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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1930 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,097 Arizona births in 1930 across 463 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#27Franciscooutside the national top 200
#13Jesus#186 nationally
#12Carmen#184 nationally
#30Rubenoutside the national top 200
#20Antonio#189 nationally
#33Lupeoutside the national top 200
#36Robertooutside the national top 200
#38Carlosoutside the national top 200
#41Rauloutside the national top 200
#23Ramon#182 nationally
#44Armandooutside the national top 200
#47Migueloutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary288US #1
#2Betty125US #2
#3Maria124US #99
#4Helen110US #4
#5Barbara86US #6
#6Frances71US #16
#7Patricia71US #7
#8Margaret70US #5
#9Dorothy68US #3
#10Alice63US #20
#11Virginia60US #12
#12Carmen56US #184
#13Dolores56US #13
#14Ruth55US #10
#15Josephine52US #49
#16Rose43US #29
#17Gloria39US #30
#18Martha37US #27
#19Irene35US #33
#20Louise35US #31
#21Joan34US #8
#22Elizabeth33US #15
#23Nancy33US #24
#24Rita33US #42
#25Nellie32US #113
#26Bertha31US #95
#27Norma31US #25
#28Shirley31US #11
#29Marie30US #26
#30Sally30US #98
#31Jean29US #14
#32Lucy29US #119
#33Lupe28
#34Esther27US #77
#35Sarah27US #70
#36Dora26US #142
#37Doris26US #9
#38Jennie26US #152
#39Emma25US #73
#40Juanita25US #57
#41Anita24US #115
#42Beatrice24US #76
#43Eva24US #86
#44Annie23US #40
#45Lillian23US #44
#46Rosa23US #129
#47Jessie22US #114
#48Lois22US #17
#49Mildred22US #21
#50Patsy22US #97
#51Donna21US #37
#52Marilyn21US #22
#53Consuelo20
#54Jacqueline20US #74
#55Joyce20US #18
#56Anna19US #23
#57Gladys19US #48
#58Julia19US #90
#59Marjorie19US #32
#60Pauline19US #52
#61Ramona19US #149
#62Ruby19US #36
#63Socorro19
#64Stella19US #140
#65Wanda19US #56
#66Amelia18
#67Edna18US #51
#68Evelyn18US #19
#69Rosemary18US #82
#70Teresa18US #194
#71Celia17
#72Francisca17
#73Antonia16
#74Aurora16
#75Carol16US #54
#76Catalina16
#77Clara16US #64
#78Delia16
#79Ethel16US #65
#80Minnie16US #122
#81Ann15US #41
#82Bessie15US #108
#83Beverly15US #34
#84Ella15US #107
#85Elvira15
#86Isabel15
#87Lucille15US #59
#88Margie15US #112
#89Peggy15US #67
#90Rachel15US #164
#91Alicia14
#92Florence14US #38
#93Geraldine14US #43
#94Josefina14
#95Laura14US #89
#96Lorraine14US #46
#97Edith13US #61
#98Elisa13
#99Grace13US #62
#100Guadalupe13

Boys

#1Robert195US #1
#2John151US #3
#3James138US #2
#4William131US #4
#5Frank130US #13
#6Joe122US #27
#7Richard118US #5
#8Manuel111US #121
#9Jose102US #113
#10George101US #8
#11Charles88US #6
#12Donald77US #7
#13Jesus74US #186
#14David58US #15
#15Albert57US #24
#16Gilbert55US #90
#17Jack54US #14
#18Henry52US #22
#19Thomas52US #11
#20Antonio51US #189
#21Tony50US #163
#22Raymond48US #16
#23Ramon47US #182
#24Edward45US #10
#25Ernest45US #43
#26Paul45US #12
#27Francisco43
#28Juan39US #164
#29Kenneth38US #17
#30Ruben36
#31Louis35US #34
#32Alfred34US #46
#33Fred34US #32
#34Billy33US #20
#35Harold33US #18
#36Roberto33
#37Arthur32US #23
#38Carlos30
#39Ralph29US #25
#40Daniel28US #47
#41Raul28
#42Roy28US #33
#43Joseph27US #9
#44Armando26
#45Oscar26US #124
#46Harry25US #28
#47Miguel25
#48Bobby24US #41
#49Carl24US #26
#50Don24US #68
#51Pete24
#52Clarence23US #39
#53Jimmy23US #102
#54Alex22US #180
#55Alfonso22
#56Luis22
#57Mike22US #197
#58Pedro22
#59Bill20US #59
#60Bob20US #88
#61Floyd20US #61
#62Hector20
#63Jerry20US #51
#64Kee20
#65Rodolfo20
#66Victor20US #100
#67Dale19US #64
#68Earl19US #38
#69Ronald19US #37
#70Salvador19
#71Samuel19US #55
#72Angel18
#73Benjamin18US #115
#74Francis18US #42
#75Herbert18US #35
#76Johnny18US #101
#77Tommy18US #127
#78Walter18US #19
#79Eddie17US #97
#80Enrique17
#81Larry17US #108
#82Peter17US #56
#83Rudy17
#84Sam17US #110
#85Fernando16
#86Glenn16US #71
#87Jimmie16US #86
#88Lee16US #82
#89Ray16US #57
#90Alfredo15
#91Eugene15US #21
#92Gene15US #70
#93Melvin15US #50
#94Pablo15
#95Rafael15
#96Theodore15US #67
#97Tom15US #132
#98Willie15US #29
#99Dan14US #165
#100Leo14US #63

On the move since 1929

Rising

↑60Joan#21
↑53Lillian#45
↑47Rita#24
↑44Louise#20
↑40Elizabeth#22
↑39Don#50
↑37Nancy#23
↑37Sarah#35

Falling

↓60Peggy#89
↓48Aurora#74
↓46Isabel#86
↓43Alfredo#90
↓41Rafael#95
↓34Johnny#76
↓33Ray#89
↓33Tom#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1929 rankings.