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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1950 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,992 Arizona births in 1950 across 633 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#49Franciscooutside the national top 200
#28Yolanda#179 nationally
#50Ruben#200 nationally
#53Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#39Carmen#186 nationally
#54Jesusoutside the national top 200
#48Carlos#188 nationally
#62Lydiaoutside the national top 200
#24Manuel#158 nationally
#68Antoniooutside the national top 200
#69Armandooutside the national top 200
#63Rachel#189 nationally

Girls

#1Mary415US #2
#2Linda403US #1
#3Patricia225US #3
#4Barbara186US #4
#5Susan142US #5
#6Sandra141US #8
#7Deborah135US #7
#8Carol131US #9
#9Margaret131US #15
#10Gloria129US #30
#11Kathleen123US #10
#12Karen117US #12
#13Nancy112US #6
#14Maria104US #73
#15Sharon103US #11
#16Betty92US #26
#17Sylvia85US #97
#18Donna78US #13
#19Shirley77US #19
#20Virginia77US #43
#21Elizabeth76US #24
#22Diane74US #16
#23Irene74US #92
#24Alice73US #57
#25Frances72US #51
#26Pamela70US #17
#27Helen69US #50
#28Yolanda69US #179
#29Brenda64US #14
#30Rebecca64US #36
#31Cynthia63US #23
#32Martha63US #32
#33Norma61US #104
#34Beverly60US #31
#35Carolyn59US #20
#36Christine58US #28
#37Janet55US #18
#38Rose54US #69
#39Carmen53US #186
#40Catherine52US #34
#41Marilyn52US #37
#42Anna51US #93
#43Ruth51US #49
#44Katherine50US #58
#45Diana48US #47
#46Dorothy48US #35
#47Sally48US #78
#48Cheryl46US #29
#49Connie46US #44
#50Kathryn46US #46
#51Janice45US #22
#52Judy45US #25
#53Cecilia44
#54Evelyn44US #86
#55Laura42US #63
#56Rita41US #56
#57Debra39US #59
#58Judith39US #21
#59Marie39US #72
#60Teresa39US #81
#61Esther38US #162
#62Lydia37
#63Rachel37US #189
#64Jean36US #48
#65Paula36US #54
#66Ann35US #45
#67Jacqueline35US #55
#68Kathy35US #38
#69Marsha35US #68
#70Josephine34US #146
#71Rosa34US #155
#72Peggy33US #41
#73Charlotte32US #80
#74Theresa32US #65
#75Dolores31US #139
#76Juanita31US #115
#77Bonnie30US #33
#78Geraldine30US #102
#79Jo30US #64
#80Roberta29US #96
#81Sarah29US #88
#82Vicki29US #61
#83Victoria29US #94
#84Anita28US #99
#85Guadalupe28
#86Loretta28US #120
#87Nellie27
#88Stella27
#89Clara26US #178
#90Joan26US #40
#91Louise26US #109
#92Pauline26US #163
#93Sherry26US #62
#94Darlene25US #79
#95Doris25US #74
#96Julia25US #119
#97Lorraine25US #105
#98Dora24
#99Grace24US #183
#100Joyce24US #27

Boys

#1Robert419US #2
#2John382US #3
#3David363US #5
#4James350US #1
#5Michael315US #4
#6Richard303US #7
#7William283US #6
#8Thomas192US #8
#9Charles182US #9
#10Larry181US #11
#11Gary159US #10
#12Frank145US #29
#13Daniel139US #21
#14George132US #20
#15Edward128US #22
#16Steven121US #16
#17Ronald119US #12
#18Stephen118US #19
#19Donald113US #14
#20Paul109US #18
#21Joe103US #54
#22Kenneth103US #15
#23Raymond102US #31
#24Manuel96US #158
#25Jerry95US #24
#26Joseph88US #13
#27Mark88US #23
#28Dennis79US #17
#29Jose76US #109
#30Henry75US #47
#31Roy70US #51
#32Danny64US #39
#33Ernest64US #81
#34Johnny64US #50
#35Lawrence62US #33
#36Gilbert59US #144
#37Timothy58US #32
#38Albert56US #56
#39Jimmy55US #55
#40Gregory54US #25
#41Patrick54US #38
#42Bruce53US #26
#43Jack52US #48
#44Arthur51US #46
#45Douglas51US #28
#46Roger51US #27
#47Ralph49US #52
#48Carlos48US #188
#49Francisco48
#50Ruben47US #200
#51Anthony45US #36
#52Leonard45US #77
#53Terry45US #30
#54Jesus43
#55Andrew42US #68
#56Billy41US #57
#57Phillip40US #64
#58Fred39US #84
#59Harold39US #45
#60Louis39US #66
#61Ray39US #111
#62Wayne39US #35
#63Carl38US #44
#64Harry38US #61
#65Tony38US #149
#66Alfred36US #96
#67Jesse36US #114
#68Antonio35
#69Armando35
#70Peter34US #37
#71Stanley34US #60
#72Steve34US #83
#73Tommy34US #94
#74Christopher33US #72
#75Eddie33US #89
#76Raul33
#77Walter33US #40
#78Dan32US #129
#79Benjamin31US #123
#80Bobby31US #65
#81Luis31
#82Mike31US #113
#83Samuel31US #62
#84Gerald30US #34
#85Juan30US #133
#86Dale29US #49
#87Lee28US #91
#88Ramon28
#89Alvin27US #121
#90Martin27US #85
#91Randall27US #70
#92Victor27US #106
#93Alan26US #41
#94Alex26
#95Philip26US #53
#96Rudy26
#97Tom26US #145
#98Arnold25US #166
#99Don25US #107
#100Jeffrey25US #43

On the move since 1949

Rising

↑39Anna#42
↑35Andrew#55
↑34Paula#65
↑27Diane#22
↑25Douglas#45
↑22Ruth#43
↑22Jean#64
↑20Rosa#71

Falling

↓47Joyce#100
↓43Mike#82
↓30Judith#58
↓29Louise#91
↓29Rudy#96
↓28Judy#52
↓28Tony#65
↓27Victoria#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1949 rankings.