State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1956 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,131 New Mexico births in 1956 across 714 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#199 nationally
#47Dolores#198 nationally
#32Manuel#181 nationally
#30Gilbert#160 nationally
#75Antoniooutside the national top 200
#79Lucyoutside the national top 200
#46Yolanda#164 nationally
#84Rudyoutside the national top 200
#88Ramonoutside the national top 200
#89Priscillaoutside the national top 200
#60Juan#169 nationally
#95Paulineoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary426US #1
#2Linda253US #3
#3Patricia248US #6
#4Debra221US #2
#5Deborah196US #4
#6Cynthia178US #8
#7Susan176US #5
#8Barbara166US #9
#9Karen150US #7
#10Elizabeth140US #22
#11Sandra129US #14
#12Pamela125US #12
#13Donna120US #10
#14Theresa116US #32
#15Gloria110US #53
#16Nancy104US #11
#17Sharon103US #13
#18Margaret95US #25
#19Kathleen93US #17
#20Kathy93US #20
#21Maria92US #73
#22Teresa87US #24
#23Carol86US #16
#24Betty85US #44
#25Anna83US #103
#26Catherine83US #28
#27Rose83US #64
#28Janet82US #21
#29Martha80US #59
#30Diana77US #56
#31Rebecca77US #27
#32Virginia77US #75
#33Diane75US #15
#34Lorraine75US #124
#35Cheryl73US #18
#36Brenda72US #19
#37Katherine70US #67
#38Christine68US #42
#39Dorothy67US #72
#40Sylvia67US #108
#41Debbie64US #39
#42Loretta64US #126
#43Connie61US #43
#44Judy59US #35
#45Shirley58US #41
#46Yolanda58US #164
#47Dolores57US #198
#48Jo57US #69
#49Lisa57US #31
#50Marie57US #96
#51Frances56US #107
#52Janice56US #26
#53Beverly55US #40
#54Carolyn55US #33
#55Irene54US #159
#56Laura54US #34
#57Denise53US #23
#58Rita52US #79
#59Elaine48US #89
#60Ruth48US #77
#61Sherry48US #54
#62Paula46US #47
#63Kathryn45US #60
#64Roberta45US #116
#65Yvonne45US #121
#66Rhonda44US #62
#67Helen43US #90
#68Anita42US #83
#69Juanita42US #152
#70Alice41US #98
#71Angela41US #93
#72Charlotte41US #133
#73Darlene41US #71
#74Terry41US #91
#75Victoria41US #85
#76Julie40US #48
#77Peggy40US #63
#78Carmen39US #166
#79Lucy39
#80Julia38US #131
#81Marilyn38US #70
#82Jane37US #50
#83Joann37US #139
#84Cindy36US #37
#85Charlene35US #132
#86Kim35US #38
#87Lori35US #66
#88Geraldine34US #176
#89Priscilla34
#90Sally34US #105
#91Vickie34US #68
#92Joan33US #52
#93Judith33US #45
#94Norma33US #138
#95Pauline33
#96Veronica33US #190
#97Bonnie32US #51
#98Cecilia32
#99Patsy32US #192
#100Phyllis32US #82

Boys

#1Michael506US #1
#2Robert461US #3
#3David460US #4
#4John368US #5
#5Richard355US #7
#6James352US #2
#7William210US #6
#8Mark197US #8
#9Joseph193US #12
#10Steven192US #10
#11Charles181US #11
#12Gary164US #13
#13Paul164US #17
#14Thomas158US #9
#15Larry152US #21
#16Ronald152US #15
#17Joe149US #63
#18Anthony148US #30
#19Daniel139US #18
#20Raymond130US #39
#21Kenneth128US #16
#22George127US #27
#23Donald126US #14
#24Johnny121US #55
#25Jerry110US #35
#26Edward102US #25
#27Frank102US #38
#28Stephen102US #23
#29Timothy99US #19
#30Gilbert94US #160
#31Jose93US #108
#32Manuel88US #181
#33Dennis86US #26
#34Terry79US #31
#35Lawrence75US #42
#36Albert72US #81
#37Henry72US #71
#38Patrick71US #40
#39Gregory70US #24
#40Randy69US #28
#41Steve69US #59
#42Jimmy68US #78
#43Phillip66US #76
#44Leroy65US #140
#45Ernest63US #94
#46Danny60US #46
#47Ruben60US #199
#48Roy59US #62
#49Bobby58US #77
#50Jeffrey58US #20
#51Arthur57US #60
#52Andrew55US #56
#53Ralph54US #67
#54Samuel54US #74
#55Martin53US #73
#56Gerald52US #49
#57Ray52US #113
#58Bruce51US #33
#59Douglas50US #29
#60Juan50US #169
#61Tony50US #85
#62Alfred49US #121
#63Jack49US #66
#64Peter49US #37
#65Keith47US #36
#66Leonard47US #89
#67Ricky47US #43
#68Billy46US #68
#69Roger46US #41
#70Kevin45US #22
#71Tommy45US #115
#72Christopher44US #47
#73Eddie44US #93
#74Ronnie43US #75
#75Antonio42
#76Carlos40US #166
#77Walter40US #53
#78Mike39US #97
#79Benjamin38US #131
#80Randall38US #54
#81Victor38US #96
#82Russell37US #52
#83Alan36US #44
#84Rudy36
#85Scott36US #34
#86Leo34US #184
#87Brian33US #32
#88Ramon33
#89Rodney33US #65
#90Stanley33US #70
#91Carl32US #48
#92Glenn32US #61
#93Harold31US #72
#94Louis31US #82
#95Philip31US #64
#96Eugene30US #86
#97Allen29US #87
#98Dale29US #50
#99Leslie29US #152
#100Freddie27US #196

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑41Lisa#49
↑27Anna#25
↑22Debbie#41
↑21Darlene#73
↑20Kathy#20
↑20Jo#48
↑20Denise#57
↑20Steve#41

Falling

↓30Pauline#95
↓29Helen#67
↓27Marilyn#81
↓26Rita#58
↓25Phyllis#100
↓24Rudy#84
↓23Dale#98
↓21Judy#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.