The Social Security Administration today announced the most popular baby names in Arkansas for 2013. William and Emma topped the list.
The top five boys and girls names for 2013 in Arkansas were:
Boys: Girls:
1) William 1) Emma
2) Mason 2) Olivia
3) Noah 3) Ava
4) James 4) Isabella
5) Elijah 5) Sophia
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced last week that Noah and Sophia were the most popular baby names in the U.S. How does Arkansas compare to the rest of the country? Check out Social Security’s website — www.socialsecurity.gov– to see the top baby names for 2013.
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In addition to each state’s top baby names, Social Security’s website has a list of the 1,000 most popular boys’ and girls’ names for 2013 and offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880.
To read about this year’s winner for the biggest jump in popularity and to see how pop culture affects baby names, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/2014/babynames2013-pr.html.
