State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,889 Arizona births in 1957 across 828 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#35Manuel#185 nationally
#56Ruben#197 nationally
#71Franciscooutside the national top 200
#77Estheroutside the national top 200
#46Irene#169 nationally
#51Carlos#173 nationally
#81Antoniooutside the national top 200
#48Gilbert#163 nationally
#52Yolanda#165 nationally
#92Susieoutside the national top 200
#93Jesusoutside the national top 200
#94Irmaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary475US #1
#2Linda293US #3
#3Patricia289US #8
#4Susan277US #2
#5Debra266US #4
#6Cynthia251US #7
#7Deborah225US #6
#8Karen217US #5
#9Barbara195US #9
#10Sandra178US #15
#11Carol170US #18
#12Brenda153US #13
#13Nancy140US #11
#14Elizabeth135US #22
#15Donna134US #10
#16Maria126US #71
#17Cindy124US #19
#18Kathleen122US #21
#19Diane118US #17
#20Pamela118US #12
#21Sharon118US #14
#22Rebecca117US #34
#23Diana113US #43
#24Gloria109US #66
#25Sylvia107US #109
#26Laura106US #31
#27Teresa101US #24
#28Julie99US #28
#29Kathy99US #20
#30Cheryl98US #16
#31Judy96US #38
#32Margaret95US #29
#33Martha93US #63
#34Virginia89US #75
#35Rose86US #69
#36Debbie85US #27
#37Christine80US #41
#38Catherine78US #37
#39Lisa78US #26
#40Theresa76US #36
#41Janet74US #23
#42Denise71US #25
#43Anna67US #105
#44Connie67US #47
#45Shirley66US #46
#46Irene65US #169
#47Carolyn64US #33
#48Leslie63US #77
#49Peggy62US #62
#50Darlene61US #57
#51Lori61US #45
#52Yolanda61US #165
#53Betty60US #50
#54Cathy58US #39
#55Kathryn58US #65
#56Robin58US #30
#57Terri57US #68
#58Vicki57US #51
#59Kim56US #35
#60Sally56US #115
#61Rhonda55US #52
#62Frances54US #113
#63Janice54US #32
#64Katherine53US #72
#65Norma52US #141
#66Kimberly51US #42
#67Marilyn50US #82
#68Beverly49US #48
#69Sherry49US #55
#70Jo48US #83
#71Anita47US #81
#72Dorothy47US #74
#73Jennifer47US #87
#74Alice46US #106
#75Bonnie46US #64
#76Tina46US #80
#77Esther45
#78Evelyn45US #125
#79Vickie45US #70
#80Victoria45US #88
#81Laurie44US #73
#82Lorraine44US #129
#83Dawn42US #93
#84Marie42US #98
#85Rosa42US #181
#86Joyce41US #40
#87Paula41US #49
#88Rachel41US #194
#89Rita41US #78
#90Ann40US #44
#91Rosemary40US #168
#92Susie40
#93Carmen39US #172
#94Irma39
#95Ruth39US #84
#96Terry39US #92
#97Cecilia38
#98Sarah38US #116
#99Christina37US #170
#100Lynn37US #61

Boys

#1David654US #3
#2Michael581US #1
#3Robert581US #4
#4John465US #5
#5James463US #2
#6Richard422US #8
#7William333US #6
#8Mark320US #7
#9Steven274US #10
#10Thomas257US #9
#11Daniel236US #16
#12Charles203US #11
#13Donald190US #15
#14Gary172US #13
#15George167US #29
#16Kenneth162US #14
#17Ronald161US #17
#18Larry160US #22
#19Paul149US #18
#20Joseph141US #12
#21Edward139US #25
#22Joe136US #57
#23Frank129US #38
#24Stephen127US #24
#25Raymond122US #39
#26Timothy122US #19
#27Dennis121US #28
#28Gregory118US #23
#29Scott114US #32
#30Anthony112US #27
#31Jerry108US #35
#32Kevin100US #20
#33Mike96US #53
#34Randy92US #31
#35Manuel87US #185
#36Bruce85US #34
#37Jeffrey85US #21
#38Jose85US #109
#39Patrick85US #41
#40Brian82US #26
#41Terry77US #33
#42Albert76US #84
#43Henry75US #75
#44Peter75US #37
#45Danny72US #45
#46Douglas72US #30
#47Steve72US #44
#48Gilbert71US #163
#49Johnny70US #61
#50Arthur69US #66
#51Carlos69US #173
#52Jimmy69US #77
#53Tony67US #71
#54Christopher63US #43
#55Victor63US #98
#56Ruben62US #197
#57Ricky61US #40
#58Leonard59US #94
#59Phillip58US #79
#60Alfred57US #131
#61Ernest57US #101
#62Andrew56US #56
#63Lawrence55US #46
#64Carl53US #49
#65Roy53US #65
#66Jack52US #67
#67Martin52US #69
#68Ralph52US #76
#69Ray52US #111
#70Roger52US #42
#71Francisco51
#72Juan50US #165
#73Dale49US #50
#74Jeffery49US #52
#75Craig48US #55
#76Keith48US #36
#77Gerald47US #51
#78Curtis46US #80
#79Walter46US #58
#80Wayne46US #47
#81Antonio45
#82Eddie45US #95
#83Russell45US #54
#84Eric43US #60
#85Jesse43US #133
#86Louis43US #86
#87Randall42US #59
#88Alan41US #48
#89Matthew41US #83
#90Billy40US #64
#91Darrell40US #90
#92Don40US #117
#93Jesus40
#94Rodney40US #70
#95Samuel40US #82
#96Fred39US #103
#97Micheal39US #85
#98Eugene37US #92
#99Allen36US #91
#100Rick36US #87

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑46Lori#51
↑42Irene#46
↑37Rhonda#61
↑36Julie#28
↑34Leslie#48
↑33Andrew#62
↑32Cindy#17
↑30Terri#57

Falling

↓32Carmen#93
↓31Alan#88
↓29Fred#96
↓27Victoria#80
↓25Katherine#64
↓25Terry#96
↓25Samuel#95
↓24Evelyn#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.