State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1943 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 12,562 New Mexico births in 1943 across 531 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.

#26Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#27Carmenoutside the national top 200
#34Antoniooutside the national top 200
#46Violaoutside the national top 200
#47Rudyoutside the national top 200
#51Lydiaoutside the national top 200
#53Angieoutside the national top 200
#46Juan#193 nationally
#54Felixoutside the national top 200
#30Lucy#176 nationally
#57Peteoutside the national top 200
#58Lupeoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary528US #1
#2Gloria119US #30
#3Betty115US #10
#4Barbara114US #2
#5Linda105US #4
#6Patricia103US #3
#7Maria97US #103
#8Margaret94US #14
#9Frances86US #31
#10Alice76US #38
#11Helen74US #28
#12Rose74US #50
#13Nancy72US #9
#14Sharon72US #8
#15Carolyn68US #11
#16Dorothy68US #19
#17Judy63US #13
#18Virginia62US #25
#19Carol60US #5
#20Sandra60US #6
#21Martha59US #29
#22Patsy56US #61
#23Dolores52US #74
#24Marie50US #45
#25Shirley50US #12
#26Cecilia49
#27Carmen48
#28Irene48US #85
#29Elizabeth47US #23
#30Lucy45US #176
#31Joyce44US #16
#32Connie43US #59
#33Rita39US #52
#34Josephine38US #108
#35Priscilla37US #146
#36Bertha36US #150
#37Ruth36US #33
#38Theresa36US #100
#39Donna35US #17
#40Juanita35US #91
#41Pauline35US #112
#42Susan35US #18
#43Ann34US #37
#44Julia34US #95
#45Esther33US #151
#46Viola33
#47Judith32US #7
#48Anna31US #64
#49Evelyn31US #53
#50Louise31US #70
#51Lydia31
#52Margie30US #128
#53Angie29
#54Eva29US #148
#55Rosie29US #193
#56Ruby29US #82
#57Janet28US #20
#58Lupe28
#59Beverly27US #32
#60Charlotte27US #47
#61Sally27US #57
#62Karen26US #15
#63Ramona26
#64Sylvia26US #77
#65Diana25US #62
#66Lillian25US #116
#67Marilyn24US #27
#68Anita23US #98
#69Beatrice23US #152
#70Janice23US #26
#71Loretta23US #89
#72Marcella23
#73Rebecca23US #87
#74Stella23US #188
#75Annie22US #69
#76Elsie22US #181
#77Grace22US #130
#78Jo22US #63
#79Lorraine22US #94
#80Lynda22US #115
#81Norma22US #58
#82Rosemary22US #97
#83Sarah22US #71
#84Bonnie21US #34
#85Clara21US #133
#86Jane21US #44
#87Jean21US #36
#88Joann21US #60
#89Josie21
#90Olivia21
#91Glenda20US #83
#92Kathleen20US #22
#93Emma19US #114
#94Geraldine19US #51
#95Isabel19
#96Nora19
#97Catherine18US #48
#98Doris18US #40
#99Florence18US #124
#100Jennie18

Boys

#1Robert249US #2
#2Joe214US #35
#3John207US #3
#4James203US #1
#5Richard165US #5
#6David136US #6
#7William121US #4
#8Frank115US #21
#9Jose112US #151
#10Charles108US #7
#11Manuel105US #149
#12Jerry90US #17
#13George89US #14
#14Johnny87US #52
#15Paul82US #19
#16Gilbert78US #123
#17Jimmy76US #42
#18Larry75US #12
#19Henry67US #31
#20Raymond67US #22
#21Joseph65US #13
#22Tony64US #145
#23Ernest63US #61
#24Donald59US #11
#25Michael59US #10
#26Mike58US #90
#27Fred56US #45
#28Ronald55US #9
#29Thomas55US #8
#30Albert52US #43
#31Edward52US #18
#32Tommy52US #77
#33Billy51US #37
#34Antonio50
#35Arthur50US #30
#36Kenneth50US #15
#37Gary49US #16
#38Bobby47US #46
#39Victor45US #97
#40Leroy44US #74
#41Eddie42US #80
#42Ray42US #84
#43Daniel40US #25
#44Ralph40US #40
#45Roy39US #38
#46Juan38US #193
#47Rudy37
#48Bill35US #65
#49Jack33US #34
#50Don32US #72
#51Danny31US #88
#52Dennis31US #20
#53Gene30US #89
#54Felix29
#55Harold29US #27
#56Louis29US #53
#57Pete29
#58Ramon28
#59Carl27US #33
#60Carlos27
#61Harry27US #50
#62Martin27US #83
#63Roger27US #24
#64Benny26US #176
#65Lawrence26US #32
#66Leo26US #133
#67Luis26
#68Ronnie26US #71
#69Tom26US #87
#70Herman25US #129
#71Jimmie25US #95
#72Lee25US #91
#73Leonard25US #55
#74Anthony24US #44
#75Douglas24US #28
#76Jim23US #75
#77Alfred22US #78
#78Ben22US #192
#79Orlando22
#80Peter22US #39
#81Ruben22
#82Terry22US #49
#83Arturo21
#84Eloy21
#85Jesus21
#86Samuel21US #62
#87Walter21US #26
#88Eugene20US #47
#89Jesse20US #105
#90Steve20US #93
#91Alex19
#92Gerald19US #23
#93Max19US #186
#94Andrew18US #79
#95Felipe18
#96Philip18US #57
#97Phillip18US #81
#98Sammy18US #183
#99Bennie17US #189
#100Charlie17US #122

On the move since 1942

Rising

↑45Danny#51
↑44Felix#54
↑39Charlotte#60
↑36Susan#42
↑36Victor#39
↑31Lillian#66
↑29Gene#53
↑28Josephine#34

Falling

↓48Emma#93
↓39Alfred#77
↓36Ruben#81
↓33Bennie#99
↓32Elsie#76
↓31Beatrice#69
↓31Jesus#85
↓29Karen#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1942 rankings.