. #15Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”89same
  16. #16LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records84▲ 10
  17. #16Wyatt“war + hard, brave”84▲ 9
  18. #18Carter“son of Arthur”80▲ 4
  19. #19JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records79▲ 5
  20. #20SilasEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #71 vs #585 in 202577▲ 20
  21. #21WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202576▲ 7
  22. #22MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 202575▼ 10
  23. #23Stetson“site in the Parish of South Brent”74▼ 6
  24. #24EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters73▼ 9
  25. #24MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”73▼ 10

Names that stand out in Arkansas

Names in the Arkansas top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Arkansas births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameArkansasUSShare vs US
Wrenlee#86#3555.2×
Hattie#96#3344.6×
Aspen#77#2664.1×
Blakely#44#1914.0×
Everleigh#50#1943.9×
Oaklynn#33#1533.8×
Magnolia#29#1243.6×
River#74#2193.6×

Boys

NameArkansasUSShare vs US
Stetson#23#1363.8×
Rhett#62#1883.3×
Cohen#81#2253.2×
Kingston#79#2043.1×
Waylon#9#563.1×
Braxton#62#1723.0×
Bentley#87#2153.0×
Knox#79#1962.9×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Arkansas). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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