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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1916 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 5,717 New Mexico births in 1916 across 351 distinct names.

Distinctively New Mexico

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New Mexico more than they say America.

#10Juanoutside the national top 200
#12Antoniooutside the national top 200
#24Jesusoutside the national top 200
#27Antoniaoutside the national top 200
#3Jose#175 nationally
#29Ramonoutside the national top 200
#32Luisoutside the national top 200
#28Pete#196 nationally
#19Isabel#183 nationally
#38Lupeoutside the national top 200
#38Pedrooutside the national top 200
#41Ernestooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary250US #1
#2Helen65US #2
#3Maria65US #159
#4Margaret64US #4
#5Dorothy54US #3
#6Josephine50US #21
#7Ruth49US #5
#8Alice47US #13
#9Frances46US #9
#10Rose44US #15
#11Lucy43US #84
#12Juanita42US #90
#13Elizabeth39US #8
#14Emma39US #41
#15Julia39US #46
#16Ruby34US #23
#17Anita32US #151
#18Marie32US #12
#19Isabel28US #183
#20Virginia28US #10
#21Irene27US #17
#22Annie26US #36
#23Bessie26US #56
#24Mildred26US #6
#25Pauline25US #33
#26Eva24US #55
#27Antonia23
#28Della23US #165
#29Evelyn23US #11
#30Grace23US #26
#31Esther22US #34
#32Ida21US #54
#33Stella21US #63
#34Anna20US #7
#35Clara20US #39
#36Louise20US #18
#37Lucille20US #30
#38Lupe20
#39Martha20US #24
#40Lillian19US #16
#41Victoria19US #150
#42Bertha18US #49
#43Betty18US #44
#44Dora18US #124
#45Jennie18US #79
#46Lena18US #85
#47Thelma18US #29
#48Aurora17
#49Edith17US #28
#50Elsie17US #48
#51Sarah17US #52
#52Agnes16US #50
#53Amalia16
#54Edna16US #19
#55Elvira16
#56Florence16US #14
#57Nellie16US #61
#58Vera16US #66
#59Adelina15
#60Carmen15
#61Celia15
#62Josie15
#63Lola15US #147
#64Rosa15US #120
#65Adela14
#66Alma14US #70
#67Amelia14US #167
#68Hazel14US #31
#69Ramona14
#70Barbara13US #74
#71Beatrice13US #38
#72Dolores13US #146
#73Flora13US #141
#74Laura13US #64
#75Rebecca13US #169
#76Doris12US #32
#77Elena12
#78Ethel12US #25
#79Gertrude12US #35
#80Gladys12US #22
#81Inez12US #107
#82Margarita12
#83Minnie12US #71
#84Rita12US #67
#85Sally12US #162
#86Tillie12
#87Vivian12US #77
#88Elisa11
#89Eloisa11
#90Georgia11US #108
#91Jessie11US #68
#92Manuelita11
#93Marjorie11US #37
#94Cora10US #114
#95Ellen10US #87
#96Genevieve10US #76
#97Guadalupe10
#98Jean10US #45
#99Juana10
#100Katherine10US #51

Boys

#1John123US #1
#2Joe120US #35
#3Jose107US #175
#4James88US #3
#5William81US #2
#6Robert80US #4
#7Frank75US #9
#8Manuel71US #133
#9George68US #7
#10Juan59
#11Charles57US #6
#12Antonio54
#13Joseph43US #5
#14Fred38US #29
#15Albert35US #17
#16Henry35US #14
#17Jack35US #26
#18Ernest34US #36
#19Louis33US #22
#20Edward31US #8
#21Paul30US #12
#22Roy29US #33
#23Tony28US #132
#24Jesus26
#25Arthur25US #18
#26Richard25US #15
#27Thomas25US #10
#28Pete24US #196
#29Ramon24
#30Raymond24US #16
#31David23US #28
#32Luis23
#33Ralph22US #21
#34Daniel21US #55
#35Alfred19US #43
#36Harry19US #19
#37Leo19US #47
#38Pedro19
#39Tom19US #139
#40Clarence17US #24
#41Ernesto17
#42Harold17US #13
#43Max17US #105
#44Miguel17
#45Walter17US #11
#46Carl16US #23
#47Lorenzo16
#48Alfredo15
#49Benjamin15US #79
#50Kenneth14US #27
#51Alfonso13
#52Bennie13US #169
#53Carlos13
#54Felix13US #174
#55Donald12US #20
#56Earl12US #32
#57Eddie12US #114
#58Elmer12US #45
#59Eugene12US #39
#60Samuel12US #41
#61Santiago12
#62Alberto11
#63Ben11US #119
#64Howard11US #25
#65Johnnie11US #115
#66Mike11US #125
#67Willie11US #30
#68Floyd10US #60
#69Herbert10US #40
#70Jim10US #177
#71Nestor10
#72Sam10US #74
#73Allen9US #101
#74Andres9
#75Cecil9US #80
#76Chester9US #54
#77Dan9US #192
#78Eloy9
#79Emilio9
#80Gilbert9US #106
#81Guadalupe9
#82Jesse9US #77
#83Lewis9US #71
#84Nick9US #182
#85Ray9US #73
#86Trinidad9
#87Victor9US #78
#88Charlie8US #68
#89Domingo8
#90Fidel8
#91Francisco8
#92Gregorio8
#93Julian8US #187
#94Julio8
#95Michael8US #44
#96Phillip8US #166
#97Abel7
#98Alex7US #128
#99Anastacio7
#100Benito7

On the move since 1915

Rising

↑60Tom#39
↑45Ida#32
↑38Jesus#24
↑35Edna#54
↑34Roy#22
↑32Lucille#37
↑32Lorenzo#47
↑31Agnes#52

Falling

↓51Guadalupe#97
↓47Beatrice#71
↓47Ray#85
↓46Eloy#78
↓43Ramona#69
↓39Genevieve#96
↓39Julian#93
↓37Laura#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1915 rankings.