Girls' name · since 1880
Arizona
3,542 babies named Arizona in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,153 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,542
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Arizona is the #2153 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,542 recorded since 1880.
Arizona has 3,542 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2153 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,153 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,542 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Arizona ranks #3,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,153 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,542 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,153 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,542
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Arizona's 3,542 recorded births place it above 95.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Arizona compares
3,542 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Arizona's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Arizona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,542 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 21 | 19,840 |
Arizona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Arizona splits its recorded history at 1936: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 153 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Arizona popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Arizona popularity over time - boys
153 total births recorded since 1921 (Arizona as boys' name)
Arizona by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (915 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Arizona's strongest decade.
915 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Arizona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 95
1880s
95 births
- 1890s 159
1890s
159 births
- 1900s 187
1900s
187 births
- 1910s 277
1910s
277 births
- 1920s 300
1920s
300 births
- 1930s 154
1930s
154 births
- 1940s 69
1940s
69 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 268
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
373 births
- 2010s
2010s
915 births
- 2020s
2020s
697 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 915 births (26% of all-time use).
How Arizona compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Arizona's total volume
Arizona by state
Where Arizona concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 128 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 113 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 97 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 95 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 75 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 67 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 61 | 1.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 40 | 1.1% |
128 of 3,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Arizona appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Arizona's data
- Arizona's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (915 total births) through the 2020s (697) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Arizonas (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Arizona
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Arizona
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Arizona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Arizona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.