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Why parents love Arizona- The Grand Canyon is one of Earth's most spectacular landscapes.
- Grey's Anatomy's Arizona Robbins is one of TV's most beloved characters.
- Four syllables with a vast, Western sound: air-ih-ZO-nah.
- Arizona sunsets are the most photographed skies in America.
- It works for any gender.
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The vibe of Arizona
Grand CanyondesertsunsetGrey's AnatomyRobbinssmall-springWesternvast
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Origin & history of Arizona
O'odham ali ṣonak (place of the small spring)
→ Spanish Arizona
→ English
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ModernAmerican / InventedVariant roots
Arizona comes from the O'odham language meaning place of the small spring. The Grand Canyon is one of Earth's most spectacular landscapes. Grey's Anatomy's Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) is one of TV's most beloved characters. Arizona sunsets are legendary.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: O'odham origin; Arizona became a US state in 1912.
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Today
Arizona remains a beloved choice, ranking #1754 in the US. 3,607 babies have been named Arizona since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Arizona?
2020
peak year
Today, Arizona is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #1754), with only about 123 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2020, 152 babies were given the name (ranked #1431 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Arizona's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 3,607 babies have been registered as Arizona since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
152
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,431)
(ranked #1,431)
123
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,230
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
3,607
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Arizona3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Arizona's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — Grand Canyon adventure. People named Arizona tend to be vast, spectacular, and gifted at containing canyons of depth beneath sunset-level beauty.
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Contains canyons of depth✦
Sunset-level beauty◈
Grand-Canyon-vast◎
Small-spring origin♡
Desert-sky presenceA1
R9
I9
Z8
O6
N5
A1
Sum: 39 → Life path 3
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Personality of Arizona✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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