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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1929 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,678 Arizona births in 1929 across 456 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#18Lupeoutside the national top 200
#18Ramon#198 nationally
#22Franciscooutside the national top 200
#10Carmen#187 nationally
#26Auroraoutside the national top 200
#12Jesus#181 nationally
#37Luisoutside the national top 200
#38Rubenoutside the national top 200
#39Keeoutside the national top 200
#25Antonio#186 nationally
#40Isabeloutside the national top 200
#41Margaritaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary303US #1
#2Maria138US #100
#3Betty136US #2
#4Barbara95US #7
#5Helen86US #4
#6Dorothy77US #3
#7Alice75US #21
#8Margaret67US #5
#9Virginia64US #11
#10Carmen58US #187
#11Josephine52US #45
#12Patricia50US #10
#13Ruth50US #8
#14Shirley48US #9
#15Gloria43US #28
#16Frances38US #16
#17Rose38US #26
#18Lupe37
#19Bertha36US #93
#20Dolores36US #14
#21Dora33US #141
#22Irene32US #29
#23Marie32US #22
#24Emma31US #69
#25Norma31US #25
#26Aurora29
#27Eva29US #83
#28Martha29US #27
#29Peggy29US #70
#30Ramona29US #120
#31Esther28US #71
#32Joyce28US #23
#33Juanita28US #60
#34Nellie28US #113
#35Anita27US #125
#36Evelyn27US #19
#37Lucy27US #116
#38Billie25US #79
#39Julia25US #88
#40Isabel24
#41Margarita24
#42Pauline24US #50
#43Rosa24US #129
#44Anna23US #20
#45Hazel23US #64
#46Socorro23
#47Beatrice22US #72
#48Sally22US #112
#49Amelia21
#50Annie21US #37
#51Celia21
#52Doris21US #6
#53Ida21US #96
#54Lydia21
#55Mildred21US #18
#56Teresa21US #192
#57Elvira20
#58Lois20US #17
#59Jean19US #12
#60Nancy19US #32
#61Clara18US #65
#62Elizabeth18US #15
#63Lena18US #138
#64Louise18US #31
#65Rosie18US #154
#66Beverly17US #39
#67Consuelo17
#68Delia17
#69Ella17US #102
#70Geraldine17US #43
#71Rita17US #52
#72Sarah17US #68
#73Guadalupe16
#74Jennie16US #152
#75Stella16US #137
#76Thelma16US #41
#77Alicia15
#78Ann15US #46
#79Bonnie15US #86
#80Eleanor15US #38
#81Joan15US #13
#82June15US #48
#83Lola15US #163
#84Phyllis15US #24
#85Viola15US #109
#86Wanda15US #61
#87Ethel14US #56
#88Florence14US #35
#89Jane14US #62
#90Lucille14US #57
#91Marian14US #75
#92Marjorie14US #30
#93Vera14US #99
#94Armida13
#95Carol13US #63
#96Edna13US #51
#97Katherine13US #84
#98Lillian13US #40
#99Lorraine13US #42
#100Susie13

Boys

#1Robert191US #1
#2John145US #3
#3William125US #4
#4Joe119US #30
#5Manuel119US #111
#6Jose115US #108
#7James108US #2
#8Frank103US #12
#9George93US #8
#10Richard86US #6
#11Charles76US #5
#12Jesus69US #181
#13Donald66US #7
#14Jack62US #14
#15Edward61US #10
#16Henry56US #21
#17David54US #17
#18Ramon51US #198
#19Raymond49US #15
#20Juan47US #164
#21Albert45US #24
#22Francisco43
#23Gilbert42US #91
#24Thomas41US #11
#25Antonio40US #186
#26Arthur40US #22
#27Billy39US #23
#28Fred37US #34
#29Tony37US #165
#30Joseph36US #9
#31Ernest34US #43
#32Paul34US #13
#33Ralph34US #26
#34Harry30US #27
#35Roy30US #35
#36Harold29US #16
#37Luis29
#38Ruben29
#39Kee28
#40Bob27US #89
#41Daniel26US #47
#42Johnny26US #113
#43Alfred25US #41
#44Louis25US #32
#45Mike25US #195
#46Kenneth24US #18
#47Alfredo23
#48Roberto23
#49Rodolfo23
#50Armando22
#51Howard22US #31
#52Oscar22US #117
#53Pedro22
#54Rafael22
#55Raul22
#56Ray22US #57
#57Bobby20US #50
#58Clarence20US #37
#59Eddie20US #102
#60Eugene20US #20
#61Carlos19
#62Fernando19
#63Jimmie18US #98
#64Tom18US #134
#65Alex17US #180
#66Carl17US #28
#67Earl17US #36
#68Gerald17US #33
#69Herbert17US #25
#70Leonard17US #42
#71Miguel17
#72Pete17
#73Angel16
#74Bill16US #63
#75Jerry16US #61
#76Salvador16
#77Arturo15
#78Floyd15US #58
#79Jimmy15US #115
#80Norman15US #40
#81Rudy15
#82Sam15US #105
#83Samuel15US #53
#84Benny14
#85Jesse14US #93
#86Lee14US #85
#87Leo14US #60
#88Stanley14US #48
#89Don13US #78
#90Elmer13US #70
#91Francis13US #39
#92Larry13US #135
#93Lawrence13US #38
#94Peter13US #55
#95Tommy13US #144
#96Alberto12
#97Andrew12US #59
#98Ben12US #159
#99Bruce12US #112
#100Charlie12US #87

On the move since 1928

Rising

↑58Peggy#29
↑57Aurora#26
↑48Beatrice#47
↑44Esther#31
↑39Alfredo#47
↑37Rafael#54
↑35Ramona#30
↑35Bob#40

Falling

↓63Marjorie#92
↓58Edna#96
↓56Guadalupe#73
↓42Ben#98
↓39Sarah#72
↓31Bill#74
↓29Rita#71
↓28Susie#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1928 rankings.