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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1973 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 31,990 Arizona births in 1973 across 1,011 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#52Francisco#171 nationally
#58Gloria#177 nationally
#89Armandooutside the national top 200
#95Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#69Sonia#174 nationally
#96Javieroutside the national top 200
#38Jesus#142 nationally
#92Sylvia#193 nationally
#100Angeloutside the national top 200
#47Manuel#145 nationally
#92Hector#190 nationally
#91Shawna#188 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer602US #1
#2Michelle354US #3
#3Kimberly244US #4
#4Lisa244US #5
#5Amy217US #2
#6Heather214US #8
#7Stephanie202US #9
#8Melissa195US #6
#9Maria193US #31
#10Christina184US #16
#11Rebecca177US #10
#12Angela172US #7
#13Elizabeth151US #13
#14Mary151US #14
#15Veronica151US #71
#16Shannon148US #22
#17Julie147US #12
#18Patricia146US #27
#19Cynthia131US #26
#20Laura124US #19
#21Nicole114US #11
#22Tammy110US #15
#23Monica106US #40
#24Christine104US #17
#25Denise104US #38
#26Dawn103US #21
#27Tina101US #24
#28Andrea97US #30
#29Sandra92US #39
#30Susan91US #25
#31Tanya91US #50
#32Jessica90US #34
#33Tiffany89US #52
#34Rachel80US #42
#35Teresa78US #45
#36Anna77US #86
#37Karen77US #23
#38Lori77US #28
#39April76US #33
#40Kelly76US #18
#41Tracy76US #20
#42Brenda72US #53
#43Melanie71US #43
#44Holly70US #54
#45Sarah70US #35
#46Theresa70US #69
#47Linda64US #61
#48Wendy63US #29
#49Brandy62US #82
#50Diana61US #85
#51Tonya60US #36
#52Victoria60US #95
#53Katherine58US #64
#54Barbara57US #63
#55Cheryl57US #74
#56Deborah57US #56
#57Pamela57US #47
#58Gloria56US #177
#59Stacy56US #32
#60Carrie54US #46
#61Danielle54US #49
#62Catherine52US #67
#63Leslie52US #75
#64Misty52US #90
#65Kristin51US #78
#66Vanessa51US #134
#67Crystal50US #48
#68Erin50US #79
#69Sonia50US #174
#70Donna49US #55
#71Tara49US #37
#72Yvonne49US #159
#73Renee48US #80
#74Brandi47US #109
#75Melinda47US #72
#76Michele47US #44
#77Kathleen46US #68
#78Nancy46US #77
#79Valerie46US #96
#80Amanda45US #51
#81Gina45US #83
#82Suzanne45US #98
#83Debra44US #84
#84Tamara44US #66
#85Claudia43US #176
#86Kristina43US #97
#87Stacey43US #41
#88Alicia41US #91
#89Robin41US #60
#90Kristen40US #58
#91Shawna40US #188
#92Sylvia40US #193
#93Jill39US #62
#94Regina39US #110
#95Sara39US #89
#96Deanna38US #111
#97Heidi38US #65
#98Cindy37US #92
#99Dana37US #59
#100Erica37US #81

Boys

#1Michael746US #1
#2Christopher541US #2
#3David494US #5
#4Jason494US #3
#5Robert470US #7
#6James424US #4
#7John415US #6
#8Daniel351US #11
#9Brian327US #8
#10Richard298US #16
#11William249US #9
#12Joseph244US #12
#13Matthew229US #10
#14Eric208US #13
#15Scott201US #18
#16Steven197US #20
#17Mark188US #15
#18Anthony177US #21
#19Thomas173US #19
#20Kevin170US #14
#21Jose166US #49
#22Aaron155US #34
#23Paul148US #24
#24Timothy147US #22
#25Jeffrey146US #17
#26Charles143US #23
#27Shawn132US #27
#28Adam131US #45
#29Andrew127US #29
#30Ryan118US #30
#31Justin116US #51
#32Gregory115US #26
#33Joshua115US #42
#34Brandon107US #58
#35Jonathan105US #31
#36Sean105US #36
#37Kenneth103US #28
#38Jesus99US #142
#39Chad98US #25
#40Jeremy98US #33
#41Edward94US #39
#42Ronald94US #40
#43Stephen92US #32
#44Bryan89US #43
#45Frank85US #61
#46Carlos83US #74
#47Manuel82US #145
#48Donald81US #38
#49Patrick79US #37
#50Travis77US #53
#51Benjamin76US #55
#52Francisco76US #171
#53Juan75US #67
#54Shane74US #54
#55Keith73US #41
#56Gary72US #44
#57Gabriel71US #130
#58Troy71US #59
#59George70US #46
#60Nathan69US #63
#61Raymond69US #60
#62Todd67US #35
#63Victor63US #103
#64Larry62US #50
#65Jerry60US #57
#66Jesse59US #75
#67Samuel54US #66
#68Craig53US #48
#69Martin52US #108
#70Peter52US #52
#71Randy52US #79
#72Danny51US #83
#73Dennis51US #56
#74Joe49US #105
#75Johnny48US #82
#76Phillip48US #71
#77Brent47US #80
#78Mario47US #129
#79Joel46US #73
#80Tony46US #78
#81Douglas45US #47
#82Luis45US #114
#83Russell45US #77
#84Marcus43US #72
#85Ruben42US #179
#86Albert41US #112
#87Arthur41US #119
#88Antonio40US #92
#89Armando40
#90Roberto40US #166
#91Wayne39US #107
#92Hector38US #190
#93Roy38US #117
#94Ernest37US #149
#95Gilbert37
#96Javier37
#97Miguel37US #163
#98Philip37US #91
#99Lance36US #148
#100Angel35

On the move since 1972

Rising

↑36Adam#28
↑29Tonya#51
↑28Donna#70
↑27Theresa#46
↑27Joshua#33
↑26Nathan#60
↑24Katherine#53
↑23Linda#47

Falling

↓34Michele#76
↓28Robin#89
↓28Heidi#97
↓27Debra#83
↓27Tamara#84
↓26Valerie#79
↓25Tara#71
↓25Kathleen#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1972 rankings.