Every year the Social Security Administration announces the list of the top boys and girls names in each state. Here is the list for 2016. The top five boys and girls names for 2016 in Arkansas were:
Boys: Girls:
1) Elijah 1) Ava
2) William 2) Emma
3) Mason 3) Olivia
4) Noah 4) Abigail
5) James 5) Harper
As is tradition on Baby Names Day, Acting Commissioner Berryhill encourages everyone to visit the agency’s website, enjoy the baby names list, and create a my Social Security account at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. my Social Security is a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing through to the time they receive Social Security benefits.