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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1949 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,561 Arizona births in 1949 across 617 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#31Rubenoutside the national top 200
#37Yolanda#193 nationally
#47Jesusoutside the national top 200
#55Franciscooutside the national top 200
#51Carmen#189 nationally
#63Lydiaoutside the national top 200
#50Carlos#184 nationally
#67Rudyoutside the national top 200
#69Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#69Armandooutside the national top 200
#23Manuel#154 nationally
#77Guadalupeoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Linda442US #1
#2Mary412US #2
#3Patricia216US #3
#4Barbara183US #4
#5Susan172US #5
#6Sandra157US #6
#7Carol136US #8
#8Gloria123US #29
#9Margaret121US #14
#10Karen116US #11
#11Kathleen114US #9
#12Sharon109US #10
#13Maria108US #72
#14Nancy99US #7
#15Virginia93US #39
#16Donna87US #12
#17Deborah84US #15
#18Betty79US #22
#19Shirley79US #18
#20Janet76US #23
#21Frances75US #49
#22Elizabeth73US #25
#23Christine70US #30
#24Judy70US #20
#25Pamela70US #21
#26Brenda69US #13
#27Alice68US #53
#28Judith65US #16
#29Sylvia65US #94
#30Marilyn64US #33
#31Norma62US #105
#32Cheryl61US #28
#33Irene60US #111
#34Diana57US #48
#35Helen57US #46
#36Rita57US #54
#37Yolanda57US #193
#38Martha55US #34
#39Rebecca55US #40
#40Rose55US #66
#41Carolyn54US #17
#42Catherine54US #37
#43Janice54US #24
#44Dorothy52US #32
#45Cynthia51US #27
#46Peggy49US #38
#47Laura47US #65
#48Connie46US #43
#49Diane46US #19
#50Beverly45US #31
#51Carmen45US #189
#52Josephine45US #143
#53Joyce45US #26
#54Teresa45US #82
#55Evelyn44US #80
#56Victoria43US #96
#57Kathryn42US #52
#58Dolores41US #130
#59Juanita40US #107
#60Katherine40US #59
#61Esther39US #162
#62Louise39US #104
#63Lydia39
#64Marie39US #67
#65Ruth39US #47
#66Sally36US #77
#67Wanda36US #56
#68Charlotte35US #71
#69Cecilia34
#70Julia34US #112
#71Kathy34US #42
#72Suzanne32US #62
#73Bonnie31US #35
#74Roberta31US #97
#75Sherry31US #68
#76Terry31US #115
#77Guadalupe30
#78Phyllis30US #50
#79Anita29US #99
#80Ann29US #44
#81Anna29US #91
#82Olivia29
#83Theresa29US #63
#84Jacqueline28US #58
#85Jane28US #41
#86Jean28US #45
#87Marsha28US #79
#88Rosemary28US #98
#89Cathy27US #81
#90Jo27US #60
#91Rosa27US #155
#92Vicki27US #70
#93Christina26US #160
#94Pauline26US #156
#95Priscilla26US #154
#96Sarah26US #84
#97Joan25US #36
#98Lorraine25US #102
#99Paula25US #55
#100Susie25

Boys

#1John430US #3
#2Robert429US #2
#3James374US #1
#4David361US #6
#5Richard297US #7
#6William266US #4
#7Michael261US #5
#8Thomas173US #8
#9Larry160US #10
#10Charles157US #9
#11Ronald155US #11
#12Edward127US #21
#13Joe121US #52
#14Frank120US #27
#15Gary119US #12
#16George119US #18
#17Donald115US #13
#18Daniel114US #22
#19Kenneth102US #15
#20Paul102US #17
#21Steven100US #20
#22Raymond95US #30
#23Manuel92US #154
#24Dennis91US #16
#25Jerry91US #23
#26Joseph89US #14
#27Stephen82US #19
#28Albert81US #56
#29Henry75US #46
#30Jose69US #120
#31Ruben67
#32Johnny65US #49
#33Danny64US #40
#34Ralph61US #50
#35Bruce58US #26
#36Gilbert55US #147
#37Tony55US #139
#38Arthur54US #44
#39Mike53US #88
#40Timothy53US #34
#41Anthony50US #36
#42Jack50US #47
#43Roy50US #51
#44Terry50US #28
#45Ernest49US #76
#46Mark49US #24
#47Jesus47
#48Lawrence47US #32
#49Roger47US #25
#50Carlos45US #184
#51Jimmy45US #53
#52Phillip44US #66
#53Harold43US #42
#54Patrick43US #39
#55Francisco42
#56Harry40US #59
#57Peter40US #38
#58Eddie38US #80
#59Gerald38US #33
#60Gregory38US #31
#61Louis38US #64
#62Wayne38US #35
#63Billy37US #57
#64Juan37US #145
#65Carl35US #43
#66Leonard35US #74
#67Rudy35
#68Tommy35US #84
#69Armando33
#70Douglas33US #29
#71Fred33US #72
#72Ray33US #109
#73Stanley33US #60
#74Alfred32US #96
#75Samuel31US #62
#76Dale30US #54
#77Eugene30US #58
#78Lee30US #93
#79Ramon30
#80Victor30US #116
#81Bill29US #106
#82Howard29US #63
#83Jesse29US #110
#84Raul29
#85Walter29US #37
#86Antonio28
#87Steve27US #68
#88Martin26US #83
#89Luis25
#90Andrew24US #75
#91Jim24US #108
#92Norman24US #90
#93Rodney24US #87
#94Russell24US #69
#95Alex23
#96Arnold23US #158
#97Dan23US #125
#98Freddie23US #152
#99Pete23
#100Tom23US #114

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑38Victoria#56
↑37Francisco#55
↑36Timothy#40
↑28Josephine#52
↑27Anthony#41
↑26Christine#23
↑26Harry#56
↑26Stanley#73

Falling

↓51Steve#87
↓46Paula#99
↓35Sarah#96
↓34Vicki#92
↓33Jane#85
↓27Walter#85
↓27Tom#100
↓26Fred#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.