State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,072 Arizona births in 1956 across 777 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#50Ruben#199 nationally
#33Manuel#181 nationally
#30Yolanda#164 nationally
#41Gilbert#160 nationally
#82Jesusoutside the national top 200
#86Franciscooutside the national top 200
#94Luisoutside the national top 200
#61Carmen#166 nationally
#96Arnoldoutside the national top 200
#65Rosa#168 nationally
#64Carlos#166 nationally
#99Stellaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary450US #1
#2Linda304US #3
#3Patricia275US #6
#4Debra261US #2
#5Deborah251US #4
#6Susan225US #5
#7Cynthia206US #8
#8Sandra205US #14
#9Barbara201US #9
#10Karen201US #7
#11Maria172US #73
#12Nancy144US #11
#13Pamela142US #12
#14Donna137US #10
#15Sharon130US #13
#16Carol127US #16
#17Gloria126US #53
#18Elizabeth122US #22
#19Margaret122US #25
#20Diane120US #15
#21Cheryl118US #18
#22Brenda112US #19
#23Kathleen106US #17
#24Rebecca105US #27
#25Rose103US #64
#26Virginia94US #75
#27Teresa93US #24
#28Janet90US #21
#29Sylvia90US #108
#30Yolanda89US #164
#31Laura86US #34
#32Martha86US #59
#33Diana82US #56
#34Catherine80US #28
#35Christine80US #42
#36Betty77US #44
#37Lisa76US #31
#38Debbie75US #39
#39Katherine73US #67
#40Theresa73US #32
#41Anna71US #103
#42Janice71US #26
#43Kathy71US #20
#44Shirley71US #41
#45Denise66US #23
#46Norma66US #138
#47Carolyn63US #33
#48Vicki63US #57
#49Cindy62US #37
#50Connie62US #43
#51Judy62US #35
#52Darlene59US #71
#53Victoria59US #85
#54Evelyn57US #120
#55Frances57US #107
#56Jo57US #69
#57Kathryn57US #60
#58Cathy56US #36
#59Helen53US #90
#60Robin53US #29
#61Carmen52US #166
#62Kimberly52US #74
#63Paula52US #47
#64Julie51US #48
#65Rosa51US #168
#66Alice50US #98
#67Dorothy50US #72
#68Kim49US #38
#69Ann48US #46
#70Laurie48US #76
#71Terry48US #91
#72Beverly47US #40
#73Yvonne46US #121
#74Rita45US #79
#75Peggy44US #63
#76Judith43US #45
#77Ruth43US #77
#78Sherry43US #54
#79Tina43US #87
#80Anita42US #83
#81Joyce41US #30
#82Leslie41US #104
#83Marie41US #96
#84Marilyn41US #70
#85Juanita40US #152
#86Sally40US #105
#87Terri40US #81
#88Irene39US #159
#89Valerie39US #80
#90Lorraine38US #124
#91Bonnie37US #51
#92Christina37US #173
#93Vickie37US #68
#94Dawn36US #92
#95Jennifer36US #97
#96Lynn36US #58
#97Lori35US #66
#98Rhonda35US #62
#99Stella35
#100Suzanne35US #94

Boys

#1David612US #4
#2Robert563US #3
#3Michael537US #1
#4John461US #5
#5James437US #2
#6Richard370US #7
#7William347US #6
#8Mark278US #8
#9Steven264US #10
#10Daniel254US #18
#11Thomas215US #9
#12Charles214US #11
#13Donald188US #14
#14Gary175US #13
#15Paul168US #17
#16Joseph163US #12
#17Edward151US #25
#18Larry151US #21
#19Ronald151US #15
#20George147US #27
#21Kenneth144US #16
#22Stephen140US #23
#23Timothy139US #19
#24Frank124US #38
#25Raymond121US #39
#26Gregory116US #24
#27Jerry111US #35
#28Douglas110US #29
#29Randy108US #28
#30Dennis107US #26
#31Joe102US #63
#32Anthony99US #30
#33Manuel97US #181
#34Terry93US #31
#35Bruce84US #33
#36Jeffrey80US #20
#37Scott78US #34
#38Albert77US #81
#39Danny77US #46
#40Patrick75US #40
#41Gilbert74US #160
#42Henry74US #71
#43Kevin73US #22
#44Jose71US #108
#45Christopher70US #47
#46Arthur69US #60
#47Johnny69US #55
#48Jimmy63US #78
#49Roy63US #62
#50Ruben63US #199
#51Victor63US #96
#52Brian62US #32
#53Phillip62US #76
#54Ralph62US #67
#55Roger61US #41
#56Ernest60US #94
#57Alan59US #44
#58Keith58US #36
#59Mike58US #97
#60Peter58US #37
#61Leonard56US #89
#62Jack55US #66
#63Steve55US #59
#64Carlos54US #166
#65Wayne54US #45
#66Dale52US #50
#67Fred52US #102
#68Lawrence50US #42
#69Jesse48US #126
#70Samuel48US #74
#71Billy45US #68
#72Gerald45US #49
#73Tony45US #85
#74Juan44US #169
#75Marvin44US #105
#76Martin43US #73
#77Norman43US #107
#78Carl42US #48
#79Craig42US #51
#80Louis42US #82
#81Tommy42US #115
#82Jesus41
#83Eddie40US #93
#84Rodney40US #65
#85Alfred39US #121
#86Francisco39
#87Glenn39US #61
#88Walter39US #53
#89Eric38US #79
#90Harold38US #72
#91Darrell37US #88
#92Russell37US #52
#93Eugene36US #86
#94Luis36
#95Andrew35US #56
#96Arnold35
#97Don35US #123
#98Philip35US #64
#99Benjamin34US #131
#100Bobby34US #77

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑36Lisa#37
↑33Cindy#49
↑31Fred#67
↑29Connie#50
↑26Evelyn#54
↑26Steve#63
↑24Debbie#38
↑23Kim#68

Falling

↓44Andrew#95
↓41Marilyn#84
↓39Sally#86
↓35Irene#88
↓27Dorothy#67
↓25Bobby#100
↓23Ruth#77
↓20Sherry#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.