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Top names in Arizona

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Arizona birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 33,376 Arizona births in 1974 across 1,012 distinct names.

Distinctively Arizona

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

#87Ramonoutside the national top 200
#90Armandooutside the national top 200
#93Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#55Francisco#160 nationally
#66Claudia#167 nationally
#73Sonia#172 nationally
#73Ruben#172 nationally
#90Sylvia#189 nationally
#45Manuel#142 nationally
#79Yvonne#173 nationally
#44Jesus#133 nationally
#96Gloria#185 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer641US #1
#2Michelle355US #3
#3Heather267US #4
#4Amy256US #2
#5Lisa256US #8
#6Stephanie229US #9
#7Melissa224US #7
#8Angela207US #5
#9Kimberly201US #6
#10Rebecca193US #10
#11Christina191US #16
#12Maria191US #31
#13Shannon170US #18
#14Julie157US #14
#15Monica146US #43
#16Elizabeth144US #12
#17Veronica140US #71
#18Patricia137US #29
#19Christine126US #19
#20April117US #28
#21Mary117US #13
#22Jessica114US #17
#23Rachel114US #36
#24Dawn105US #22
#25Andrea101US #35
#26Sandra99US #44
#27Kelly98US #15
#28Laura96US #21
#29Sarah95US #20
#30Tina95US #25
#31Tammy94US #24
#32Cynthia91US #33
#33Tanya91US #46
#34Amanda90US #34
#35Nicole89US #11
#36Tiffany88US #41
#37Carrie85US #42
#38Lori82US #30
#39Susan81US #27
#40Teresa80US #52
#41Denise77US #53
#42Erin76US #47
#43Danielle75US #40
#44Karen75US #26
#45Tracy75US #23
#46Anna74US #82
#47Brenda74US #59
#48Melanie71US #51
#49Wendy70US #32
#50Barbara68US #77
#51Diana64US #87
#52Crystal60US #49
#53Theresa60US #79
#54Deborah59US #68
#55Stacy59US #38
#56Misty58US #66
#57Catherine56US #73
#58Holly56US #56
#59Heidi55US #60
#60Leslie55US #65
#61Victoria54US #104
#62Kristin53US #72
#63Renee53US #85
#64Stacey53US #48
#65Brandy52US #80
#66Claudia52US #167
#67Jill52US #58
#68Kristen51US #45
#69Amber50US #92
#70Linda50US #75
#71Sara50US #61
#72Sharon50US #70
#73Sonia50US #172
#74Tara50US #39
#75Erica49US #74
#76Shawna49US #162
#77Alicia48US #90
#78Tamara48US #64
#79Yvonne48US #173
#80Christy47US #57
#81Emily47US #69
#82Donna46US #67
#83Valerie46US #93
#84Vanessa46US #122
#85Katherine43US #62
#86Kathleen43US #76
#87Pamela43US #54
#88Melinda42US #81
#89Michele42US #50
#90Sylvia41US #189
#91Brandi40US #106
#92Deanna40US #115
#93Diane40US #129
#94Robin40US #63
#95Gina39US #84
#96Gloria39US #185
#97Margaret39US #95
#98Regina39US #113
#99Annette38US #188
#100Cheryl38US #88

Boys

#1Michael802US #1
#2Jason583US #2
#3Christopher545US #3
#4David482US #4
#5Robert481US #7
#6James423US #5
#7John382US #6
#8Brian365US #8
#9Daniel329US #11
#10Matthew283US #9
#11Richard265US #17
#12William255US #10
#13Joseph240US #12
#14Eric229US #13
#15Steven226US #19
#16Scott217US #18
#17Mark214US #16
#18Jeffrey180US #15
#19Joshua172US #29
#20Jose166US #47
#21Aaron164US #32
#22Thomas162US #20
#23Paul159US #27
#24Jeremy154US #24
#25Ryan154US #25
#26Anthony151US #21
#27Justin142US #43
#28Adam140US #36
#29Kevin139US #14
#30Timothy139US #22
#31Charles138US #23
#32Shawn138US #30
#33Andrew126US #28
#34Chad116US #26
#35Sean116US #37
#36Kenneth112US #34
#37Brandon108US #51
#38Benjamin105US #46
#39Stephen104US #35
#40Jonathan101US #33
#41Juan101US #64
#42Donald100US #41
#43Carlos99US #71
#44Jesus98US #133
#45Manuel98US #142
#46Patrick95US #38
#47Gregory94US #31
#48Gabriel92US #117
#49Travis88US #54
#50Bryan87US #45
#51Nathan86US #52
#52George85US #49
#53Gary84US #48
#54Raymond82US #62
#55Francisco80US #160
#56Edward78US #40
#57Ronald78US #42
#58Shane74US #56
#59Frank72US #65
#60Todd72US #39
#61Jesse71US #67
#62Samuel70US #60
#63Jacob68US #88
#64Douglas67US #53
#65Joe63US #113
#66Antonio62US #82
#67Mario61US #128
#68Keith58US #44
#69Martin58US #109
#70Craig53US #57
#71Troy53US #63
#72Luis52US #106
#73Ruben52US #172
#74Peter51US #50
#75Victor51US #96
#76Johnny49US #83
#77Larry49US #55
#78Phillip48US #70
#79Arthur46US #126
#80Randy46US #79
#81Miguel43US #147
#82Ricardo43US #140
#83Roberto43US #161
#84Dennis42US #59
#85Jerry42US #61
#86Nathaniel42US #153
#87Ramon42
#88Bobby41US #92
#89Bradley41US #58
#90Armando40
#91Alexander39US #112
#92Jared39US #131
#93Gilbert38
#94Roy38US #122
#95Adrian37US #138
#96Jamie37US #68
#97Jeffery37US #66
#98Jorge37US #168
#99Terry37US #69
#100Danny36US #91

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑46Amanda#34
↑38Heidi#59
↑26Erin#42
↑26Jill#67
↑25Erica#75
↑24Sara#71
↑23Carrie#37
↑23Stacey#64

Falling

↓45Cheryl#100
↓38Gloria#96
↓32Katherine#85
↓30Pamela#87
↓28Danny#100
↓23Linda#70
↓20Jerry#85
↓18Vanessa#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.