Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Arkansas, 1981

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	518
2	Jennifer	508
3	Jessica	354
4	Crystal	268
5	Sarah	241
6	Amber	232
7	Ashley	223
8	Amy	205
9	Kimberly	202
10	Melissa	200
11	Tiffany	197
12	Angela	188
13	Stephanie	187
14	April	183
15	Heather	177
16	Brandy	165
17	Rebecca	159
18	Rachel	157
19	Mary	133
20	Elizabeth	131
21	Jamie	125
22	Andrea	119
23	Brandi	117
24	Laura	116
24	Lisa	116
26	Misty	115
27	Courtney	85
27	Leslie	85
27	Michelle	85
30	Erin	84
31	Christina	82
32	Erica	77
32	Sara	77
34	Julie	76
34	Shannon	76
36	Emily	73
37	Latoya	70
37	Samantha	70
39	Kelly	69
40	Carrie	66
40	Tara	66
42	Holly	64
43	Lindsey	58
43	Natalie	58
43	Natasha	58
46	Katherine	57
47	Alicia	56
47	Christy	56
47	Patricia	56
50	Brooke	55

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	519
2	Michael	512
3	James	500
4	Christopher	478
5	Jason	431
6	John	392
7	Matthew	352
8	David	331
9	Brandon	328
10	Justin	317
11	Robert	312
12	Jeremy	303
13	William	287
14	Jonathan	266
15	Joseph	245
16	Brian	205
17	Daniel	193
18	Charles	174
19	Kevin	171
20	Steven	167
21	Timothy	163
22	Eric	158
23	Nicholas	156
24	Aaron	154
25	Adam	151
26	Dustin	148
27	Richard	136
28	Anthony	134
29	Ryan	133
30	Thomas	131
31	Benjamin	114
32	Nathan	113
33	Stephen	109
33	Travis	109
35	Chad	107
36	Bradley	106
37	Andrew	101
38	Jacob	96
38	Marcus	96
40	Jeffrey	94
41	Mark	93
42	Patrick	89
43	Kenneth	81
44	Bobby	78
44	Jesse	78
46	Billy	77
46	Paul	77
48	Larry	75
49	Derrick	73
49	Gary	73