State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1960 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,078 New Mexico births in 1960 across 811 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.

#40Doloresoutside the national top 200
#28Manuel#186 nationally
#47Gilbert#175 nationally
#74Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#80Rubenoutside the national top 200
#83Rudyoutside the national top 200
#56Yolanda#172 nationally
#28Loretta#138 nationally
#63Leroy#172 nationally
#98Arleneoutside the national top 200
#98Andyoutside the national top 200
#99Sammyoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary343US #1
#2Linda216US #3
#3Sandra197US #11
#4Donna186US #5
#5Karen186US #4
#6Patricia180US #7
#7Debbie178US #24
#8Elizabeth171US #18
#9Susan170US #2
#10Cynthia159US #9
#11Barbara153US #12
#12Lisa145US #6
#13Debra140US #8
#14Maria134US #59
#15Kathy133US #21
#16Brenda131US #13
#17Theresa122US #35
#18Cindy117US #30
#19Teresa112US #19
#20Sharon106US #16
#21Carol104US #23
#22Nancy104US #15
#23Deborah103US #10
#24Laura98US #25
#25Tammy91US #31
#26Margaret90US #36
#27Diana85US #53
#28Loretta84US #138
#29Rebecca81US #38
#30Anna80US #104
#31Cheryl80US #17
#32Pamela80US #14
#33Diane76US #22
#34Gloria76US #79
#35Darlene75US #75
#36Lori75US #20
#37Janet73US #32
#38Julie73US #28
#39Annette71US #62
#40Dolores70
#41Christine68US #40
#42Rita68US #96
#43Denise67US #29
#44Judy67US #48
#45Rhonda66US #44
#46Lorraine65US #135
#47Sylvia65US #121
#48Connie64US #47
#49Marie63US #103
#50Carla61US #110
#51Catherine61US #42
#52Kathleen61US #27
#53Rose61US #98
#54Yvonne61US #133
#55Shirley60US #70
#56Yolanda60US #172
#57Terri59US #49
#58Martha58US #83
#59Roberta58US #149
#60Beverly57US #60
#61Paula54US #55
#62Frances53US #127
#63Helen53US #117
#64Virginia53US #102
#65Elaine52US #112
#66Cathy51US #46
#67Anita50US #87
#68Kelly50US #52
#69Michelle49US #39
#70Peggy49US #69
#71Robin49US #33
#72Kim47US #34
#73Kimberly46US #26
#74Bernadette45
#75Katherine44US #81
#76Tina44US #45
#77Jeanette43US #159
#78Monica43US #140
#79Angela42US #50
#80Valerie42US #65
#81Ann41US #51
#82Dorothy41US #95
#83Joann41US #131
#84Laurie41US #37
#85Terry41US #101
#86Betty40US #68
#87Becky39US #111
#88Carolyn39US #43
#89Joyce39US #58
#90Sherry39US #54
#91Tracy39US #84
#92Veronica39US #168
#93Evelyn38US #137
#94Juanita38US #184
#95Vicki38US #73
#96Leslie37US #92
#97Stephanie37US #91
#98Arlene36
#99Janice36US #41
#100Julia36US #122

Boys

#1David528US #1
#2Michael482US #2
#3Robert442US #5
#4James404US #3
#5John381US #4
#6Richard314US #8
#7Mark283US #6
#8William201US #7
#9Paul195US #18
#10Joseph193US #12
#11Charles177US #13
#12Anthony158US #25
#13Thomas157US #9
#14Daniel155US #17
#15Steven151US #10
#16Joe140US #57
#17Kenneth139US #16
#18Gary133US #22
#19Larry133US #28
#20Ronald130US #21
#21Steve119US #43
#22Donald118US #19
#23Mike118US #36
#24Kevin113US #15
#25George109US #33
#26Jerry106US #37
#27Raymond104US #46
#28Manuel103US #186
#29Timothy101US #11
#30Johnny100US #65
#31Danny99US #48
#32Edward92US #26
#33Gregory92US #24
#34Jose91US #107
#35Frank89US #40
#36Phillip87US #66
#37Dennis85US #31
#38Jeffrey85US #14
#39Randy85US #32
#40Ricky83US #38
#41Scott82US #23
#42Patrick81US #45
#43Christopher80US #29
#44Tommy79US #112
#45Albert78US #93
#46Terry76US #34
#47Gilbert75US #175
#48Jimmy74US #69
#49Lawrence73US #64
#50Bobby69US #73
#51Ernest69US #120
#52Brian67US #20
#53Stephen67US #27
#54Peter66US #42
#55Tony66US #52
#56Eddie65US #102
#57Leonard65US #113
#58Billy64US #67
#59Andrew63US #51
#60Arthur63US #82
#61Douglas63US #30
#62Ronnie60US #87
#63Leroy59US #172
#64Martin59US #77
#65Ralph59US #89
#66Victor57US #103
#67Chris55US #63
#68Roger55US #47
#69Henry52US #84
#70Ray51US #121
#71Carlos49US #167
#72Rodney49US #68
#73Carl48US #53
#74Keith48US #35
#75Russell48US #56
#76Gerald47US #62
#77Bill46US #95
#78Bruce46US #39
#79Jeff44US #49
#80Ruben44
#81Wayne44US #58
#82Roy43US #80
#83Rudy43
#84Dale41US #54
#85Samuel41US #91
#86Eric40US #44
#87Matthew40US #61
#88Tim40US #60
#89Vincent40US #98
#90Alan39US #50
#91Greg39US #83
#92Jay39US #78
#93Jim39US #75
#94Harold38US #92
#95Craig37US #41
#96Eugene37US #109
#97Walter36US #70
#98Andy35
#99Sammy35
#100Jack34US #85

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑40Lorraine#46
↑31Dolores#40
↑27Kimberly#73
↑27Manuel#28
↑26Rodney#72
↑25Peggy#70
↑24Margaret#26
↑20Elaine#65

Falling

↓44Angela#79
↓32Martha#58
↓29Betty#86
↓24Virginia#64
↓24Carolyn#88
↓21Rose#53
↓21Chris#67
↓20Valerie#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.