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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1946 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 14,956 New Mexico births in 1946 across 561 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.

#36Yolandaoutside the national top 200
#35Lucy#194 nationally
#43Violaoutside the national top 200
#46Carmenoutside the national top 200
#50Ramonoutside the national top 200
#51Antoniooutside the national top 200
#53Doraoutside the national top 200
#55Peteoutside the national top 200
#13Manuel#157 nationally
#60Eloyoutside the national top 200
#62Carlos#199 nationally
#64Stellaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary559US #1
#2Linda166US #2
#3Patricia163US #3
#4Gloria154US #26
#5Barbara129US #4
#6Maria111US #88
#7Margaret103US #17
#8Betty100US #14
#9Sharon91US #9
#10Virginia91US #31
#11Dolores87US #104
#12Nancy86US #7
#13Sandra81US #6
#14Judy79US #11
#15Elizabeth77US #25
#16Frances77US #39
#17Rose75US #60
#18Carol73US #5
#19Helen73US #36
#20Dorothy70US #23
#21Shirley67US #18
#22Susan64US #8
#23Karen63US #15
#24Donna62US #13
#25Rita61US #56
#26Martha60US #32
#27Carolyn56US #12
#28Connie52US #45
#29Patsy51US #85
#30Marie50US #54
#31Priscilla50US #160
#32Theresa50US #96
#33Irene48US #102
#34Janet47US #21
#35Lucy47US #194
#36Yolanda45
#37Alice44US #44
#38Evelyn43US #65
#39Juanita42US #110
#40Rosemary42US #74
#41Beverly40US #30
#42Sylvia39US #82
#43Viola39
#44Christine38US #50
#45Joyce38US #20
#46Carmen37
#47Kathleen37US #16
#48Ruby37US #105
#49Julia36US #114
#50Phyllis36US #41
#51Pauline35US #133
#52Sally35US #67
#53Dora34
#54Esther34US #151
#55Ruth34US #38
#56Sarah33US #92
#57Anna32US #87
#58Jo32US #53
#59Kathy32US #79
#60Josephine31US #127
#61Janice30US #22
#62Lorraine30US #93
#63Lucille30US #137
#64Stella30
#65Diana29US #42
#66Ida29US #184
#67Jane29US #35
#68Josie29
#69Judith29US #10
#70Louise29US #91
#71Olivia29
#72Pamela29US #34
#73Rosalie29
#74Lydia28
#75Marilyn28US #29
#76Cecilia27
#77Geraldine27US #66
#78Isabel27
#79Jean27US #37
#80Joan27US #28
#81Bonnie26US #33
#82Cheryl26US #27
#83Marcella26
#84Paula26US #69
#85Wanda26US #59
#86Anita25US #84
#87Clara25US #145
#88Emma25US #131
#89Loretta25US #111
#90Peggy25US #43
#91Rosie25
#92Eva24US #161
#93Ramona24
#94Vivian24US #120
#95Catherine23US #48
#96Joann23US #90
#97Lillian23US #129
#98Roberta23US #86
#99Angie22
#100Rachel22US #196

Boys

#1Robert335US #2
#2John245US #3
#3Joe224US #37
#4James223US #1
#5Richard217US #5
#6David198US #6
#7William145US #4
#8Michael141US #7
#9Larry126US #11
#10Frank125US #22
#11Charles118US #9
#12Jerry114US #20
#13Manuel112US #157
#14Jose108US #133
#15George101US #16
#16Johnny101US #47
#17Gary96US #12
#18Raymond93US #25
#19Thomas92US #8
#20Paul88US #18
#21Gilbert84US #138
#22Tony84US #129
#23Henry79US #41
#24Joseph79US #14
#25Ronald78US #10
#26Jimmy77US #42
#27Albert73US #52
#28Ernest71US #71
#29Donald69US #13
#30Eddie64US #85
#31Daniel61US #21
#32Kenneth61US #15
#33Leroy61US #90
#34Mike60US #64
#35Danny57US #46
#36Edward55US #19
#37Tommy55US #77
#38Arthur52US #36
#39Billy52US #45
#40Fred52US #51
#41Juan49US #172
#42Bobby47US #53
#43Ronnie44US #54
#44Ralph43US #48
#45Ray41US #95
#46Dennis40US #17
#47Roy38US #43
#48Steve38US #69
#49Alfred37US #94
#50Ramon36
#51Antonio35
#52Eugene35US #57
#53Gerald35US #27
#54Leo35US #147
#55Pete35
#56Harold34US #33
#57Lawrence34US #31
#58Terry34US #26
#59Bill33US #72
#60Eloy33
#61Martin33US #92
#62Carlos32US #199
#63Anthony30US #44
#64Jack30US #35
#65Leonard30US #67
#66Phillip30US #83
#67Rudy30
#68Sammy30US #170
#69Carl29US #39
#70Gene29US #98
#71Louis29US #63
#72Orlando29
#73Roger29US #23
#74Ruben29
#75Jimmie27US #104
#76Alex26
#77Jim26US #73
#78Tom26US #87
#79Don25US #79
#80Jesus25
#81Walter25US #30
#82Benjamin24US #146
#83Charlie24US #135
#84Dan24US #116
#85Luis24
#86Pat24
#87Bennie23US #196
#88Herman23US #152
#89Samuel23US #70
#90Freddie22US #151
#91Gregory22US #56
#92Louie22
#93Peter22US #38
#94Patrick21US #59
#95Benny20US #184
#96Steven20US #28
#97Willie20US #40
#98Alfonso19
#99Douglas19US #34
#100Lee19US #91

On the move since 1945

Rising

↑51Kathleen#47
↑38Ronnie#43
↑36Evelyn#38
↑35Sarah#56
↑34Priscilla#31
↑32Eugene#52
↑32Leonard#65
↑31Ida#66

Falling

↓43Ramona#93
↓41Peter#93
↓36Lydia#74
↓36Peggy#90
↓35Jane#67
↓34Cheryl#82
↓34Walter#81
↓33Benny#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1945 rankings.