State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 31,909 Arizona births in 1970 across 958 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#64Ruben#198 nationally
#70Franciscooutside the national top 200
#55Jesus#185 nationally
#74Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#47Manuel#170 nationally
#79Reneoutside the national top 200
#86Gabrieloutside the national top 200
#87Sylvia#189 nationally
#61Mario#159 nationally
#82Gloria#163 nationally
#32Veronica#110 nationally
#31Anna#102 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer374US #1
#2Lisa355US #2
#3Michelle349US #4
#4Kimberly274US #3
#5Melissa212US #7
#6Amy181US #5
#7Julie178US #11
#8Shannon172US #22
#9Maria171US #39
#10Mary169US #9
#11Angela163US #6
#12Stephanie163US #17
#13Patricia160US #24
#14Elizabeth157US #18
#15Laura156US #13
#16Christina154US #35
#17Christine147US #14
#18Tracy147US #10
#19Cynthia144US #25
#20Heather141US #19
#21Rebecca141US #29
#22Tammy138US #8
#23Susan124US #15
#24Sandra122US #27
#25Tina117US #21
#26Monica113US #56
#27Karen111US #12
#28Denise104US #36
#29Lori103US #23
#30Deborah101US #33
#31Anna100US #102
#32Veronica98US #110
#33Dawn93US #16
#34Kelly93US #20
#35Pamela90US #26
#36Andrea89US #43
#37Theresa86US #53
#38Teresa85US #34
#39Donna81US #32
#40Brenda78US #40
#41Wendy78US #28
#42Barbara74US #41
#43Sharon73US #37
#44Diana71US #89
#45Michele71US #31
#46Linda69US #38
#47Paula68US #57
#48Stacy67US #42
#49Rachel66US #58
#50April63US #82
#51Catherine61US #59
#52Holly60US #74
#53Nancy60US #50
#54Robin60US #51
#55Tamara60US #79
#56Tanya60US #76
#57Cheryl59US #44
#58Debra59US #47
#59Kathleen59US #45
#60Valerie59US #97
#61Diane57US #70
#62Nicole57US #30
#63Stacey57US #48
#64Rhonda56US #46
#65Victoria56US #85
#66Cindy55US #72
#67Renee54US #68
#68Tiffany53US #99
#69Jacqueline52US #66
#70Jill52US #52
#71Carol51US #71
#72Jessica51US #98
#73Margaret51US #80
#74Gina49US #61
#75Carrie47US #73
#76Dana47US #54
#77Carolyn46US #84
#78Alicia45US #118
#79Kristine45US #109
#80Kristen44US #83
#81Regina44US #86
#82Gloria43US #163
#83Tara43US #69
#84Traci43US #100
#85Crystal42US #101
#86Kristina42US #125
#87Sylvia42US #189
#88Heidi41US #81
#89Katherine41US #67
#90Yvonne41US #141
#91Deanna40US #90
#92Leslie40US #64
#93Janet39US #96
#94Julia39US #121
#95Kristin39US #63
#96Melanie39US #91
#97Sarah39US #65
#98Sherri39US #122
#99Virginia39US #146
#100Charlene38US #167

Boys

#1Michael755US #1
#2David604US #3
#3Robert580US #5
#4James466US #2
#5John461US #4
#6Richard389US #10
#7Christopher341US #6
#8William333US #7
#9Steven272US #15
#10Jason270US #13
#11Mark267US #9
#12Daniel251US #19
#13Brian232US #8
#14Thomas223US #17
#15Scott218US #12
#16Jeffrey213US #11
#17Joseph200US #16
#18Paul200US #23
#19Eric182US #18
#20Kevin177US #14
#21Charles163US #21
#22Timothy157US #20
#23Matthew155US #24
#24Ronald144US #29
#25Anthony143US #22
#26Kenneth136US #25
#27Shawn132US #34
#28Stephen118US #27
#29Jose110US #56
#30Andrew106US #32
#31Frank105US #48
#32Patrick103US #33
#33Gary99US #35
#34Gregory99US #26
#35Edward97US #31
#36Donald95US #30
#37Troy95US #41
#38Sean94US #37
#39Carlos88US #98
#40Todd87US #28
#41Aaron84US #52
#42Juan83US #95
#43Joe82US #90
#44Raymond82US #49
#45Jonathan77US #42
#46Jerry75US #45
#47Manuel74US #170
#48Keith73US #38
#49Randy72US #59
#50George70US #40
#51Larry69US #43
#52Chad67US #51
#53Travis66US #69
#54Chris63US #63
#55Jesus62US #185
#56Jesse61US #119
#57Bryan60US #53
#58Danny59US #85
#59Jeremy59US #70
#60Craig58US #39
#61Mario57US #159
#62Martin57US #93
#63Peter57US #44
#64Ruben57US #198
#65Russell57US #58
#66Dennis56US #46
#67Shane56US #64
#68Albert55US #107
#69Douglas55US #36
#70Francisco55
#71Mike55US #136
#72Vincent54US #79
#73Tony53US #57
#74Gilbert52
#75Lance52US #76
#76Luis52US #145
#77Benjamin49US #81
#78Billy48US #78
#79Rene48
#80Steve48US #114
#81Victor48US #106
#82Henry46US #104
#83Samuel46US #62
#84Justin45US #138
#85Phillip45US #73
#86Gabriel44
#87Jeffery44US #50
#88Arthur43US #111
#89Jimmy43US #86
#90Marc43US #60
#91Johnny42US #65
#92Brandon41US #131
#93Darrell41US #102
#94Darren41US #75
#95Jon41US #68
#96Bobby40US #87
#97Derek40US #77
#98Roy40US #108
#99Adam39US #72
#100Marcus39US #71

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑46Aaron#41
↑44Jesse#56
↑39Tanya#56
↑33Travis#53
↑31Theresa#37
↑31Stacy#48
↑22April#50
↑19Nicole#62

Falling

↓35Johnny#91
↓34Darren#94
↓33Yvonne#90
↓31Katherine#89
↓29Deanna#91
↓26Douglas#69
↓21Phillip#85
↓19Leslie#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.