State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 32,538 Arizona births in 1971 across 992 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#71Francisco#199 nationally
#43Manuel#164 nationally
#87Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#89Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#83Sylvia#194 nationally
#64Gabriel#173 nationally
#94Reneoutside the national top 200
#67Jesus#170 nationally
#88Sonia#183 nationally
#58Yvonne#148 nationally
#33Veronica#110 nationally
#78Mario#154 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer507US #1
#2Lisa358US #3
#3Michelle350US #2
#4Kimberly249US #4
#5Christina199US #30
#6Melissa195US #7
#7Amy191US #5
#8Julie185US #10
#9Stephanie179US #11
#10Shannon175US #21
#11Maria161US #37
#12Christine149US #18
#13Angela145US #6
#14Laura145US #16
#15Mary141US #9
#16Cynthia140US #24
#17Heather140US #12
#18Patricia137US #26
#19Elizabeth134US #19
#20Monica134US #48
#21Rebecca133US #23
#22Tammy133US #8
#23Tina130US #20
#24Dawn128US #14
#25Tracy120US #13
#26Andrea118US #35
#27Lori111US #25
#28Sandra108US #31
#29Denise105US #36
#30Susan99US #17
#31Karen98US #15
#32Teresa98US #34
#33Veronica90US #110
#34Wendy88US #29
#35Stacy85US #32
#36Rachel84US #54
#37Brenda83US #43
#38Kelly83US #22
#39Deborah82US #33
#40Linda78US #42
#41April77US #56
#42Pamela77US #28
#43Tiffany76US #62
#44Nicole74US #27
#45Anna73US #106
#46Theresa73US #61
#47Diana72US #82
#48Sharon71US #40
#49Michele67US #39
#50Debra62US #57
#51Barbara60US #47
#52Cheryl60US #50
#53Jessica60US #64
#54Kathleen60US #53
#55Stacey60US #41
#56Cindy59US #70
#57Valerie59US #102
#58Yvonne57US #148
#59Carrie56US #55
#60Carol55US #92
#61Katherine55US #67
#62Kristina54US #117
#63Rhonda54US #46
#64Deanna53US #95
#65Holly52US #76
#66Jacqueline52US #75
#67Victoria51US #97
#68Leslie50US #68
#69Tanya50US #72
#70Donna49US #38
#71Jill49US #59
#72Nancy49US #52
#73Kristin48US #71
#74Suzanne48US #88
#75Tamara48US #80
#76Crystal46US #79
#77Robin46US #51
#78Sarah46US #58
#79Diane45US #83
#80Melanie45US #66
#81Melinda45US #85
#82Renee45US #73
#83Sylvia44US #194
#84Yolanda44US #98
#85Alicia43US #105
#86Heidi43US #77
#87Shawna43
#88Sonia43US #183
#89Vanessa42US #129
#90Ann41US #78
#91Catherine41US #65
#92Sherry41US #60
#93Tara40US #49
#94Kristen39US #87
#95Kristine39US #120
#96Margaret39US #86
#97Christy38US #89
#98Annette37US #132
#99Gina37US #69
#100Gloria37US #167

Boys

#1Michael757US #1
#2David550US #3
#3John488US #4
#4Robert488US #5
#5James485US #2
#6Christopher468US #6
#7Jason374US #8
#8Richard332US #11
#9William304US #7
#10Brian283US #9
#11Daniel267US #20
#12Steven265US #16
#13Scott259US #10
#14Mark252US #13
#15Eric216US #18
#16Matthew207US #19
#17Thomas197US #17
#18Kevin194US #14
#19Paul193US #24
#20Jeffrey191US #12
#21Joseph191US #15
#22Timothy172US #21
#23Anthony149US #23
#24Charles143US #22
#25Ronald130US #31
#26Jose129US #55
#27Shawn129US #28
#28Edward120US #32
#29Andrew115US #33
#30Kenneth114US #25
#31Sean114US #36
#32Stephen113US #27
#33Gregory112US #26
#34Gary103US #38
#35Todd101US #30
#36Donald100US #34
#37Chad98US #29
#38George95US #42
#39Aaron93US #41
#40Patrick92US #35
#41Raymond91US #52
#42Frank87US #54
#43Manuel87US #164
#44Bryan84US #48
#45Jonathan83US #40
#46Troy82US #46
#47Jeremy79US #45
#48Martin75US #105
#49Joe73US #101
#50Larry71US #44
#51Jerry70US #50
#52Keith69US #37
#53Carlos68US #88
#54Ryan68US #51
#55Chris64US #68
#56Juan64US #81
#57Shane63US #60
#58Justin61US #103
#59Adam60US #57
#60Craig60US #43
#61Peter60US #47
#62Brandon59US #95
#63Douglas58US #39
#64Gabriel58US #173
#65Samuel58US #66
#66Travis58US #61
#67Jesus57US #170
#68Victor57US #113
#69Albert56US #119
#70Brent56US #73
#71Francisco56US #199
#72Johnny55US #74
#73Joshua55US #80
#74Tony55US #62
#75Jeffery54US #53
#76Derek52US #63
#77Arthur51US #117
#78Mario51US #154
#79Randy51US #67
#80Jimmy49US #93
#81Lance49US #98
#82Benjamin48US #69
#83Danny48US #82
#84Jesse48US #107
#85Joel48US #86
#86Marc48US #70
#87Vincent48US #87
#88Bradley47US #58
#89Gilbert47
#90Phillip47US #76
#91Carl46US #72
#92Dennis46US #49
#93Lawrence45US #85
#94Rene45
#95Russell45US #64
#96Nathan44US #104
#97Steve44US #131
#98Henry43US #112
#99Darrell41US #118
#100Jon41US #78

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑40Adam#59
↑32Yvonne#58
↑30Brandon#62
↑28Katherine#61
↑27Deanna#64
↑26Justin#58
↑25Tiffany#43
↑24Kristina#62

Falling

↓40Catherine#91
↓31Donna#70
↓30Randy#79
↓30Russell#95
↓28Jesse#84
↓26Dennis#92
↓25Gina#99
↓25Danny#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.