State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 32,291 Arizona births in 1961 across 910 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#42Manuel#187 nationally
#59Rubenoutside the national top 200
#56Gilbert#178 nationally
#85Jesusoutside the national top 200
#56Yolanda#167 nationally
#86Irene#193 nationally
#94Luisoutside the national top 200
#100Arnoldoutside the national top 200
#95Rachel#186 nationally
#71Deanna#156 nationally
#84Carlos#164 nationally
#88Norma#164 nationally

Girls

#1Mary378US #1
#2Lisa259US #2
#3Linda256US #4
#4Patricia245US #6
#5Susan234US #3
#6Sandra224US #9
#7Karen214US #5
#8Cynthia183US #8
#9Brenda182US #11
#10Debbie179US #31
#11Deborah171US #10
#12Barbara167US #12
#13Lori167US #14
#14Elizabeth166US #19
#15Maria165US #57
#16Julie149US #23
#17Debra148US #13
#18Cheryl146US #20
#19Teresa140US #18
#20Laura137US #21
#21Carol133US #24
#22Sharon133US #17
#23Tammy130US #28
#24Donna126US #7
#25Nancy125US #16
#26Pamela125US #15
#27Kathy123US #25
#28Diana121US #56
#29Cindy114US #33
#30Rebecca110US #44
#31Diane109US #26
#32Denise105US #30
#33Terri102US #51
#34Janet101US #32
#35Theresa101US #35
#36Anna100US #100
#37Kimberly100US #22
#38Margaret98US #40
#39Kathleen93US #29
#40Kelly93US #45
#41Gloria90US #82
#42Jennifer89US #47
#43Robin87US #27
#44Martha86US #81
#45Michelle86US #34
#46Catherine84US #48
#47Kim82US #36
#48Connie78US #50
#49Laurie78US #43
#50Virginia75US #103
#51Cathy74US #55
#52Sylvia74US #124
#53Christine73US #39
#54Annette69US #73
#55Carolyn67US #42
#56Yolanda66US #167
#57Vicki65US #76
#58Anita64US #91
#59Tina64US #41
#60Stephanie62US #78
#61Katherine59US #86
#62Rhonda59US #46
#63Sherry59US #53
#64Christina58US #132
#65Janice58US #52
#66Judy58US #58
#67Jacqueline57US #37
#68Tracy57US #64
#69Rose55US #111
#70Dawn53US #49
#71Deanna53US #156
#72Frances53US #134
#73Michele53US #63
#74Ruth53US #96
#75Suzanne51US #68
#76Darlene50US #80
#77Beverly49US #66
#78Paula49US #60
#79Ann48US #54
#80Becky48US #115
#81Veronica47US #154
#82Angela46US #38
#83Leslie46US #84
#84Peggy46US #88
#85Shirley46US #85
#86Irene45US #193
#87Lorraine45US #143
#88Norma45US #164
#89Bonnie44US #75
#90Kathryn44US #93
#91Loretta44US #148
#92Terry44US #108
#93Victoria44US #114
#94Alice43US #126
#95Rachel43US #186
#96Betty42US #87
#97Carrie42US #139
#98Lynn42US #71
#99Marie42US #109
#100Sarah42US #113

Boys

#1David709US #2
#2Robert630US #5
#3Michael582US #1
#4John577US #3
#5James484US #4
#6Mark444US #6
#7Richard395US #8
#8William282US #7
#9Daniel248US #17
#10Steven239US #10
#11Thomas206US #9
#12Paul200US #18
#13Charles196US #13
#14Kevin182US #14
#15Scott182US #19
#16Mike174US #36
#17Kenneth166US #16
#18Ronald161US #24
#19Joseph158US #12
#20Gary152US #21
#21Timothy147US #15
#22Larry144US #30
#23Frank140US #41
#24Jeffrey139US #11
#25Brian138US #20
#26Gregory137US #23
#27Donald136US #22
#28Raymond133US #48
#29Joe129US #60
#30Anthony124US #25
#31Jerry122US #37
#32Edward121US #29
#33Danny120US #54
#34Steve111US #45
#35Patrick105US #39
#36Stephen104US #27
#37George102US #31
#38Christopher99US #26
#39Douglas96US #28
#40Tony94US #53
#41Eric90US #38
#42Manuel90US #187
#43Randy90US #33
#44Albert87US #97
#45Jose87US #107
#46Terry87US #32
#47Chris84US #57
#48Johnny80US #70
#49Jeff77US #49
#50Peter77US #42
#51Dennis75US #34
#52Phillip71US #69
#53Ricky71US #44
#54Arthur70US #85
#55Andrew67US #52
#56Gilbert66US #178
#57Keith66US #35
#58Roger66US #47
#59Ruben66
#60Craig65US #43
#61Greg65US #77
#62Victor64US #99
#63Jim62US #78
#64Todd61US #46
#65Henry60US #92
#66Bill58US #104
#67Bruce58US #40
#68Carl58US #56
#69Eddie58US #102
#70Jeffery57US #50
#71Jimmy57US #71
#72Wayne56US #61
#73Martin55US #73
#74Ralph54US #95
#75Tim52US #65
#76Alan51US #51
#77Roy51US #83
#78Tom51US #88
#79Troy50US #100
#80Billy49US #68
#81Jesse49US #150
#82Leonard49US #114
#83Matthew48US #59
#84Carlos47US #164
#85Jesus47
#86Russell47US #55
#87Bryan46US #82
#88Jack46US #90
#89Ray46US #126
#90Ernest45US #123
#91Jon44US #93
#92Tommy44US #116
#93Gerald43US #62
#94Luis43
#95Barry42US #66
#96Samuel42US #89
#97Juan41US #160
#98Vincent41US #98
#99Allen40US #96
#100Arnold40

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑39Andrew#55
↑31Stephanie#60
↑27Ruben#59
↑21Katherine#61
↑21Suzanne#75
↑21Greg#61
↑20Alan#76
↑19Carl#68

Falling

↓34Ernest#90
↓33Alice#94
↓27Shirley#85
↓27Irene#86
↓22Russell#86
↓21Henry#65
↓19Dennis#51
↓18Lorraine#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.