Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Arizona

Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #2,156 Trend ↓ Falling 21%
Rank 2025
#2,156
among girls · ↓332 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
86
named Arizona · -27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,689
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
158 babies
All-time total
3,695
#3,230 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Arizona popularity over time

3,695 babies have been named Arizona since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 95 – 95 10 – #510
1890s 159 – 159 16 +67% #670
1900s 187 – 187 19 +18% #640
1910s 277 – 277 28 +48% #934
1920s 300 10 310 31 +12% #1,197
1930s 154 – 154 15 -50% #1,758
1940s 69 – 69 7 -55% #2,408
1950s 25 – 25 3 -64% #4,404
1960s 7 – 7 1 -72% #5,195
1970s 5 – 5 1 -29% #9,743
1980s 11 – 11 1 +120% #10,460
1990s 268 63 331 33 +2909% #2,571
2000s 373 32 405 41 +22% #3,012
2010s 915 17 932 93 +130% #1,556
2020s (to 2025) 697 31 728 121 +30% #1,423

Where Arizona is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 82 0.05 outside top 500
2027 80 0.05 outside top 500
2028 77 0.05 outside top 500
2029 75 0.05 outside top 500
2030 74 0.05 outside top 500

Where Arizona is most popular

Girls named Arizona per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.067 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Indiana, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Arizona born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 37 0.264 +293%
Indiana 37 0.264 +293%
Tennessee 37 0.234 +248%
Ohio 38 0.160 +139%
Kentucky 11 0.129 +92%
Missouri 11 0.091 +36%
Texas 43 0.053 -20%
Pennsylvania 11 0.047 -31%
Georgia 10 0.044 -34%
Michigan 5 0.027 -59%
Illinois 6 0.026 -61%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -67%
New York 6 0.015 -77%
Florida 6 0.014 -79%
California 7 0.008 -88%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Arizona

Arizona is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,156 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,695 American babies have been named Arizona. Its peak came in 2020, when 158 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Arizona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Arizona?

The median living Arizona is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 2,500 people named Arizona are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Arizona year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 86 #2,156 – –
2024 110 #1,824 8 #9,053
2023 124 #1,672 – –
2022 112 #1,820 9 #8,368
2021 112 #1,805 9 #8,224
2020 153 #1,423 5 #12,172
2019 127 #1,656 5 #12,290
2018 139 #1,556 5 #12,309
2017 111 #1,843 – –
2016 117 #1,776 – –
2015 88 #2,153 – –
2014 100 #1,985 – –
2013 67 #2,629 7 #9,728
2012 66 #2,685 – –
2011 53 #3,138 – –
2010 47 #3,417 – –
2009 35 #4,278 – –
2008 30 #4,903 – –
2007 30 #4,828 – –
2006 36 #4,079 – –
2005 35 #4,034 – –
2004 34 #4,100 – –
2003 40 #3,537 5 #11,012
2002 40 #3,401 7 #8,523
2001 47 #3,012 10 #6,485
2000 46 #3,026 10 #6,348
1995 33 #3,362 13 #4,526
1990 8 #9,309 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 7 #5,195 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 5 #5,336 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 12 #2,429 – –
1935 14 #2,209 – –
1930 20 #1,819 – –
1925 27 #1,610 5 #4,230
1920 30 #1,472 – –
1915 28 #1,340 – –
1910 12 #1,341 – –
1905 25 #717 – –
1900 12 #1,110 – –
1895 16 #792 – –
1890 9 #944 – –
1885 10 #698 – –
1880 8 #631 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Arizona, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Arizona?

The median living Arizona is about 10 years old. Half of all living Arizonas are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Arizona are alive today?

An estimated 2,500 people named Arizona are alive in the United States, based on 3,695 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Arizona in 2025?

Arizona ranked #2,156 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Arizona?

3,695 babies have been named Arizona in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Arizona most popular?

Arizona peaked in 2020, when 158 newborns received the name.

Is Arizona a boy or girl name?

Arizona is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Arizona rising or falling?

Arizona is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Arizona become more popular?

Arizona is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 74 girls named Arizona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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