Girl’s name · Native American, Spanish, American English

Arizona

How to say it: air-ih-ZOH-nuh · /ˌɛrɪˈzoʊnə/

From the U.S. state name, likely O'odham for 'small spring' - used as modern place-name given name.

Arizona was the 1,638th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 86 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,972 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,638for girls in 2025
1 in 38,550US babies
86born in 2025
#1,972projected for 2030
1880sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Arizona
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,638
Babies born in 202586
Share of births1 in 38,550
Peak decade1880s
Change over 10 years−2%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,972
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Arizona peaked in the 1880s, nearly vanished by the 1960s, and has come back.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 74 per million births, 1880s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ari
  • Zona

Honouring a Arizona in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Arizona is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Spanish.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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