State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1922 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,311 New Mexico births in 1922 across 460 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.

#9Carmenoutside the national top 200
#10Juanoutside the national top 200
#12Antonio#200 nationally
#24Ramonoutside the national top 200
#30Ramonaoutside the national top 200
#31Eloyoutside the national top 200
#32Isabeloutside the national top 200
#32Jesusoutside the national top 200
#33Antoniaoutside the national top 200
#34Alfredooutside the national top 200
#36Alfonsooutside the national top 200
#41Luisoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary378US #1
#2Helen107US #3
#3Margaret100US #4
#4Maria95US #132
#5Frances74US #10
#6Alice73US #15
#7Lucy71US #93
#8Dorothy64US #2
#9Carmen60
#10Josephine58US #27
#11Virginia56US #7
#12Rose53US #23
#13Juanita52US #57
#14Emma51US #50
#15Ruth49US #5
#16Betty46US #6
#17Julia45US #60
#18Mildred44US #8
#19Marie43US #14
#20Ruby41US #26
#21Elsie40US #59
#22Martha40US #21
#23Stella40US #88
#24Eva38US #64
#25Flora38US #159
#26Jennie38US #105
#27Annie34US #30
#28Beatrice32US #43
#29Elizabeth31US #9
#30Ramona31
#31Bessie30US #81
#32Isabel30
#33Antonia29
#34Pauline28US #36
#35Louise27US #22
#36Rosie27US #165
#37Bertha25US #63
#38Lucille25US #33
#39Nellie25US #83
#40Anna24US #12
#41Dolores24US #104
#42Doris24US #11
#43Grace23US #38
#44Ida23US #65
#45Irene23US #17
#46Lupe23
#47Susie23US #172
#48Dora22US #138
#49Edna22US #29
#50Esther22US #44
#51Evelyn22US #13
#52Laura22US #68
#53Adelina21
#54Clara21US #47
#55Marjorie20US #16
#56Rosa20US #123
#57Amelia19US #195
#58Eloisa19
#59Florence19US #18
#60Jean19US #20
#61Lillian19US #19
#62Lola19US #161
#63Rita19US #52
#64Sarah19US #51
#65Barbara18US #40
#66Elvira18
#67Josie18
#68Lois18US #35
#69Manuelita18
#70Tillie18
#71Adela17
#72Aurora17
#73Celia17
#74Jessie17US #87
#75Minnie17US #91
#76Viola17US #72
#77Anita16US #141
#78Cecilia16
#79Edith16US #34
#80Mabel16US #99
#81Thelma16US #31
#82Agnes15US #62
#83Sally15
#84Della14US #185
#85Eleanor14US #28
#86Estella14
#87Gloria14US #61
#88Hazel14US #37
#89Lena14US #107
#90Margie14US #100
#91Nora14US #180
#92Trinidad14
#93Consuelo13
#94Ethel13US #32
#95Marion13US #42
#96Ada12US #148
#97Amalia12
#98Lillie12US #85
#99Rebecca12US #173
#100Theresa12US #109

Boys

#1Jose183US #131
#2John167US #1
#3Joe152US #35
#4James117US #4
#5Frank110US #10
#6Robert110US #2
#7William107US #3
#8Manuel89US #119
#9George84US #6
#10Juan76
#11Charles70US #5
#12Antonio66US #200
#13Joseph50US #7
#14Edward47US #8
#15Arthur44US #19
#16David42US #24
#17Fred42US #33
#18Thomas42US #11
#19Ernest41US #37
#20Albert40US #20
#21Henry40US #17
#22Jack40US #18
#23Paul39US #14
#24Ramon37
#25Raymond37US #16
#26Richard34US #9
#27Tony34US #137
#28Willie33US #28
#29Daniel31US #47
#30Louis30US #27
#31Eloy29
#32Jesus29
#33Roy28US #32
#34Alfredo27
#35Tom27US #145
#36Alfonso26
#37Lawrence26US #36
#38Ralph26US #23
#39Bennie25US #166
#40Julian25US #181
#41Luis25
#42Gilbert24US #100
#43Pete24
#44Carl22US #30
#45Clarence22US #29
#46Eugene22US #25
#47Pablo22
#48Santiago22
#49Donald21US #12
#50Harold21US #13
#51Herman21US #66
#52Francisco20
#53Sam20US #84
#54Samuel20US #43
#55Alfred19US #42
#56Felix19
#57Miguel19
#58Mike19US #163
#59Arturo18
#60Benjamin18US #82
#61Carlos18
#62Ernesto18
#63Lee18US #83
#64Martin18US #80
#65Max18US #117
#66Harry17US #22
#67Pedro17
#68Walter17US #15
#69Earl16US #31
#70Ignacio16
#71Kenneth16US #21
#72Leo16US #51
#73Ray16US #65
#74Alberto15
#75Roberto15
#76Ben14US #139
#77Benito14
#78Leonard14US #38
#79Fernando13
#80Herbert13US #40
#81Patricio13
#82Raul13
#83Salvador13
#84Tomas13
#85Andres12
#86Dan12US #174
#87Jimmie12US #140
#88Lorenzo12
#89Margarito12
#90Ruben12
#91Abel11
#92Billy11US #90
#93Eduardo11
#94Fidel11
#95Howard11US #26
#96Simon11
#97Alvin10US #73
#98Bill10US #104
#99Charlie10US #72
#100Dale10US #89

On the move since 1921

Rising

↑47Grace#43
↑41Lawrence#37
↑38Edna#49
↑37Doris#42
↑34Bessie#31
↑33Ruby#20
↑30Eugene#46
↑29Elsie#21

Falling

↓51Anita#77
↓48Lorenzo#88
↓41Charlie#99
↓39Viola#76
↓35Elvira#66
↓33Howard#95
↓32Estella#86
↓30Edith#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1921 rankings.