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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1951 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 19,821 New Mexico births in 1951 across 654 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.

#45Antoniooutside the national top 200
#50Rudyoutside the national top 200
#34Yolanda#179 nationally
#58Jesusoutside the national top 200
#23Manuel#158 nationally
#54Carlos#189 nationally
#66Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#70Violaoutside the national top 200
#71Ruben#200 nationally
#23Dolores#149 nationally
#58Carmen#184 nationally
#68Lucille#194 nationally

Girls

#1Mary516US #2
#2Linda299US #1
#3Patricia256US #3
#4Barbara184US #5
#5Gloria160US #31
#6Deborah146US #4
#7Margaret131US #17
#8Susan121US #6
#9Sharon116US #13
#10Maria113US #75
#11Karen110US #8
#12Sandra110US #9
#13Virginia106US #47
#14Elizabeth104US #23
#15Nancy103US #7
#16Carol97US #11
#17Irene94US #105
#18Judy89US #26
#19Betty88US #29
#20Donna87US #12
#21Rose81US #65
#22Theresa80US #64
#23Dolores79US #149
#24Kathleen76US #10
#25Diana75US #50
#26Martha75US #38
#27Christine71US #24
#28Pamela70US #16
#29Dorothy68US #42
#30Shirley67US #27
#31Katherine66US #55
#32Rita66US #61
#33Teresa66US #63
#34Yolanda65US #179
#35Debra64US #18
#36Helen64US #54
#37Janet63US #19
#38Rebecca63US #32
#39Lorraine62US #102
#40Marie62US #78
#41Frances59US #59
#42Catherine56US #34
#43Laura55US #60
#44Alice53US #62
#45Connie53US #44
#46Sylvia53US #97
#47Esther52US #169
#48Janice52US #21
#49Marilyn52US #41
#50Kathryn51US #45
#51Cynthia50US #20
#52Carolyn49US #22
#53Jo49US #67
#54Anita48US #96
#55Judith48US #25
#56Kathy48US #35
#57Brenda44US #14
#58Carmen43US #184
#59Diane43US #15
#60Juanita43US #126
#61Julia43US #127
#62Beverly42US #33
#63Joyce42US #28
#64Patsy41US #121
#65Victoria41US #81
#66Cecilia40
#67Joann40US #104
#68Lucille40US #194
#69Sally40US #77
#70Viola40
#71Anna39US #94
#72Josephine39US #157
#73Priscilla39US #181
#74Vicki39US #58
#75Jane38US #43
#76Paula38US #51
#77Peggy38US #40
#78Sherry38US #70
#79Yvonne38US #101
#80Ramona37
#81Evelyn36US #88
#82Beatrice35
#83Cheryl33US #30
#84Lucy33
#85Roberta33US #92
#86Stella33
#87Bonnie32US #37
#88Bertha31
#89Pauline31US #180
#90Darlene30US #79
#91Eva30US #183
#92Louise30US #117
#93Ruby30US #140
#94Phyllis29US #57
#95Charlotte28US #84
#96Geraldine28US #108
#97Lydia28
#98Marsha28US #76
#99Rosa28US #160
#100Rosie28

Boys

#1Robert430US #2
#2Michael368US #4
#3John330US #3
#4David329US #5
#5James318US #1
#6Richard296US #7
#7William225US #6
#8Larry166US #11
#9Charles163US #9
#10Joe160US #57
#11Gary139US #10
#12Joseph138US #14
#13Thomas130US #8
#14George126US #22
#15Ronald123US #12
#16Steven116US #13
#17Paul114US #18
#18Jerry112US #24
#19Daniel110US #21
#20Johnny109US #50
#21Donald106US #15
#22Raymond104US #32
#23Manuel100US #158
#24Edward97US #23
#25Jimmy97US #62
#26Frank94US #31
#27Jose93US #113
#28Stephen91US #19
#29Anthony89US #34
#30Kenneth89US #16
#31Lawrence88US #33
#32Ernest84US #83
#33Gilbert84US #142
#34Arthur79US #44
#35Mark79US #20
#36Dennis72US #17
#37Henry67US #47
#38Albert62US #60
#39Danny61US #41
#40Patrick61US #39
#41Samuel61US #67
#42Leroy57US #111
#43Leonard55US #80
#44Tommy54US #94
#45Antonio49
#46Bobby49US #77
#47Martin49US #81
#48Jack48US #48
#49Ralph48US #51
#50Rudy48
#51Terry48US #30
#52Harry46US #70
#53Peter46US #38
#54Carlos45US #189
#55Billy44US #64
#56Phillip44US #79
#57Andrew41US #69
#58Jesus41
#59Roy41US #52
#60Fred39US #87
#61Walter39US #42
#62Gregory38US #25
#63Mike38US #128
#64Alfred37US #100
#65Benjamin37US #123
#66Eddie37US #89
#67Harold36US #46
#68Juan36US #144
#69Louis36US #76
#70Roger36US #29
#71Ruben36US #200
#72Timothy36US #28
#73Bruce35US #26
#74Carl35US #43
#75Steve34US #86
#76Gerald33US #36
#77Ronnie33US #82
#78Douglas32US #27
#79Ramon32
#80Stanley32US #54
#81Leo30US #156
#82Luis30
#83Ray30US #114
#84Tony30US #141
#85Philip29US #55
#86Victor29US #110
#87Wayne29US #37
#88Alan28US #40
#89Benny28
#90Eugene28US #65
#91Francisco28
#92Pete28
#93Raul28
#94Sammy28
#95Jeffrey27US #35
#96Christopher25US #61
#97Jesse25US #115
#98Lorenzo25
#99Alex24
#100Glenn24US #58

On the move since 1950

Rising

↑34Julia#61
↑34Jack#48
↑33Patsy#64
↑31Leonard#43
↑30Laura#43
↑28Lucille#68
↑27Diane#59
↑27Terry#51

Falling

↓42Evelyn#81
↓31Ramon#79
↓31Victor#86
↓27Juan#68
↓26Gerald#76
↓25Lucy#84
↓25Tony#84
↓23Cecilia#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1950 rankings.