State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 28,607 Arizona births in 1965 across 883 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#71Franciscooutside the national top 200
#60Gilbert#189 nationally
#81Jesusoutside the national top 200
#57Manuel#176 nationally
#87Rubenoutside the national top 200
#91Juanita#197 nationally
#94Alex#200 nationally
#63Frances#163 nationally
#76Norma#171 nationally
#44Sylvia#131 nationally
#58Carlos#144 nationally
#89Lorraine#170 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa399US #1
#2Mary278US #2
#3Patricia201US #6
#4Susan196US #5
#5Kimberly182US #4
#6Cynthia175US #9
#7Karen171US #3
#8Sandra167US #15
#9Linda158US #8
#10Maria151US #46
#11Lori143US #19
#12Laura142US #17
#13Michelle142US #18
#14Elizabeth135US #16
#15Julie132US #14
#16Deborah126US #13
#17Brenda124US #23
#18Christine121US #21
#19Rebecca116US #41
#20Pamela115US #12
#21Donna113US #7
#22Barbara108US #25
#23Teresa107US #24
#24Kelly106US #30
#25Tammy104US #11
#26Diane100US #40
#27Debra99US #27
#28Tina98US #29
#29Sharon97US #22
#30Rhonda96US #37
#31Jennifer93US #20
#32Anna92US #96
#33Denise91US #28
#34Angela89US #10
#35Cheryl89US #31
#36Diana89US #64
#37Theresa83US #45
#38Stephanie82US #44
#39Wendy81US #39
#40Carol80US #42
#41Debbie79US #62
#42Kathleen79US #34
#43Nancy79US #32
#44Sylvia78US #131
#45Tracy77US #36
#46Kim76US #43
#47Dawn73US #26
#48Margaret73US #52
#49Robin73US #33
#50Cindy69US #53
#51Monica69US #72
#52Christina67US #74
#53Melissa67US #38
#54Amy66US #35
#55Gloria63US #109
#56Kathy63US #54
#57Carolyn62US #58
#58Veronica61US #125
#59Jacqueline56US #47
#60Virginia56US #115
#61Andrea55US #63
#62Catherine52US #57
#63Frances51US #163
#64Paula50US #49
#65Connie47US #61
#66Judy47US #86
#67Katherine47US #79
#68Rose47US #133
#69Kathryn46US #87
#70Suzanne46US #65
#71Martha45US #99
#72Terri45US #69
#73Victoria45US #108
#74Deanna44US #110
#75Jill43US #51
#76Norma43US #171
#77Valerie43US #67
#78Gina42US #70
#79Shelly42US #98
#80Yvonne42US #132
#81Annette41US #71
#82Shannon41US #144
#83Sherri41US #91
#84Janet40US #55
#85Sherry40US #56
#86Yolanda40US #139
#87Carla39US #76
#88Leslie39US #75
#89Lorraine39US #170
#90Melinda39US #100
#91Juanita38US #197
#92Laurie38US #60
#93Dana36US #78
#94Michele36US #48
#95Renee36US #68
#96Sheila36US #50
#97Anita34US #94
#98Ann34US #59
#99Heidi34US #105
#100Janice34US #73

Boys

#1Michael599US #1
#2David590US #3
#3John514US #2
#4Robert506US #5
#5James407US #4
#6Richard354US #8
#7William285US #6
#8Mark274US #7
#9Daniel231US #17
#10Steven210US #14
#11Thomas209US #9
#12Scott204US #15
#13Paul196US #16
#14Timothy196US #12
#15Kevin184US #13
#16Joseph182US #11
#17Christopher174US #18
#18Brian168US #19
#19Charles164US #20
#20Ronald155US #24
#21Anthony153US #22
#22Kenneth145US #21
#23Jeffrey139US #10
#24Frank132US #43
#25Gary126US #27
#26Gregory124US #23
#27Eric122US #25
#28Joe121US #71
#29Donald110US #26
#30Stephen107US #28
#31George105US #34
#32Martin103US #67
#33Jose100US #89
#34Patrick98US #31
#35Steve97US #55
#36Raymond96US #45
#37Edward93US #29
#38Mike85US #51
#39Andrew84US #37
#40Larry83US #38
#41Todd83US #30
#42Jerry81US #41
#43Danny78US #56
#44Matthew78US #36
#45Douglas74US #32
#46Peter74US #39
#47Tony70US #48
#48Keith68US #35
#49Phillip63US #70
#50Troy63US #53
#51Arthur60US #96
#52Henry60US #94
#53Johnny60US #76
#54Chris59US #60
#55Dennis59US #44
#56Samuel59US #84
#57Manuel58US #176
#58Carlos57US #144
#59Albert56US #100
#60Gilbert56US #189
#61Randy55US #42
#62Rodney55US #33
#63Jeff54US #62
#64Shawn51US #69
#65Billy49US #77
#66Craig49US #46
#67Roger49US #49
#68Terry49US #40
#69Darren47US #52
#70Jesse47US #139
#71Francisco46
#72Lawrence46US #66
#73Bruce45US #50
#74Dale45US #83
#75Jeffery45US #47
#76Jonathan45US #74
#77Alan44US #59
#78Greg44US #105
#79Jack44US #104
#80Juan43US #140
#81Jesus42
#82Eddie41US #113
#83Ricky41US #57
#84Roy41US #95
#85Vincent41US #61
#86Ernest40US #124
#87Ruben40
#88Benjamin39US #133
#89Ray39US #147
#90Victor39US #98
#91Bryan38US #63
#92Jay38US #90
#93Tim38US #97
#94Alex37US #200
#95Jim37US #116
#96Walter37US #82
#97Bobby36US #80
#98Bradley36US #72
#99Jimmy36US #81
#100Jon36US #78

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑36Andrea#61
↑31Arthur#51
↑27Frances#63
↑26Carolyn#57
↑22Francisco#71
↑19Diane#26
↑19Stephanie#38
↑19Victoria#73

Falling

↓39Victor#90
↓36Sherri#83
↓35Jimmy#99
↓34Laurie#92
↓33Annette#81
↓32Ruben#87
↓31Roy#84
↓26Anita#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.