The most popular Arizona baby names in 2005 were Angel and Emily, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported today.
Jacob was the boys’ first runner up, while Mia took second place for girls.
Jose, which climbed to first place for boys in 2004, dropped to third place this year.
Emily maintained first place status in 2004 and 2005 among girls.
MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2005
Total resident boys born = 45,763 (January-December 2005)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Frequency
|
| 1 |
ANGEL |
564 |
| 2 |
JACOB |
547 |
| 3 |
JOSE |
532 |
| 4 |
ANTHONY |
483 |
| 5 |
DANIEL |
481 |
| 6 |
MICHAEL |
481 |
| 7 |
JOSHUA |
454 |
| 8 |
JESUS |
451 |
| 9 |
DAVID |
439 |
| 10 |
GABRIEL |
403 |
| 11 |
JOSEPH |
397 |
| 12 |
ALEXANDER |
380 |
| 13 |
ANDREW |
378 |
| 14 |
LUIS |
371 |
| 15 |
ETHAN |
370 |
| 16 |
CHRISTOPHER |
367 |
| 17 |
MATTHEW |
367 |
| 18 |
TYLER |
352 |
| 19 |
JONATHAN |
341 |
| 20 |
JUAN |
339 |
MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA GIRLS BORN IN 2005
Total resident girls born = 43,622 (January-December 2005)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Frequency
|
| 1 |
EMILY |
478 |
| 2 |
MIA |
388 |
| 3 |
ASHLEY |
377 |
| 4 |
ISABELLA |
343 |
| 5 |
SAMANTHA |
319 |
| 6 |
EMMA |
318 |
| 7 |
ABIGAIL |
266 |
| 8 |
SOPHIA |
266 |
| 9 |
ELIZABETH |
260 |
| 10 |
MADISON |
252 |
| 11 |
ALEXIS |
240 |
| 12 |
ALYSSA |
234 |
| 13 |
HANNAH |
233 |
| 14 |
NATALIE |
230 |
| 15 |
OLIVIA |
229 |
| 16 |
BRIANNA |
206 |
| 17 |
AVA |
184 |
| 18 |
SARAH |
182 |
| 19 |
JESSICA |
180 |
| 20 |
GRACE |
178 |
The above reflects the data collection and data entry as of 12/19/2005.
MOST POPULAR BABY NAMES IN ARIZONA IN 1975, 1985, 1995 AND
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MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2004
Total boys born = 46,397 (January-December 2004)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Frequency
|
| 1 |
JOSE |
593 |
| 2 |
JACOB |
580 |
| 3 |
ANTHONY |
559 |
| 4 |
DANIEL |
556 |
| 5 |
ANGEL |
519 |
| 6 |
MICHAEL |
475 |
| 7 |
JESUS |
450 |
| 8 |
JOSHUA |
427 |
| 9 |
DAVID |
419 |
| 10 |
JOSEPH |
418 |
| 11 |
ETHAN |
412 |
| 12 |
LUIS |
392 |
| 13 |
ANDREW |
391 |
| 14 |
MATTHEW |
380 |
| 15 |
CHRISTOPHER |
365 |
| 16 |
ALEXANDER |
362 |
| 17 |
RYAN |
342 |
| 18 |
TYLER |
335 |
| 19 |
JONATHAN |
334 |
| 20 |
GABRIEL |
329 |
MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA GIRLS BORN IN 2004
Total girls born = 44,185 (January-December 2004)
|
Rank
|
Name
|
Frequency
|
| 1 |
EMILY |
425 |
| 2 |
ISABELLA |
371 |
| 3 |
EMMA |
347 |
| 4 |
MADISON |
342 |
| 5 |
ASHLEY |
337 |
| 6 |
SAMANTHA |
302 |
| 7 |
ALEXIS |
300 |
| 8 |
ABIGAIL |
279 |
| 9 |
ALYSSA |
268 |
| 10 |
ELIZABETH |
258 |
| 11 |
HANNAH |
244 |
| 12 |
JESSICA |
238 |
| 13 |
JENNIFER |
234 |
| 14 |
OLIVIA |
218 |
| 15 |
BRIANNA |
214 |
| 16 |
JASMINE |
210 |
| 17 |
MIA |
208 |
| 18 |
GRACE |
198 |
| 19 |
VICTORIA |
198 |
| 20 |
HAILEY |
187 |
The above reflects the data collection and data entry as of 12/29/2004.
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