State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1954 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,691 Arizona births in 1954 across 736 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#54Franciscooutside the national top 200
#35Yolanda#175 nationally
#30Manuel#169 nationally
#59Ruben#198 nationally
#71Antoniooutside the national top 200
#74Lucyoutside the national top 200
#71Esther#193 nationally
#80Jesusoutside the national top 200
#68Carmen#184 nationally
#86Guadalupeoutside the national top 200
#86Ramonoutside the national top 200
#35Gilbert#148 nationally

Girls

#1Mary463US #1
#2Linda294US #2
#3Patricia277US #4
#4Deborah263US #3
#5Susan245US #5
#6Debra223US #6
#7Barbara192US #7
#8Sandra168US #13
#9Cynthia161US #10
#10Karen149US #8
#11Nancy144US #9
#12Maria134US #65
#13Pamela132US #12
#14Sharon128US #16
#15Donna124US #11
#16Margaret112US #21
#17Gloria111US #42
#18Rose111US #54
#19Kathleen109US #14
#20Brenda108US #18
#21Elizabeth107US #20
#22Rebecca104US #26
#23Carol102US #15
#24Martha102US #46
#25Virginia98US #61
#26Cheryl87US #22
#27Janet87US #19
#28Diane85US #17
#29Catherine78US #32
#30Connie78US #39
#31Frances77US #83
#32Irene75US #140
#33Sylvia71US #101
#34Teresa69US #34
#35Yolanda68US #175
#36Christine67US #43
#37Paula67US #38
#38Diana66US #57
#39Marilyn66US #35
#40Alice64US #81
#41Janice64US #25
#42Shirley64US #33
#43Anna62US #105
#44Vicki59US #50
#45Jo58US #53
#46Norma58US #128
#47Peggy58US #48
#48Sally58US #84
#49Carolyn57US #27
#50Judy56US #29
#51Kathy56US #23
#52Victoria56US #85
#53Darlene53US #76
#54Judith53US #30
#55Laura53US #45
#56Helen52US #72
#57Rita52US #67
#58Katherine51US #64
#59Betty49US #36
#60Beverly49US #31
#61Theresa49US #47
#62Denise47US #24
#63Rosa47US #165
#64Sherry47US #62
#65Terry47US #88
#66Kathryn46US #51
#67Bonnie45US #52
#68Carmen45US #184
#69Cindy45US #91
#70Dorothy45US #55
#71Esther45US #193
#72Joyce44US #28
#73Julie44US #70
#74Lucy44
#75Evelyn42US #109
#76Marie41US #79
#77Ruth41US #66
#78Sarah41US #103
#79Ann40US #44
#80Josephine40US #186
#81Juanita40US #144
#82Anita39US #96
#83Julia39US #127
#84Robin38US #41
#85Cathy37US #59
#86Guadalupe36
#87Phyllis36US #75
#88Lydia35US #197
#89Rhonda35US #71
#90Debbie34US #92
#91Elaine34US #74
#92Vickie34US #69
#93Yvonne34US #117
#94Jacqueline33US #68
#95Lorraine33US #120
#96Louise33US #138
#97Dolores32US #174
#98Gail32US #37
#99Jane32US #49
#100Rachel32US #182

Boys

#1Robert587US #2
#2Michael511US #1
#3David501US #5
#4John436US #4
#5James423US #3
#6Richard415US #7
#7William334US #6
#8Steven223US #11
#9Daniel218US #18
#10Gary218US #9
#11Thomas213US #8
#12Mark205US #12
#13Charles198US #10
#14Ronald162US #15
#15Paul157US #16
#16George153US #24
#17Kenneth153US #17
#18Larry144US #19
#19Donald141US #14
#20Frank137US #36
#21Joseph134US #13
#22Stephen124US #20
#23Joe120US #67
#24Edward118US #22
#25Dennis108US #21
#26Raymond99US #35
#27Jerry97US #31
#28Gregory93US #25
#29Timothy93US #26
#30Manuel88US #169
#31Roy80US #56
#32Jose76US #107
#33Terry74US #27
#34Anthony72US #32
#35Gilbert72US #148
#36Henry71US #59
#37Randy71US #33
#38Bruce69US #30
#39Jeffrey68US #23
#40Johnny68US #54
#41Arthur65US #52
#42Douglas65US #29
#43Patrick63US #38
#44Albert62US #73
#45Danny62US #42
#46Roger61US #34
#47Ernest60US #87
#48Jack59US #57
#49Kevin59US #28
#50Peter55US #37
#51Jimmy54US #74
#52Ralph54US #61
#53Dale52US #50
#54Francisco52
#55Stanley51US #58
#56Harold50US #60
#57Gerald49US #44
#58Ray49US #118
#59Ruben47US #198
#60Alfred46US #116
#61Bobby46US #72
#62Christopher46US #64
#63Lawrence46US #39
#64Billy45US #65
#65Craig45US #51
#66Keith45US #45
#67Scott45US #40
#68Brian43US #48
#69Martin43US #79
#70Samuel43US #71
#71Antonio42
#72Carlos42US #173
#73Harry42US #86
#74Andrew41US #70
#75Ricky40US #46
#76Walter40US #49
#77Phillip39US #75
#78Russell39US #69
#79Alan38US #43
#80Jesus38
#81Tony38US #105
#82Steve37US #76
#83Wayne37US #41
#84Louis36US #81
#85Mike36US #130
#86Ramon36
#87Randall36US #55
#88Tommy36US #100
#89Clifford35US #112
#90Ronnie35US #78
#91Victor35US #103
#92Eddie34US #91
#93Jesse34US #119
#94Leonard34US #85
#95Rick34US #102
#96Darrell33US #95
#97Lee33US #96
#98Carl32US #47
#99Fred32US #93
#100Fernando31

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑38Cheryl#26
↑33Kevin#49
↑31Ray#58
↑30Judith#54
↑26Brian#68
↑23Paula#37
↑21Jo#45
↑21Peggy#47

Falling

↓40Jesus#80
↓36Lydia#88
↓35Betty#59
↓34Victor#91
↓32Carl#98
↓31Leonard#94
↓24Anita#82
↓23Katherine#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.