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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1928 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,174 Arizona births in 1928 across 422 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Arizona more than they say America.

#9Carmen#199 nationally
#15Franciscooutside the national top 200
#17Guadalupeoutside the national top 200
#20Ramon#200 nationally
#21Socorrooutside the national top 200
#12Jesus#184 nationally
#22Antonio#190 nationally
#34Rubenoutside the national top 200
#37Ameliaoutside the national top 200
#38Luisoutside the national top 200
#39Isabeloutside the national top 200
#39Pedrooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary283US #1
#2Betty141US #2
#3Maria140US #105
#4Dorothy83US #3
#5Alice82US #19
#6Helen78US #4
#7Margaret74US #5
#8Barbara68US #8
#9Carmen61US #199
#10Ruth61US #6
#11Frances56US #13
#12Virginia51US #9
#13Dolores45US #20
#14Josephine44US #42
#15Dora41US #144
#16Gloria38US #25
#17Guadalupe36
#18Lucy36US #112
#19Patricia36US #11
#20Irene35US #28
#21Socorro33
#22Norma32US #23
#23Anita31US #137
#24Eva30US #79
#25Martha30US #22
#26Nellie30US #111
#27Doris29US #7
#28Bertha28US #81
#29Marjorie28US #29
#30Rose28US #24
#31Marie27US #21
#32Pauline26US #48
#33Sarah26US #64
#34Emma25US #67
#35Teresa24US #172
#36Shirley23US #10
#37Amelia22
#38Edna22US #45
#39Isabel22
#40Julia22US #80
#41Mildred22US #15
#42Rita22US #57
#43Anna21US #16
#44Annie21US #37
#45Joyce21US #30
#46Lupe21
#47Lydia21
#48Rosa21US #125
#49Delia20
#50Elizabeth20US #14
#51Elsie20US #73
#52Evelyn20US #17
#53Jean20US #12
#54Louise20US #31
#55Eleanor19US #36
#56Elvira19
#57Geraldine19US #50
#58Grace19US #52
#59Margarita19
#60Clara18US #65
#61Esperanza18
#62Jessie18US #109
#63Juanita18US #58
#64Lois18US #18
#65Ramona18US #117
#66Sally18US #128
#67Victoria18
#68Alicia17
#69Antonia17
#70Edith17US #56
#71June17US #44
#72Susie17US #194
#73Thelma17US #40
#74Bessie16US #101
#75Esther16US #66
#76Juana16
#77Lillian16US #35
#78Ruby16US #34
#79Connie15
#80Francisca15
#81Laura15US #83
#82Manuela15
#83Aurora14
#84Hortensia14
#85Josefina14
#86Marilyn14US #38
#87Peggy14US #76
#88Sara14US #129
#89Stella14US #132
#90Catalina13
#91Natalia13
#92Olga13
#93Rosie13US #156
#94Angelita12
#95Beatrice12US #70
#96Beverly12US #46
#97Charlotte12US #72
#98Consuelo12
#99Ella12US #100
#100Ernestine12US #193

Boys

#1John176US #2
#2Robert175US #1
#3Manuel124US #111
#4Jose122US #108
#5Joe114US #30
#6William113US #4
#7Frank109US #12
#8James105US #3
#9George98US #8
#10Richard80US #6
#11Charles72US #5
#12Jesus72US #184
#13David59US #19
#14Edward59US #10
#15Francisco54
#16Paul54US #13
#17Juan53US #170
#18Henry49US #21
#19Jack49US #15
#20Ramon45US #200
#21Raymond43US #16
#22Antonio42US #190
#23Albert41US #23
#24Ralph41US #24
#25Arthur39US #22
#26Ernest39US #43
#27Gilbert37US #96
#28Thomas37US #11
#29Donald34US #7
#30Louis34US #32
#31Tony34US #160
#32Harry33US #26
#33Joseph33US #9
#34Ruben33
#35Billy32US #27
#36Fred32US #36
#37Kenneth31US #17
#38Luis28
#39Pedro28
#40Victor28US #99
#41Alfred27US #33
#42Kee27
#43Bill25US #64
#44Daniel25US #47
#45Harold25US #14
#46Raul25
#47Ray25US #57
#48Miguel23
#49Carlos22
#50Tom22US #135
#51Eddie21US #105
#52Herbert21US #25
#53Oscar21US #122
#54Pete21
#55Roy21US #34
#56Ben20US #156
#57Enrique20
#58Jimmie20US #100
#59Roberto20
#60Walter19US #18
#61Clarence18US #35
#62Hector18
#63Mike18US #187
#64Norman18US #39
#65Willie18US #29
#66Alex17US #179
#67Alfonso17
#68Armando17
#69Eugene17US #20
#70Johnny17US #117
#71Howard16US #31
#72Sam16US #109
#73Tommy16US #151
#74Arturo15
#75Bob15US #95
#76Bobby15US #65
#77Lawrence15US #38
#78Leo15US #61
#79Leonard15US #42
#80Rudy15
#81Angel14
#82Carl14US #28
#83Clyde14US #74
#84Dan14US #164
#85Lloyd14US #59
#86Alfredo13
#87Andrew13US #60
#88Benjamin13US #106
#89Herman13US #78
#90Mario13
#91Rafael13
#92Samuel13US #52
#93Charlie12US #80
#94Clifford12US #68
#95Fernando12
#96Francis12US #40
#97Salvador12
#98Edwin11US #58
#99Gene11US #62
#100Jerry11US #79

On the move since 1927

Rising

↑61Lucy#18
↑52Rosa#48
↑46Edna#38
↑41Geraldine#57
↑36Marjorie#29
↑30Amelia#37
↑29Sally#66
↑28Doris#27

Falling

↓62Consuelo#98
↓58Esther#75
↓49Rosie#93
↓42Rafael#91
↓36Gene#99
↓35Beatrice#95
↓35Fernando#95
↓32Ramona#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1927 rankings.