Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Arkansas, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	589
2	Jennifer	528
3	Melissa	275
4	Amy	244
4	Angela	244
6	Kimberly	238
7	Crystal	222
8	Sarah	215
9	Amber	212
10	April	198
11	Stephanie	193
12	Jessica	182
13	Heather	177
14	Brandy	167
15	Misty	166
16	Ashley	158
17	Rebecca	139
18	Jamie	134
19	Lisa	132
20	Elizabeth	131
21	Mary	120
22	Tiffany	118
23	Christina	114
24	Laura	111
25	Michelle	106
26	Rachel	103
27	Andrea	102
28	Julie	98
29	Shannon	94
30	Brandi	93
31	Christy	90
32	Kelly	88
33	Leslie	83
34	Tara	78
35	Erica	77
36	Carrie	76
37	Monica	73
37	Samantha	73
39	Kristy	72
40	Alicia	69
41	Tonya	68
42	Stacy	65
43	Teresa	63
44	Emily	62
44	Sara	62
44	Tina	62
44	Wendy	62
48	Cynthia	61
48	Patricia	61
50	Lori	60

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	586
2	Christopher	563
3	James	562
4	Jason	560
5	John	419
6	Joshua	417
7	Jeremy	408
8	David	366
9	Robert	313
10	Matthew	299
11	William	298
12	Joseph	232
13	Charles	226
14	Justin	215
15	Brian	209
16	Eric	199
17	Daniel	190
18	Kevin	182
19	Jonathan	175
20	Nicholas	171
21	Timothy	169
22	Anthony	168
23	Steven	165
24	Brandon	162
25	Richard	148
26	Aaron	142
27	Adam	135
28	Thomas	130
29	Jeffrey	123
30	Ryan	120
31	Nathan	119
31	Travis	119
33	Mark	116
34	Benjamin	105
34	Bradley	105
34	Chad	105
37	Billy	103
38	Scott	98
39	Kenneth	97
40	Marcus	96
40	Stephen	96
42	Dustin	95
43	Bryan	90
44	Bobby	89
45	Jerry	87
46	Andrew	86
47	Larry	85
48	Gregory	84
48	Patrick	84
50	Jimmy	78