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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1928 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,713 New Mexico births in 1928 across 477 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.

#17Carmen#199 nationally
#20Ramon#200 nationally
#12Antonio#190 nationally
#24Isabeloutside the national top 200
#33Alfredooutside the national top 200
#35Lupeoutside the national top 200
#19Jesus#184 nationally
#37Consuelooutside the national top 200
#37Alfonsooutside the national top 200
#39Pedrooutside the national top 200
#10Juan#170 nationally
#41Peteoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary380US #1
#2Maria114US #105
#3Betty110US #2
#4Helen95US #4
#5Margaret89US #5
#6Frances85US #13
#7Alice71US #19
#8Lucy67US #112
#9Dorothy57US #3
#10Virginia54US #9
#11Josephine49US #42
#12Juanita49US #58
#13Emma47US #67
#14Dolores46US #20
#15Rose46US #24
#16Marie43US #21
#17Carmen41US #199
#18Stella39US #132
#19Esther38US #66
#20Dora33US #144
#21Elizabeth33US #14
#22Elsie33US #73
#23Eva32US #79
#24Isabel32
#25Annie30US #37
#26Evelyn30US #17
#27Julia30US #80
#28Rita30US #57
#29Irene29US #28
#30Jennie29US #143
#31Ramona29US #117
#32Martha28US #22
#33Rosa28US #125
#34Ruth27US #6
#35Lupe26
#36Clara25US #65
#37Consuelo25
#38Doris25US #7
#39Patricia25US #11
#40Rosie25US #156
#41Ruby25US #34
#42Barbara24US #8
#43Ida24US #87
#44Beatrice23US #70
#45Josie23
#46Anita22US #137
#47Gloria22US #25
#48Pauline22US #48
#49Cecilia21
#50Flora21US #173
#51Edna20US #45
#52Eleanor20US #36
#53Grace20US #52
#54Maxine20US #84
#55Minnie20US #118
#56Nellie20US #111
#57Tillie20
#58Wanda20US #63
#59Lois19US #18
#60Louise19US #31
#61Margie19US #108
#62Theresa19US #49
#63Viola19US #103
#64Joan18US #27
#65Shirley18US #10
#66Anna17US #16
#67Antonia17
#68Bertha17US #81
#69Billie17US #96
#70Priscilla17
#71Amelia16
#72Aurora16
#73Celia16
#74Lydia16
#75Mildred16US #15
#76Bessie15US #101
#77Erlinda15
#78Lillie15US #104
#79Lucille15US #51
#80Socorro15
#81Eloisa14
#82Elvira14
#83Lillian14US #35
#84Margarita14
#85Marjorie14US #29
#86Nora14US #191
#87Agnes13US #85
#88Angela13
#89Jean13US #12
#90Mabel13US #135
#91Manuela13
#92Patsy13US #145
#93Peggy13US #76
#94Sally13US #128
#95Cora12US #155
#96Edith12US #56
#97Laura12US #83
#98Petra12
#99Rebecca12US #183
#100Thelma12US #40

Boys

#1Jose199US #108
#2Joe176US #30
#3John157US #2
#4James119US #3
#5Robert119US #1
#6Manuel106US #111
#7Frank102US #12
#8William80US #4
#9George78US #8
#10Juan71US #170
#11Charles66US #5
#12Antonio59US #190
#13David53US #19
#14Paul52US #13
#15Gilbert50US #96
#16Henry49US #21
#17Jack48US #15
#18Tony48US #160
#19Jesus45US #184
#20Ramon44US #200
#21Raymond44US #16
#22Billy43US #27
#23Louis43US #32
#24Richard43US #6
#25Albert42US #23
#26Ernest36US #43
#27Edward35US #10
#28Willie34US #29
#29Daniel33US #47
#30Harry32US #26
#31Thomas32US #11
#32Leo31US #61
#33Alfredo30
#34Alfred29US #33
#35Joseph29US #9
#36Ralph29US #24
#37Alfonso28
#38Donald28US #7
#39Pedro28
#40Fred27US #36
#41Pete27
#42Arthur26US #22
#43Eloy26
#44Ray26US #57
#45Carlos25
#46Jimmie25US #100
#47Kenneth24US #17
#48Luis24
#49Bennie23US #174
#50Johnnie22US #103
#51Mike22US #187
#52Walter22US #18
#53Ben21US #156
#54Eddie21US #105
#55Miguel21
#56Herbert20US #25
#57Johnny20US #117
#58Salvador20
#59Benjamin19US #106
#60Bill19US #64
#61Ernesto19
#62Harold19US #14
#63Roy19US #34
#64Charlie18US #80
#65Clarence18US #35
#66Felix18
#67Phillip18US #149
#68Samuel18US #52
#69Santiago18
#70Tom18US #135
#71Andres17
#72Carl17US #28
#73Bob16US #95
#74Lawrence16US #38
#75Max16US #125
#76Roberto16
#77Francisco15
#78Herman15US #78
#79Ignacio15
#80Jimmy15US #138
#81Ruben15
#82Bobby14US #65
#83Dan14US #164
#84Eugene14US #20
#85Tommy14US #151
#86Victor14US #99
#87Arturo13
#88Don13US #84
#89Earl13US #37
#90Howard13US #31
#91Jerry13US #79
#92Lee13US #87
#93Pat13
#94Sam13US #109
#95Tomas13
#96Adolfo12
#97Benito12
#98Cecil12US #97
#99Guadalupe12
#100Jim12US #137

On the move since 1927

Rising

↑51Kenneth#47
↑41Lois#59
↑41Ben#53
↑38Elizabeth#21
↑37Isabel#24
↑35Harry#30
↑32Eleanor#52
↑29Alfonso#37

Falling

↓46Viola#63
↓44Mildred#75
↓44Roberto#76
↓44Francisco#77
↓40Lillian#83
↓40Tom#70
↓34Cecilia#49
↓33Lee#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1927 rankings.