State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1971 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 18,024 New Mexico births in 1971 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.

#52Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#64Robertaoutside the national top 200
#68Lorettaoutside the national top 200
#67Ruben#192 nationally
#76Ramonoutside the national top 200
#77Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#50Darlene#170 nationally
#82Elaineoutside the national top 200
#83Francesoutside the national top 200
#85Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#86Leroyoutside the national top 200
#36Yvonne#148 nationally

Girls

#1Michelle244US #2
#2Jennifer197US #1
#3Melissa170US #7
#4Lisa135US #3
#5Angela107US #6
#6Monica105US #48
#7Amy104US #5
#8Elizabeth97US #19
#9Kimberly96US #4
#10Rebecca87US #23
#11Sandra87US #31
#12Mary86US #9
#13Cynthia85US #24
#14Stephanie85US #11
#15Maria82US #37
#16Patricia82US #26
#17Laura80US #16
#18Denise77US #36
#19Tammy74US #8
#20Valerie74US #102
#21Karen73US #15
#22Shannon72US #21
#23Brenda71US #43
#24Jessica69US #64
#25Christine64US #18
#26Christina62US #30
#27Rachel61US #54
#28Tina60US #20
#29Donna59US #38
#30Lori59US #25
#31Sharon59US #40
#32Anna58US #106
#33Julie58US #10
#34Veronica57US #110
#35Heather56US #12
#36Yvonne55US #148
#37Barbara54US #47
#38Susan54US #17
#39Cheryl52US #50
#40Pamela50US #28
#41Renee50US #73
#42Andrea49US #35
#43Dawn49US #14
#44Deborah48US #33
#45Rhonda46US #46
#46Theresa45US #61
#47Tracy45US #13
#48Annette43US #132
#49Victoria43US #97
#50Darlene42US #170
#51Linda42US #42
#52Melanie41US #66
#53Tanya41US #72
#54Sarah39US #58
#55April38US #56
#56Cindy37US #70
#57Debra37US #57
#58Katherine37US #67
#59Carrie33US #55
#60Nancy32US #52
#61Teresa32US #34
#62Carol31US #92
#63Diana31US #82
#64Roberta31
#65Sheila31US #81
#66Yvette31US #174
#67Amanda30US #84
#68Loretta30
#69Paula30US #63
#70Deanna29US #95
#71Jacqueline29US #75
#72Kelly29US #22
#73Leslie29US #68
#74Melinda29US #85
#75Michele29US #39
#76Stacy28US #32
#77Bernadette27
#78Catherine27US #65
#79Nicole27US #27
#80Charlene26US #178
#81Debbie26US #155
#82Elaine26
#83Frances26
#84Robin26US #51
#85Shawna26
#86Dana25US #44
#87Wendy25US #29
#88Yolanda25US #98
#89Carla24US #107
#90Marie24US #157
#91Suzanne24US #88
#92Vanessa24US #129
#93Alicia23US #105
#94Geraldine23
#95Ramona23
#96Tamara23US #80
#97Beverly22US #160
#98Jeanette22US #186
#99Priscilla22
#100Stacey22US #41

Boys

#1Michael388US #1
#2Robert289US #5
#3David274US #3
#4Christopher267US #6
#5James261US #2
#6John245US #4
#7Richard175US #11
#8Joseph164US #15
#9Jason145US #8
#10Mark145US #13
#11Daniel141US #20
#12Eric139US #18
#13Anthony136US #23
#14William125US #7
#15Brian121US #9
#16Steven121US #16
#17Matthew107US #19
#18Paul103US #24
#19Charles96US #22
#20Kenneth95US #25
#21Patrick92US #35
#22Jeffrey91US #12
#23Thomas89US #17
#24Scott85US #10
#25Timothy83US #21
#26Andrew82US #33
#27Kevin76US #14
#28Edward74US #32
#29Stephen74US #27
#30Raymond68US #52
#31Ronald64US #31
#32Jose63US #55
#33Shawn63US #28
#34Chad59US #29
#35Joe58US #101
#36Johnny58US #74
#37Donald55US #34
#38Frank55US #54
#39Martin55US #105
#40Sean55US #36
#41Aaron54US #41
#42George54US #42
#43Larry54US #44
#44Gregory52US #26
#45Jeremy52US #45
#46Lawrence50US #85
#47Gary49US #38
#48Chris47US #68
#49Jerry46US #50
#50Phillip45US #76
#51Carlos44US #88
#52Gilbert44
#53Jonathan44US #40
#54Dennis43US #49
#55Juan43US #81
#56Peter43US #47
#57Samuel43US #66
#58Darrell42US #118
#59Jimmy42US #93
#60Manuel41US #164
#61Travis39US #61
#62Vincent37US #87
#63Gabriel36US #173
#64Arthur34US #117
#65Billy34US #75
#66Danny33US #82
#67Ruben33US #192
#68Adrian32US #177
#69Keith32US #37
#70Randy32US #67
#71Victor32US #113
#72Adam31US #57
#73Albert31US #119
#74Ryan31US #51
#75Gerald30US #83
#76Ramon30
#77Ricky30US #121
#78Steve30US #131
#79Benjamin29US #69
#80Leonard29US #146
#81Terry29US #56
#82Bryan28US #48
#83Douglas28US #39
#84Jesse28US #107
#85Joel28US #86
#86Leroy28
#87Bobby27US #79
#88Rodney27US #59
#89Todd27US #30
#90Craig26US #43
#91Henry26US #112
#92Alex25US #188
#93Ernest25US #143
#94Russell25US #64
#95Troy25US #46
#96Jesus24US #170
#97Jon24US #78
#98Joshua24US #80
#99Justin24US #103
#100Shane24US #60

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑64Chad#34
↑55Jessica#24
↑55Jeremy#45
↑36Rebecca#10
↑28Katherine#58
↑27Travis#61
↑24Sarah#54
↑24Lawrence#46

Falling

↓37Todd#89
↓35Craig#90
↓34Ernest#93
↓31Russell#94
↓25Kelly#72
↓25Wendy#87
↓24Henry#91
↓23Carla#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.