State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1959 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,343 New Mexico births in 1959 across 772 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.

#71Doloresoutside the national top 200
#55Manuel#183 nationally
#44Yolanda#169 nationally
#52Gilbert#177 nationally
#77Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#80Rudyoutside the national top 200
#81Rubenoutside the national top 200
#90Priscillaoutside the national top 200
#92Hermanoutside the national top 200
#53Leroy#159 nationally
#95Andyoutside the national top 200
#96Graceoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary366US #1
#2Patricia203US #6
#3Linda198US #3
#4Donna194US #5
#5Susan193US #2
#6Debbie183US #20
#7Elizabeth179US #21
#8Barbara163US #11
#9Debra163US #7
#10Karen159US #4
#11Sandra159US #13
#12Cynthia152US #8
#13Deborah135US #9
#14Kathy119US #15
#15Lisa118US #10
#16Cindy116US #25
#17Carol113US #22
#18Pamela112US #12
#19Theresa112US #34
#20Diana106US #49
#21Nancy102US #14
#22Sharon102US #17
#23Maria100US #62
#24Brenda99US #16
#25Diane95US #19
#26Martha93US #72
#27Anna91US #99
#28Cheryl89US #18
#29Teresa86US #24
#30Laura85US #30
#31Gloria84US #81
#32Rose83US #88
#33Janet82US #28
#34Rebecca78US #38
#35Angela72US #68
#36Loretta72US #136
#37Julie71US #26
#38Judy69US #41
#39Kathleen69US #23
#40Virginia69US #93
#41Darlene68US #66
#42Christine67US #43
#43Tammy67US #31
#44Yolanda66US #169
#45Yvonne66US #132
#46Annette65US #64
#47Denise64US #29
#48Catherine63US #40
#49Cathy63US #39
#50Margaret63US #36
#51Paula63US #51
#52Sylvia63US #120
#53Lori61US #27
#54Shirley60US #61
#55Rhonda59US #45
#56Kim56US #35
#57Betty55US #59
#58Beverly55US #55
#59Rita55US #98
#60Valerie55US #60
#61Connie54US #48
#62Carla53US #118
#63Kelly52US #74
#64Carolyn51US #42
#65Frances51US #124
#66Marie51US #104
#67Roberta51US #142
#68Kathryn50US #69
#69Terri50US #46
#70Tina50US #53
#71Dolores49
#72Michelle49US #47
#73Terry49US #95
#74Robin48US #32
#75Sherry47US #58
#76Anita45US #87
#77Bernadette45
#78Dorothy45US #94
#79Jo44US #115
#80Helen43US #108
#81Irene43US #179
#82Katherine43US #79
#83Sarah43US #119
#84Sally42US #114
#85Elaine41US #105
#86Lorraine41US #137
#87Evelyn39US #134
#88Becky38US #102
#89Joann38US #130
#90Priscilla38
#91Janice37US #37
#92Leslie37US #84
#93Stephanie37US #101
#94Juanita36US #176
#95Peggy36US #57
#96Grace35
#97Jeanette35US #171
#98Jennifer35US #78
#99Joyce35US #50
#100Kimberly35US #33

Boys

#1David517US #2
#2Michael499US #1
#3Robert446US #5
#4John382US #4
#5James365US #3
#6Richard306US #8
#7Mark266US #6
#8William237US #7
#9Joseph187US #13
#10Steven187US #10
#11Anthony164US #26
#12Larry164US #25
#13Paul164US #17
#14Charles158US #11
#15Gary155US #20
#16Ronald148US #21
#17Thomas147US #9
#18Daniel145US #18
#19Joe145US #57
#20Kenneth136US #15
#21Jerry133US #36
#22Mike131US #37
#23Donald125US #19
#24Johnny119US #64
#25Raymond112US #45
#26Edward109US #27
#27Timothy107US #12
#28Danny106US #48
#29Randy106US #31
#30Steve104US #41
#31Patrick103US #43
#32Ricky100US #34
#33Frank92US #42
#34George92US #32
#35Dennis91US #29
#36Jose91US #113
#37Gregory84US #23
#38Stephen82US #28
#39Jimmy78US #69
#40Terry78US #33
#41Kevin76US #14
#42Douglas75US #30
#43Albert74US #92
#44Scott74US #24
#45Christopher73US #35
#46Chris72US #72
#47Ernest71US #118
#48Brian68US #22
#49Bobby67US #71
#50Jeffrey67US #16
#51Phillip67US #74
#52Gilbert66US #177
#53Leroy65US #159
#54Tommy65US #108
#55Manuel63US #183
#56Ralph63US #84
#57Tony61US #53
#58Henry60US #83
#59Lawrence60US #62
#60Billy58US #65
#61Andrew57US #58
#62Eddie57US #101
#63Martin57US #79
#64Roy54US #81
#65Arthur53US #76
#66Peter53US #40
#67Roger52US #47
#68Ronnie52US #77
#69Russell51US #56
#70Bruce49US #38
#71Leonard49US #109
#72Jeff48US #52
#73Carl47US #54
#74Ray47US #121
#75Jim45US #70
#76Samuel45US #86
#77Eugene44US #106
#78Tom43US #82
#79Eric42US #46
#80Rudy42
#81Ruben40
#82Bill39US #93
#83Louis39US #100
#84Dale38US #49
#85Harold38US #87
#86Walter37US #66
#87Gerald36US #61
#88Keith35US #39
#89Alfred34US #138
#90Alvin33US #153
#91Carlos33US #162
#92Herman33
#93Matthew33US #63
#94Philip33US #68
#95Andy32
#96Don32US #111
#97Randall32US #59
#98Rodney32US #67
#99Tim32US #60
#100Wayne32US #51

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑52Angela#35
↑40Chris#46
↑38Kim#56
↑31Martha#26
↑23Valerie#60
↑23Robin#74
↑22Annette#46
↑21Eric#79

Falling

↓39Janice#91
↓34Peggy#95
↓30Anita#76
↓26Margaret#50
↓26Gerald#87
↓22Leonard#71
↓21Helen#80
↓21Wayne#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.