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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1952 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,062 New Mexico births in 1952 across 676 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.

#54Antoniooutside the national top 200
#30Yolanda#173 nationally
#61Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#65Rubenoutside the national top 200
#30Manuel#162 nationally
#71Rudyoutside the national top 200
#31Dolores#160 nationally
#73Berthaoutside the national top 200
#53Esther#179 nationally
#62Carlos#188 nationally
#60Carmen#184 nationally
#77Bennyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary509US #2
#2Patricia287US #3
#3Linda284US #1
#4Deborah193US #4
#5Barbara177US #6
#6Gloria170US #36
#7Susan167US #5
#8Maria137US #72
#9Margaret131US #21
#10Elizabeth125US #22
#11Karen122US #8
#12Nancy121US #7
#13Sandra119US #10
#14Debra116US #9
#15Virginia101US #49
#16Sharon100US #14
#17Carol96US #12
#18Martha89US #40
#19Betty88US #32
#20Theresa88US #60
#21Donna87US #13
#22Rose86US #62
#23Rebecca83US #30
#24Christine82US #20
#25Judy82US #26
#26Kathleen82US #11
#27Shirley78US #28
#28Janet75US #19
#29Pamela75US #17
#30Yolanda75US #173
#31Dolores73US #160
#32Rita73US #66
#33Cynthia70US #18
#34Frances70US #67
#35Lorraine68US #109
#36Kathy67US #29
#37Connie65US #44
#38Helen61US #63
#39Irene61US #121
#40Carolyn60US #24
#41Catherine60US #34
#42Marie60US #82
#43Diane59US #16
#44Dorothy59US #46
#45Teresa58US #52
#46Kathryn57US #48
#47Marilyn57US #38
#48Brenda56US #15
#49Katherine55US #59
#50Alice53US #69
#51Evelyn53US #90
#52Janice50US #23
#53Esther49US #179
#54Anita48US #91
#55Cheryl48US #31
#56Diana48US #51
#57Judith47US #25
#58Laura47US #53
#59Sylvia47US #99
#60Carmen45US #184
#61Cecilia45
#62Jo45US #55
#63Paula45US #47
#64Anna44US #101
#65Julia44US #131
#66Beverly42US #35
#67Victoria42US #74
#68Ruth41US #57
#69Yvonne41US #103
#70Juanita40US #125
#71Sherry40US #68
#72Loretta39US #136
#73Bertha38
#74Peggy38US #43
#75Sally38US #81
#76Priscilla37US #192
#77Eva36US #181
#78Sarah36US #93
#79Josephine34US #169
#80Joyce33US #27
#81Lillian33US #178
#82Ramona33
#83Ann32US #45
#84Geraldine32US #119
#85Louise32US #122
#86Patsy32US #128
#87Pauline32US #186
#88Cathy31US #56
#89Doris30US #83
#90Glenda30US #97
#91Joann30US #116
#92Carla29US #138
#93Christina29US #155
#94Jane29US #42
#95Jean29US #50
#96Angela28US #134
#97Bonnie28US #41
#98Vivian28US #142
#99Elaine27US #73
#100Grace27US #194

Boys

#1Robert481US #2
#2Michael435US #4
#3David429US #5
#4John369US #3
#5Richard329US #7
#6James321US #1
#7William217US #6
#8Charles177US #9
#9Thomas176US #8
#10Gary158US #10
#11Joe155US #62
#12Steven154US #11
#13Larry149US #14
#14Daniel145US #20
#15Joseph129US #12
#16George128US #22
#17Jerry126US #26
#18Kenneth125US #16
#19Mark125US #17
#20Paul124US #19
#21Donald121US #13
#22Johnny121US #53
#23Ronald120US #15
#24Raymond114US #33
#25Frank112US #32
#26Jose109US #114
#27Stephen108US #21
#28Anthony106US #34
#29Edward92US #23
#30Manuel87US #162
#31Gilbert76US #151
#32Arthur72US #47
#33Henry71US #50
#34Danny70US #40
#35Dennis70US #18
#36Jimmy70US #72
#37Lawrence70US #35
#38Leroy67US #116
#39Albert65US #66
#40Tommy65US #97
#41Ernest60US #87
#42Phillip57US #74
#43Roger56US #30
#44Timothy55US #27
#45Terry52US #29
#46Douglas51US #28
#47Patrick51US #37
#48Louis50US #79
#49Ralph50US #56
#50Steve50US #85
#51Billy49US #65
#52Ray49US #113
#53Roy49US #55
#54Antonio47
#55Bruce47US #25
#56Martin47US #80
#57Randy47US #41
#58Gerald46US #39
#59Andrew43US #68
#60Gregory43US #24
#61Victor43US #107
#62Carlos42US #188
#63Samuel42US #67
#64Peter41US #36
#65Ruben41
#66Stanley41US #58
#67Carl40US #45
#68Eddie40US #93
#69Fred40US #90
#70Alfred39US #104
#71Rudy39
#72Bobby38US #77
#73Jack38US #52
#74Walter38US #44
#75Leonard37US #83
#76Juan36US #150
#77Benny35
#78Tony35US #133
#79Christopher34US #57
#80Harold34US #51
#81Jesse34US #112
#82Micheal33US #94
#83Philip33US #60
#84Orlando32
#85Benjamin31US #122
#86Herman31US #175
#87Harry30US #75
#88Jesus30
#89Wayne30US #38
#90Eugene29US #71
#91Ramon29
#92Ricky29US #81
#93Jeffrey28US #31
#94Mike28US #136
#95Scott28US #54
#96Alan27US #42
#97Alex27
#98Lee27US #92
#99Lloyd27US #130
#100Russell27US #70

On the move since 1951

Rising

↑32Douglas#46
↑31Ray#52
↑30Evelyn#51
↑28Cheryl#55
↑28Timothy#44
↑27Roger#43
↑25Steve#50
↑25Victor#61

Falling

↓35Harry#87
↓32Leonard#75
↓31Diana#56
↓31Mike#94
↓30Jesus#88
↓26Bobby#72
↓25Jack#73
↓24Joann#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1951 rankings.