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Baby names in Arizona in the 1980s

In Arizona in the 1980s the most given names were Michael (9,831 boys) and Jessica (6,739 girls), of 481,748 births recorded.

Babies SSA recorded in Arizona each year, the 1980s shaded
Arizona births by year and sex10k20k30k40k50k19101930195019701990201020251980-1989BoysGirls
Arizona births by year and sex10k20k30k40k50k19101930195019701990201020251980-1989BoysGirls
Arizona births by year and sex10k20k30k40k50k19101930195019701990201020251980-1989BoysGirls
Arizona births by year and sex10k20k30k40k50k19101950199020251980-1989BoysGirls

Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.

Arizona, 1980-1989: SSA state baby-name file, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.

The top names in Arizona, 1980s

Girls, 1980-1989
#NameBirths
1Jessica6,739
2Jennifer5,805
3Amanda4,663
4Ashley4,649
5Sarah3,880
6Stephanie3,811
7Nicole3,426
8Melissa3,397
9Amber2,782
10Heather2,722
11Michelle2,720
12Elizabeth2,612
13Christina2,568
14Danielle2,312
15Crystal2,307
16Vanessa2,301
17Tiffany2,157
18Rachel2,057
19Andrea2,048
20Brittany2,041
Boys, 1980-1989
#NameBirths
1Michael9,831
2Christopher8,056
3Matthew6,146
4Daniel5,941
5David5,940
6Joshua5,737
7Robert4,831
8Ryan4,447
9James4,273
10Joseph4,135
11Justin3,998
12John3,875
13Andrew3,870
14Jason3,563
15Anthony3,520
16Brandon3,428
17Nicholas3,289
18Brian2,870
19Eric2,847
20William2,800

Births summed over 1980-1989, per sex.

The names most over-represented in Arizona in the 1980s

Each figure is the name’s births in the state in the decade against the births its national share, year by year, would predict (names with at least 100 births in the state).

Girls

Boys

Ratios: observed over predicted births, 1980-1989.

More about names in Arizona

  1. The 1980s across the U.S.The most given names of the decade nationally.
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  3. Arizona in the 1990sThe next decade in the state.
  4. The top names of 1980The first year of the decade, nationally.
  5. Every state’s most given namesEach state since 1910.
  6. Look up any nameIts rank, births since 1880 and the people alive with it.

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