State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1981 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,472 New Mexico births in 1981 across 801 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.

#51Angelica#183 nationally
#70Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#73Yvonneoutside the national top 200
#79Fernando#199 nationally
#82Dominicoutside the national top 200
#50Felicia#168 nationally
#56Desiree#171 nationally
#87Yvetteoutside the national top 200
#88Audreyoutside the national top 200
#93Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#96Fabianoutside the national top 200
#97Orlandooutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer299US #1
#2Jessica287US #2
#3Amanda233US #3
#4Melissa184US #5
#5Crystal174US #16
#6Sarah171US #4
#7Stephanie159US #8
#8Michelle136US #11
#9Andrea113US #24
#10April108US #25
#11Nicole107US #7
#12Angela106US #15
#13Elizabeth105US #9
#14Amber102US #20
#15Rachel102US #22
#16Rebecca102US #12
#17Maria101US #40
#18Heather92US #10
#19Amy90US #6
#20Kimberly90US #13
#21Lisa90US #18
#22Monica90US #49
#23Veronica90US #68
#24Christina88US #17
#25Tiffany76US #14
#26Erin74US #19
#27Laura71US #21
#28Valerie71US #89
#29Vanessa70US #62
#30Alicia65US #46
#31Shannon65US #32
#32Danielle62US #30
#33Jamie60US #28
#34Tanya60US #92
#35Victoria60US #87
#36Erica59US #36
#37Mary58US #27
#38Patricia54US #53
#39Sara54US #26
#40Julie52US #37
#41Cynthia50US #59
#42Brandy46US #41
#43Samantha46US #51
#44Anna45US #54
#45Melanie45US #66
#46Brandi44US #50
#47Emily44US #29
#48Megan44US #33
#49Renee43US #98
#50Felicia42US #168
#51Angelica40US #183
#52Christine40US #42
#53Kelly40US #23
#54Ashley39US #34
#55Katherine39US #39
#56Desiree37US #171
#57Kristen37US #38
#58Kristin37US #31
#59Natasha36US #85
#60Candice35US #86
#61Sandra35US #74
#62Jacqueline34US #67
#63Leslie33US #56
#64Monique33US #103
#65Pamela33US #76
#66Teresa33US #97
#67Kristy31US #94
#68Tara30US #45
#69Denise29US #96
#70Leah29US #81
#71Stacy29US #65
#72Tamara29US #115
#73Yvonne29
#74Kathryn28US #48
#75Cheryl27US #134
#76Diana27US #75
#77Lori26US #91
#78Theresa26US #100
#79Candace25US #118
#80Karen25US #64
#81Katrina25US #95
#82Miranda25US #128
#83Courtney24US #43
#84Erika24US #93
#85Julia24US #88
#86Margaret24US #107
#87Yvette24
#88Audrey23
#89Brenda23US #112
#90Kristina23US #72
#91Linda23US #111
#92Sharon23US #130
#93Bernadette22
#94Lindsey22US #58
#95Misty22US #61
#96Natalie22US #60
#97Tina22US #80
#98Carla21US #160
#99Cassandra21US #104
#100Krystal21US #131

Boys

#1Michael381US #1
#2Christopher352US #2
#3David267US #5
#4Matthew246US #3
#5Jason241US #4
#6Joshua240US #6
#7Joseph226US #11
#8Daniel222US #10
#9Robert219US #9
#10John202US #8
#11James183US #7
#12Justin164US #12
#13Eric153US #17
#14Ryan143US #13
#15Anthony142US #23
#16Jeremy140US #22
#17Jonathan135US #16
#18Richard129US #27
#19Brandon114US #19
#20Jose111US #45
#21Steven110US #28
#22Aaron109US #30
#23William109US #15
#24Brian105US #14
#25Adam104US #20
#26Andrew97US #18
#27Gabriel97US #87
#28Jesse97US #37
#29Nicholas95US #21
#30Kevin93US #25
#31Thomas89US #26
#32Mark84US #33
#33Carlos81US #71
#34Jacob80US #43
#35Nathan79US #36
#36Charles78US #31
#37Paul78US #35
#38Timothy77US #24
#39Patrick71US #38
#40Juan67US #60
#41Samuel65US #54
#42Benjamin63US #32
#43Stephen63US #39
#44Adrian61US #115
#45Manuel61US #142
#46Antonio59US #75
#47Jesus57US #108
#48Sean57US #44
#49Jeremiah56US #77
#50Dustin53US #42
#51Mario53US #109
#52Phillip53US #66
#53Edward48US #51
#54Raymond48US #68
#55Bryan47US #48
#56Jeffrey47US #29
#57Kenneth47US #41
#58Martin47US #127
#59Isaac46US #150
#60Joe45US #149
#61Kyle44US #52
#62Lawrence44US #125
#63Travis43US #40
#64Victor43US #104
#65Gregory42US #46
#66Cody41US #119
#67Jared40US #57
#68Chad39US #47
#69Jerry39US #97
#70Gilbert38
#71Francisco37US #144
#72Miguel37US #116
#73Nathaniel37US #80
#74Derek36US #53
#75Randy36US #91
#76Gary35US #62
#77Luis35US #92
#78Scott35US #34
#79Fernando33US #199
#80Shawn32US #49
#81Zachary32US #63
#82Dominic31
#83Frank31US #82
#84Larry31US #73
#85Lucas30US #89
#86Ruben30US #169
#87Erik29US #76
#88Joel29US #65
#89Albert28US #145
#90Bobby28US #110
#91Danny28US #130
#92George28US #61
#93Johnny28US #113
#94Peter28US #55
#95Curtis27US #94
#96Fabian27
#97Orlando27
#98Russell27US #98
#99Shane27US #81
#100Vincent27US #107

On the move since 1980

Rising

↑43Bryan#55
↑38Brandi#46
↑34Natasha#59
↑24Samuel#41
↑23Katherine#55
↑21Angelica#51
↑19Martin#58
↑17Brandy#42

Falling

↓40Natalie#96
↓36Shawn#80
↓32Misty#95
↓31Orlando#97
↓29Linda#91
↓25Scott#78
↓21Denise#69
↓20Dominic#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1980 rankings.