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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1927 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,370 New Mexico births in 1927 across 474 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.

#15Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#15Antoniooutside the national top 200
#18Ramonoutside the national top 200
#10Juan#192 nationally
#21Ramonaoutside the national top 200
#23Carmen#199 nationally
#25Luisoutside the national top 200
#30Josieoutside the national top 200
#31Pedrooutside the national top 200
#32Robertooutside the national top 200
#33Franciscooutside the national top 200
#39Peteoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary395US #1
#2Maria137US #107
#3Betty107US #3
#4Helen81US #4
#5Margaret78US #5
#6Dorothy67US #2
#7Josephine59US #39
#8Lucy56US #112
#9Virginia50US #8
#10Alice49US #17
#11Emma49US #64
#12Frances49US #12
#13Juanita49US #55
#14Rose46US #23
#15Cecilia37
#16Jennie36US #135
#17Viola36US #101
#18Dora35US #140
#19Ruth35US #6
#20Dolores32US #34
#21Ramona32
#22Stella32US #123
#23Carmen31US #199
#24Julia31US #76
#25Barbara30US #10
#26Elsie30US #72
#27Marie30US #20
#28Martha30US #24
#29Nellie30US #105
#30Josie28
#31Mildred28US #11
#32Beatrice27US #67
#33Esther27US #65
#34Eva26US #79
#35Louise26US #27
#36Wanda26US #66
#37Clara25US #63
#38Doris25US #7
#39Annie24US #36
#40Irene24US #21
#41Pauline24US #42
#42Gloria23US #22
#43Lillian23US #32
#44Rosa23US #124
#45Anita22US #148
#46Rosie22US #152
#47Theresa22US #52
#48Celia21
#49Della21
#50Flora21US #167
#51Aurora20
#52Erlinda20
#53Evelyn20US #15
#54Ida20US #84
#55Ruby20US #30
#56Vera20US #89
#57Lupe19
#58Bessie18US #88
#59Elizabeth18US #13
#60Grace18US #50
#61Isabel18
#62Susie18US #184
#63Consuelo17
#64Florence17US #28
#65Lena17US #130
#66Patricia17US #18
#67Patsy17US #168
#68Amelia16
#69Anna16US #16
#70Edna16US #40
#71Laura16US #82
#72Marjorie16US #25
#73Sally16US #147
#74Antonia15
#75Elvira15
#76Jean15US #14
#77Jessie15US #95
#78Lucille15US #45
#79Margie15US #104
#80Minnie15US #114
#81Tillie15
#82Victoria15
#83Bertha14US #80
#84Eleanor14US #33
#85Georgia14US #120
#86Lillie14US #94
#87Mabel14US #133
#88Norma14US #26
#89Alicia13
#90Billie13US #109
#91Catherine13US #31
#92Daisy13US #172
#93Delia13
#94Emilia13
#95Emily13US #146
#96Ernestine13US #197
#97Estella13
#98Genevieve13US #126
#99Jane13US #60
#100Lois13US #19

Boys

#1Joe190US #30
#2Jose190US #112
#3John170US #2
#4James140US #3
#5Robert114US #1
#6Manuel96US #116
#7Frank88US #12
#8William83US #4
#9George67US #7
#10Juan67US #192
#11Charles56US #5
#12Richard56US #6
#13Raymond49US #15
#14Paul48US #13
#15Antonio45
#16Fred45US #35
#17Henry45US #19
#18Ramon40
#19Tony40US #153
#20David39US #21
#21Ernest39US #41
#22Arthur37US #22
#23Albert36US #23
#24Joseph35US #9
#25Luis35
#26Jack34US #16
#27Louis34US #29
#28Gilbert32US #99
#29Edward31US #10
#30Tom31US #138
#31Pedro30
#32Roberto30
#33Francisco29
#34Billy28US #31
#35Jesus27US #195
#36Thomas27US #11
#37Donald26US #8
#38Mike26US #180
#39Pete25
#40Bennie24US #174
#41Daniel24US #46
#42Eloy24
#43Roy24US #34
#44Willie24US #27
#45Lawrence23US #37
#46Alfred22US #45
#47Carlos22
#48Benjamin21US #101
#49Miguel21
#50Ralph21US #24
#51Walter21US #17
#52Harold20US #14
#53Jimmy20US #158
#54Alfredo19
#55Charlie19US #80
#56Ernesto19
#57Felix19
#58Johnny19US #132
#59Lee19US #86
#60Leo19US #55
#61Samuel19US #49
#62Arturo18
#63Bill18US #69
#64Dan18US #161
#65Harry18US #25
#66Alfonso17
#67Jerry17US #93
#68Jimmie17US #108
#69Julian17
#70Ray17US #60
#71Max16US #142
#72Ruben16
#73Andrew15US #56
#74Eddie15US #103
#75Orlando15
#76Carl14US #26
#77Clarence14US #32
#78Eugene14US #20
#79Raul14
#80Alberto13
#81Bobby13US #91
#82Earl13US #33
#83Martin13US #87
#84Santiago13
#85Adolfo12
#86Alex12US #169
#87Floyd12US #53
#88Howard12US #28
#89Leopoldo12
#90Luciano12
#91Marcelino12
#92Sam12US #102
#93Anselmo11
#94Ben11US #156
#95Fidel11
#96Guillermo11
#97Herman11US #70
#98Kenneth11US #18
#99Lloyd11US #58
#100Margarito11

On the move since 1926

Rising

↑57Wanda#36
↑53Cecilia#15
↑52Mike#38
↑46Rosie#46
↑43Aurora#51
↑41Roberto#32
↑39Lee#59
↑35Josie#30

Falling

↓49Ben#94
↓43Antonia#74
↓38Sam#92
↓35Isabel#61
↓33Ida#54
↓31Consuelo#63
↓30Bertha#83
↓29Leo#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1926 rankings.