State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1957 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,013 New Mexico births in 1957 across 747 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.

#55Doloresoutside the national top 200
#47Manuel#185 nationally
#30Gilbert#163 nationally
#67Ruben#197 nationally
#37Yolanda#165 nationally
#73Rudyoutside the national top 200
#74Beatriceoutside the national top 200
#86Paulineoutside the national top 200
#56Irene#169 nationally
#92Mariooutside the national top 200
#81Geraldine#189 nationally
#94Priscillaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary440US #1
#2Patricia237US #8
#3Debra228US #4
#4Linda196US #3
#5Deborah195US #6
#6Cynthia179US #7
#7Karen169US #5
#8Susan165US #2
#9Elizabeth138US #22
#10Sandra135US #15
#11Donna134US #10
#12Barbara131US #9
#13Nancy131US #11
#14Diana120US #43
#15Carol117US #18
#16Pamela111US #12
#17Kathy110US #20
#18Margaret108US #29
#19Debbie103US #27
#20Theresa101US #36
#21Cindy98US #19
#22Rebecca95US #34
#23Brenda94US #13
#24Teresa93US #24
#25Maria92US #71
#26Sharon92US #14
#27Gloria91US #66
#28Rose85US #69
#29Cheryl81US #16
#30Diane81US #17
#31Kathleen80US #21
#32Virginia78US #75
#33Laura77US #31
#34Judy76US #38
#35Julie73US #28
#36Loretta73US #131
#37Yolanda72US #165
#38Catherine71US #37
#39Betty69US #50
#40Rita69US #78
#41Martha68US #63
#42Lorraine66US #129
#43Anna65US #105
#44Marie65US #98
#45Beverly63US #48
#46Janice63US #32
#47Janet62US #23
#48Lisa62US #26
#49Sylvia61US #109
#50Connie58US #47
#51Shirley58US #46
#52Katherine57US #72
#53Carolyn55US #33
#54Helen55US #95
#55Dolores54
#56Irene54US #169
#57Jo54US #83
#58Denise53US #25
#59Frances53US #113
#60Dorothy52US #74
#61Rhonda52US #52
#62Yvonne49US #124
#63Evelyn47US #125
#64Roberta47US #121
#65Victoria47US #88
#66Darlene46US #57
#67Peggy46US #62
#68Anita44US #81
#69Alice43US #106
#70Juanita43US #156
#71Christine42US #41
#72Kathryn42US #65
#73Paula42US #49
#74Beatrice41
#75Cathy41US #39
#76Elaine41US #96
#77Leslie41US #77
#78Valerie41US #76
#79Vicki41US #51
#80Ann39US #44
#81Geraldine39US #189
#82Robin38US #30
#83Angela37US #89
#84Judith37US #53
#85Marilyn37US #82
#86Pauline37
#87Carmen36US #172
#88Kim36US #35
#89Jennifer35US #87
#90Vickie35US #70
#91Wanda35US #59
#92Glenda34US #134
#93Norma34US #141
#94Priscilla34
#95Ramona34
#96Terry34US #92
#97Lori33US #45
#98Sally33US #115
#99Sherry33US #55
#100Stephanie33US #110

Boys

#1Michael517US #1
#2David502US #3
#3Robert465US #4
#4James388US #2
#5John370US #5
#6Richard321US #8
#7Mark256US #7
#8William236US #6
#9Charles177US #11
#10Joseph177US #12
#11Larry176US #22
#12Paul174US #18
#13Steven167US #10
#14Thomas165US #9
#15Daniel147US #16
#16Jerry145US #35
#17Joe142US #57
#18Ronald142US #17
#19Raymond139US #39
#20Anthony135US #27
#21Kenneth132US #14
#22Donald123US #15
#23Gary119US #13
#24Johnny111US #61
#25Edward107US #25
#26Frank97US #38
#27Albert92US #84
#28George91US #29
#29Stephen90US #24
#30Gilbert88US #163
#31Lawrence87US #46
#32Patrick85US #41
#33Timothy84US #19
#34Randy82US #31
#35Danny80US #45
#36Jimmy79US #77
#37Jose78US #109
#38Ernest76US #101
#39Arthur74US #66
#40Gregory73US #23
#41Eddie71US #95
#42Ricky71US #40
#43Steve69US #44
#44Billy66US #64
#45Dennis65US #28
#46Kevin65US #20
#47Manuel62US #185
#48Tommy61US #102
#49Douglas60US #30
#50Henry57US #75
#51Leroy56US #148
#52Terry56US #33
#53Leonard55US #94
#54Peter55US #37
#55Phillip55US #79
#56Roy54US #65
#57Andrew53US #56
#58Mike53US #53
#59Jeffrey52US #21
#60Martin52US #69
#61Ralph52US #76
#62Gerald51US #51
#63Roger51US #42
#64Bobby50US #78
#65Samuel50US #82
#66Ray47US #111
#67Ruben47US #197
#68Bruce46US #34
#69Dale45US #50
#70Ronnie45US #73
#71Jack44US #67
#72Keith43US #36
#73Rudy43
#74Russell43US #54
#75Tony43US #71
#76Carl42US #49
#77Victor42US #98
#78Alan41US #48
#79Brian41US #26
#80Christopher39US #43
#81Scott38US #32
#82Walter38US #58
#83Eugene36US #92
#84Harold36US #74
#85Juan36US #165
#86Carlos35US #173
#87Eric35US #60
#88Louis35US #86
#89Chris34US #120
#90Melvin33US #113
#91Randall33US #59
#92Mario32
#93Marvin32US #112
#94Fred31US #103
#95Herman31
#96Micheal31US #85
#97Tom31US #116
#98Curtis30US #80
#99Sammy30
#100Alex29

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑63Cindy#21
↑41Julie#35
↑32Eddie#41
↑29Dale#69
↑25Ricky#42
↑24Billy#44
↑24Kevin#46
↑23Laura#33

Falling

↓38Sherry#99
↓33Christine#71
↓25Juan#85
↓22Terry#96
↓21Dorothy#60
↓20Ruben#67
↓19Janet#47
↓18Anna#43

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.