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Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1963 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,182 New Mexico births in 1963 across 773 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.

#67Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#51Manuel#182 nationally
#70Doloresoutside the national top 200
#55Gilbert#179 nationally
#56Leroy#176 nationally
#87Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#87Alexoutside the national top 200
#57Loretta#161 nationally
#98Ireneoutside the national top 200
#69Roberta#169 nationally
#42Yvonne#137 nationally
#61Lorraine#154 nationally

Girls

#1Mary262US #2
#2Lisa212US #1
#3Patricia169US #7
#4Sandra155US #9
#5Donna143US #6
#6Linda140US #5
#7Karen138US #4
#8Cynthia135US #10
#9Elizabeth134US #20
#10Maria134US #43
#11Brenda133US #15
#12Susan127US #3
#13Debbie117US #41
#14Barbara114US #17
#15Deborah108US #13
#16Debra104US #21
#17Theresa102US #38
#18Tammy101US #12
#19Pamela98US #14
#20Cindy95US #37
#21Michelle94US #26
#22Carol92US #33
#23Lori92US #8
#24Teresa92US #18
#25Laura90US #16
#26Nancy87US #23
#27Angela86US #30
#28Kathy83US #34
#29Diana79US #62
#30Sharon77US #19
#31Christine75US #29
#32Margaret74US #46
#33Anna71US #102
#34Julie71US #22
#35Denise68US #27
#36Annette66US #71
#37Carla64US #82
#38Cheryl64US #24
#39Judy64US #70
#40Valerie64US #69
#41Gloria63US #96
#42Yvonne63US #137
#43Darlene62US #85
#44Kelly62US #32
#45Kimberly62US #11
#46Rebecca62US #44
#47Connie59US #55
#48Janet59US #40
#49Kathleen58US #28
#50Sylvia57US #128
#51Tracy57US #48
#52Diane54US #31
#53Jennifer54US #36
#54Rita53US #115
#55Tina53US #35
#56Frances52US #146
#57Loretta51US #161
#58Paula50US #42
#59Anita49US #77
#60Catherine49US #53
#61Lorraine49US #154
#62Veronica49US #139
#63Sherry47US #49
#64Martha46US #90
#65Rose46US #118
#66Terri46US #58
#67Bernadette45
#68Cathy45US #67
#69Roberta45US #169
#70Dolores44
#71Amy43US #54
#72Laurie43US #47
#73Renee42US #74
#74Robin42US #25
#75Shirley42US #99
#76Stephanie42US #64
#77Virginia42US #103
#78Yolanda42US #157
#79Dorothy40US #116
#80Leslie40US #72
#81Norma40US #163
#82Sarah40US #94
#83Christina39US #107
#84Janice39US #63
#85Kim39US #39
#86Carolyn38US #56
#87Geraldine38
#88Melissa38US #61
#89Betty37US #104
#90Carmen37US #168
#91Evelyn36US #159
#92Helen36US #124
#93Monica36US #110
#94Sheila36US #50
#95Ann35US #57
#96Deanna35US #133
#97Elaine35US #134
#98Irene35
#99Jeanette35US #158
#100Marie35US #109

Boys

#1Michael457US #1
#2David425US #3
#3John401US #2
#4Robert363US #5
#5James313US #4
#6Richard248US #8
#7Mark210US #6
#8Paul190US #17
#9Joseph188US #13
#10William174US #7
#11Charles155US #16
#12Steven154US #14
#13Kenneth153US #18
#14Gary133US #24
#15Thomas130US #9
#16Daniel124US #19
#17Anthony118US #22
#18Patrick112US #35
#19Scott111US #12
#20Ronald110US #23
#21Joe108US #58
#22Kevin108US #11
#23Jeffrey106US #10
#24Johnny106US #71
#25Edward105US #27
#26Timothy102US #15
#27Christopher100US #26
#28Raymond100US #45
#29Brian98US #20
#30Donald91US #25
#31Steve90US #49
#32Larry88US #36
#33Danny87US #55
#34Gregory83US #21
#35Jerry83US #38
#36Mike81US #44
#37Lawrence78US #68
#38Martin78US #62
#39Phillip77US #70
#40Eric76US #31
#41Jimmy76US #78
#42Dennis75US #39
#43Stephen75US #29
#44Jose74US #98
#45George73US #34
#46Randy73US #37
#47Andrew72US #42
#48Albert71US #100
#49Ricky70US #47
#50Frank67US #41
#51Manuel67US #182
#52Terry64US #32
#53Chris60US #59
#54Gerald58US #60
#55Gilbert58US #179
#56Leroy57US #176
#57Henry55US #94
#58Tommy54US #107
#59Tony54US #52
#60Arthur52US #91
#61Ernest52US #122
#62Bruce50US #43
#63Leonard50US #118
#64Matthew50US #50
#65Billy49US #74
#66Peter48US #40
#67Vincent48US #61
#68Victor47US #97
#69Eddie46US #109
#70Ray46US #131
#71Eugene45US #112
#72Juan45US #147
#73Douglas44US #28
#74Todd43US #30
#75Bobby42US #75
#76Louis42US #104
#77Carlos41US #156
#78Melvin40US #133
#79Russell40US #57
#80Ralph39US #99
#81Alfred38US #162
#82Randall38US #65
#83Ronnie38US #101
#84Roger37US #53
#85Carl36US #54
#86Harold36US #96
#87Alex35
#88Bryan35US #73
#89Jeff35US #48
#90Keith35US #33
#91Alan33US #56
#92Tim33US #79
#93Troy33US #66
#94Curtis32US #72
#95Dale32US #69
#96Darrell32US #95
#97Greg32US #81
#98Jack32US #102
#99Bill31US #113
#100Walter31US #77

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑35Carla#37
↑26Catherine#60
↑25Rose#65
↑24Lorraine#61
↑23Michelle#21
↑22Henry#57
↑21Connie#47
↑20Brian#29

Falling

↓39Carolyn#86
↓38Marie#100
↓32Yolanda#78
↓32Kim#85
↓28Monica#93
↓24Frank#50
↓21Gilbert#55
↓20Curtis#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.