Top baby names in Arkansas, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 553 |
| 2 | Jessica | 506 |
| 3 | Amanda | 413 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 311 |
| 5 | Sarah | 292 |
| 6 | Brittany | 269 |
| 7 | Amber | 253 |
| 8 | Heather | 229 |
| 9 | Whitney | 210 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 190 |
| 11 | Tiffany | 179 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 161 |
| 13 | Rachel | 158 |
| 14 | Megan | 154 |
| 15 | Samantha | 149 |
| 16 | Crystal | 141 |
| 17 | Lauren | 136 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 127 |
| 19 | Amy | 126 |
| 20 | Laura | 124 |
| 21 | April | 119 |
| 21 | Lindsey | 119 |
| 21 | Mary | 119 |
| 24 | Erica | 117 |
| 25 | Courtney | 115 |
| 26 | Emily | 111 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 109 |
| 28 | Jamie | 104 |
| 29 | Brittney | 97 |
| 29 | Sara | 97 |
| 31 | Melissa | 96 |
| 32 | Christina | 92 |
| 33 | Angela | 86 |
| 34 | Krystal | 76 |
| 35 | Holly | 75 |
| 36 | Andrea | 71 |
| 37 | Danielle | 70 |
| 38 | Brandy | 69 |
| 38 | Kristen | 69 |
| 38 | Nicole | 69 |
| 41 | Kayla | 66 |
| 42 | Katherine | 63 |
| 43 | Shannon | 62 |
| 44 | Alicia | 61 |
| 44 | Casey | 61 |
| 44 | Katie | 61 |
| 47 | Anna | 59 |
| 48 | Michelle | 58 |
| 48 | Tara | 58 |
| 50 | Kristin | 57 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 530 |
| 2 | Joshua | 464 |
| 3 | Michael | 453 |
| 4 | Matthew | 384 |
| 5 | James | 378 |
| 6 | Brandon | 343 |
| 7 | Justin | 332 |
| 8 | John | 305 |
| 9 | William | 295 |
| 10 | Robert | 278 |
| 11 | Jonathan | 265 |
| 12 | David | 258 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 245 |
| 14 | Daniel | 237 |
| 15 | Andrew | 216 |
| 16 | Joseph | 201 |
| 17 | Dustin | 191 |
| 18 | Jason | 180 |
| 19 | Steven | 173 |
| 20 | Ryan | 170 |
| 21 | Zachary | 169 |
| 22 | Charles | 165 |
| 23 | Kevin | 164 |
| 24 | Timothy | 161 |
| 25 | Cody | 159 |
| 26 | Jacob | 156 |
| 27 | Eric | 150 |
| 28 | Kyle | 145 |
| 28 | Nicholas | 145 |
| 30 | Brian | 138 |
| 31 | Adam | 137 |
| 32 | Aaron | 131 |
| 33 | Anthony | 126 |
| 34 | Thomas | 121 |
| 35 | Bradley | 120 |
| 36 | Stephen | 112 |
| 37 | Richard | 111 |
| 38 | Nathan | 110 |
| 39 | Jesse | 103 |
| 40 | Benjamin | 99 |
| 41 | Mark | 92 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 90 |
| 43 | Marcus | 85 |
| 44 | Jeffrey | 83 |
| 44 | Tyler | 83 |
| 46 | Corey | 79 |
| 47 | Chad | 75 |
| 47 | Patrick | 75 |
| 49 | Bryan | 74 |
| 50 | Derek | 71 |