Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Arkansas, 1974

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	564
2	Angela	384
3	Kimberly	314
4	Amy	278
5	Stephanie	242
6	Melissa	240
7	Heather	183
8	Michelle	179
8	Rebecca	179
10	Amanda	169
11	Mary	165
12	Tonya	156
13	Christy	139
14	Lisa	131
15	Tammy	127
16	Tracy	124
17	Shannon	120
18	Tina	111
19	Teresa	99
20	April	98
20	Misty	98
22	Laura	96
23	Rhonda	95
24	Stacy	93
25	Andrea	92
25	Elizabeth	92
27	Cynthia	91
28	Sarah	90
29	Christina	89
29	Julie	89
29	Kelly	89
32	Karen	88
32	Susan	88
34	Patricia	86
35	Lori	84
36	Wendy	82
37	Pamela	79
37	Tanya	79
39	Shelly	78
40	Crystal	76
41	Christie	75
41	Dana	75
43	Melanie	73
44	Brandy	71
45	Robin	69
46	Sharon	68
47	Carla	67
48	Holly	66
49	Carrie	64
49	Leslie	64

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	719
2	Christopher	624
3	Jason	580
4	James	575
5	John	407
6	David	379
7	Robert	352
8	Brian	316
9	William	291
10	Kevin	274
11	Charles	226
12	Steven	203
13	Jeremy	180
14	Mark	179
15	Eric	178
16	Richard	176
17	Anthony	174
18	Matthew	173
19	Timothy	166
20	Joseph	164
21	Jeffrey	153
22	Thomas	146
23	Kenneth	145
24	Gregory	138
25	Chad	132
26	Daniel	131
26	Shawn	131
28	Billy	126
29	Scott	125
30	Jerry	123
31	Jonathan	120
31	Larry	120
33	Bobby	106
33	Gary	106
33	Paul	106
36	Bryan	104
37	Stephen	103
38	Marcus	101
39	Brandon	100
40	Terry	98
41	Jimmy	97
42	Jeffery	94
43	Donald	92
44	Justin	89
45	Aaron	88
45	Danny	88
45	Joshua	88
48	Keith	85
49	Rodney	83
50	Johnny	82