State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1970 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 17,798 New Mexico births in 1970 across 722 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.

#47Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#50Robertaoutside the national top 200
#50Gabrieloutside the national top 200
#72Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#73Adrian#200 nationally
#76Lorettaoutside the national top 200
#78Ruben#198 nationally
#54Manuel#170 nationally
#85Geraldineoutside the national top 200
#84Frances#199 nationally
#87Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#90Ramonaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Michelle210US #4
#2Lisa180US #2
#3Jennifer175US #1
#4Melissa171US #7
#5Mary111US #9
#6Kimberly109US #3
#7Angela106US #6
#8Patricia87US #24
#9Elizabeth83US #18
#10Monica82US #56
#11Stephanie79US #17
#12Maria78US #39
#13Denise76US #36
#14Sandra76US #27
#15Christine75US #14
#16Laura75US #13
#17Tammy74US #8
#18Brenda73US #40
#19Shannon73US #22
#20Karen72US #12
#21Amy65US #5
#22Pamela64US #26
#23Cynthia62US #25
#24Lori62US #23
#25Christina61US #35
#26Julie61US #11
#27Valerie61US #97
#28Anna60US #102
#29Deborah60US #33
#30Tracy60US #10
#31Heather58US #19
#32Rachel57US #58
#33Susan57US #15
#34Dawn53US #16
#35Donna52US #32
#36Theresa52US #53
#37Tina52US #21
#38Victoria52US #85
#39Yvonne52US #141
#40Annette49US #128
#41Linda49US #38
#42Debra48US #47
#43Veronica48US #110
#44Sharon47US #37
#45Barbara46US #41
#46Rebecca46US #29
#47Kelly45US #20
#48Cindy43US #72
#49Renee43US #68
#50Roberta43
#51Teresa43US #34
#52Andrea41US #43
#53Paula41US #57
#54Carol39US #71
#55Cheryl39US #44
#56Tanya39US #76
#57Yvette39US #162
#58Darlene38US #155
#59Diana38US #89
#60Rhonda38US #46
#61Michele37US #31
#62Wendy37US #28
#63Catherine36US #59
#64Margaret36US #80
#65Nicole35US #30
#66Carla34US #94
#67Diane34US #70
#68Melanie34US #91
#69Charlene32US #167
#70Deanna31US #90
#71Jacqueline31US #66
#72Bernadette29
#73Dana29US #54
#74Janet29US #96
#75Leslie29US #64
#76Loretta29
#77Melinda29US #93
#78Sarah29US #65
#79Jessica28US #98
#80Nancy28US #50
#81Sherry28US #60
#82Stacy28US #42
#83Sylvia28US #189
#84Frances27US #199
#85Geraldine27
#86Katherine27US #67
#87Shawna27
#88Kathy26US #77
#89Gina25US #61
#90Ramona25
#91Shelly25US #103
#92Stacey25US #48
#93Charlotte24US #166
#94Christy24US #105
#95Marie24US #154
#96Regina24US #86
#97Yolanda24US #106
#98Dolores23
#99Elaine23
#100Robin23US #51

Boys

#1Michael376US #1
#2Robert294US #5
#3James293US #2
#4David290US #3
#5John258US #4
#6Christopher167US #6
#7Mark164US #9
#8Richard160US #10
#9Daniel144US #19
#10Paul143US #23
#11Joseph136US #16
#12Jason134US #13
#13William128US #7
#14Steven127US #15
#15Anthony124US #22
#16Eric124US #18
#17Kevin121US #14
#18Brian116US #8
#19Thomas112US #17
#20Charles101US #21
#21Jeffrey97US #11
#22Matthew89US #24
#23Timothy88US #20
#24Patrick85US #33
#25Ronald83US #29
#26Kenneth79US #25
#27Edward72US #31
#28Scott72US #12
#29Frank70US #48
#30Andrew69US #32
#31Johnny69US #65
#32Gregory67US #26
#33Jerry65US #45
#34Joe65US #90
#35Jose59US #56
#36Raymond59US #49
#37Gary58US #35
#38Sean56US #37
#39Donald53US #30
#40George53US #40
#41Larry52US #43
#42Stephen52US #27
#43Shawn51US #34
#44Jimmy50US #86
#45Aaron49US #52
#46Phillip47US #73
#47Gilbert46
#48Martin46US #93
#49Vincent46US #79
#50Gabriel45
#51Randy45US #59
#52Todd43US #28
#53Gerald41US #67
#54Manuel40US #170
#55Craig39US #39
#56Peter39US #44
#57Albert38US #107
#58Dennis38US #46
#59Ernest38US #143
#60Lance38US #76
#61Danny37US #85
#62Douglas36US #36
#63Russell36US #58
#64Carlos35US #98
#65Chris35US #63
#66Billy34US #78
#67Henry34US #104
#68Jonathan33US #42
#69Juan33US #95
#70Lawrence33US #83
#71Marvin32US #153
#72Samuel32US #62
#73Adrian31US #200
#74Steve31US #114
#75Tommy31US #148
#76Victor31US #106
#77Jeffery30US #50
#78Ruben30US #198
#79Tony30US #57
#80Troy30US #41
#81Jon29US #68
#82Justin29US #138
#83Leonard29US #144
#84Arthur28US #111
#85Bobby28US #87
#86Keith28US #38
#87Ray28US #186
#88Travis28US #69
#89Darren27US #75
#90Eddie26US #151
#91Leroy26
#92Ricky26US #105
#93Benjamin25US #81
#94Bryan25US #53
#95Louis25US #124
#96Alex24US #191
#97Carl24US #66
#98Chad24US #51
#99Eugene24US #146
#100Jeremy24US #70

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑35Cindy#48
↑29Deanna#70
↑24Craig#55
↑23Roberta#50
↑19Dawn#34
↑19Russell#63
↑18Tanya#56
↑18Jason#12

Falling

↓42Bryan#94
↓33Rebecca#46
↓33Eugene#99
↓28Lawrence#70
↓28Steve#74
↓28Victor#76
↓26Nancy#80
↓22Robin#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.