Liam holds the top spot for Arkansas boys in 2025 with 167 babies, while Hudson climbed four places to settle at No. 2.
Below them, the top of the list leans on familiar ground — Oliver, Elijah and Noah all stay near the front, with Noah at 134 babies. Theodore made the clearest push, rising ten places to reach No. 10 with 106. Farther down, Waylon at No. 9 with 122 babies hints at how strongly the wide-open, Western-flavored picks run through this state.
The biggest movers are where the list gets lively. Nathan and Bentley each gained 60 places, Colter and Arthur jumped 51 apiece, Charles rose 42 and Everett 37 — a mix of old-fashioned revivals and surname-style choices suddenly picking up steam.
A handful of established names gave ground instead: Dylan dropped 38 places, Leo 27 and Isaac 24, each still inside the top 100 but losing traction. The table below lays out every ranking and shift.
| Popularity Rank* | Change | Name | Babies in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Liam | 167 |
| 2 | 4 | Hudson | 147 |
| 3 | -1 | Oliver | 143 |
| 4 | - | Elijah | 138 |
| 5 | -2 | Noah | 134 |
| 6 | 1 | James | 131 |
| 7 | 1 | Henry | 128 |
| 8 | 1 | William | 125 |
| 9 | 2 | Waylon | 122 |
| 10 | 10 | Theodore | 106 |
| 11 | 2 | John | 100 |
| 12 | -2 | Samuel | 99 |
| 13 | 9 | Cooper | 94 |
| 13 | -8 | Asher | 94 |
| 15 | - | Benjamin | 89 |
| 16 | 9 | Wyatt | 84 |
| 16 | 10 | Levi | 84 |
| 18 | 4 | Carter | 80 |
| 19 | 5 | Jackson | 79 |
| 20 | 20 | Silas | 77 |
| 21 | 7 | Weston | 76 |
| 22 | -10 | Maverick | 75 |
| 23 | -6 | Stetson | 74 |
| 24 | -10 | Mateo | 73 |
| 24 | -9 | Ezra | 73 |
| 26 | 4 | Walker | 71 |
| 27 | -7 | Lucas | 70 |
| 27 | -8 | Jack | 70 |
| 29 | 15 | Brooks | 69 |
| 30 | 4 | Beau | 68 |
| 31 | 37 | Everett | 67 |
| 32 | -14 | Grayson | 66 |
| 33 | 5 | Michael | 63 |
| 33 | -1 | Elias | 63 |
| 35 | 3 | Thomas | 62 |
| 35 | 15 | Owen | 62 |
| 37 | -9 | Sebastian | 61 |
| 37 | -7 | Miles | 61 |
| 39 | 6 | Josiah | 60 |
| 40 | -5 | Rowan | 59 |
| 40 | 42 | Charles | 59 |
| 42 | -9 | River | 57 |
| 43 | -16 | Luke | 56 |
| 43 | -8 | David | 56 |
| 43 | 14 | Daniel | 56 |
| 46 | -4 | Sawyer | 55 |
| 46 | 32 | Bennett | 55 |
| 48 | - | Mason | 54 |
| 48 | 2 | Luca | 54 |
| 50 | -7 | Nolan | 53 |
| 50 | -5 | Gabriel | 53 |
| 52 | -12 | Santiago | 52 |
| 52 | 16 | Atlas | 52 |
| 54 | 10 | Ethan | 51 |
| 54 | 5 | Archer | 51 |
| 56 | -19 | Matthew | 49 |
| 56 | -6 | Lincoln | 49 |
| 56 | 26 | Isaiah | 49 |
| 56 | 22 | Aiden | 49 |
| 60 | 8 | Wesley | 48 |
| 60 | 32 | Christopher | 48 |
| 62 | 20 | Rhett | 47 |
| 62 | 2 | Parker | 47 |
| 62 | 6 | Braxton | 47 |
| 65 | 23 | Joshua | 46 |
| 65 | -6 | Ezekiel | 46 |
| 67 | -12 | Joseph | 45 |
| 68 | -9 | Jasper | 44 |
| 69 | -1 | Roman | 43 |
| 69 | 9 | Julian | 43 |
| 69 | -24 | Isaac | 43 |
| 69 | 51 | Colter | 43 |
| 73 | 9 | Andrew | 42 |
| 73 | 5 | Alexander | 42 |
| 75 | 60 | Nathan | 41 |
| 75 | -27 | Leo | 41 |
| 77 | -19 | Myles | 40 |
| 77 | -18 | Beckett | 40 |
| 79 | 16 | Knox | 39 |
| 79 | -24 | Kingston | 39 |
| 81 | 20 | Cohen | 38 |
| 81 | 32 | Carson | 38 |
| 83 | -9 | Ryder | 37 |
| 83 | 30 | Robert | 37 |
| 83 | -9 | Barrett | 37 |
| 83 | 27 | August | 37 |
| 87 | 18 | Ryker | 36 |
| 87 | 10 | Luka | 36 |
| 87 | 44 | Graham | 36 |
| 87 | -23 | Caleb | 36 |
| 87 | 60 | Bentley | 36 |
| 92 | - | Greyson | 35 |
| 92 | 9 | Eli | 35 |
| 92 | 21 | Axel | 35 |
| 92 | 51 | Arthur | 35 |
| 92 | 13 | Angel | 35 |
| 97 | -38 | Dylan | 34 |
| 97 | -5 | Anthony | 34 |
| 99 | 36 | Xavier | 33 |
| 99 | 2 | Thiago | 33 |