State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 27,066 Arizona births in 1966 across 867 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#59Jesusoutside the national top 200
#65Ruben#200 nationally
#43Manuel#175 nationally
#63Gilbert#193 nationally
#74Ireneoutside the national top 200
#79Gabrieloutside the national top 200
#77Mario#190 nationally
#90Rosemaryoutside the national top 200
#91Rauloutside the national top 200
#95Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#85Lorraine#189 nationally
#48Sylvia#146 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa386US #1
#2Mary246US #3
#3Kimberly221US #2
#4Michelle219US #4
#5Cynthia171US #11
#6Patricia161US #7
#7Sandra153US #17
#8Susan150US #6
#9Julie148US #13
#10Maria146US #44
#11Jennifer142US #10
#12Karen140US #5
#13Deborah136US #14
#14Rebecca132US #40
#15Tammy131US #8
#16Elizabeth125US #16
#17Christine124US #20
#18Laura123US #19
#19Linda118US #18
#20Brenda109US #25
#21Barbara107US #27
#22Donna104US #12
#23Teresa101US #29
#24Stephanie99US #38
#25Tina98US #23
#26Pamela96US #15
#27Angela92US #9
#28Kelly92US #26
#29Carol90US #48
#30Debra88US #35
#31Melissa88US #22
#32Sharon88US #28
#33Christina87US #67
#34Monica87US #75
#35Kathleen85US #37
#36Margaret85US #55
#37Cheryl84US #34
#38Nancy84US #33
#39Amy82US #30
#40Denise82US #32
#41Lori81US #21
#42Diana78US #64
#43Tracy76US #31
#44Diane73US #45
#45Veronica70US #113
#46Theresa66US #46
#47Anna65US #95
#48Sylvia65US #146
#49Wendy65US #41
#50Cindy64US #56
#51Dawn64US #24
#52Rhonda64US #39
#53Debbie62US #73
#54Paula58US #50
#55Kathy57US #59
#56Michele57US #36
#57Janet55US #57
#58Connie54US #70
#59Kim54US #43
#60Jacqueline52US #47
#61Sherry52US #53
#62Carolyn51US #60
#63Catherine51US #54
#64Robin51US #42
#65Gina49US #58
#66Andrea48US #52
#67Katherine48US #78
#68Victoria47US #103
#69Gloria46US #127
#70Yvonne46US #129
#71Anita45US #88
#72Virginia45US #122
#73Deanna44US #105
#74Irene44
#75Terri44US #72
#76Martha42US #106
#77Ann41US #61
#78Annette41US #79
#79Frances41US #162
#80Kathryn41US #86
#81Sheila41US #51
#82Yolanda41US #131
#83Leslie40US #71
#84Shannon40US #120
#85Lorraine39US #189
#86Stacy39US #91
#87Valerie39US #74
#88Rachel37US #154
#89Roberta37US #180
#90Rosemary37
#91Ruth37US #128
#92Sarah37US #85
#93Shelly37US #89
#94Sherri37US #92
#95Cecilia36
#96Laurie36US #63
#97Norma36US #178
#98Renee36US #66
#99Rose36US #141
#100Cathy35US #99

Boys

#1Michael551US #1
#2David550US #2
#3John487US #4
#4Robert476US #5
#5James400US #3
#6Richard331US #8
#7William263US #6
#8Mark242US #7
#9Daniel214US #19
#10Christopher209US #12
#11Steven208US #13
#12Scott192US #16
#13Paul191US #18
#14Timothy189US #11
#15Brian188US #14
#16Joseph172US #15
#17Anthony159US #22
#18Jeffrey153US #9
#19Thomas153US #10
#20Kevin152US #17
#21Kenneth147US #21
#22Frank144US #43
#23Charles143US #20
#24Ronald131US #24
#25Edward129US #30
#26Gary118US #28
#27Donald113US #27
#28Joe107US #74
#29Gregory104US #23
#30Eric99US #25
#31Patrick98US #31
#32Larry97US #38
#33George93US #37
#34Stephen91US #26
#35Raymond88US #47
#36Martin86US #78
#37Andrew84US #36
#38Jose81US #79
#39Todd76US #29
#40Douglas75US #33
#41Mike74US #69
#42Troy73US #48
#43Manuel71US #175
#44Matthew71US #34
#45Danny69US #62
#46Bryan67US #52
#47Steve65US #67
#48Jerry63US #41
#49Dennis62US #44
#50Johnny59US #73
#51Shawn59US #54
#52Peter58US #39
#53Roger58US #51
#54Keith57US #32
#55Randy57US #45
#56Chris56US #55
#57Phillip56US #71
#58Arthur54US #96
#59Jesus54
#60Rodney54US #35
#61Victor54US #101
#62Albert53US #100
#63Gilbert53US #193
#64Juan53US #129
#65Ruben52US #200
#66Tony51US #49
#67Ernest50US #122
#68Terry50US #40
#69Jimmy49US #77
#70Craig47US #46
#71Henry47US #92
#72Samuel47US #81
#73Darrell45US #95
#74Carlos44US #138
#75Jeffery44US #42
#76Jonathan43US #65
#77Mario43US #190
#78Carl42US #56
#79Gabriel42
#80Jeff42US #72
#81Jon42US #76
#82Jason41US #89
#83Ray41US #155
#84Vincent41US #58
#85Jesse40US #132
#86Joel40US #102
#87Ralph40US #112
#88Ricky40US #64
#89Roy40US #94
#90Marvin38US #113
#91Raul38
#92Russell38US #61
#93Lawrence37US #66
#94Sean37US #50
#95Wayne37US #59
#96Brent36US #114
#97Bobby35US #82
#98Bruce35US #53
#99Dale34US #85
#100Gerald34US #60

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑45Bryan#46
↑38Michele#56
↑30Jimmy#69
↑29Victor#61
↑27Janet#57
↑26Anita#71
↑24Sherry#61
↑22Melissa#31

Falling

↓31Rose#99
↓30Lori#41
↓25Bruce#98
↓25Dale#99
↓22Rhonda#52
↓21Norma#97
↓21Lawrence#93
↓19Tony#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.