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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1961 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,252 New Mexico births in 1961 across 786 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.

#40Manuel#187 nationally
#43Gilbert#178 nationally
#70Doloresoutside the national top 200
#42Yolanda#167 nationally
#81Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#36Loretta#148 nationally
#89Rubenoutside the national top 200
#95Rudyoutside the national top 200
#88Irene#193 nationally
#60Veronica#154 nationally
#79Leroy#171 nationally
#78Carlos#164 nationally

Girls

#1Mary289US #1
#2Patricia187US #6
#3Lisa184US #2
#4Elizabeth183US #19
#5Cynthia177US #8
#6Sandra177US #9
#7Donna168US #7
#8Linda158US #4
#9Debbie155US #31
#10Barbara150US #12
#11Brenda149US #11
#12Karen141US #5
#13Susan128US #3
#14Laura115US #21
#15Debra113US #13
#16Teresa110US #18
#17Deborah109US #10
#18Theresa106US #35
#19Carol105US #24
#20Cindy105US #33
#21Rebecca101US #44
#22Kathy99US #25
#23Nancy97US #16
#24Maria94US #57
#25Gloria92US #82
#26Anna88US #100
#27Diana88US #56
#28Cheryl86US #20
#29Lori85US #14
#30Pamela84US #15
#31Sharon83US #17
#32Tammy77US #28
#33Margaret75US #40
#34Julie73US #23
#35Annette72US #73
#36Loretta72US #148
#37Janet70US #32
#38Robin69US #27
#39Cathy68US #55
#40Connie68US #50
#41Denise68US #30
#42Yolanda67US #167
#43Angela66US #38
#44Darlene66US #80
#45Sylvia66US #124
#46Diane65US #26
#47Carla64US #77
#48Christine63US #39
#49Judy62US #58
#50Terri62US #51
#51Kimberly61US #22
#52Paula60US #60
#53Kathleen58US #29
#54Marie58US #109
#55Tina58US #41
#56Yvonne58US #127
#57Beverly57US #66
#58Michelle56US #34
#59Valerie55US #67
#60Veronica55US #154
#61Martha54US #81
#62Janice53US #52
#63Kim53US #36
#64Virginia53US #103
#65Lorraine52US #143
#66Anita51US #91
#67Rita51US #105
#68Ruth50US #96
#69Betty49US #87
#70Dolores49
#71Carolyn48US #42
#72Laurie48US #43
#73Frances47US #134
#74Katherine46US #86
#75Jacqueline45US #37
#76Rose45US #111
#77Elaine44US #118
#78Julia44US #116
#79Shirley44US #85
#80Rhonda42US #46
#81Bernadette41
#82Catherine41US #48
#83Christina41US #132
#84Evelyn41US #146
#85Jennifer41US #47
#86Kelly41US #45
#87Stephanie41US #78
#88Irene40US #193
#89Monica40US #136
#90Peggy39US #88
#91Jeanette38US #163
#92Joann38US #137
#93Melissa38US #95
#94Sherry38US #53
#95Dana37US #128
#96Roberta37US #162
#97Carmen36US #169
#98Helen36US #119
#99Judith36US #83
#100Amy35US #69

Boys

#1David541US #2
#2Robert485US #5
#3Michael459US #1
#4John414US #3
#5James348US #4
#6Richard302US #8
#7Mark293US #6
#8William204US #7
#9Anthony198US #25
#10Joseph173US #12
#11Paul163US #18
#12Daniel159US #17
#13Charles158US #13
#14Ronald158US #24
#15Steven158US #10
#16Thomas149US #9
#17Larry137US #30
#18Joe133US #60
#19Kenneth132US #16
#20Gary130US #21
#21Johnny115US #70
#22Jerry111US #37
#23Danny110US #54
#24Donald105US #22
#25Raymond104US #48
#26Kevin100US #14
#27Frank99US #41
#28Jeffrey97US #11
#29Timothy96US #15
#30Mike95US #36
#31Edward93US #29
#32Steve91US #45
#33Christopher89US #26
#34Albert88US #97
#35Dennis88US #34
#36Jimmy86US #71
#37Ricky82US #44
#38Patrick81US #39
#39Stephen79US #27
#40Manuel76US #187
#41Terry76US #32
#42George75US #31
#43Gilbert75US #178
#44Gregory74US #23
#45Chris72US #57
#46Jose71US #107
#47Scott71US #19
#48Brian70US #20
#49Randy69US #33
#50Tony68US #53
#51Victor66US #99
#52Billy65US #68
#53Phillip65US #69
#54Roger65US #47
#55Andrew64US #52
#56Lawrence64US #67
#57Douglas63US #28
#58Jeff63US #49
#59Leonard61US #114
#60Arthur60US #85
#61Bobby58US #76
#62Martin57US #73
#63Ronnie56US #91
#64Eddie54US #102
#65Eric54US #38
#66Bruce53US #40
#67Alan52US #51
#68Henry51US #92
#69Peter51US #42
#70Tommy50US #116
#71Ernest49US #123
#72Louis49US #105
#73Ralph49US #95
#74Matthew46US #59
#75Roy46US #83
#76Randall45US #63
#77Keith43US #35
#78Carlos42US #164
#79Leroy42US #171
#80Alfred41US #152
#81Russell41US #55
#82Curtis40US #75
#83Dale40US #58
#84Greg40US #77
#85Tim40US #65
#86Jim39US #78
#87Carl38US #56
#88Gerald38US #62
#89Ruben38
#90Bryan37US #82
#91Darrell37US #101
#92Harold36US #94
#93Jay36US #81
#94Juan36US #160
#95Rudy36
#96Tom35US #88
#97Benjamin34US #146
#98Ray34US #126
#99Samuel34US #89
#100Allen33US #96

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑37Janice#62
↑36Angela#43
↑33Robin#38
↑32Veronica#60
↑27Cathy#39
↑23Alan#67
↑22Kimberly#51
↑22Julia#78

Falling

↓37Roberta#96
↓35Rhonda#80
↓35Helen#98
↓31Catherine#82
↓30Dolores#70
↓28Ray#98
↓26Tommy#70
↓25Rita#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.