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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,525 Arizona births in 1953 across 711 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#40Jesusoutside the national top 200
#41Rubenoutside the national top 200
#52Lydiaoutside the national top 200
#53Franciscooutside the national top 200
#27Manuel#169 nationally
#29Yolanda#171 nationally
#70Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#57Carmen#185 nationally
#74Antoniooutside the national top 200
#82Guadalupeoutside the national top 200
#87Stellaoutside the national top 200
#68Carlos#181 nationally

Girls

#1Mary496US #1
#2Linda352US #2
#3Patricia313US #4
#4Deborah287US #3
#5Debra233US #7
#6Susan215US #5
#7Barbara179US #6
#8Sandra158US #11
#9Pamela150US #10
#10Gloria138US #38
#11Cynthia136US #12
#12Karen134US #9
#13Maria130US #68
#14Carol127US #16
#15Kathleen122US #14
#16Nancy113US #8
#17Sharon110US #15
#18Margaret102US #20
#19Donna100US #13
#20Elizabeth99US #21
#21Diane97US #17
#22Rebecca97US #24
#23Rose91US #59
#24Betty86US #33
#25Janet83US #19
#26Brenda82US #18
#27Christine78US #32
#28Martha78US #41
#29Yolanda75US #171
#30Carolyn74US #25
#31Catherine73US #35
#32Sally73US #81
#33Sylvia73US #101
#34Irene69US #127
#35Katherine69US #63
#36Virginia66US #53
#37Teresa65US #42
#38Kathy64US #23
#39Marilyn63US #36
#40Alice60US #73
#41Helen60US #65
#42Judy60US #27
#43Laura60US #51
#44Kathryn59US #48
#45Shirley57US #29
#46Beverly55US #34
#47Anna54US #98
#48Frances54US #72
#49Norma54US #122
#50Connie53US #47
#51Diana53US #55
#52Lydia53
#53Theresa53US #50
#54Vicki53US #61
#55Dorothy52US #49
#56Janice52US #22
#57Carmen50US #185
#58Anita49US #89
#59Denise46US #31
#60Paula46US #40
#61Darlene45US #75
#62Evelyn45US #94
#63Victoria45US #82
#64Cheryl43US #28
#65Ruth43US #62
#66Jo42US #54
#67Juanita42US #133
#68Peggy42US #44
#69Sherry39US #70
#70Cecilia38
#71Rita38US #64
#72Jacqueline37US #58
#73Michelle37US #107
#74Robin37US #66
#75Rosa37US #161
#76Terry37US #117
#77Cathy36US #56
#78Jane36US #43
#79Lorraine36US #118
#80Marie36US #86
#81Esther35US #192
#82Guadalupe35
#83Joyce35US #26
#84Judith35US #30
#85Rachel34US #175
#86Roberta34US #90
#87Stella34
#88Ann33US #46
#89Christina33US #177
#90Wanda33US #57
#91Doris32US #87
#92Gail32US #39
#93Lynn32US #67
#94Rhonda32US #85
#95Susie32
#96Louise31US #125
#97Marsha31US #83
#98Phyllis31US #69
#99Sarah31US #93
#100Sheila31US #60

Boys

#1David543US #5
#2Robert524US #1
#3Michael490US #3
#4John465US #4
#5James407US #2
#6Richard397US #7
#7William335US #6
#8Thomas249US #8
#9Gary215US #10
#10Steven214US #11
#11Charles197US #9
#12Daniel192US #20
#13Mark174US #12
#14Paul153US #16
#15Kenneth148US #17
#16Donald143US #14
#17Joe134US #66
#18Frank132US #33
#19George132US #22
#20Larry131US #18
#21Dennis129US #19
#22Ronald128US #15
#23Joseph127US #13
#24Edward118US #23
#25Stephen109US #21
#26Raymond107US #34
#27Manuel89US #169
#28Timothy86US #26
#29Henry80US #54
#30Gregory77US #24
#31Jose76US #110
#32Jerry75US #29
#33Johnny73US #52
#34Arthur72US #50
#35Roy72US #55
#36Anthony70US #32
#37Roger70US #31
#38Albert69US #69
#39Douglas67US #27
#40Jesus65
#41Ruben65
#42Gilbert64US #148
#43Bruce63US #28
#44Danny61US #41
#45Randy59US #35
#46Patrick57US #39
#47Terry57US #30
#48Ralph56US #59
#49Jeffrey54US #25
#50Alfred53US #104
#51Ernest52US #87
#52Peter52US #38
#53Francisco49
#54Harold49US #56
#55Gerald48US #42
#56Jimmy47US #72
#57Victor47US #106
#58Andrew46US #68
#59Jack46US #57
#60Phillip46US #76
#61Bobby45US #74
#62Dale44US #48
#63Leonard43US #85
#64Martin42US #82
#65Mike42US #136
#66Carl41US #44
#67Steve41US #84
#68Carlos40US #181
#69Lawrence40US #37
#70Louis40US #78
#71Eugene39US #75
#72Stanley39US #62
#73Walter39US #45
#74Antonio38
#75Billy38US #65
#76Fred38US #92
#77Harry38US #83
#78Tony38US #117
#79Wayne38US #40
#80Allen37US #81
#81Keith37US #47
#82Kevin37US #36
#83Christopher36US #63
#84Micheal36US #88
#85Ricky36US #51
#86Craig35US #60
#87Eddie35US #97
#88Alan34US #43
#89Ray34US #115
#90Jesse33US #114
#91Philip33US #61
#92Randall33US #64
#93Norman32US #98
#94Brian31US #53
#95Don31US #121
#96Ramon31
#97Raul31
#98Hector30
#99Benjamin29US #128
#100Rodney29US #58

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑41Lydia#52
↑30Martin#64
↑28Darlene#61
↑23Denise#59
↑23Bobby#61
↑22Billy#75
↑19Ruben#41
↑19Eugene#71

Falling

↓26Judith#84
↓26Stanley#72
↓26Philip#91
↓24Phyllis#98
↓22Janice#56
↓22Rita#71
↓20Peggy#68
↓20Fred#76

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.