State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1958 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,337 New Mexico births in 1958 across 756 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.

#64Doloresoutside the national top 200
#42Manuel#178 nationally
#66Rubenoutside the national top 200
#38Gilbert#169 nationally
#76Rudyoutside the national top 200
#42Yolanda#166 nationally
#80Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#84Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#90Berthaoutside the national top 200
#96Priscillaoutside the national top 200
#99Estheroutside the national top 200
#57Leroy#158 nationally

Girls

#1Mary385US #1
#2Patricia215US #5
#3Linda210US #3
#4Cynthia199US #8
#5Susan175US #2
#6Deborah173US #7
#7Sandra172US #15
#8Karen169US #4
#9Barbara166US #9
#10Debbie162US #24
#11Debra160US #6
#12Elizabeth160US #22
#13Donna122US #10
#14Carol118US #20
#15Kathy118US #14
#16Diana111US #45
#17Nancy107US #12
#18Anna106US #103
#19Brenda106US #16
#20Pamela106US #11
#21Maria98US #65
#22Sharon96US #17
#23Gloria93US #77
#24Margaret93US #31
#25Theresa93US #33
#26Teresa91US #26
#27Lisa90US #19
#28Janet89US #28
#29Cindy85US #25
#30Laura85US #29
#31Diane83US #18
#32Judy83US #36
#33Rose83US #78
#34Cheryl81US #13
#35Rebecca80US #41
#36Julie73US #23
#37Shirley68US #52
#38Sylvia68US #114
#39Loretta66US #132
#40Yvonne65US #129
#41Kathleen64US #21
#42Yolanda63US #166
#43Connie62US #50
#44Rhonda62US #48
#45Virginia62US #85
#46Anita59US #82
#47Carolyn59US #37
#48Marie57US #106
#49Christine56US #43
#50Darlene56US #49
#51Catherine55US #38
#52Janice55US #35
#53Paula54US #53
#54Rita54US #88
#55Cathy53US #34
#56Tammy53US #44
#57Martha52US #69
#58Denise51US #27
#59Helen51US #100
#60Kathryn51US #58
#61Peggy51US #42
#62Lori50US #30
#63Betty48US #54
#64Dolores48
#65Tina48US #71
#66Dorothy47US #86
#67Frances46US #118
#68Annette45US #76
#69Beverly45US #55
#70Elaine45US #101
#71Terri45US #51
#72Vicki45US #57
#73Becky44US #111
#74Roberta44US #133
#75Evelyn43US #134
#76Irene43US #175
#77Lorraine43US #136
#78Veronica43US #173
#79Carla42US #126
#80Geraldine42
#81Joann42US #122
#82Katherine42US #74
#83Valerie42US #64
#84Cecilia38
#85Judith38US #62
#86Michelle37US #56
#87Angela36US #83
#88Carmen36US #177
#89Ruth36US #90
#90Bertha35
#91Jo35US #91
#92Joyce35US #46
#93Juanita35US #174
#94Kim35US #40
#95Phyllis35US #94
#96Priscilla35
#97Robin35US #32
#98Ann34US #47
#99Esther34
#100Sally34US #112

Boys

#1David492US #2
#2Michael471US #1
#3Robert455US #4
#4James372US #3
#5Richard349US #8
#6John348US #5
#7Mark271US #7
#8William210US #6
#9Joseph175US #12
#10Charles173US #11
#11Steven164US #10
#12Thomas159US #9
#13Larry157US #22
#14Daniel155US #16
#15Paul155US #15
#16Kenneth148US #14
#17Ronald142US #19
#18Anthony135US #27
#19Raymond133US #43
#20Gary132US #17
#21Joe131US #56
#22Donald121US #18
#23Jerry116US #35
#24Edward106US #28
#25Danny103US #45
#26George102US #31
#27Mike100US #40
#28Johnny99US #61
#29Frank97US #38
#30Terry93US #33
#31Ricky91US #34
#32Steve90US #44
#33Dennis89US #29
#34Gregory86US #23
#35Patrick86US #42
#36Randy84US #32
#37Jimmy83US #73
#38Gilbert80US #169
#39Jose80US #118
#40Kevin79US #20
#41Timothy79US #13
#42Manuel78US #178
#43Martin78US #71
#44Christopher77US #39
#45Stephen76US #26
#46Albert73US #89
#47Ernest72US #113
#48Tommy72US #104
#49Leonard69US #102
#50Billy68US #64
#51Douglas67US #30
#52Jeffrey67US #21
#53Lawrence66US #52
#54Andrew65US #55
#55Scott65US #25
#56Arthur63US #72
#57Leroy62US #158
#58Ronnie62US #66
#59Tony59US #57
#60Bobby57US #69
#61Gerald56US #58
#62Eddie55US #100
#63Bruce53US #36
#64Henry53US #83
#65Victor53US #107
#66Ruben51
#67Russell51US #54
#68Brian50US #24
#69Juan50US #162
#70Phillip50US #81
#71Peter49US #41
#72Ray47US #121
#73Ralph46US #78
#74Roy46US #75
#75Alan45US #49
#76Rudy44
#77Carl43US #51
#78Roger43US #47
#79Wayne43US #48
#80Tom40US #96
#81Jack39US #80
#82Dale38US #46
#83Jim37US #87
#84Keith37US #37
#85Harold36US #84
#86Chris35US #93
#87Philip35US #67
#88Bill34US #99
#89Curtis34US #82
#90Benjamin33US #150
#91Louis33US #94
#92Samuel33US #85
#93Allen32US #92
#94Alvin32US #154
#95Darrell32US #90
#96Matthew32US #60
#97Lee31US #114
#98Randall31US #62
#99Stanley30US #88
#100Eric29US #50

On the move since 1957

Rising

↑36Christopher#44
↑35Lori#62
↑31Mike#27
↑26Scott#55
↑25Anna#18
↑22Yvonne#40
↑22Anita#46
↑22Christine#49

Falling

↓35Lorraine#77
↓34Jo#91
↓30Katherine#82
↓27Samuel#92
↓24Betty#63
↓24Beverly#69
↓23Juanita#93
↓22Lawrence#53

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1957 rankings.