State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1953 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,727 New Mexico births in 1953 across 684 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.

#56Rudyoutside the national top 200
#27Manuel#169 nationally
#64Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#65Rubenoutside the national top 200
#69Antoniooutside the national top 200
#35Dolores#165 nationally
#73Lucilleoutside the national top 200
#73Franciscooutside the national top 200
#44Yolanda#171 nationally
#65Esther#192 nationally
#74Ramonaoutside the national top 200
#63Carlos#181 nationally

Girls

#1Mary487US #1
#2Linda301US #2
#3Patricia256US #4
#4Deborah224US #3
#5Debra179US #7
#6Barbara169US #6
#7Susan153US #5
#8Karen139US #9
#9Gloria133US #38
#10Sandra131US #11
#11Nancy125US #8
#12Elizabeth116US #21
#13Pamela103US #10
#14Rebecca99US #24
#15Carol98US #16
#16Kathleen94US #14
#17Margaret94US #20
#18Cynthia93US #12
#19Donna90US #13
#20Martha90US #41
#21Judy88US #27
#22Theresa88US #50
#23Janet86US #19
#24Maria86US #68
#25Rose86US #59
#26Christine83US #32
#27Sharon83US #15
#28Virginia81US #53
#29Frances80US #72
#30Betty78US #33
#31Catherine72US #35
#32Rita71US #64
#33Shirley71US #29
#34Brenda70US #18
#35Dolores70US #165
#36Dorothy70US #49
#37Marilyn70US #36
#38Diane67US #17
#39Anna63US #98
#40Helen60US #65
#41Connie59US #47
#42Irene59US #127
#43Paula59US #40
#44Yolanda59US #171
#45Carolyn58US #25
#46Marie58US #86
#47Alice57US #73
#48Kathy57US #23
#49Janice55US #22
#50Teresa52US #42
#51Katherine51US #63
#52Laura51US #51
#53Lorraine51US #118
#54Peggy51US #44
#55Diana50US #55
#56Jo49US #54
#57Judith49US #30
#58Evelyn48US #94
#59Joyce47US #26
#60Beverly44US #34
#61Cheryl44US #28
#62Sylvia44US #101
#63Roberta43US #90
#64Cecilia42
#65Esther41US #192
#66Josephine40US #172
#67Geraldine39US #135
#68Carmen38US #185
#69Doris38US #87
#70Jane38US #43
#71Anita37US #89
#72Ann36US #46
#73Lucille36
#74Ramona36
#75Kathryn35US #48
#76Victoria35US #82
#77Darlene34US #75
#78Joann34US #121
#79Juanita34US #133
#80Lillian34US #186
#81Pauline34US #198
#82Sherry34US #70
#83Beatrice33
#84Elaine33US #77
#85Loretta33US #137
#86Lucy33US #200
#87Eva32US #194
#88Julia32US #124
#89Vicki32US #61
#90Charlotte31US #100
#91Isabel31
#92Patsy31US #141
#93Rosemary31US #147
#94Yvonne31US #104
#95Angela30US #120
#96Cathy30US #56
#97Sally29US #81
#98Ellen28US #76
#99Jean28US #52
#100Rosie28

Boys

#1Robert492US #1
#2David468US #5
#3Michael435US #3
#4John358US #4
#5James356US #2
#6Richard314US #7
#7William279US #6
#8Charles199US #9
#9Steven178US #11
#10Thomas176US #8
#11Joe169US #66
#12Gary164US #10
#13Ronald148US #15
#14Larry147US #18
#15Paul140US #16
#16Joseph139US #13
#17Daniel135US #20
#18Donald131US #14
#19George126US #22
#20Jerry125US #29
#21Mark121US #12
#22Johnny120US #52
#23Edward116US #23
#24Anthony114US #32
#25Raymond113US #34
#26Frank107US #33
#27Manuel99US #169
#28Stephen93US #21
#29Jose90US #110
#30Patrick90US #39
#31Jimmy85US #72
#32Albert82US #69
#33Gilbert81US #148
#34Leroy81US #126
#35Lawrence80US #37
#36Kenneth78US #17
#37Ernest76US #87
#38Dennis74US #19
#39Danny72US #41
#40Billy70US #65
#41Roger66US #31
#42Henry64US #54
#43Terry62US #30
#44Roy60US #55
#45Steve59US #84
#46Tommy56US #95
#47Timothy55US #26
#48Gregory53US #24
#49Phillip53US #76
#50Arthur50US #50
#51Samuel50US #70
#52Louis49US #78
#53Bobby48US #74
#54Randy48US #35
#55Bruce47US #28
#56Rudy47
#57Douglas46US #27
#58Juan46US #149
#59Jeffrey44US #25
#60Peter44US #38
#61Ralph44US #59
#62Andrew41US #68
#63Carlos41US #181
#64Martin41US #82
#65Ruben41
#66Eddie40US #97
#67Ray40US #115
#68Wayne40US #40
#69Antonio39
#70Carl39US #44
#71Harold38US #56
#72Jack38US #57
#73Francisco37
#74Tony37US #117
#75Victor37US #106
#76Walter37US #45
#77Gerald36US #42
#78Leonard36US #85
#79Mike36US #136
#80Alan33US #43
#81Alfred33US #104
#82Dale33US #48
#83Ricky33US #51
#84Christopher32US #63
#85Jesus32
#86Luis31
#87Fred30US #92
#88Philip30US #61
#89Ramon30
#90Howard29US #77
#91Benjamin28US #128
#92Roberto27
#93Ronnie27US #79
#94Don26US #121
#95Herman26US #179
#96Jesse26US #114
#97Leo26US #162
#98Scott26US #46
#99Stanley26US #62
#100Eugene25US #75

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑34Jeffrey#59
↑25Anna#39
↑24Jane#70
↑21Joyce#59
↑21Wayne#68
↑20Paula#43
↑20Peggy#54
↑20Doris#69

Falling

↓33Stanley#99
↓29Kathryn#75
↓25Yvonne#94
↓23Julia#88
↓22Sally#97
↓19Gerald#77
↓18Lorraine#53
↓18Kenneth#36

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.