57 years of Arizona's favorite baby names
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Using Social Security Administration data, we show the most popular boys' and girls' names in Arizona from 1960 to 2015. We've also included a link to the favorite baby names in Arizona for 2016.
Top boys' names in Arizona
UpdatedUsing Social Security Administration data, we show the most popular boys' names in Arizona from 1960 to 2015.
David, Michael, Robert and John have been perennial favorites, although Robert and John haven't cracked the No. 1 spot in Arizona — they have frequently been No. 2.
Recently popular names like Liam were not on the list of top 100 in the last century.
Graphs of the popularity of these names over time were made for those who were No. 1 at some time since 1960.
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Top girls' names in Arizona
UpdatedUsing Social Security Administration data, we show the most popular girls' names in Arizona from 1960 to 2015.
Classical favorites like Mary and Lisa faded and dropped out of the top 100 by 2000.
More recent favorites might be traced to popular moves and other media. Isabella and Mia didn't crack the top 100 girls' names in Arizona until such movies as "The Twilight Saga" and "Princess Diaries" came out. These made a bigger impact on girls' names that they did on boys' names.
Graphs of the popularity of these names over time were made for those who were No. 1 at some time since 1960.
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1960-1965
Updated1960 and 1961: David, Robert, Michael
1962 and 1964: David, Michael, John
1963: David Michael, Robert
1965: Michael, David, John
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1960-1965
Updated1960, 1962 and 1964: Mary, Lisa, Patricia
1961: Mary, Lisa, Linda
1963 and 1965: Lisa, Mary, Patricia
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1966-1970
Updated1966: David, Michael, John
1967-1970: Michael, David, Robert
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1966-1970
Updated1966: Lisa, Mary, Kimberly
1967: Lisa, Michelle, Mary
1968: Michelle, Lisa, Kimberly
1969: Lisa, Michelle, Jennifer
1970: Jennifer, Lisa, Michelle
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1971-1975
Updated1971: Michael, David, John
1972 and 1973: Michael, Christopher, David
1974: Michael, Jason, Christopher
1975: Michael, Jason, David
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1971-1975
Updated1971: Jennifer, Lisa, Michelle
1972: Jennifer, Michelle, Lisa
1973: Jennifer, Michelle, Kimberly
1974: Jennifer, Michelle, Heather
1975: Jennifer, Michelle, Amy
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1976-1980
Updated1976 and 1977: Michael, Jason, Christopher
1978 and 1979: Michael, Christopher, Jason
1980: Michael, Christopher, David
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1976-1980
Updated1976: Jennifer, Melissa, Amy
1977-1979: Jennifer, Melissa, Jessica
1980: Jennifer, Jessica, Melissa
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1981-1985
Updated1981 and 1982: Michael, Christopher, David
1983 and 1984: Michael, Christopher, Matthew
1985: Michael, Christopher, Daniel
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1981-1985
Updated1981: Jennifer, Jessica, Melissa
1982 and 1983: Jennifer, Jessica, Sarah
1984: Jennifer, Jessica, Amanda
1985: Jessica, Ashley, Jennifer
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1986-1990
Updated1986-1988: Michael, Christopher, Matthew
1989 and 1990: Michael, Christopher, Joshua
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1986-1990
Updated1986-1990: Jessica, Ashley, Amanda
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1991-1995
Updated1991 and 1992: Michael Christopher, Joshua
1993: Michael, Christopher, Daniel
1994: Michael, Daniel, Tyler
1995: Michael, Jacob, Daniel
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1991-1995
Updated1991: Ashley, Jessica, Amanda
1992-1995: Jessica, Ashley, Samantha
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 1996-2000
Updated1996: Michael, Jacob, Daniel
1997 and 2000: Jacob, Michael, Daniel
1998 and 1999: Jacob, Michael, Jose
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 1996-2000
Updated1996: Jessica, Ashley, Samantha
1997: Jessica, Alexis, Ashley
1998: Alexis, Samantha, Jessica
1999: Samantha, Alexis, Emily
2000: Emily, Ashley, Samantha
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 2001-2005
Updated2001: Jacob, Michael, Jose
2002: Jacob, Jose, Michael
2003: Jacob, Jose, Daniel
2004: Jose, Jacob, Anthony
2005: Angel, Jacob, Jose
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 2001-2005
Updated2001: Ashley, Emily, Alexis
2002: Emily, Ashley, Alexis
2003: Emily, Emma, Ashley
2004: Emily, Isabella, Emma
2005: Emily, Mia, Ashley
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 2006-2010
Updated2006: Angel, Daniel, Jacob
2007: Angel, Jose, Daniel
2008: Anthony, Daniel, Angel
2009: Jacob, Daniel, Alexander
2010: Jacob, Daniel, Anthony
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 2006-2010
Updated2006: Mia, Emily, Isabella
2007: Isabella, Emily, Mia
2008 and 2009: Isabella, Sophia, Emma
2010: Isabella, Sophia, Mia
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Top three boys' names in Arizona 2011-2015
Updated2011: Jacob, Anthony, Daniel
2012: Jacob, Liam, Daniel
2013: Liam, Noah, Jacob
2014 and 2015: Noah, Liam, Alexander
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Top three girls' names in Arizona 2011-2015
Updated2011-2013: Sophia, Isabella, Emma
2014: Sophia, Emma, Mia
2015: Sophia, Mia, Emma
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Top three boys names in Arizona in 2016 and 2017
Updated2016 and 2017: Liam, Noah, Sebastian
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Top three girls names in Arizona in 2016 and 2017
Updated2017: Emma, Isabella, Olivia
2016: Emma, Sophia, Mia and Olivia (tie)
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