Arizona
Arizona was the 2156th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 510th; the most babies were born in 2020 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3 places. More babies were named Arizona in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,156 girls, down 733 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,695babies recorded
Arizona popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 153 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,156 | 86 |
| 2020 | #1,423 | 153 |
| 2010 | #3,417 | 47 |
| 2000 | #3,026 | 46 |
| 1990 | #9,309 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,195 | 7 |
| 1950 | #5,336 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,429 | 12 |
| 1930 | #1,819 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,472 | 30 |
| 1910 | #1,341 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,110 | 12 |
| 1890 | #944 | 9 |
| 1880 | #631 | 8 |
How popular is Arizona, counting every spelling?
Arizona is the most common spelling of a name family that had 86 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 86 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 86 | #2,156 | 544 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Arizona?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Arizona (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Arizona born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Arizona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Arizona?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Arizona are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Arizona a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Arizona by state
How common Arizona was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (3.9×), Indiana (3.9×), Tennessee (3.5×), Ohio (2.4×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Arizona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Arizona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Arizona
How popular is the name Arizona?
Arizona was the 2156th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 510th; the most babies were born in 2020 (153). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3 places. More babies were named Arizona in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Arizona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Arizona in the US.
Where is Arizona most popular?
In 2021–2025, Arizona was most common in Arizona (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Tennessee.