State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1965 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,523 New Mexico births in 1965 across 760 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.

#42Gilbert#189 nationally
#36Manuel#176 nationally
#77Rubenoutside the national top 200
#79Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#68Loretta#185 nationally
#55Lorraine#170 nationally
#97Doloresoutside the national top 200
#98Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#65Roberta#167 nationally
#63Frances#163 nationally
#100Juanita#197 nationally
#42Sylvia#131 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa220US #1
#2Mary208US #2
#3Patricia174US #6
#4Karen143US #3
#5Sandra134US #15
#6Brenda132US #23
#7Cynthia118US #9
#8Donna115US #7
#9Maria111US #46
#10Elizabeth107US #16
#11Linda100US #8
#12Michelle97US #18
#13Kimberly96US #4
#14Angela95US #10
#15Barbara95US #25
#16Julie89US #14
#17Deborah87US #13
#18Pamela86US #12
#19Rebecca85US #41
#20Susan85US #5
#21Laura82US #17
#22Denise81US #28
#23Debra80US #27
#24Teresa80US #24
#25Theresa78US #45
#26Annette77US #71
#27Sharon76US #22
#28Stephanie74US #44
#29Tammy74US #11
#30Melissa71US #38
#31Tina71US #29
#32Valerie71US #67
#33Diana70US #64
#34Monica70US #72
#35Rhonda69US #37
#36Cindy67US #53
#37Debbie67US #62
#38Carol64US #42
#39Margaret64US #52
#40Cheryl63US #31
#41Christine61US #21
#42Sylvia61US #131
#43Nancy60US #32
#44Veronica60US #125
#45Anna58US #96
#46Lori57US #19
#47Paula57US #49
#48Kelly56US #30
#49Yvonne53US #132
#50Amy51US #35
#51Jennifer51US #20
#52Darlene50US #83
#53Gloria50US #109
#54Kathy49US #54
#55Lorraine48US #170
#56Tracy48US #36
#57Yolanda48US #139
#58Diane46US #40
#59Jacqueline46US #47
#60Carla45US #76
#61Catherine45US #57
#62Janet45US #55
#63Frances44US #163
#64Kathleen44US #34
#65Roberta43US #167
#66Robin43US #33
#67Christina42US #74
#68Loretta42US #185
#69Kim41US #43
#70Renee41US #68
#71Yvette41US #154
#72Judy40US #86
#73Rose40US #133
#74Sheila40US #50
#75Elaine38US #149
#76Gina37US #70
#77Shirley37US #111
#78Anita34US #94
#79Bernadette34
#80Connie34US #61
#81Marie34US #106
#82Virginia34US #115
#83Ann33US #59
#84Martha33US #99
#85Melinda33US #100
#86Charlotte30US #153
#87Dawn30US #26
#88Leslie30US #75
#89Michele30US #48
#90Sarah30US #92
#91Victoria30US #108
#92Jackie29US #156
#93Katherine29US #79
#94Norma29US #171
#95Terri29US #69
#96Carolyn28US #58
#97Dolores28
#98Geraldine28
#99Regina28US #82
#100Juanita27US #197

Boys

#1Michael411US #1
#2David393US #3
#3Robert358US #5
#4John350US #2
#5James303US #4
#6Richard249US #8
#7Mark209US #7
#8Joseph184US #11
#9Paul165US #16
#10Steven154US #14
#11William151US #6
#12Daniel145US #17
#13Christopher134US #18
#14Anthony128US #22
#15Charles118US #20
#16Gary113US #27
#17Ronald111US #24
#18Thomas110US #9
#19Kevin106US #13
#20Timothy100US #12
#21Kenneth96US #21
#22Jeffrey93US #10
#23Johnny92US #76
#24Patrick92US #31
#25Eric90US #25
#26Raymond86US #45
#27Brian84US #19
#28Jerry84US #41
#29Edward81US #29
#30Scott78US #15
#31Stephen76US #28
#32Donald75US #26
#33Joe75US #71
#34Frank69US #43
#35Larry69US #38
#36Manuel69US #176
#37Martin69US #67
#38Phillip68US #70
#39Andrew67US #37
#40George64US #34
#41Ricky61US #57
#42Gilbert60US #189
#43Randy60US #42
#44Jose59US #89
#45Dennis58US #44
#46Jimmy58US #81
#47Steve58US #55
#48Matthew56US #36
#49Tommy56US #119
#50Danny55US #56
#51Ernest55US #124
#52Douglas53US #32
#53Gregory52US #23
#54Lawrence52US #66
#55Mike52US #51
#56Leonard50US #121
#57Chris48US #60
#58Ray47US #147
#59Victor47US #98
#60Henry45US #94
#61Keith45US #35
#62Rodney44US #33
#63Roy44US #95
#64Samuel44US #84
#65Todd44US #30
#66Carlos43US #144
#67Tony42US #48
#68Eddie41US #113
#69Gerald41US #64
#70Roger41US #49
#71Albert40US #100
#72Peter40US #39
#73Vincent38US #61
#74Billy37US #77
#75Bobby37US #80
#76Ralph37US #103
#77Ruben37
#78Arthur36US #96
#79Marvin36US #109
#80Terry34US #40
#81Alan32US #59
#82Carl32US #54
#83Jeffery32US #47
#84Alfred31US #171
#85Harold31US #99
#86Jonathan31US #74
#87Leroy31US #173
#88Russell31US #58
#89Ronnie30US #107
#90Troy30US #53
#91Norman29US #134
#92Shawn29US #69
#93Wayne29US #65
#94Bryan28US #63
#95Allen27US #92
#96Bruce27US #50
#97Jeff27US #62
#98Walter27US #82
#99Dean26US #88
#100Jay26US #90

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑49Stephanie#28
↑33Keith#61
↑31Rodney#62
↑28Yvette#71
↑27Douglas#52
↑25Lorraine#55
↑24Kimberly#13
↑24Veronica#44

Falling

↓41Leroy#87
↓39Geraldine#98
↓33Anna#45
↓33Carolyn#96
↓30Martha#84
↓26Billy#74
↓25Robin#66
↓24Lori#46

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.