State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1955 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,499 Arizona births in 1955 across 765 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#49Ruben#199 nationally
#28Manuel#170 nationally
#62Jesusoutside the national top 200
#63Estheroutside the national top 200
#68Franciscooutside the national top 200
#77Antoniooutside the national top 200
#44Yolanda#167 nationally
#84Luisoutside the national top 200
#86Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#41Gilbert#154 nationally
#60Carmen#169 nationally
#93Fernandooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary491US #1
#2Linda293US #3
#3Debra292US #4
#4Patricia269US #6
#5Deborah254US #2
#6Susan245US #5
#7Cynthia200US #11
#8Barbara168US #7
#9Sandra164US #13
#10Karen162US #8
#11Nancy145US #9
#12Pamela144US #12
#13Cheryl127US #19
#14Carol126US #15
#15Maria126US #69
#16Gloria123US #47
#17Sharon119US #16
#18Elizabeth113US #21
#19Donna112US #10
#20Margaret110US #24
#21Kathleen106US #17
#22Brenda103US #18
#23Diane97US #14
#24Virginia97US #66
#25Rose93US #54
#26Rebecca92US #27
#27Betty87US #36
#28Catherine85US #28
#29Janet82US #20
#30Vicki81US #52
#31Martha79US #53
#32Sylvia79US #107
#33Diana74US #55
#34Teresa73US #26
#35Carolyn70US #30
#36Frances70US #96
#37Kathy69US #22
#38Janice62US #25
#39Shirley62US #37
#40Dorothy60US #64
#41Laura60US #41
#42Katherine59US #65
#43Marilyn59US #49
#44Yolanda59US #167
#45Judy58US #32
#46Anna57US #105
#47Sally57US #95
#48Theresa57US #38
#49Norma56US #137
#50Victoria55US #82
#51Jo54US #58
#52Christine53US #40
#53Irene53US #147
#54Ruth53US #70
#55Denise52US #23
#56Rita52US #72
#57Cathy51US #44
#58Sherry51US #56
#59Paula50US #39
#60Carmen49US #169
#61Kathryn49US #59
#62Debbie48US #63
#63Esther48
#64Joyce47US #29
#65Alice46US #87
#66Peggy46US #51
#67Julie45US #67
#68Beverly44US #34
#69Darlene44US #76
#70Helen44US #78
#71Robin44US #33
#72Juanita43US #145
#73Lisa43US #48
#74Lorraine42US #126
#75Anita41US #94
#76Ann41US #43
#77Julia41US #131
#78Rhonda41US #71
#79Connie40US #35
#80Evelyn40US #112
#81Terry39US #83
#82Cindy37US #79
#83Michelle37US #97
#84Tina37US #132
#85Vickie37US #68
#86Cecilia36
#87Jacqueline36US #73
#88Marie36US #92
#89Valerie36US #80
#90Arlene35US #175
#91Kim35US #75
#92Sarah35US #108
#93Terri35US #85
#94Judith34US #31
#95Leslie34US #99
#96Sheila34US #57
#97Rachel33US #185
#98Elaine32US #77
#99Louise32US #148
#100Lydia32US #200

Boys

#1David612US #2
#2Robert525US #4
#3Michael524US #1
#4John452US #5
#5James403US #3
#6Richard367US #7
#7William341US #6
#8Mark260US #9
#9Steven237US #10
#10Thomas223US #8
#11Daniel215US #17
#12Charles211US #11
#13Gary195US #12
#14Paul192US #16
#15Frank176US #34
#16Larry169US #19
#17Ronald144US #18
#18George140US #26
#19Kenneth140US #15
#20Joseph135US #13
#21Edward134US #25
#22Raymond126US #36
#23Stephen122US #21
#24Donald120US #14
#25Joe120US #68
#26Timothy115US #22
#27Dennis114US #23
#28Manuel109US #170
#29Jerry99US #33
#30Jeffrey98US #20
#31Gregory88US #24
#32Anthony87US #31
#33Danny86US #45
#34Johnny83US #55
#35Jose77US #104
#36Ernest76US #90
#37Kevin75US #27
#38Douglas73US #29
#39Terry73US #28
#40Arthur72US #56
#41Gilbert71US #154
#42Roy70US #58
#43Randy66US #30
#44Albert64US #76
#45Bruce64US #32
#46Peter63US #35
#47Henry62US #61
#48Patrick62US #41
#49Ruben61US #199
#50Keith58US #39
#51Andrew55US #66
#52Ralph55US #67
#53Roger55US #37
#54Scott55US #38
#55Victor55US #101
#56Christopher54US #49
#57Phillip54US #74
#58Wayne54US #44
#59Lawrence53US #42
#60Carl52US #47
#61Leonard52US #88
#62Jesus51
#63Mike51US #123
#64Brian50US #40
#65Micheal50US #87
#66Carlos48US #166
#67Jimmy47US #78
#68Francisco45
#69Gerald44US #48
#70Jack44US #60
#71Martin43US #77
#72Craig42US #50
#73Jesse42US #122
#74Alan41US #43
#75Bobby41US #75
#76Ray41US #113
#77Antonio40
#78Louis40US #82
#79Russell40US #57
#80Dale39US #52
#81Billy38US #69
#82Randall38US #53
#83Stanley38US #64
#84Luis37
#85Samuel37US #71
#86Alfred36US #119
#87Eddie36US #92
#88Ricky36US #46
#89Steve36US #72
#90Tony36US #93
#91Ronnie35US #80
#92Benjamin34US #132
#93Fernando34
#94Juan34US #161
#95Walter34US #51
#96Eric33US #85
#97Eugene33US #81
#98Fred33US #97
#99Norman33US #102
#100Ramon33

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑38Carl#60
↑36Victor#55
↑33Leonard#61
↑32Betty#27
↑30Dorothy#40
↑28Cathy#57
↑28Debbie#62
↑25Wayne#58

Falling

↓49Connie#79
↓40Judith#94
↓28Stanley#83
↓27Dale#80
↓26Alfred#86
↓25Alice#65
↓22Paula#59
↓22Jack#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.