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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1949 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,299 New Mexico births in 1949 across 620 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.

#35Lucy#195 nationally
#43Yolanda#193 nationally
#52Rubenoutside the national top 200
#54Rudyoutside the national top 200
#61Antoniooutside the national top 200
#52Carmen#189 nationally
#19Manuel#154 nationally
#66Ramonaoutside the national top 200
#67Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#67Jesusoutside the national top 200
#73Beatriceoutside the national top 200
#73Peteoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary522US #2
#2Linda343US #1
#3Patricia191US #3
#4Gloria167US #29
#5Barbara161US #4
#6Margaret130US #14
#7Maria125US #72
#8Nancy116US #7
#9Betty111US #22
#10Susan109US #5
#11Sharon104US #10
#12Judy96US #20
#13Elizabeth93US #25
#14Martha89US #34
#15Dolores88US #130
#16Sandra87US #6
#17Rita84US #54
#18Shirley82US #18
#19Virginia82US #39
#20Frances81US #49
#21Carol74US #8
#22Donna73US #12
#23Carolyn70US #17
#24Rose70US #66
#25Theresa70US #63
#26Alice68US #53
#27Helen65US #46
#28Karen65US #11
#29Rebecca61US #40
#30Christine57US #30
#31Dorothy57US #32
#32Irene57US #111
#33Cynthia56US #27
#34Kathleen56US #9
#35Lucy55US #195
#36Connie54US #43
#37Evelyn54US #80
#38Marie53US #67
#39Deborah52US #15
#40Kathy51US #42
#41Priscilla50US #154
#42Sylvia49US #94
#43Yolanda49US #193
#44Diana46US #48
#45Lorraine45US #102
#46Catherine44US #37
#47Eva44US #170
#48Pauline44US #156
#49Teresa44US #82
#50Anita43US #99
#51Janet43US #23
#52Carmen41US #189
#53Beverly40US #31
#54Cheryl40US #28
#55Esther40US #162
#56Janice40US #24
#57Pamela40US #21
#58Anna39US #91
#59Charlotte38US #71
#60Geraldine38US #90
#61Peggy38US #38
#62Juanita37US #107
#63Judith37US #16
#64Patsy37US #106
#65Bertha36US #181
#66Ramona36
#67Cecilia35
#68Diane35US #19
#69Ruth35US #47
#70Louise34US #104
#71Kathryn33US #52
#72Lucille33US #163
#73Beatrice32
#74Jo32US #60
#75Joyce32US #26
#76Sally32US #77
#77Katherine31US #59
#78Laura31US #65
#79Jane30US #41
#80Margie30US #169
#81Marilyn30US #33
#82Stella30
#83Yvonne30US #109
#84Joann29US #101
#85Viola29
#86Rosemary28US #98
#87Bonnie27US #35
#88Emma27US #147
#89Erlinda27
#90Julia27US #112
#91Vicki27US #70
#92Marcella26
#93Olivia26
#94Sarah26US #84
#95Jeanette25US #129
#96Loretta25US #117
#97Paula25US #55
#98Rosa25US #155
#99Brenda24US #13
#100Grace24US #173

Boys

#1Robert404US #2
#2John318US #3
#3David304US #6
#4James299US #1
#5Richard256US #7
#6Michael240US #5
#7William230US #4
#8Joe220US #52
#9Larry157US #10
#10Jerry140US #23
#11Raymond129US #30
#12Charles128US #9
#13Thomas124US #8
#14Jose123US #120
#15George120US #18
#16Frank116US #27
#17Paul114US #17
#18Johnny111US #49
#19Manuel110US #154
#20Edward103US #21
#21Joseph102US #14
#22Ronald101US #11
#23Donald97US #13
#24Daniel96US #22
#25Gary91US #12
#26Jimmy89US #53
#27Kenneth79US #15
#28Anthony76US #36
#29Arthur76US #44
#30Gilbert76US #147
#31Stephen76US #19
#32Steven73US #20
#33Danny71US #40
#34Albert69US #56
#35Eddie68US #80
#36Ernest65US #76
#37Steve63US #68
#38Mike62US #88
#39Dennis59US #16
#40Tony58US #139
#41Henry56US #46
#42Billy54US #57
#43Patrick52US #39
#44Ralph52US #50
#45Leroy51US #101
#46Phillip50US #66
#47Roy50US #51
#48Juan49US #145
#49Tommy49US #84
#50Lawrence48US #32
#51Mark46US #24
#52Ruben46
#53Bobby45US #67
#54Rudy45
#55Terry45US #28
#56Bruce44US #26
#57Louis44US #64
#58Ray44US #109
#59Jack43US #47
#60Peter43US #38
#61Antonio42
#62Carlos41US #184
#63Dale41US #54
#64Eugene40US #58
#65Douglas39US #29
#66Gerald39US #33
#67Jesus39
#68Fred38US #72
#69Harold38US #42
#70Samuel38US #62
#71Walter38US #37
#72Alfred37US #96
#73Pete37
#74Andrew36US #75
#75Ramon36
#76Roger36US #25
#77Harry35US #59
#78Freddie34US #152
#79Wayne34US #35
#80Benjamin32US #135
#81Leonard32US #74
#82Victor32US #116
#83Bill31US #106
#84Martin31US #83
#85Sammy31
#86Benny30
#87Felix30
#88Julian30
#89Leo30US #153
#90Gene28US #119
#91Lorenzo28
#92Francisco27
#93Gregory27US #31
#94Herman27US #157
#95Orlando27
#96Raul27
#97Alex26
#98Jim26US #108
#99Luis26
#100Ronnie26US #65

On the move since 1948

Rising

↑51Deborah#39
↑44Cynthia#33
↑40Mark#51
↑37Bruce#56
↑35Catherine#46
↑34Gerald#66
↑28Stephen#31
↑25Eva#47

Falling

↓38Victor#82
↓37Marilyn#81
↓31Patsy#64
↓30Juanita#62
↓30Cecilia#67
↓27Jo#74
↓24Herman#94
↓24Luis#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1948 rankings.