State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1947 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,177 New Mexico births in 1947 across 601 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.

#30Yolanda#194 nationally
#39Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#41Carmenoutside the national top 200
#41Rudyoutside the national top 200
#43Peteoutside the national top 200
#45Violaoutside the national top 200
#47Rosieoutside the national top 200
#48Lucyoutside the national top 200
#55Isabeloutside the national top 200
#58Orlandooutside the national top 200
#59Ramonoutside the national top 200
#16Manuel#156 nationally

Girls

#1Mary589US #2
#2Linda363US #1
#3Gloria182US #27
#4Patricia175US #3
#5Barbara147US #4
#6Betty129US #17
#7Margaret119US #16
#8Maria116US #79
#9Sharon107US #9
#10Sandra104US #5
#11Frances102US #39
#12Martha95US #32
#13Nancy93US #7
#14Judy92US #14
#15Carol90US #6
#16Virginia87US #34
#17Helen80US #38
#18Donna78US #10
#19Dolores76US #111
#20Carolyn74US #15
#21Elizabeth74US #25
#22Shirley71US #19
#23Dorothy66US #26
#24Theresa65US #85
#25Connie64US #43
#26Lorraine64US #84
#27Susan63US #8
#28Alice62US #47
#29Patsy59US #87
#30Yolanda58US #194
#31Irene56US #107
#32Josephine54US #133
#33Karen54US #13
#34Rose54US #65
#35Marilyn49US #29
#36Sylvia49US #97
#37Janice48US #22
#38Beverly46US #31
#39Cecilia45
#40Evelyn45US #72
#41Carmen44
#42Esther44US #162
#43Joyce44US #20
#44Rita43US #60
#45Viola42
#46Diana41US #48
#47Rosie41
#48Lucy40
#49Pauline38US #137
#50Rosemary38US #80
#51Kathleen37US #11
#52Pamela37US #28
#53Christine36US #45
#54Anita35US #94
#55Isabel35
#56Marie35US #57
#57Priscilla35US #151
#58Judith34US #12
#59Peggy34US #42
#60Anna33US #92
#61Beatrice33US #188
#62Catherine33US #46
#63Jane33US #36
#64Lillian33US #143
#65Bertha32US #180
#66Julia32US #116
#67Olivia32
#68Cheryl31US #24
#69Ida31US #199
#70Jo31US #51
#71Sally31US #70
#72Janet30US #23
#73Angie29
#74Kathy29US #64
#75Rebecca29US #52
#76Stella29US #200
#77Geraldine27US #78
#78Louise27US #99
#79Margie27US #139
#80Ruth27US #44
#81Sarah27US #93
#82Bernice26US #172
#83Laura26US #74
#84Sherry26US #67
#85Charlotte25US #68
#86Jean25US #40
#87Kathryn25US #55
#88Lucille25US #147
#89Lydia25
#90Lynda25US #77
#91Marcella25
#92Ruby25US #112
#93Teresa25US #121
#94Dora24
#95Loretta24US #113
#96Nora24
#97Susie24
#98Wanda24US #66
#99Bessie23
#100Bonnie23US #35

Boys

#1Robert339US #2
#2Richard273US #5
#3David257US #6
#4James255US #1
#5John255US #3
#6Joe195US #43
#7Michael184US #7
#8Larry172US #10
#9William140US #4
#10Jose135US #136
#11Jerry131US #20
#12Charles128US #9
#13Frank126US #23
#14George116US #16
#15Gary113US #12
#16Manuel112US #156
#17Johnny108US #49
#18Thomas105US #8
#19Paul100US #18
#20Gilbert97US #146
#21Joseph95US #14
#22Raymond95US #27
#23Ronald95US #11
#24Donald85US #13
#25Danny81US #39
#26Edward76US #19
#27Jimmy76US #44
#28Tony75US #126
#29Albert73US #55
#30Ernest71US #75
#31Tommy70US #79
#32Kenneth68US #15
#33Mike68US #65
#34Henry66US #46
#35Leroy66US #98
#36Arthur65US #38
#37Bobby64US #60
#38Roy64US #48
#39Daniel61US #22
#40Eddie58US #80
#41Rudy58
#42Billy57US #51
#43Pete55
#44Dennis54US #17
#45Phillip54US #74
#46Juan52US #172
#47Steven50US #24
#48Sammy48US #175
#49Steve48US #58
#50Lawrence45US #32
#51Bill44US #76
#52Eugene44US #59
#53Ralph44US #50
#54Anthony43US #41
#55Fred43US #56
#56Samuel43US #72
#57Patrick42US #53
#58Orlando40
#59Ramon39
#60Douglas38US #31
#61Louis38US #64
#62Ronnie38US #61
#63Leo37US #147
#64Roger37US #25
#65Carlos36US #197
#66Gerald36US #28
#67Lee36US #92
#68Charlie35US #145
#69Harold35US #35
#70Benny34US #191
#71Stephen34US #21
#72Walter34US #34
#73Felix33
#74Harry33US #54
#75Jack33US #37
#76Jim33US #77
#77Stanley33US #67
#78Alfred32US #96
#79Ruben32
#80Terry31US #26
#81Antonio30
#82Eloy30
#83Jesse30US #107
#84Leonard30US #71
#85Ray30US #97
#86Tom30US #87
#87Carl29US #40
#88Victor29US #121
#89Dale28US #63
#90Freddie28US #153
#91Andrew27US #82
#92Roberto27
#93Francisco26
#94Gene26US #103
#95Jesus26
#96Alfonso25
#97Don25US #86
#98Ernesto25
#99Clarence24US #88
#100Dan24US #109

On the move since 1946

Rising

↑49Steven#47
↑44Rosie#47
↑40Marilyn#35
↑39Douglas#60
↑37Cecilia#39
↑37Patrick#57
↑36Lorraine#26
↑33Catherine#62

Falling

↓44Ruby#92
↓41Dora#94
↓40Ray#85
↓38Janet#72
↓30Antonio#81
↓29Alfred#78
↓26Marie#56
↓26Priscilla#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1946 rankings.