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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 32,349 Arizona births in 1962 across 901 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#60Jesusoutside the national top 200
#46Gilbert#184 nationally
#58Manuel#193 nationally
#50Yolanda#165 nationally
#86Mariooutside the national top 200
#89Ireneoutside the national top 200
#89Rubenoutside the national top 200
#93Alexoutside the national top 200
#100Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#66Carlos#157 nationally
#70Norma#155 nationally
#47Sylvia#131 nationally

Girls

#1Mary360US #2
#2Lisa327US #1
#3Patricia263US #6
#4Linda248US #5
#5Susan226US #3
#6Karen212US #4
#7Cynthia207US #8
#8Lori206US #11
#9Sandra197US #10
#10Maria186US #49
#11Laura160US #21
#12Deborah158US #9
#13Julie156US #22
#14Donna153US #7
#15Barbara152US #14
#16Debbie150US #32
#17Elizabeth149US #20
#18Debra142US #15
#19Teresa126US #18
#20Brenda125US #12
#21Michelle125US #31
#22Pamela125US #13
#23Cindy121US #34
#24Nancy120US #19
#25Kathy119US #27
#26Kelly119US #38
#27Kimberly119US #16
#28Tammy119US #23
#29Carol115US #28
#30Rebecca113US #47
#31Sharon112US #17
#32Cheryl107US #24
#33Denise102US #30
#34Diane102US #26
#35Gloria98US #90
#36Robin97US #25
#37Christine96US #39
#38Tina96US #33
#39Diana94US #57
#40Margaret94US #43
#41Theresa93US #40
#42Jennifer90US #41
#43Kathleen90US #29
#44Anna88US #100
#45Janet85US #35
#46Kim84US #37
#47Sylvia80US #131
#48Connie79US #51
#49Laurie78US #42
#50Yolanda77US #165
#51Catherine73US #53
#52Sherry70US #48
#53Angela69US #36
#54Christina69US #124
#55Dawn68US #50
#56Sherri68US #82
#57Terri67US #54
#58Martha63US #87
#59Rhonda63US #45
#60Veronica63US #144
#61Anita61US #81
#62Virginia59US #105
#63Cathy58US #62
#64Frances58US #143
#65Suzanne58US #65
#66Monica57US #115
#67Paula57US #60
#68Rose57US #116
#69Tracy57US #55
#70Norma54US #155
#71Stephanie54US #70
#72Bonnie53US #79
#73Annette52US #75
#74Carolyn51US #46
#75Judy51US #63
#76Michele51US #59
#77Vicki51US #85
#78Leslie50US #80
#79Peggy50US #93
#80Shirley50US #96
#81Darlene49US #88
#82Valerie49US #67
#83Sheila48US #52
#84Jill47US #72
#85Marie47US #113
#86Amy46US #61
#87Katherine46US #84
#88Lorraine45US #147
#89Irene44
#90Sally44US #136
#91Sarah44US #98
#92Victoria44US #121
#93Becky43US #122
#94Evelyn43US #153
#95Janice43US #58
#96Loretta43US #160
#97Melissa43US #68
#98Terry43US #112
#99Carmen42US #170
#100Cecilia42

Boys

#1David707US #2
#2Michael603US #1
#3John594US #3
#4Robert591US #5
#5James460US #4
#6Mark439US #6
#7Richard390US #8
#8William285US #7
#9Scott253US #11
#10Daniel245US #17
#11Steven243US #12
#12Charles222US #15
#13Thomas205US #9
#14Paul187US #19
#15Joseph183US #13
#16Ronald171US #25
#17Timothy164US #16
#18Kevin163US #14
#19Kenneth162US #18
#20Joe159US #59
#21Jeffrey154US #10
#22Brian153US #20
#23Frank152US #42
#24Donald143US #23
#25Gary142US #22
#26Larry140US #31
#27George131US #32
#28Mike131US #39
#29Edward130US #29
#30Anthony128US #24
#31Steve124US #46
#32Christopher123US #26
#33Jerry121US #38
#34Raymond113US #48
#35Gregory112US #21
#36Danny111US #54
#37Eric104US #33
#38Randy104US #35
#39Douglas102US #27
#40Stephen101US #28
#41Patrick95US #40
#42Jose92US #103
#43Jeff90US #44
#44Todd80US #30
#45Phillip79US #68
#46Gilbert76US #184
#47Chris75US #60
#48Johnny75US #69
#49Tony75US #52
#50Jim73US #85
#51Terry73US #34
#52Dennis72US #37
#53Bruce69US #41
#54Jeffery69US #45
#55Peter69US #43
#56Tim68US #72
#57Keith67US #36
#58Manuel67US #193
#59Craig66US #51
#60Jesus65
#61Andrew64US #49
#62Eddie64US #105
#63Martin63US #74
#64Greg62US #77
#65Troy62US #67
#66Carlos61US #157
#67Roger60US #47
#68Jimmy59US #75
#69Matthew59US #56
#70Albert58US #101
#71Arthur57US #91
#72Henry57US #92
#73Roy55US #90
#74Ernest54US #127
#75Ralph54US #97
#76Victor54US #96
#77Bill53US #108
#78Curtis53US #73
#79Alan52US #53
#80Randall52US #64
#81Tom52US #98
#82Jon51US #84
#83Bobby50US #78
#84Dale49US #62
#85Jack49US #99
#86Mario49
#87Dan48US #120
#88Billy47US #71
#89Ruben47
#90Carl46US #58
#91Ricky46US #50
#92Russell45US #57
#93Alex44
#94Alfred44US #156
#95Allen44US #93
#96Wayne44US #63
#97Samuel43US #88
#98Harold41US #95
#99Louis41US #107
#100Philip41US #81

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑29Angela#53
↑25Jesus#60
↑24Michelle#21
↑21Tina#38
↑21Veronica#60
↑20Todd#44
↑19Tim#56
↑18Norma#70

Falling

↓38Ricky#91
↓30Janice#95
↓30Ruben#89
↓26Katherine#87
↓26Albert#70
↓24Terri#57
↓24Wayne#96
↓22Carl#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.