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Baby names in Arizona, 1990s

1990–1999 · 601,562 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Arizona across the 1990s, with 7,473 births in the decade. The state recorded 601,562 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Arizona in the 1990s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Notnamed2136×
Danitza10125×
Not716×
Sedona8312×
Shandiin1711×
Charmayne53
No5
Nizhoni21

Top 25 in the 1990s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael7,473
#2Jacob5,774
#3Christopher5,757
#4Daniel5,725
#5Jessica5,399
#6Joshua5,316
#7Matthew5,040
#8Tyler4,879
#9David4,849
#10Ashley4,803
#11Jose4,747
#12Anthony4,505
#13Andrew4,327
#14Joseph4,307
#15Nicholas4,257
#16Brandon4,197
#17Ryan4,121
#18Taylor3,894
#19Samantha3,888
#20Zachary3,679
#21Alexis3,590
#22Jordan3,449
#23Austin3,384
#24Robert3,380
#25Sarah3,341

Other decades in Arizona

All Arizona names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org