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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1945 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,866 Arizona births in 1945 across 509 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#33Yolandaoutside the national top 200
#38Carmenoutside the national top 200
#39Jesusoutside the national top 200
#44Lydiaoutside the national top 200
#44Ramonoutside the national top 200
#45Carlos#200 nationally
#52Lupeoutside the national top 200
#63Luisoutside the national top 200
#64Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#16Manuel#150 nationally
#72Rudyoutside the national top 200
#75Rubenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary365US #1
#2Linda173US #2
#3Barbara143US #3
#4Patricia143US #4
#5Sharon116US #8
#6Carol111US #5
#7Sandra109US #6
#8Gloria97US #23
#9Margaret97US #15
#10Nancy90US #7
#11Judy87US #13
#12Betty83US #11
#13Donna83US #17
#14Maria82US #86
#15Shirley79US #14
#16Susan76US #10
#17Karen71US #16
#18Virginia71US #28
#19Carolyn66US #12
#20Alice64US #41
#21Judith64US #9
#22Sylvia63US #83
#23Joyce62US #18
#24Frances59US #34
#25Martha52US #30
#26Irene49US #97
#27Dorothy45US #21
#28Janet45US #20
#29Janice45US #24
#30Marilyn45US #27
#31Rose45US #54
#32Helen44US #31
#33Yolanda44
#34Elizabeth42US #26
#35Kathleen41US #19
#36Marie41US #49
#37Connie37US #47
#38Carmen36
#39Cheryl36US #32
#40Diana36US #43
#41Dolores36US #103
#42Sally36US #64
#43Beverly34US #37
#44Lydia34
#45Diane33US #22
#46Pamela31US #42
#47Peggy31US #45
#48Norma30US #74
#49Ann29US #39
#50Anna29US #73
#51Juanita29US #108
#52Lupe29
#53Brenda28US #29
#54Katherine28US #82
#55Rita28US #59
#56Ruth28US #33
#57Phyllis27US #40
#58Victoria27US #106
#59Esther26US #160
#60Kathryn26US #65
#61Patsy26US #84
#62Anita25US #100
#63Bonnie24US #35
#64Cecilia23
#65Elaine23US #44
#66Ella23US #158
#67Geraldine23US #56
#68Jean23US #38
#69Josephine23US #120
#70Lucy23US #178
#71Charlotte22US #55
#72Evelyn22US #57
#73Rosie22US #186
#74Joan21US #25
#75Annie20US #69
#76Julia20US #115
#77Vicki20US #117
#78Wanda20US #58
#79Beatrice19US #170
#80Charlene19US #114
#81Doris19US #46
#82Jane19US #36
#83Laura19US #77
#84Lorraine19US #87
#85Margie19US #138
#86Ruby19US #95
#87Christine18US #62
#88Louise18US #78
#89Pauline18US #125
#90Rebecca18US #85
#91Susie18
#92Teresa18US #171
#93Carole17US #51
#94Dianne17US #72
#95Ellen17US #61
#96Georgia17US #116
#97Jeanne17US #98
#98Paula17US #67
#99Roberta17US #75
#100Rosa17US #147

Boys

#1Robert316US #2
#2John284US #3
#3Richard252US #5
#4James230US #1
#5William214US #4
#6David192US #6
#7Frank133US #21
#8Joe133US #36
#9Charles128US #7
#10Larry126US #11
#11Michael123US #9
#12George113US #15
#13Gary103US #13
#14Ronald96US #10
#15Thomas84US #8
#16Manuel82US #150
#17Donald78US #12
#18Paul78US #17
#19Kenneth74US #16
#20Jerry71US #20
#21Daniel66US #24
#22Joseph65US #14
#23Henry63US #37
#24Raymond61US #23
#25Danny56US #56
#26Edward55US #18
#27Dennis54US #19
#28Arthur53US #34
#29Johnny52US #45
#30Jose49US #132
#31Jimmy48US #41
#32Ralph46US #44
#33Roy46US #40
#34Albert43US #49
#35Ernest43US #60
#36Mike43US #69
#37Alfred42US #88
#38Tony42US #129
#39Jesus41
#40Billy39US #42
#41Wayne39US #35
#42Fred37US #51
#43Gilbert36US #130
#44Ramon36
#45Carlos35US #200
#46Eddie35US #81
#47Harold35US #28
#48Jack35US #32
#49Gerald34US #25
#50Harry34US #47
#51Bill33US #66
#52Bruce32US #48
#53Victor32US #95
#54Lawrence31US #30
#55Leonard31US #57
#56Terry31US #33
#57Douglas30US #29
#58Peter29US #38
#59Roger29US #22
#60Tom29US #89
#61Louis28US #55
#62Steven28US #43
#63Luis27
#64Ray27US #92
#65Stephen27US #26
#66Steve27US #79
#67Tommy27US #75
#68Don26US #73
#69Patrick26US #63
#70Eugene25US #50
#71Leroy25US #83
#72Rudy25
#73Walter25US #27
#74Ronnie24US #67
#75Ruben24
#76Benny23US #187
#77Dale23US #61
#78Jim23US #68
#79Martin23US #90
#80Oscar23US #176
#81Raul23
#82Bobby22US #53
#83Jesse22US #104
#84Pete22
#85Alex21
#86Angel21
#87Jimmie21US #102
#88Lee21US #87
#89Stanley21US #59
#90Timothy20US #70
#91Bob19US #107
#92Charlie19US #128
#93Jay19US #125
#94Norman19US #65
#95Allen18US #74
#96Antonio18
#97Carl18US #39
#98Hector18
#99Herbert18US #94
#100Melvin18US #78

On the move since 1944

Rising

↑43Bruce#52
↑43Terry#56
↑37Diana#40
↑32Victoria#58
↑30Juanita#51
↑30Ramon#44
↑26Janice#29
↑23Phyllis#57

Falling

↓51Carole#93
↓45Carl#97
↓37Jim#78
↓33Josephine#69
↓32Bonnie#63
↓27Louise#88
↓26Bobby#82
↓24Joan#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1944 rankings.