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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1955 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 22,528 New Mexico births in 1955 across 718 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.

#54Ruben#199 nationally
#60Rudyoutside the national top 200
#31Yolanda#167 nationally
#34Manuel#170 nationally
#65Paulineoutside the national top 200
#58Dolores#190 nationally
#80Priscillaoutside the national top 200
#84Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#85Jesusoutside the national top 200
#39Gilbert#154 nationally
#92Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#92Ramonoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary455US #1
#2Debra272US #4
#3Linda268US #3
#4Patricia233US #6
#5Deborah191US #2
#6Barbara166US #7
#7Susan164US #5
#8Sandra143US #13
#9Cynthia136US #11
#10Karen133US #8
#11Elizabeth132US #21
#12Donna123US #10
#13Gloria122US #47
#14Pamela112US #12
#15Margaret110US #24
#16Maria110US #69
#17Nancy109US #9
#18Rebecca94US #27
#19Carol93US #15
#20Rose92US #54
#21Theresa87US #38
#22Janet83US #20
#23Judy81US #32
#24Martha81US #53
#25Catherine80US #28
#26Virginia80US #66
#27Sharon77US #16
#28Teresa77US #26
#29Betty76US #36
#30Diane76US #14
#31Yolanda76US #167
#32Rita74US #72
#33Sylvia73US #107
#34Kathleen70US #17
#35Lorraine69US #126
#36Cheryl68US #19
#37Connie68US #35
#38Helen65US #78
#39Diana63US #55
#40Kathy63US #22
#41Irene62US #147
#42Christine61US #40
#43Shirley61US #37
#44Loretta59US #123
#45Frances57US #96
#46Marie57US #92
#47Paula56US #39
#48Kathryn55US #59
#49Laura55US #41
#50Katherine54US #65
#51Yvonne54US #119
#52Anna53US #105
#53Brenda53US #18
#54Marilyn53US #49
#55Dorothy52US #64
#56Janice52US #25
#57Peggy51US #51
#58Dolores50US #190
#59Evelyn50US #112
#60Alice49US #87
#61Elaine49US #77
#62Beverly48US #34
#63Debbie48US #63
#64Ruth45US #70
#65Pauline44
#66Victoria44US #82
#67Anita43US #94
#68Jo43US #58
#69Sally43US #95
#70Vicki43US #52
#71Carolyn42US #30
#72Sherry42US #56
#73Vickie42US #68
#74Carmen41US #169
#75Phyllis41US #74
#76Roberta41US #113
#77Denise40US #23
#78Judith40US #31
#79Terry40US #83
#80Priscilla39
#81Cindy38US #79
#82Ann36US #43
#83Charlotte36US #129
#84Bernadette35
#85Geraldine35US #162
#86Joyce35US #29
#87Patsy35US #172
#88Bonnie34US #45
#89Carla34US #135
#90Lisa34US #48
#91Valerie34US #80
#92Cecilia33
#93Esther33
#94Darlene32US #76
#95Sarah32US #108
#96Cathy31US #44
#97Eva31US #189
#98Jean31US #60
#99Joann31US #136
#100Rosa31US #168

Boys

#1Robert495US #4
#2David482US #2
#3Michael458US #1
#4James375US #3
#5John347US #5
#6Richard346US #7
#7William220US #6
#8Gary179US #12
#9Steven179US #10
#10Mark177US #9
#11Charles170US #11
#12Thomas168US #8
#13Joseph158US #13
#14Larry158US #19
#15Joe157US #68
#16Paul144US #16
#17Ronald144US #18
#18Daniel142US #17
#19Kenneth138US #15
#20Anthony137US #31
#21Raymond120US #36
#22George113US #26
#23Jerry112US #33
#24Edward109US #25
#25Stephen103US #21
#26Ernest97US #90
#27Johnny96US #55
#28Donald94US #14
#29Jose87US #104
#30Frank84US #34
#31Danny81US #45
#32Dennis81US #23
#33Patrick81US #41
#34Manuel78US #170
#35Lawrence76US #42
#36Terry76US #28
#37Jimmy75US #78
#38Albert74US #76
#39Gilbert73US #154
#40Arthur68US #56
#41Gregory66US #24
#42Henry66US #61
#43Jeffrey64US #20
#44Roy64US #58
#45Timothy64US #22
#46Leroy63US #133
#47Phillip61US #74
#48Randy61US #30
#49Kevin57US #27
#50Douglas55US #29
#51Billy54US #69
#52Gerald53US #48
#53Samuel53US #71
#54Ruben52US #199
#55Bruce50US #32
#56Bobby49US #75
#57Leonard48US #88
#58Ralph48US #67
#59Andrew46US #66
#60Rudy45
#61Steve45US #72
#62Tony45US #93
#63Ricky43US #46
#64Tommy43US #108
#65Roger42US #37
#66Alan41US #43
#67Martin41US #77
#68Ray41US #113
#69Carlos40US #166
#70Eddie40US #92
#71Jack40US #60
#72Mike40US #123
#73Stanley39US #64
#74Peter38US #35
#75Dale37US #52
#76Harold37US #63
#77Keith37US #39
#78Eugene36US #81
#79Juan36US #161
#80Louis36US #82
#81Victor36US #101
#82Alfred35US #119
#83Carl35US #47
#84Christopher34US #49
#85Jesus34
#86Scott34US #38
#87Walter33US #51
#88Brian32US #40
#89Curtis32US #79
#90Ronnie32US #80
#91Wayne32US #44
#92Ramon31
#93Benjamin30US #132
#94Fred30US #97
#95Glenn28US #59
#96Jeffery28US #73
#97Lorenzo28
#98Russell28US #57
#99Philip27US #62
#100Randall27US #53

On the move since 1954

Rising

↑39Elaine#61
↑31Kevin#49
↑30Roy#44
↑24Rita#32
↑24Vickie#73
↑23Sally#69
↑22Alan#66
↑22Keith#77

Falling

↓42Wayne#91
↓27Darlene#94
↓23Martin#67
↓21Carolyn#71
↓21Tommy#64
↓20Dolores#58
↓20Ann#82
↓20Jean#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1954 rankings.