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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1951 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,357 Arizona births in 1951 across 665 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#47Ruben#200 nationally
#34Yolanda#179 nationally
#63Franciscooutside the national top 200
#48Carmen#184 nationally
#67Guadalupeoutside the national top 200
#68Ramonoutside the national top 200
#29Manuel#158 nationally
#42Esther#169 nationally
#75Antoniooutside the national top 200
#77Jesusoutside the national top 200
#78Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#78Rauloutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary439US #2
#2Linda364US #1
#3Patricia286US #3
#4Barbara201US #5
#5Deborah191US #4
#6Susan182US #6
#7Sandra150US #9
#8Gloria139US #31
#9Karen137US #8
#10Sharon131US #13
#11Margaret128US #17
#12Carol114US #11
#13Kathleen113US #10
#14Nancy112US #7
#15Maria108US #75
#16Diane99US #15
#17Brenda89US #14
#18Cynthia89US #20
#19Donna87US #12
#20Elizabeth86US #23
#21Pamela86US #16
#22Christine82US #24
#23Debra81US #18
#24Shirley81US #27
#25Irene79US #105
#26Frances78US #59
#27Virginia78US #47
#28Sylvia77US #97
#29Rebecca75US #32
#30Betty74US #29
#31Rose74US #65
#32Martha72US #38
#33Janet71US #19
#34Yolanda69US #179
#35Judith67US #25
#36Alice65US #62
#37Helen65US #54
#38Carolyn64US #22
#39Judy63US #26
#40Diana57US #50
#41Dorothy55US #42
#42Esther55US #169
#43Janice54US #21
#44Catherine53US #34
#45Connie53US #44
#46Kathryn53US #45
#47Marilyn53US #41
#48Carmen49US #184
#49Katherine49US #55
#50Laura49US #60
#51Peggy47US #40
#52Beverly46US #33
#53Evelyn46US #88
#54Juanita45US #126
#55Marie45US #78
#56Anna44US #94
#57Sally44US #77
#58Bonnie42US #37
#59Kathy41US #35
#60Norma41US #107
#61Theresa40US #64
#62Cheryl39US #30
#63Paula37US #51
#64Rita37US #61
#65Ruth36US #53
#66Christina35US #158
#67Guadalupe35
#68Sarah35US #91
#69Teresa35US #63
#70Victoria35US #81
#71Anita34US #96
#72Ann34US #46
#73Jacqueline34US #56
#74Joyce34US #28
#75Sue34US #106
#76Wanda34US #52
#77Jo32US #67
#78Cecilia31
#79Rosemary31US #109
#80Vicki31US #58
#81Marsha30US #76
#82Gail29US #36
#83Jane29US #43
#84Lydia29
#85Sherry29US #70
#86Joan28US #39
#87Lois28US #85
#88Marjorie28US #128
#89Roberta28US #92
#90Rosie28
#91Terry28US #115
#92Charlene27US #103
#93Josephine27US #157
#94Julia27US #127
#95Geraldine26US #108
#96Jennifer26US #119
#97Louise26US #117
#98Anne25US #82
#99Eva25US #183
#100Julie25US #99

Boys

#1Robert467US #2
#2John441US #3
#3Michael399US #4
#4David368US #5
#5James364US #1
#6Richard325US #7
#7William288US #6
#8Charles196US #9
#9Thomas195US #8
#10Gary194US #10
#11Larry157US #11
#12Frank151US #31
#13Daniel150US #21
#14Steven147US #13
#15Ronald133US #12
#16Edward132US #23
#17Joe119US #57
#18George118US #22
#19Joseph114US #14
#20Kenneth113US #16
#21Donald112US #15
#22Stephen111US #19
#23Dennis108US #17
#24Mark105US #20
#25Raymond97US #32
#26Paul96US #18
#27Jerry90US #24
#28Jose90US #113
#29Manuel86US #158
#30Arthur76US #44
#31Timothy70US #28
#32Johnny68US #50
#33Albert66US #60
#34Danny66US #41
#35Douglas62US #27
#36Gilbert61US #142
#37Roy60US #52
#38Bruce59US #26
#39Henry59US #47
#40Gregory56US #25
#41Peter56US #38
#42Terry55US #30
#43Jack53US #48
#44Ernest51US #83
#45Ralph48US #51
#46Jimmy46US #62
#47Ruben46US #200
#48Roger45US #29
#49Tony45US #141
#50Alfred44US #100
#51Carl44US #43
#52Patrick44US #39
#53Anthony43US #34
#54Eugene43US #65
#55Lawrence43US #33
#56Louis42US #76
#57Phillip41US #79
#58Randy41US #56
#59Harold40US #46
#60Walter40US #42
#61Wayne39US #37
#62Andrew38US #69
#63Francisco38
#64Gerald38US #36
#65Harry38US #70
#66Dale37US #49
#67Eddie37US #89
#68Ramon37
#69Stanley37US #54
#70Christopher36US #61
#71Bobby35US #77
#72Carlos35US #189
#73Fred35US #87
#74Juan35US #144
#75Antonio33
#76Jesse33US #115
#77Jesus33
#78Raul33
#79Billy32US #64
#80Mike32US #128
#81Keith31US #59
#82Bill30US #157
#83Norman30US #90
#84Ray30US #114
#85Steve30US #86
#86Tommy30US #94
#87Samuel29US #67
#88Leonard28US #80
#89Martin28US #81
#90Victor28US #110
#91Arnold27US #177
#92Hector27
#93Jeffrey27US #35
#94Micheal27US #97
#95Allen26US #72
#96Mario26
#97Oscar26US #199
#98Alan25US #40
#99Benjamin24US #123
#100Frederick24US #78

On the move since 1950

Rising

↑34Debra#23
↑29Peter#41
↑26Joyce#74
↑23Judith#35
↑22Juanita#54
↑21Peggy#51
↑20Gerald#64
↑20Dale#66

Falling

↓36Leonard#88
↓27Norma#60
↓25Cecilia#78
↓24Carlos#72
↓23Josephine#93
↓23Jesus#77
↓23Billy#79
↓23Ray#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1950 rankings.