Name Legacy

Arizona

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Arizona was most popular in 2020, when 158 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,544 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,910, with 86 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,695 people named Arizona.

Most popular in2020
Rank that year#2,544
Births that year158
Total since 18803,695
Given to96% girls

Arizona over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Arizona’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Arizona a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arizona is a girl’s name — 95.9% of the 3,695 Americans given it were girls and 4.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 97% girls and 3% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Arizona

Where Arizona is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org