State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1969 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,338 New Mexico births in 1969 across 713 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.

#62Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#62Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#68Lorettaoutside the national top 200
#73Robertaoutside the national top 200
#74Leroyoutside the national top 200
#40Manuel#165 nationally
#75Frances#195 nationally
#84Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#86Adrianoutside the national top 200
#87Rubenoutside the national top 200
#79Elaine#191 nationally
#89Ramonaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Michelle225US #2
#2Lisa190US #1
#3Jennifer144US #3
#4Melissa131US #5
#5Elizabeth117US #16
#6Patricia117US #18
#7Kimberly103US #4
#8Mary97US #8
#9Cynthia91US #23
#10Laura91US #10
#11Tammy81US #9
#12Amy80US #6
#13Rebecca80US #28
#14Brenda79US #38
#15Karen78US #13
#16Maria76US #40
#17Angela72US #7
#18Stephanie72US #19
#19Donna70US #26
#20Julie68US #12
#21Christine67US #14
#22Lori67US #20
#23Monica67US #59
#24Sandra66US #25
#25Valerie65US #85
#26Barbara64US #39
#27Denise63US #35
#28Shannon61US #31
#29Pamela60US #24
#30Susan59US #11
#31Annette58US #113
#32Deborah58US #27
#33Paula58US #50
#34Veronica55US #108
#35Teresa54US #32
#36Tina54US #22
#37Christina50US #37
#38Heather50US #34
#39Sharon50US #36
#40Theresa50US #49
#41Anna49US #99
#42Tracy49US #17
#43Victoria49US #83
#44Kelly48US #15
#45Yvonne47US #143
#46Carol46US #56
#47Linda46US #33
#48Margaret46US #73
#49Rachel46US #69
#50Cheryl45US #41
#51Darlene45US #137
#52Renee45US #67
#53Dawn44US #21
#54Nancy42US #45
#55Diana39US #81
#56Yvette39US #152
#57Andrea38US #48
#58Dana37US #60
#59Debra37US #43
#60Diane36US #61
#61Leslie36US #64
#62Bernadette35
#63Debbie34US #127
#64Michele34US #30
#65Rhonda34US #44
#66Kathleen33US #42
#67Connie32US #105
#68Loretta32
#69Sarah32US #72
#70Sherry32US #55
#71Catherine31US #58
#72Katherine31US #70
#73Roberta31
#74Tanya30US #91
#75Frances29US #195
#76Wendy29US #29
#77Carla28US #90
#78Robin28US #46
#79Elaine27US #191
#80Gloria27US #150
#81Judy26US #162
#82April25US #97
#83Cindy25US #74
#84Geraldine25
#85Carrie24US #94
#86Jacqueline24US #62
#87Jeanette24US #189
#88Kathy24US #77
#89Ramona24
#90Sheila24US #68
#91Terri24US #93
#92Marie23US #145
#93Sylvia23US #178
#94Yolanda23US #98
#95Cathy22US #133
#96Rose22US #172
#97Vanessa22US #147
#98Beverly21US #141
#99Deanna21US #88
#100Juanita21

Boys

#1Michael421US #1
#2David332US #2
#3Robert321US #5
#4John251US #4
#5James231US #3
#6Richard181US #10
#7Christopher161US #7
#8Joseph145US #15
#9Mark141US #8
#10Daniel134US #18
#11Anthony129US #20
#12Paul128US #22
#13William125US #6
#14Steven121US #14
#15Charles110US #19
#16Brian107US #9
#17Patrick103US #31
#18Thomas95US #13
#19Kevin92US #16
#20Eric90US #21
#21Matthew89US #24
#22Kenneth87US #23
#23Ronald84US #29
#24Joe82US #83
#25Jeffrey81US #11
#26Edward79US #32
#27Andrew75US #33
#28Jerry74US #45
#29Scott74US #12
#30Jason69US #25
#31Raymond69US #50
#32Stephen69US #27
#33Timothy69US #17
#34Gregory66US #26
#35Jose66US #56
#36Frank61US #47
#37Gary61US #35
#38Martin61US #78
#39Larry59US #40
#40Manuel59US #165
#41Johnny57US #67
#42Lawrence54US #71
#43Donald51US #30
#44Ernest47US #130
#45Sean47US #37
#46Steve45US #98
#47Jimmy42US #79
#48Victor42US #102
#49George41US #38
#50Shawn41US #41
#51Aaron40US #61
#52Bryan40US #51
#53Chris40US #66
#54Phillip40US #74
#55Randy39US #55
#56Vincent38US #70
#57Albert37US #108
#58Dennis36US #44
#59Roger36US #59
#60Billy35US #77
#61Douglas35US #34
#62Gilbert35
#63Samuel35US #64
#64Todd35US #28
#65Arthur34US #97
#66Eugene34US #131
#67Gerald34US #65
#68Juan34US #104
#69Carlos33US #110
#70Ricky33US #90
#71Jonathan32US #46
#72Peter32US #43
#73Benjamin31US #91
#74Leroy31
#75Danny30US #73
#76Henry30US #100
#77Tony30US #54
#78Bobby29US #82
#79Craig29US #39
#80Jon29US #68
#81Marvin29US #139
#82Russell29US #57
#83Tommy29US #134
#84Darrell28US #93
#85Troy28US #42
#86Adrian27
#87Ruben27
#88Eddie26US #146
#89Leonard26US #133
#90Rodney26US #49
#91Ray25US #182
#92Jesse24US #128
#93Joel24US #80
#94Keith24US #36
#95Mike24US #112
#96Dwayne23US #144
#97Jesus23US #191
#98Ronnie23US #127
#99Alan22US #76
#100Antonio22US #124

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑49Aaron#51
↑42Victor#48
↑26Dawn#53
↑24Samuel#63
↑23Sherry#70
↑21Susan#30
↑21Rachel#49
↑21Connie#67

Falling

↓43Keith#94
↓37Leonard#89
↓31Gloria#80
↓30Danny#75
↓28Mike#95
↓26Jacqueline#86
↓25Marie#92
↓23Roberta#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.