Arizona

#2,153 for girls in 2025, 86 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,987
Given to girls 95.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 13 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,542
since 1880

Arizona over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Arizona has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #507, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#2,15386—
2024#1,823110#8,9878
2023#1,669124—
2022#1,818112#8,3009
2021#1,801112#8,1669
2020#1,422153#12,0225
2019#1,655127#12,1455
2018#1,554139#12,1565
2017#1,842111—
2016#1,775117—
2015#2,15288—
2014#1,982100—
2013#2,62667#9,6557
2012#2,67966—
2011#3,13253—
2010#3,40947—
2009#4,26935—
2008#4,88230—
2007#4,80830—
2006#4,07336—
2005#4,02935—
2004#4,09334—
2003#3,53240#10,8945
2002#3,39440#8,4567
2001#3,00947#6,44510
2000#3,02046#6,31610
1999#3,18840#7,1398
1998#2,57053#5,84010
1997#3,30235#4,96012
1996#2,76044#4,87812
1995#3,35733#4,50813
1994#3,79028#6,3728
1993#8,7199—
1992#8,06510—
1991#9,3368—
1990#9,2478—
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1950#5,3015—
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1934#1,77119—
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1928#2,09417—
1927#1,42332—
1926#1,44931—
1925#1,60927#4,1975
1924#1,61228—
1923#1,19742—
1922#1,46431—
1921#1,29836#4,3225
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1917#1,14939—
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1910#1,33512—
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Arizona was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1884, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Arizona is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedNHWashington: #1,074 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,826 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,067 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,309 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedINOhio: #1,152 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,843 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,058 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedNEMissouri: #828 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,080 girlsMOKentucky: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,414 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedDEArizona: #573 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedARTennessee: #1,101 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,073 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #897 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,848 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,279 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,415 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Arizona, so not publishedHITexas: #1,256 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 8,050 girlsTXFlorida: #1,748 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 13,409 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#570 · 1 in 2,414
  2. Arizona#573 · 1 in 2,515
  3. Missouri#828 · 1 in 4,080
  4. North Carolina#897 · 1 in 4,848
  5. Michigan#1,067 · 1 in 6,309

Best ever in a state: #298 in Arkansas, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#57071 in 2,414
Arizona#573111 in 2,515
Missouri#82861 in 4,080
North Carolina#89791 in 4,848
Michigan#1,06761 in 6,309
Washington#1,07451 in 5,826
Tennessee#1,10151 in 6,073
Ohio#1,15271 in 6,843
Pennsylvania#1,22761 in 8,058
Texas#1,256191 in 8,050
Georgia#1,27961 in 7,415
Florida#1,74861 in 13,409
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Arizona
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 330 spots since 2024 (#1,823 → #2,153)
  • 731 spots since 2020 (#1,422 → #2,153)
  • 1 spot since 2015 (#2,152 → #2,153)
  • Biggest jump: 403 spots in 1911 (#1,335 → #932)
  • Biggest drop: 350 spots in 1900 (#756 → #1,106)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #507 (13 births)
  • Births halved by 1884, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1885–1899
Share of babies · girls
1 in 8,023
  • Highest: 1 in 8,023 girls born in 1883 were named Arizona (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,689 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #507 in 1882, was only 1 in 8,296 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 25.8% of all girls named Arizona (915) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s95#507 (1882)#685
1890s159#669 (1891)#773
1900s187#640 (1903)#869
1910s277#932 (1911)#1,208
1920s300#1,197 (1923)#1,514
1930s154#1,754 (1932)#2,239
1940s69#2,397 (1941)#3,565
1950s25#4,385 (1951)#5,024
1960s7#5,168 (1960)#5,168
1970s5#9,652 (1977)#9,652
1980s11#10,386 (1988)#10,649
1990s268#2,570 (1998)#5,433
2000s373#3,009 (2001)#3,911
2010s915#1,554 (2018)#2,281
2020s697#1,422 (2020)#1,781

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Arizona in 2020

girls
#1,422
153 births · 1 in 10,566 girls
boys
#12,022
5 births · 1 in 345,215 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #1,422Arizona153

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #12,022Arizona5
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 10,566 of them was named Arizona, which outranked 91.9% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arizona
  1. #1,418Asia154
  2. #1,418Natalee154
  3. #1,418Winona154
  4. #1,422Arizona153
  5. #1,422Annelise153
  6. #1,422Bryanna153
  7. #1,422Faigy153
  8. #1,432Aimee152
  9. #1,432Ashton152
  10. #1,432Geneva152

Tied with 9 names at #1,422; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 345,215 of them was named Arizona, which outranked 14.5% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Arizona
  1. #10,605Zyre6
  2. #10,605Zyrell6
  3. #10,605Zyren6
  4. #12,022Arizona5
  5. #12,022Aadhan5
  6. #12,022Aadhavan5
  7. #12,022Aagam5

Tied with 2,038 names at #12,022; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →