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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1917 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,216 New Mexico births in 1917 across 400 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.

#9Juanoutside the national top 200
#12Antonio#200 nationally
#16Carmenoutside the national top 200
#18Ramonoutside the national top 200
#21Antoniaoutside the national top 200
#22Isabel#198 nationally
#25Lupeoutside the national top 200
#30Pedrooutside the national top 200
#32Carlosoutside the national top 200
#33Jesusoutside the national top 200
#27Pete#190 nationally
#38Alfredooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary239US #1
#2Margaret70US #4
#3Maria68US #146
#4Frances65US #9
#5Helen64US #2
#6Dorothy51US #3
#7Alice49US #13
#8Juanita49US #87
#9Ruth45US #5
#10Emma41US #46
#11Josephine41US #21
#12Rose39US #16
#13Virginia38US #10
#14Lucy37US #88
#15Marie34US #12
#16Carmen32
#17Julia32US #47
#18Evelyn29US #11
#19Eva28US #54
#20Anna27US #7
#21Antonia27
#22Isabel26US #198
#23Jennie26US #81
#24Louise26US #19
#25Lupe26
#26Rita26US #63
#27Ruby26US #27
#28Esther25US #38
#29Flora25US #145
#30Florence25US #14
#31Irene25US #17
#32Pauline24US #33
#33Elizabeth23US #8
#34Beatrice22US #39
#35Hazel22US #31
#36Annie21US #35
#37Dolores21US #139
#38Dora21US #125
#39Lucille21US #29
#40Stella21US #62
#41Anita20US #137
#42Mildred20US #6
#43Clara19US #41
#44Jessie19US #70
#45Martha19US #22
#46Ethel18US #24
#47Grace18US #30
#48Lillian18US #15
#49Lola18US #143
#50Margarita18
#51Bessie17US #61
#52Edna17US #20
#53Lois17US #43
#54Ramona17
#55Thelma17US #32
#56Bernice16US #42
#57Rosa16US #121
#58Aurora15
#59Betty15US #34
#60Consuelo15
#61Doris15US #25
#62Edith15US #28
#63Lena15US #85
#64Nellie15US #64
#65Sally15US #184
#66Viola15US #59
#67Elvira14
#68Katherine14US #49
#69Vera14US #66
#70Victoria14US #158
#71Vivian14US #79
#72Adela13
#73Bertha13US #51
#74Della13US #168
#75Lucia13
#76Manuela13
#77Manuelita13
#78Rosie13US #179
#79Amalia12
#80Andrea12
#81Elisa12
#82Guadalupe12
#83June12US #73
#84Laura12US #65
#85Lydia12US #169
#86Mercedes12
#87Minnie12US #75
#88Sara12US #107
#89Sarah12US #52
#90Susie12US #159
#91Amelia11US #173
#92Cora11US #126
#93Emilia11
#94Emily11US #103
#95Inez11US #110
#96Josie11
#97Marjorie11US #36
#98Nora11US #154
#99Sadie11US #151
#100Teresa11

Boys

#1John133US #1
#2Jose129US #158
#3Joe122US #35
#4William105US #2
#5James91US #3
#6Manuel90US #128
#7Robert87US #4
#8George80US #6
#9Juan69
#10Frank64US #9
#11Charles54US #7
#12Antonio41US #200
#13Paul37US #13
#14Henry36US #15
#15Ernest35US #37
#16Jack35US #22
#17Joseph33US #5
#18Ramon33
#19Raymond32US #16
#20Albert31US #18
#21Thomas31US #10
#22Edward30US #8
#23Arthur29US #17
#24David29US #28
#25Tony28US #131
#26Fred27US #29
#27Pete25US #190
#28Harry23US #19
#29Louis23US #23
#30Pedro23
#31Walter23US #11
#32Carlos22
#33Jesus22
#34Ralph21US #21
#35Richard21US #14
#36Tom21US #139
#37Samuel19US #42
#38Alfredo18
#39Daniel18US #54
#40Francisco18
#41Lee18US #85
#42Ernesto17
#43Sam17US #72
#44Willie17US #31
#45Ben16US #129
#46Dan16US #198
#47Earl16US #32
#48Howard16US #26
#49Clarence15US #25
#50Eloy15
#51Miguel15
#52Victor15US #78
#53Carl14US #24
#54Cecil14US #83
#55Leo14US #47
#56Roy14US #33
#57Ruben14
#58Alex13US #132
#59Alfonso13
#60Martin13US #77
#61Benjamin12US #76
#62Charlie12US #67
#63Lorenzo12
#64Margarito12
#65Alfred11US #43
#66Felipe11
#67Herman11US #58
#68Lawrence11US #36
#69Mike11US #126
#70Andrew10US #48
#71Bennie10US #172
#72Donald10US #20
#73Eugene10US #39
#74Felix10US #185
#75Francis10US #30
#76Kenneth10US #27
#77Luis10
#78Ray10US #74
#79Tomas10
#80Alberto9
#81Andres9
#82Angel9
#83Arturo9
#84Benito9
#85Floyd9US #62
#86Harold9US #12
#87Ignacio9
#88Jerry9US #150
#89Jesse9US #79
#90Jim9US #163
#91Julian9US #186
#92Lloyd9US #53
#93Pablo9
#94Roberto9
#95Abel8
#96Cruz8
#97Eddie8US #118
#98Eduardo8
#99Gregorio8
#100Leonard8US #41

On the move since 1916

Rising

↑58Rita#26
↑51Francisco#40
↑47Jessie#44
↑44Carmen#16
↑44Flora#29
↑40Alex#58
↑37Beatrice#34
↑35Dolores#37

Falling

↓46Della#74
↓45Luis#77
↓44Harold#86
↓40Eddie#97
↓38Sarah#89
↓34Josie#96
↓34Roy#56
↓31Bertha#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1916 rankings.