State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1964 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 22,305 New Mexico births in 1964 across 762 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.

#59Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#54Gilbert#183 nationally
#42Manuel#169 nationally
#46Leroy#173 nationally
#74Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#78Rubenoutside the national top 200
#83Marleneoutside the national top 200
#84Doloresoutside the national top 200
#85Ireneoutside the national top 200
#85Gabrieloutside the national top 200
#71Roberta#172 nationally
#73Loretta#174 nationally

Girls

#1Mary257US #2
#2Lisa196US #1
#3Patricia169US #5
#4Sandra149US #13
#5Karen138US #4
#6Linda134US #8
#7Barbara132US #19
#8Cynthia128US #9
#9Elizabeth128US #16
#10Donna123US #7
#11Brenda122US #18
#12Anna100US #97
#13Michelle100US #23
#14Debbie96US #52
#15Laura96US #14
#16Debra95US #24
#17Susan95US #3
#18Denise90US #25
#19Teresa90US #21
#20Theresa87US #38
#21Deborah86US #12
#22Lori86US #15
#23Angela84US #22
#24Sharon84US #20
#25Margaret82US #49
#26Carol81US #36
#27Maria81US #41
#28Christine80US #28
#29Tammy78US #10
#30Pamela77US #11
#31Julie74US #17
#32Nancy73US #26
#33Rebecca73US #46
#34Yvonne73US #130
#35Annette70US #68
#36Diana70US #63
#37Kimberly69US #6
#38Cindy68US #47
#39Tina67US #34
#40Janet66US #48
#41Robin63US #27
#42Rhonda62US #43
#43Melissa61US #53
#44Jacqueline57US #37
#45Kim57US #42
#46Carla56US #78
#47Gloria56US #104
#48Monica56US #90
#49Yolanda56US #147
#50Valerie55US #66
#51Cheryl54US #29
#52Kathleen54US #30
#53Kelly54US #35
#54Martha54US #95
#55Darlene52US #80
#56Diane52US #32
#57Jennifer52US #31
#58Tracy51US #40
#59Geraldine50
#60Paula50US #45
#61Sylvia50US #137
#62Kathy49US #39
#63Carolyn48US #56
#64Renee48US #71
#65Anita47US #85
#66Catherine46US #54
#67Judy46US #74
#68Veronica46US #133
#69Beverly45US #91
#70Connie45US #64
#71Roberta45US #172
#72Amy44US #44
#73Loretta44US #174
#74Bernadette43
#75Leslie43US #73
#76Rose42US #120
#77Stephanie42US #57
#78Elaine41US #142
#79Laurie40US #59
#80Lorraine40US #165
#81Christina39US #88
#82Cathy38US #75
#83Marlene38
#84Dolores37
#85Irene37
#86Marie37US #110
#87Sheila37US #51
#88Sherry37US #50
#89Charlene36US #144
#90Katherine36US #82
#91Sarah36US #92
#92Helen35US #132
#93Norma35US #157
#94Shirley35US #103
#95Dorothy33US #118
#96Joann33US #148
#97Rita33US #122
#98Terri33US #62
#99Yvette33US #155
#100Betty32US #102

Boys

#1Michael408US #1
#2Robert406US #5
#3David396US #3
#4John369US #2
#5James336US #4
#6Richard257US #8
#7Mark212US #6
#8Joseph208US #11
#9Steven184US #12
#10Paul171US #16
#11William168US #7
#12Patrick141US #30
#13Anthony134US #21
#14Charles132US #17
#15Daniel129US #19
#16Kenneth127US #18
#17Kevin118US #13
#18Thomas118US #9
#19Christopher108US #23
#20Andrew103US #37
#21Ronald103US #24
#22Timothy100US #15
#23Edward99US #27
#24Joe99US #62
#25Martin97US #63
#26Raymond96US #44
#27Donald94US #25
#28Larry90US #36
#29Gary89US #26
#30Danny81US #56
#31Johnny80US #74
#32Jerry79US #40
#33Gregory78US #22
#34Randy78US #38
#35Steve78US #51
#36Jeffrey77US #10
#37Brian75US #20
#38Frank73US #41
#39George73US #33
#40Eric72US #32
#41Scott70US #14
#42Manuel68US #169
#43Stephen66US #29
#44Leonard61US #115
#45Jimmy59US #78
#46Leroy59US #173
#47Ricky59US #54
#48Billy58US #71
#49Lawrence58US #68
#50Matthew58US #43
#51Phillip58US #67
#52Tommy55US #108
#53Gerald54US #60
#54Gilbert53US #183
#55Mike53US #47
#56Tony53US #50
#57Albert52US #100
#58Jose52US #94
#59Peter52US #39
#60Dennis50US #42
#61Victor50US #97
#62Chris48US #65
#63Roger48US #49
#64Terry47US #35
#65Arthur46US #91
#66Todd45US #28
#67Vincent45US #64
#68Bobby44US #73
#69Ralph44US #103
#70Ronnie44US #104
#71Ernest42US #124
#72Eugene42US #114
#73Roy42US #89
#74Eddie41US #106
#75Ray41US #142
#76Carlos39US #150
#77Henry39US #92
#78Ruben39
#79Douglas38US #31
#80Jeff38US #52
#81Russell38US #58
#82Samuel38US #86
#83Jeffery37US #45
#84Jon37US #79
#85Gabriel36
#86Carl35US #55
#87Harold35US #98
#88Bruce34US #46
#89Marvin34US #119
#90Alfred33US #163
#91Alan32US #53
#92Jesse32US #151
#93Rodney32US #59
#94Keith31US #34
#95Tim31US #82
#96Curtis30US #75
#97Juan30US #148
#98Troy30US #57
#99Bill29US #126
#100Randall29US #66

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑45Melissa#43
↑45Monica#48
↑40Kim#45
↑33Robin#41
↑29Yolanda#49
↑28Geraldine#59
↑27Andrew#20
↑23Carolyn#63

Falling

↓43Rita#97
↓34Kathy#62
↓32Terri#98
↓28Judy#67
↓26Bruce#88
↓25Sherry#88
↓25Juan#97
↓23Connie#70

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.