State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1968 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,457 New Mexico births in 1968 across 694 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.

#41Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#42Gilbert#199 nationally
#50Robertaoutside the national top 200
#31Manuel#169 nationally
#64Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#68Priscillaoutside the national top 200
#62Loretta#194 nationally
#75Lorraineoutside the national top 200
#82Alex#200 nationally
#84Gabrieloutside the national top 200
#73Frances#185 nationally
#85Leroy#197 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa191US #1
#2Michelle175US #2
#3Melissa128US #5
#4Mary119US #6
#5Patricia116US #15
#6Jennifer112US #4
#7Sandra95US #26
#8Elizabeth93US #17
#9Cynthia85US #19
#10Stephanie84US #23
#11Laura82US #11
#12Maria80US #41
#13Angela78US #7
#14Brenda78US #34
#15Pamela78US #20
#16Tammy76US #8
#17Kimberly74US #3
#18Karen73US #9
#19Sharon71US #32
#20Amy68US #13
#21Denise68US #35
#22Christine67US #14
#23Donna66US #24
#24Monica63US #68
#25Valerie62US #77
#26Linda60US #28
#27Anna59US #99
#28Deborah59US #27
#29Julie59US #16
#30Tina59US #18
#31Victoria57US #82
#32Rebecca56US #33
#33Diana55US #71
#34Teresa55US #30
#35Yvonne54US #125
#36Barbara52US #36
#37Debra52US #38
#38Lori52US #22
#39Theresa51US #47
#40Kelly50US #12
#41Bernadette48
#42Shannon48US #53
#43Carol46US #49
#44Michele45US #29
#45Renee45US #65
#46Paula43US #45
#47Annette42US #102
#48Cheryl42US #37
#49Gloria41US #143
#50Roberta41
#51Susan40US #10
#52Margaret39US #63
#53Veronica39US #112
#54Christina38US #44
#55Debbie38US #111
#56Kathleen38US #40
#57Nancy37US #39
#58Yvette36US #144
#59Darlene35US #121
#60Jacqueline35US #50
#61Katherine35US #75
#62Loretta35US #194
#63Rhonda35US #42
#64Geraldine33
#65Diane32US #51
#66Catherine31US #56
#67Marie31US #135
#68Priscilla31
#69Martha30US #123
#70Rachel29US #92
#71Stacey29US #55
#72Anita28US #109
#73Frances28US #185
#74Gina28US #58
#75Lorraine28
#76Virginia28US #131
#77Judy27US #142
#78Leslie27US #66
#79Dawn26US #21
#80Deanna26US #104
#81Janet26US #73
#82Regina26US #81
#83Stacy26US #64
#84Yolanda26US #93
#85Carla25US #91
#86Charlene25US #166
#87Cindy25US #67
#88Connie24US #87
#89Kathy24US #76
#90Suzanne24US #69
#91Wendy24US #31
#92Shelly23US #98
#93Sherry23US #52
#94Shirley23US #150
#95Sylvia23US #164
#96Terri23US #83
#97Carrie22US #86
#98Elaine22US #189
#99Jamie22US #120
#100Jeanette22US #183

Boys

#1Michael389US #1
#2David309US #2
#3John295US #3
#4Robert293US #5
#5James244US #4
#6Richard211US #8
#7Christopher156US #9
#8Joseph152US #16
#9Mark147US #7
#10Paul137US #19
#11William135US #6
#12Daniel115US #18
#13Anthony113US #21
#14Brian108US #10
#15Patrick103US #30
#16Steven102US #15
#17Thomas102US #12
#18Charles97US #20
#19Kenneth89US #23
#20Ronald86US #25
#21Eric85US #22
#22Timothy85US #13
#23Gary83US #32
#24Matthew79US #24
#25Edward75US #31
#26Jeffrey73US #11
#27Raymond71US #50
#28Andrew70US #34
#29Kevin69US #17
#30Jose68US #58
#31Manuel60US #169
#32Johnny58US #69
#33Jerry57US #44
#34Scott57US #14
#35Frank56US #49
#36Stephen56US #27
#37Lawrence54US #67
#38Larry53US #38
#39Joe52US #85
#40George48US #36
#41Donald47US #29
#42Gilbert47US #199
#43Gregory47US #26
#44Dennis44US #45
#45Danny42US #72
#46Jason42US #47
#47Martin42US #68
#48Randy42US #54
#49Shawn41US #43
#50Carlos40US #121
#51Keith40US #35
#52Leonard40US #128
#53Sean40US #37
#54Bryan39US #51
#55Vincent39US #73
#56Chris38US #64
#57Douglas38US #33
#58Gerald38US #62
#59Ernest37US #130
#60Juan37US #112
#61Steve37US #89
#62Billy36US #76
#63Albert35US #103
#64Jimmy34US #77
#65Craig33US #41
#66Phillip33US #71
#67Mike32US #93
#68Roger32US #55
#69Terry32US #48
#70Tommy32US #124
#71Arthur31US #98
#72Jonathan31US #53
#73Ricky31US #70
#74Todd31US #28
#75Tony30US #52
#76Benjamin29US #99
#77Eugene29US #126
#78Rodney29US #42
#79Bobby28US #81
#80Ray28US #170
#81Troy28US #40
#82Alex27US #200
#83Henry27US #95
#84Gabriel26
#85Leroy26US #197
#86Marvin25US #129
#87Samuel25US #66
#88Allen24US #100
#89Randall23US #79
#90Victor23US #101
#91Jesse22US #135
#92Peter22US #39
#93Russell22US #56
#94Carl21US #59
#95Ralph21US #127
#96Ronnie21US #115
#97Wayne21US #63
#98Eddie20US #132
#99Jay20US #88
#100Aaron19US #87

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑54Jason#46
↑34Yvette#58
↑29Katherine#61
↑29Mike#67
↑28Martha#69
↑27Ernest#59
↑26Jacqueline#60
↑25Carlos#50

Falling

↓44Peter#92
↓41Victor#90
↓37Cindy#87
↓34Samuel#87
↓32Russell#93
↓30Susan#51
↓29Yolanda#84
↓29Kathy#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.