State roster

Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 31,422 Arizona births in 1972 across 973 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#45Francisco#182 nationally
#82Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#47Jesus#161 nationally
#87Reneoutside the national top 200
#90Claudiaoutside the national top 200
#90Ramonoutside the national top 200
#93Hectoroutside the national top 200
#97Rosaoutside the national top 200
#98Oscaroutside the national top 200
#52Manuel#152 nationally
#75Shawna#174 nationally
#85Ruben#184 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer608US #1
#2Michelle338US #2
#3Lisa293US #3
#4Kimberly219US #4
#5Stephanie217US #8
#6Melissa216US #7
#7Amy196US #5
#8Christina182US #26
#9Heather174US #9
#10Shannon174US #22
#11Angela170US #6
#12Rebecca163US #14
#13Julie159US #12
#14Maria153US #32
#15Cynthia146US #25
#16Laura136US #17
#17Christine135US #16
#18Patricia129US #27
#19Dawn128US #20
#20Tammy128US #11
#21Elizabeth125US #15
#22Mary122US #13
#23Andrea120US #30
#24Monica117US #47
#25Karen108US #21
#26Nicole105US #10
#27Susan101US #24
#28Tina100US #18
#29Denise88US #35
#30Jessica88US #46
#31Veronica88US #82
#32Sandra87US #31
#33Rachel86US #40
#34Lori85US #28
#35Wendy85US #29
#36Teresa83US #39
#37Anna79US #86
#38Kelly78US #23
#39Tracy76US #19
#40April75US #48
#41Cheryl73US #56
#42Michele73US #36
#43Brenda70US #44
#44Carrie69US #53
#45Tanya67US #54
#46Tara67US #38
#47Kristin66US #67
#48Tiffany66US #61
#49Holly64US #71
#50Pamela63US #34
#51Stacy63US #33
#52Kathleen62US #57
#53Valerie62US #100
#54Sharon59US #50
#55Deborah58US #43
#56Debra58US #66
#57Tamara58US #84
#58Victoria56US #99
#59Diana55US #83
#60Melanie55US #42
#61Robin54US #55
#62Stacey50US #41
#63Brandy49US #140
#64Danielle49US #73
#65Sarah49US #49
#66Barbara47US #58
#67Nancy47US #63
#68Carol46US #109
#69Heidi46US #64
#70Linda46US #51
#71Renee46US #77
#72Alicia45US #96
#73Theresa45US #68
#74Crystal44US #59
#75Shawna44US #174
#76Julia43US #132
#77Katherine43US #69
#78Kristen43US #85
#79Misty43US #125
#80Tonya43US #37
#81Amanda42US #76
#82Catherine42US #65
#83Leslie42US #75
#84Paula42US #72
#85Cindy40US #80
#86Melinda40US #81
#87Brandi39US #141
#88Sonia39US #176
#89Christy38US #74
#90Claudia37
#91Deanna37US #107
#92Kristina37US #112
#93Margaret37US #95
#94Rhonda37US #60
#95Sheila37US #90
#96Sherry37US #70
#97Rosa36
#98Donna35US #45
#99Kathy35US #108
#100Martha35US #151

Boys

#1Michael801US #1
#2Christopher524US #2
#3David518US #4
#4Robert509US #6
#5James485US #3
#6Jason427US #7
#7John412US #5
#8Brian327US #8
#9Daniel289US #15
#10William287US #9
#11Richard284US #14
#12Steven227US #19
#13Mark219US #18
#14Scott208US #11
#15Matthew202US #10
#16Joseph196US #12
#17Eric195US #16
#18Thomas176US #20
#19Jeffrey173US #17
#20Anthony161US #22
#21Kevin158US #13
#22Paul154US #24
#23Timothy144US #21
#24Jose143US #50
#25Charles142US #23
#26Chad127US #25
#27Shawn127US #28
#28Sean116US #33
#29Andrew112US #30
#30Gregory109US #26
#31Edward108US #34
#32Aaron103US #40
#33Kenneth103US #27
#34Stephen102US #29
#35Patrick101US #35
#36Justin100US #60
#37Ronald100US #32
#38Frank99US #56
#39Gary92US #41
#40Bryan91US #45
#41Ryan90US #39
#42Travis89US #57
#43Juan86US #73
#44Donald84US #36
#45Francisco83US #182
#46George81US #44
#47Jesus81US #161
#48Jeremy80US #42
#49Brandon79US #63
#50Raymond79US #54
#51Jerry78US #53
#52Manuel76US #152
#53Gabriel75US #139
#54Carlos73US #84
#55Jonathan73US #37
#56Troy73US #49
#57Jesse68US #88
#58Todd67US #31
#59Douglas66US #43
#60Joshua66US #59
#61Larry65US #47
#62Joe64US #100
#63Benjamin63US #64
#64Adam62US #51
#65Dennis58US #52
#66Keith58US #38
#67Victor56US #107
#68Samuel55US #66
#69Albert53US #112
#70Johnny53US #74
#71Antonio52US #93
#72Danny52US #87
#73Shane52US #55
#74Luis51US #124
#75Phillip51US #75
#76Craig50US #46
#77Mario49US #138
#78Peter49US #48
#79Chris48US #82
#80Martin48US #117
#81Randy46US #70
#82Gilbert45
#83Jeffery44US #58
#84Ricardo44US #153
#85Ruben44US #184
#86Nathan43US #79
#87Rene43
#88Darrell42US #122
#89Jon42US #89
#90Ramon42
#91Tony41US #68
#92Vincent41US #105
#93Hector40
#94Lance40US #126
#95Brett39US #80
#96Roger39US #76
#97Terry38US #62
#98Oscar37
#99Wayne36US #103
#100Adrian35US #157

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑47Tara#46
↑27Jesse#57
↑27Dennis#65
↑26Kristin#47
↑26Francisco#45
↑24Tanya#45
↑24Travis#42
↑23Jessica#30

Falling

↓32Martin#80
↓31Rhonda#94
↓30Linda#70
↓30Kristina#92
↓29Cindy#85
↓28Donna#98
↓27Theresa#73
↓27Deanna#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.