Published: 12.17.2007
Angel, Isabella most popular baby names in Arizona this year
The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Angel rose to become the most popular name for baby boys in Arizona this year while Isabella reigned over the girls' names.
The Arizona Department of Health Services released its list of most popular names on Monday.
Jose was the second most popular boy name and Daniel was third. Following Isabella for most popular girl names were Emily and Mia at second and third, respectively.
For the first time, the name Nevaeh — Heaven spelled backward — made the top 20 list of girls' names at No. 18.
The department's list is compiled from birth certificates filed with the department's Office of Vital Records.

MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2007
Total resident boys born = 49,380 (January-December 2007)
Rank Name Frequency
1 ANGEL 588
2 JOSE 538
3 DANIEL 534
4 ANTHONY 521
5 JACOB 495
6 DAVID 464
7 LUIS 447
8 ETHAN 439
9 MICHAEL 421
10 CHRISTOPHER 414
11 JOSHUA 414
12 ALEXANDER 397
13 JESUS 397
14 ANDREW 393
15 GABRIEL 366
16 JOSEPH 352
17 JONATHAN 346
18 NOAH 334
19 CHRISTIAN 324
20 LOGAN 320
MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA GIRLS BORN IN 2007
Total resident girls born = 47,172 (January-December 2007)
Rank Name Frequency
1 ISABELLA 409
2 EMILY 394
3 MIA 383
4 SOPHIA 353
5 ASHLEY 347
6 EMMA 305
7 MADISON 288
8 AVA 286
9 ELIZABETH 275
10 SAMANTHA 255
11 ABIGAIL 251
12 NATALIE 241
13 ALYSSA 234
14 OLIVIA 234
15 HANNAH 209
16 ALEXIS 207
17 HAILEY 206
18 NEVAEH 204
19 BRIANNA 195
20 CHLOE 194
The above reflects the data collection and data entry as of 12/11/2007.
MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA BOYS BORN IN 2006
Total resident boys born = 48,484 (January-December 2006)
Rank Name Frequency
1 ANGEL 581
2 DANIEL 561
3 ANTHONY 543
4 JACOB 542
5 JOSE 523
6 MICHAEL 489
7 JESUS 470
8 LUIS 443
9 JOSHUA 439
10 GABRIEL 410
11 DAVID 397
12 ANDREW 390
13 CHRISTOPHER 386
14 ALEXANDER 379
15 ETHAN 379
16 MATTHEW 376
17 JONATHAN 368
18 JOSEPH 357
19 CHRISTIAN 338
20 JUAN 328
MOST POPULAR NAMES AMONG ARIZONA GIRLS BORN IN 2006
Total resident girls born = 46,193 (January-December 2006)
Rank Name Frequency
1 MIA 457
2 EMILY 448
3 ISABELLA 393
4 EMMA 357
5 ASHLEY 356
6 MADISON 297
7 AVA 287
8 SOPHIA 284
9 SAMANTHA 269
10 ALYSSA 263
11 ABIGAIL 261
12 ALEXIS 256
13 NATALIE 252
14 HANNAH 246
15 ELIZABETH 232
16 HAILEY 224
17 BRIANNA 223
18 ALEXA 219
19 OLIVIA 209
20 VICTORIA 200
The above reflects the data collection and data entry as of 12/15/2006.
A list of 2005 and 2004 baby names is available at http://www.azdhs.gov/news/archives2005.htm
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