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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1930 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,062 New Mexico births in 1930 across 480 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.

#26Josieoutside the national top 200
#16Antonio#189 nationally
#32Isabeloutside the national top 200
#32Luisoutside the national top 200
#36Alfonsooutside the national top 200
#18Ramon#182 nationally
#37Consuelooutside the national top 200
#37Pedrooutside the national top 200
#21Carmen#184 nationally
#40Ernestooutside the national top 200
#29Jesus#186 nationally
#9Juan#164 nationally

Girls

#1Mary389US #1
#2Betty151US #2
#3Maria114US #99
#4Helen94US #4
#5Alice82US #20
#6Margaret77US #5
#7Virginia67US #12
#8Lucy66US #119
#9Frances61US #16
#10Dorothy59US #3
#11Rose58US #29
#12Dolores51US #13
#13Stella47US #140
#14Josephine46US #49
#15Juanita45US #57
#16Ruth43US #10
#17Esther41US #77
#18Emma40US #73
#19Barbara39US #6
#20Flora38US #174
#21Carmen37US #184
#22Annie36US #40
#23Gloria36US #30
#24Ruby36US #36
#25Viola36US #116
#26Josie35
#27Martha33US #27
#28Ramona33US #149
#29Jennie32US #152
#30Eva31US #86
#31Ida30US #94
#32Isabel30
#33Louise30US #31
#34Marie30US #26
#35Vera29US #104
#36Bertha28US #95
#37Consuelo28
#38Beatrice27US #76
#39Norma27US #25
#40Wanda27US #56
#41Anita26US #115
#42Bessie26US #108
#43Doris26US #9
#44Elsie26US #88
#45Dora25US #142
#46Irene25US #33
#47Billie24US #79
#48Clara24US #64
#49Grace24US #62
#50Julia24US #90
#51Pauline24US #52
#52Rita23US #42
#53Amelia22
#54Anna22US #23
#55Peggy22US #67
#56Celia21
#57Theresa21US #50
#58Elizabeth20US #15
#59Joyce20US #18
#60Minnie20US #122
#61Patricia20US #7
#62Phyllis20US #28
#63Nancy19US #24
#64Nellie19US #113
#65Rosie19US #153
#66Antonia18
#67Erlinda18
#68June18US #47
#69Lucille18US #59
#70Aurora17
#71Evelyn17US #19
#72Florence17US #38
#73Guadalupe17
#74Lena17US #144
#75Lois17US #17
#76Priscilla17
#77Sarah17US #70
#78Bobbie16US #135
#79Cecilia16
#80Edith16US #61
#81Jean16US #14
#82Teresa16US #194
#83Connie15
#84Edna15US #51
#85Eloisa15
#86Elvira15
#87Jessie15US #114
#88Mabel15US #150
#89Manuela15
#90Rebecca15US #176
#91Sadie15
#92Susie15
#93Andrea14
#94Aurelia14
#95Ernestine14US #199
#96Laura14US #89
#97Marcella14US #186
#98Rachel14US #164
#99Rosa14US #129
#100Sally14US #98

Boys

#1Joe171US #27
#2Jose154US #113
#3John140US #3
#4James120US #2
#5Robert113US #1
#6Manuel106US #121
#7William97US #4
#8Frank94US #13
#9Juan84US #164
#10George81US #8
#11Charles67US #6
#12Raymond61US #16
#13Richard59US #5
#14David58US #15
#15Billy55US #20
#16Antonio51US #189
#17Henry49US #22
#18Ramon46US #182
#19Edward44US #10
#20Paul44US #12
#21Ernest43US #43
#22Louis41US #34
#23Tony41US #163
#24Johnny40US #101
#25Albert39US #24
#26Jack38US #14
#27Gilbert37US #90
#28Arthur35US #23
#29Jesus35US #186
#30Donald34US #7
#31Fred34US #32
#32Luis33
#33Thomas33US #11
#34Harry31US #28
#35Willie31US #29
#36Alfonso30
#37Pedro30
#38Bill28US #59
#39Daniel28US #47
#40Ernesto28
#41Ralph28US #25
#42Sam28US #110
#43Alfred27US #46
#44Bennie27US #162
#45Jimmie27US #86
#46Leo27US #63
#47Mike27US #197
#48Roy25US #33
#49Johnnie24US #104
#50Joseph24US #9
#51Bobby23US #41
#52Kenneth23US #17
#53Pete23
#54Tom23US #132
#55Francisco22
#56Ray22US #57
#57Roberto22
#58Eloy21
#59Felix21
#60Howard21US #31
#61Carlos20
#62Lee20US #82
#63Max20US #143
#64Rafael20
#65Samuel20US #55
#66Ben19US #154
#67Eugene19US #21
#68Lawrence19US #36
#69Salvador19
#70Tommy19US #127
#71Alfredo18
#72Bob18US #88
#73Dan18US #165
#74Jerry18US #51
#75Clarence17US #39
#76Harold17US #18
#77Raul17
#78Walter17US #19
#79Carl16US #26
#80Jim16US #125
#81Leonard16US #45
#82Martin16US #83
#83Pablo16
#84Jimmy15US #102
#85Lorenzo15
#86Eddie14US #97
#87Elias14
#88Louie14
#89Miguel14
#90Ricardo14
#91Rodolfo14
#92Tomas14
#93Victor14US #100
#94Andres13
#95Arturo13
#96Benjamin13US #115
#97Charlie13US #91
#98Lewis13US #87
#99Phillip13US #144
#100Ruben13

On the move since 1929

Rising

↑59Bill#38
↑50Louise#33
↑47Norma#39
↑35Consuelo#37
↑33Johnny#24
↑32Joyce#59
↑32Howard#60
↑28Florence#72

Falling

↓58Rosa#99
↓53Sally#100
↓49Cecilia#79
↓45Benjamin#96
↓42Miguel#89
↓38Priscilla#76
↓35Francisco#55
↓34Victor#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1929 rankings.