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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1962 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,804 New Mexico births in 1962 across 808 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.

#39Manuel#193 nationally
#34Gilbert#184 nationally
#56Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#68Rubenoutside the national top 200
#69Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#39Loretta#160 nationally
#81Doloresoutside the national top 200
#46Yolanda#165 nationally
#83Juanita#193 nationally
#94Ceciliaoutside the national top 200
#75Leroy#179 nationally
#57Roberta#159 nationally

Girls

#1Mary285US #2
#2Lisa212US #1
#3Sandra169US #10
#4Elizabeth165US #20
#5Linda165US #5
#6Patricia163US #6
#7Brenda147US #12
#8Susan145US #3
#9Karen144US #4
#10Cynthia136US #8
#11Debbie135US #32
#12Barbara127US #14
#13Donna123US #7
#14Debra117US #15
#15Carol114US #28
#16Deborah113US #9
#17Teresa109US #18
#18Lori101US #11
#19Theresa101US #40
#20Diana96US #57
#21Pamela94US #13
#22Laura90US #21
#23Maria89US #49
#24Sharon88US #17
#25Anna86US #100
#26Cindy86US #34
#27Kathy84US #27
#28Margaret83US #43
#29Nancy83US #19
#30Rebecca82US #47
#31Cheryl80US #24
#32Tammy80US #23
#33Denise79US #30
#34Janet78US #35
#35Annette76US #75
#36Tina75US #33
#37Angela74US #36
#38Gloria69US #90
#39Loretta69US #160
#40Diane66US #26
#41Darlene65US #88
#42Judy65US #63
#43Julie65US #22
#44Michelle65US #31
#45Kimberly63US #16
#46Yolanda62US #165
#47Carolyn61US #46
#48Jennifer60US #41
#49Yvonne59US #132
#50Christine58US #39
#51Kelly58US #38
#52Sylvia57US #131
#53Kim56US #37
#54Rita56US #110
#55Kathleen55US #29
#56Bernadette54
#57Roberta54US #159
#58Terri54US #54
#59Shirley53US #96
#60Martha52US #87
#61Robin51US #25
#62Marie50US #113
#63Veronica50US #144
#64Beverly49US #69
#65Monica48US #115
#66Paula48US #60
#67Sherry48US #48
#68Connie47US #51
#69Geraldine47
#70Anita46US #81
#71Janice46US #58
#72Carla45US #78
#73Frances44US #143
#74Cathy43US #62
#75Melissa43US #68
#76Renee43US #76
#77Stephanie43US #70
#78Virginia43US #105
#79Betty42US #97
#80Katherine42US #84
#81Dolores41
#82Dorothy41US #111
#83Juanita41US #193
#84Laurie41US #42
#85Lorraine41US #147
#86Catherine40US #53
#87Jeanette40US #157
#88Leslie40US #80
#89Rhonda40US #45
#90Rose40US #116
#91Sheila40US #52
#92Christina39US #124
#93Gina39US #102
#94Cecilia38
#95Evelyn38US #153
#96Norma38US #155
#97Regina38US #91
#98Suzanne38US #65
#99Joann36US #137
#100Becky35US #122

Boys

#1David498US #2
#2Michael493US #1
#3Robert413US #5
#4John390US #3
#5James341US #4
#6Mark268US #6
#7Richard267US #8
#8Joseph206US #13
#9Steven186US #12
#10Paul176US #19
#11Daniel168US #17
#12William164US #7
#13Anthony153US #24
#14Charles148US #15
#15Kenneth139US #18
#16Larry135US #31
#17Gary130US #22
#18Joe123US #59
#19Thomas114US #9
#20Ronald111US #25
#21Donald110US #23
#22Mike109US #39
#23Scott106US #11
#24Jerry104US #38
#25Raymond104US #48
#26Frank102US #42
#27Kevin97US #14
#28Jeffrey95US #10
#29Steve95US #46
#30Timothy95US #16
#31Johnny93US #69
#32Patrick93US #40
#33Gregory90US #21
#34Gilbert88US #184
#35Danny86US #54
#36Edward85US #29
#37Christopher82US #26
#38Dennis82US #37
#39Manuel82US #193
#40Andrew80US #49
#41Randy80US #35
#42Jimmy78US #75
#43Martin76US #74
#44Ricky76US #50
#45Stephen75US #28
#46George74US #32
#47Albert70US #101
#48Terry70US #34
#49Brian69US #20
#50Eric69US #33
#51Jose66US #103
#52Phillip66US #68
#53Lawrence64US #70
#54Douglas61US #27
#55Billy60US #71
#56Tony59US #52
#57Peter58US #43
#58Gerald57US #65
#59Arthur55US #91
#60Chris55US #60
#61Ernest55US #127
#62Ray55US #132
#63Tommy55US #109
#64Bobby54US #78
#65Leonard54US #117
#66Roger54US #47
#67Ronnie53US #100
#68Ruben52
#69Samuel51US #88
#70Vincent51US #66
#71Ralph50US #97
#72Eddie49US #105
#73Carl47US #58
#74Curtis47US #73
#75Leroy47US #179
#76Matthew47US #56
#77Russell47US #57
#78Victor47US #96
#79Henry46US #92
#80Bruce45US #41
#81Juan44US #153
#82Jeff43US #44
#83Carlos42US #157
#84Tim42US #72
#85Craig41US #51
#86Todd41US #30
#87Tom39US #98
#88Glenn38US #55
#89Randall38US #64
#90Alfred37US #156
#91Jeffery37US #45
#92Jim37US #85
#93Roy37US #90
#94Benjamin36US #140
#95Greg36US #77
#96Melvin36US #137
#97Alan35US #53
#98Keith35US #36
#99Norman35US #130
#100Harold34US #95

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑39Roberta#57
↑37Jennifer#48
↑36Ray#62
↑35Kelly#51
↑30Gerald#58
↑30Samuel#69
↑27Sherry#67
↑25Bernadette#56

Falling

↓35Cathy#74
↓30Alan#97
↓28Connie#68
↓27Victor#78
↓25Carla#72
↓24Jeff#82
↓23Robin#61
↓21Keith#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.