girl's name
Arizona
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,451
Arizona is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2020, when 158 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 38,551 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Arizona over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 |
| 1890s | 159 |
| 1900s | 187 |
| 1910s | 277 |
| 1920s | 310 |
| 1930s | 154 |
| 1940s | 69 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 7 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 11 |
| 1990s | 331 |
| 2000s | 405 |
| 2010s | 932 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 728 |
How popular is Arizona?
In 2025, Arizona was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Arizona is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arizona
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arizona also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arizona over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arizona
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arizona — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arizona
How popular is the name Arizona?
In 2025, Arizona was given to 86 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Arizona a girl's or a boy's name?
Arizona is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Arizona?
Arizona has 4 syllables.
When was Arizona most popular?
Arizona peaked in 2020, when 158 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arizona a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arizona currently ranks #1,843 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.