State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1974 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 16,833 New Mexico births in 1974 across 727 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.

#40Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#41Robertaoutside the national top 200
#48Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#51Yvetteoutside the national top 200
#76Lorettaoutside the national top 200
#82Joleneoutside the national top 200
#85Priscillaoutside the national top 200
#86Ramonaoutside the national top 200
#88Dominicoutside the national top 200
#77Annette#188 nationally
#92Julianoutside the national top 200
#97Marcellaoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer297US #1
#2Michelle220US #3
#3Melissa164US #7
#4Amy129US #2
#5Stephanie116US #9
#6Angela110US #5
#7Kimberly98US #6
#8Lisa98US #8
#9Rebecca98US #10
#10Heather91US #4
#11Jessica90US #17
#12Monica89US #43
#13Elizabeth86US #12
#14Maria84US #31
#15Christina78US #16
#16Veronica75US #71
#17Mary73US #13
#18Tanya73US #46
#19Tammy61US #24
#20April60US #28
#21Cynthia60US #33
#22Laura60US #21
#23Victoria59US #104
#24Andrea58US #35
#25Julie58US #14
#26Melanie58US #51
#27Patricia58US #29
#28Shannon55US #18
#29Brenda52US #59
#30Rachel52US #36
#31Christine50US #19
#32Karen49US #26
#33Anna47US #82
#34Sharon45US #70
#35Sarah44US #20
#36Tina44US #25
#37Amanda42US #34
#38Valerie42US #93
#39Sandra41US #44
#40Bernadette39
#41Roberta39
#42Denise38US #53
#43Donna38US #67
#44Tara37US #39
#45Carrie36US #42
#46Linda36US #75
#47Susan36US #27
#48Lori35US #30
#49Renee35US #85
#50Theresa35US #79
#51Yvette35
#52Erica34US #74
#53Katherine34US #62
#54Nicole34US #11
#55Crystal33US #49
#56Erin32US #47
#57Teresa32US #52
#58Anita31US #144
#59Cheryl31US #88
#60Melinda31US #81
#61Tamara31US #64
#62Kelly30US #15
#63Pamela30US #54
#64Paula30US #96
#65Stacy30US #38
#66Tracy30US #23
#67Dawn29US #22
#68Deborah29US #68
#69Wendy29US #32
#70Diana28US #87
#71Leslie28US #65
#72Vanessa28US #122
#73Barbara27US #77
#74Carla26US #114
#75Danielle26US #40
#76Loretta26
#77Annette25US #188
#78Catherine25US #73
#79Christy25US #57
#80Dana25US #55
#81Debra25US #94
#82Jolene25
#83Misty25US #66
#84Natalie25US #119
#85Priscilla25
#86Ramona25
#87Shawna25US #162
#88Yvonne25US #173
#89Angel24US #183
#90Deanna24US #115
#91Emily24US #69
#92Marie24US #176
#93Sonia24US #172
#94Tiffany24US #41
#95Ann23US #100
#96Carol23US #139
#97Marcella23
#98Tonya23US #37
#99Alicia22US #90
#100Cindy22US #103

Boys

#1Michael371US #1
#2Christopher290US #3
#3David268US #4
#4Jason234US #2
#5Robert234US #7
#6John195US #6
#7James181US #5
#8Joseph173US #12
#9Daniel165US #11
#10Brian163US #8
#11Matthew136US #9
#12Mark129US #16
#13Anthony117US #21
#14Eric116US #13
#15William113US #10
#16Richard110US #17
#17Paul99US #27
#18Jose93US #47
#19Thomas92US #20
#20Kevin91US #14
#21Jeremy86US #24
#22Steven81US #19
#23Aaron77US #32
#24Patrick75US #38
#25Carlos74US #71
#26Joshua73US #29
#27Ryan72US #25
#28Shawn70US #30
#29Juan69US #64
#30Justin69US #43
#31Timothy68US #22
#32Jeffrey66US #15
#33Charles63US #23
#34Jonathan62US #33
#35Gregory57US #31
#36Bryan56US #45
#37Andrew55US #28
#38Adam53US #36
#39Manuel53US #142
#40Gabriel52US #117
#41Jerry50US #61
#42Edward49US #40
#43Kenneth49US #34
#44Ronald49US #42
#45Scott47US #18
#46Samuel46US #60
#47Stephen46US #35
#48Gilbert45
#49Phillip45US #70
#50Raymond45US #62
#51Gary44US #48
#52Joe44US #113
#53Mario43US #128
#54Benjamin42US #46
#55Sean42US #37
#56Billy41US #78
#57Larry41US #55
#58George40US #49
#59Travis40US #54
#60Chad39US #26
#61Adrian38US #138
#62Frank38US #65
#63Lawrence37US #100
#64Martin36US #109
#65Johnny35US #83
#66Antonio34US #82
#67Nathan34US #52
#68Peter33US #50
#69Shane33US #56
#70Ruben32US #172
#71Brandon31US #51
#72Donald31US #41
#73Keith31US #44
#74Jacob30US #88
#75Jesus30US #133
#76Luis30US #106
#77Danny29US #91
#78Miguel29US #147
#79Eugene28US #154
#80Gerald28US #108
#81Marcus28US #73
#82Chris27US #116
#83Dennis27US #59
#84Henry27US #115
#85Jesse27US #67
#86Randy27US #79
#87Rodney27US #72
#88Dominic25
#89Ernest25US #150
#90Todd25US #39
#91Albert24US #130
#92Julian24
#93Ricky24US #129
#94Roberto24US #161
#95Victor24US #96
#96Arthur23US #126
#97Jeffery23US #66
#98Russell23US #84
#99Bobby22US #92
#100Ronnie22US #141

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑37Sarah#35
↑35Tara#44
↑31Katherine#53
↑27Stacy#65
↑26Veronica#16
↑25Bryan#36
↑22Roberta#41
↑22Danielle#75

Falling

↓40Cindy#100
↓37Johnny#65
↓35Yvonne#88
↓34Alicia#99
↓28Pamela#63
↓27Denise#42
↓27Nicole#54
↓27Tracy#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.