State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 30,557 Arizona births in 1959 across 879 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#43Manuel#183 nationally
#69Rubenoutside the national top 200
#53Gilbert#177 nationally
#80Lydiaoutside the national top 200
#60Irene#179 nationally
#89Rauloutside the national top 200
#57Carlos#162 nationally
#96Franciscooutside the national top 200
#97Mariooutside the national top 200
#68Yolanda#169 nationally
#74Juan#164 nationally
#31Sylvia#120 nationally

Girls

#1Mary423US #1
#2Patricia296US #6
#3Linda275US #3
#4Susan225US #2
#5Cynthia223US #8
#6Debra201US #7
#7Karen197US #4
#8Lisa185US #10
#9Donna181US #5
#10Debbie180US #20
#11Kathy169US #15
#12Sandra165US #13
#13Deborah162US #9
#14Elizabeth159US #21
#15Maria156US #62
#16Barbara147US #11
#17Cheryl140US #18
#18Diane137US #19
#19Laura132US #30
#20Cindy131US #25
#21Nancy130US #14
#22Brenda129US #16
#23Carol128US #22
#24Sharon126US #17
#25Pamela125US #12
#26Lori120US #27
#27Julie108US #26
#28Teresa106US #24
#29Anna104US #99
#30Kathleen103US #23
#31Sylvia102US #120
#32Diana99US #49
#33Theresa97US #34
#34Rebecca94US #38
#35Christine91US #43
#36Tammy91US #31
#37Denise89US #29
#38Gloria88US #81
#39Rose85US #88
#40Margaret84US #36
#41Kimberly80US #33
#42Cathy79US #39
#43Kelly77US #74
#44Martha74US #72
#45Janet73US #28
#46Carolyn70US #42
#47Judy70US #41
#48Kim70US #35
#49Virginia69US #93
#50Vicki68US #73
#51Connie66US #48
#52Terri66US #46
#53Terry65US #95
#54Tina64US #53
#55Annette63US #64
#56Catherine62US #40
#57Katherine61US #79
#58Becky60US #102
#59Frances58US #124
#60Irene58US #179
#61Michelle58US #47
#62Robin58US #32
#63Darlene57US #66
#64Shirley57US #61
#65Kathryn56US #69
#66Betty55US #59
#67Sherry55US #58
#68Yolanda55US #169
#69Leslie54US #84
#70Peggy54US #57
#71Jennifer53US #78
#72Julia52US #116
#73Rhonda52US #45
#74Dawn51US #54
#75Sally51US #114
#76Victoria51US #113
#77Laurie50US #56
#78Paula50US #51
#79Norma49US #157
#80Lydia46
#81Ruth45US #97
#82Ann44US #44
#83Yvonne44US #132
#84Alice43US #112
#85Anita43US #87
#86Christina42US #165
#87Stephanie42US #101
#88Veronica42US #167
#89Janice41US #37
#90Helen40US #108
#91Juanita40US #176
#92Rita40US #98
#93Bonnie39US #71
#94Joyce39US #50
#95Beverly38US #55
#96Elaine38US #105
#97Loretta38US #136
#98Valerie38US #60
#99Jane37US #67
#100Marie37US #104

Boys

#1David636US #2
#2Michael578US #1
#3Robert571US #5
#4John506US #4
#5Richard434US #8
#6James421US #3
#7Mark375US #6
#8William309US #7
#9Daniel227US #18
#10Steven219US #10
#11Thomas210US #9
#12Paul199US #17
#13Charles175US #11
#14Scott173US #24
#15Mike165US #37
#16Gary157US #20
#17Larry157US #25
#18Timothy156US #12
#19Ronald155US #21
#20Joseph154US #13
#21Donald153US #19
#22Frank151US #42
#23Kenneth145US #15
#24George143US #32
#25Joe132US #57
#26Raymond125US #45
#27Steve125US #41
#28Randy123US #31
#29Edward122US #27
#30Kevin120US #14
#31Jeffrey119US #16
#32Patrick114US #43
#33Jerry113US #36
#34Stephen110US #28
#35Dennis109US #29
#36Gregory109US #23
#37Danny107US #48
#38Brian106US #22
#39Anthony95US #26
#40Terry92US #33
#41Christopher91US #35
#42Ricky89US #34
#43Manuel86US #183
#44Douglas84US #30
#45Johnny83US #64
#46Tony80US #53
#47Arthur79US #76
#48Jose79US #113
#49Peter73US #40
#50Jimmy71US #69
#51Jim70US #70
#52Victor70US #107
#53Gilbert69US #177
#54Bruce68US #38
#55Ralph68US #84
#56Eric67US #46
#57Carlos64US #162
#58Roger62US #47
#59Russell62US #56
#60Keith61US #39
#61Dale60US #49
#62Matthew60US #63
#63Albert59US #92
#64Chris59US #72
#65Bill58US #93
#66Craig58US #44
#67Tim58US #60
#68Phillip56US #74
#69Ruben56
#70Wayne55US #51
#71Eddie54US #101
#72Jack53US #85
#73Jeff53US #52
#74Juan53US #164
#75Andrew52US #58
#76Ernest52US #118
#77Henry52US #83
#78Ray52US #121
#79Tom52US #82
#80Allen51US #97
#81Carl51US #54
#82Martin51US #79
#83Walter50US #66
#84Alan48US #50
#85Harold48US #87
#86Lawrence48US #62
#87Billy47US #65
#88Greg47US #91
#89Raul47
#90Roy47US #81
#91Gerald46US #61
#92Bobby45US #71
#93Leonard45US #109
#94Dan44US #110
#95Don44US #111
#96Francisco43
#97Mario43
#98Randall43US #59
#99Jay42US #88
#100Jeffery41US #55

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑44Kelly#43
↑33Roger#58
↑27Frances#59
↑26Annette#55
↑24Becky#58
↑22Darlene#63
↑16Lori#26
↑15Anna#29

Falling

↓43Beverly#95
↓33Peggy#70
↓26Catherine#56
↓23Betty#66
↓23Rita#92
↓21Henry#77
↓21Roy#90
↓18Valerie#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.