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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1929 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,395 New Mexico births in 1929 across 465 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.

#20Franciscooutside the national top 200
#22Ramon#198 nationally
#13Carmen#187 nationally
#30Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#16Antonio#186 nationally
#31Josieoutside the national top 200
#33Isabeloutside the national top 200
#36Pedrooutside the national top 200
#38Priscillaoutside the national top 200
#39Carlosoutside the national top 200
#40Erlindaoutside the national top 200
#41Luisoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary394US #1
#2Maria116US #100
#3Betty111US #2
#4Margaret69US #5
#5Helen68US #4
#6Alice60US #21
#7Rose59US #26
#8Frances57US #16
#9Dolores53US #14
#10Josephine52US #45
#11Lucy49US #116
#12Virginia49US #11
#13Carmen46US #187
#14Ruth46US #8
#15Dorothy45US #3
#16Juanita45US #60
#17Emma41US #69
#18Barbara39US #7
#19Julia39US #88
#20Marie39US #22
#21Stella37US #137
#22Pauline35US #50
#23Irene34US #29
#24Annie32US #37
#25Gloria31US #28
#26Dora30US #141
#27Martha30US #27
#28Ramona30US #120
#29Anita29US #125
#30Cecilia29
#31Josie29
#32Esther28US #71
#33Isabel27
#34Flora26US #179
#35Elizabeth25US #15
#36Ida25US #96
#37Ruby25US #36
#38Priscilla24
#39Viola24US #109
#40Erlinda23
#41Rosa23US #129
#42Anna22US #20
#43Antonia22
#44Beatrice22US #72
#45Eva22US #83
#46Rita22US #52
#47Sally22US #112
#48Jean21US #12
#49Theresa21US #49
#50Doris20US #6
#51Elsie20US #78
#52Evelyn20US #19
#53Jennie20US #152
#54Patricia20US #10
#55Amelia19
#56Billie19US #79
#57Clara19US #65
#58Lillian19US #40
#59Lois19US #17
#60Lucille19US #57
#61Patsy19US #118
#62Rosie19US #154
#63Bertha18US #93
#64Grace18US #54
#65Jessie18US #110
#66Wanda18US #61
#67Angelina17
#68Estella17
#69Nellie17US #113
#70Thelma17US #41
#71Connie16
#72Consuelo16
#73Elvira16
#74Mildred16US #18
#75Susie16
#76Victoria16
#77Eloisa15
#78Lena15US #138
#79Manuela15
#80Shirley15US #9
#81Edna14US #51
#82Jane14US #62
#83Louise14US #31
#84Lupe14
#85Nancy14US #32
#86Norma14US #25
#87Phyllis14US #24
#88Bernice13US #55
#89Geraldine13US #43
#90Hazel13US #64
#91Joyce13US #23
#92Margarita13
#93Rebecca13US #181
#94Sadie13
#95Clorinda12
#96Concha12
#97Emily12US #151
#98Ernestine12
#99Ethel12US #56
#100Florence12US #35

Boys

#1Joe193US #30
#2Jose167US #108
#3Robert130US #1
#4John125US #3
#5Manuel117US #111
#6James110US #2
#7Frank108US #12
#8William90US #4
#9Juan71US #164
#10George66US #8
#11Richard66US #6
#12Charles61US #5
#13David60US #17
#14Raymond52US #15
#15Tony51US #165
#16Antonio49US #186
#17Gilbert48US #91
#18Arthur47US #22
#19Edward44US #10
#20Francisco40
#21Louis40US #32
#22Ramon39US #198
#23Billy38US #23
#24Ralph38US #26
#25Joseph37US #9
#26Daniel36US #47
#27Fred36US #34
#28Henry36US #21
#29Paul36US #13
#30Thomas36US #11
#31Donald35US #7
#32Ernest35US #43
#33Jack35US #14
#34Albert31US #24
#35Roy31US #35
#36Pedro29
#37Alfred28US #41
#38Bobby28US #50
#39Carlos28
#40Jesus28US #181
#41Luis28
#42Pete28
#43Tom27US #134
#44Willie27US #29
#45Felix26
#46Harry25US #27
#47Miguel25
#48Alfonso24
#49Max24US #128
#50Mike24US #195
#51Benjamin23US #107
#52Kenneth23US #18
#53Roberto23
#54Jerry22US #61
#55Eloy21
#56Jimmie21US #98
#57Johnny21US #113
#58Leo21US #60
#59Victor20US #100
#60Eddie19US #102
#61Sam19US #105
#62Walter19US #19
#63Ernesto18
#64Alfredo17
#65Bennie17US #158
#66Clarence17US #37
#67Jimmy17US #115
#68Raul17
#69Salvador16
#70Arturo15
#71Eugene15US #20
#72Ignacio15
#73Jim15US #132
#74Johnnie15US #103
#75Lorenzo15
#76Rafael15
#77Ray15US #57
#78Rodolfo15
#79Samuel15US #53
#80Tommy15US #144
#81Carl14US #28
#82Herman14US #75
#83Santiago14
#84Ben13US #159
#85Floyd13US #58
#86Harold13US #16
#87Lawrence13US #38
#88Ricardo13
#89Tomas13
#90Benny12
#91Gene12US #68
#92Howard12US #31
#93Marvin12US #46
#94Pablo12
#95Alberto11
#96Alvin11US #77
#97Bill11US #63
#98Charlie11US #87
#99Edwin11US #66
#100Francis11US #39

On the move since 1928

Rising

↑57Francisco#20
↑47Sally#47
↑44Bobby#38
↑41Jean#48
↑37Erlinda#40
↑37Jerry#54
↑33Sam#61
↑32Priscilla#38

Falling

↓49Lupe#84
↓37Bill#97
↓35Consuelo#72
↓34Charlie#98
↓33Ray#77
↓31Alfredo#64
↓31Ben#84
↓30Edna#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1928 rankings.