State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1954 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 22,280 New Mexico births in 1954 across 689 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.

#47Ruben#198 nationally
#29Yolanda#175 nationally
#58Rudyoutside the national top 200
#32Manuel#169 nationally
#38Dolores#174 nationally
#68Antoniooutside the national top 200
#75Lucyoutside the national top 200
#77Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#28Gilbert#148 nationally
#56Carlos#173 nationally
#72Carmen#184 nationally
#92Mariooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary511US #1
#2Linda265US #2
#3Patricia254US #4
#4Deborah222US #3
#5Debra194US #6
#6Barbara182US #7
#7Susan173US #5
#8Cynthia155US #10
#9Pamela154US #12
#10Sandra154US #13
#11Gloria135US #42
#12Elizabeth128US #20
#13Nancy128US #9
#14Karen126US #8
#15Donna113US #11
#16Sharon105US #16
#17Martha99US #46
#18Janet97US #19
#19Judy97US #29
#20Rebecca93US #26
#21Margaret92US #21
#22Rose92US #54
#23Theresa91US #47
#24Virginia90US #61
#25Maria89US #65
#26Carol87US #15
#27Kathleen87US #14
#28Diana83US #57
#29Yolanda81US #175
#30Betty74US #36
#31Catherine71US #32
#32Diane71US #17
#33Sylvia71US #101
#34Christine70US #43
#35Laura70US #45
#36Anna67US #105
#37Connie66US #39
#38Dolores65US #174
#39Shirley64US #33
#40Kathy63US #23
#41Dorothy62US #55
#42Marie62US #79
#43Helen60US #72
#44Frances59US #83
#45Irene59US #140
#46Paula58US #38
#47Teresa58US #34
#48Loretta56US #125
#49Brenda55US #18
#50Carolyn55US #27
#51Cheryl55US #22
#52Janice55US #25
#53Lorraine55US #120
#54Jo53US #53
#55Katherine53US #64
#56Rita52US #67
#57Marilyn51US #35
#58Kathryn50US #51
#59Alice49US #81
#60Peggy48US #48
#61Victoria45US #85
#62Ann44US #44
#63Juanita43US #144
#64Judith43US #30
#65Rhonda43US #71
#66Yvonne43US #117
#67Darlene42US #76
#68Vicki42US #50
#69Beverly41US #31
#70Evelyn41US #109
#71Geraldine41US #143
#72Carmen40US #184
#73Julia39US #127
#74Debbie38US #92
#75Lucy38
#76Anita37US #96
#77Cecilia37
#78Jean36US #56
#79Roberta35US #102
#80Sherry35US #62
#81Wanda35US #58
#82Glenda34US #114
#83Marian34US #104
#84Patsy34US #155
#85Veronica34US #191
#86Charlotte33US #113
#87Denise33US #24
#88Jeanette33US #148
#89Joyce33US #28
#90Louise33US #138
#91Ruby33US #162
#92Sally33US #84
#93Lucille32
#94Terri32US #100
#95Lisa31US #73
#96Terry31US #88
#97Vickie31US #69
#98Bonnie30US #52
#99Valerie30US #87
#100Elaine29US #74

Boys

#1Michael507US #1
#2David443US #5
#3Robert418US #2
#4Richard373US #7
#5James365US #3
#6John344US #4
#7William253US #6
#8Gary183US #9
#9Steven181US #11
#10Joseph171US #13
#11Thomas169US #8
#12Charles166US #10
#13Joe159US #67
#14Mark157US #12
#15Paul149US #16
#16Larry146US #19
#17Donald144US #14
#18Raymond132US #35
#19Ronald130US #15
#20Daniel127US #18
#21Kenneth121US #17
#22Anthony119US #32
#23Jose117US #107
#24Edward107US #22
#25George104US #24
#26Stephen104US #20
#27Jerry103US #31
#28Gilbert99US #148
#29Frank95US #36
#30Johnny91US #54
#31Patrick91US #38
#32Manuel85US #169
#33Dennis79US #21
#34Terry76US #27
#35Jimmy74US #74
#36Phillip74US #75
#37Ernest72US #87
#38Danny69US #42
#39Henry68US #59
#40Lawrence68US #39
#41Timothy68US #26
#42Albert66US #73
#43Tommy65US #100
#44Martin63US #79
#45Arthur62US #52
#46Randy62US #33
#47Ruben61US #198
#48Billy56US #65
#49Wayne56US #41
#50Gregory55US #25
#51Douglas54US #29
#52Gerald54US #44
#53Bruce53US #30
#54Steve53US #76
#55Andrew51US #70
#56Carlos51US #173
#57Jeffrey51US #23
#58Rudy50
#59Juan49US #153
#60Leonard48US #85
#61Roger47US #34
#62Leroy46US #125
#63Ricky45US #46
#64Samuel45US #71
#65Bobby44US #72
#66Eddie44US #91
#67Tony44US #105
#68Antonio43
#69Louis43US #81
#70Eugene42US #77
#71Walter42US #49
#72Alfred41US #116
#73Harold41US #60
#74Roy39US #56
#75Mike38US #130
#76Ralph38US #61
#77Stanley38US #58
#78Victor37US #103
#79Christopher36US #64
#80Kevin36US #28
#81Micheal36US #88
#82Carl35US #47
#83Dale35US #50
#84Peter35US #37
#85Ray34US #118
#86Allen33US #82
#87Fred33US #93
#88Alan32US #43
#89Benjamin32US #132
#90Jack32US #57
#91Randall32US #55
#92Mario31
#93Melvin31US #92
#94Ronnie30US #78
#95Ramon29
#96Scott29US #40
#97Brian28US #48
#98Glenn28US #63
#99Keith28US #45
#100Frankie27

On the move since 1953

Rising

↑37Loretta#48
↑30Eugene#70
↑29Sylvia#33
↑28Yvonne#66
↑27Diana#28
↑25Gerald#52
↑22Stanley#77
↑21Vicki#68

Falling

↓30Joyce#89
↓30Roy#74
↓28Leroy#62
↓24Rita#56
↓24Peter#84
↓20Marilyn#57
↓20Lucille#93
↓20Roger#61

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1953 rankings.