State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1983 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,135 New Mexico births in 1983 across 784 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.

#52Dominicoutside the national top 200
#50Felicia#181 nationally
#56Angelica#186 nationally
#76Marcosoutside the national top 200
#81Julianoutside the national top 200
#85Orlandooutside the national top 200
#86Andresoutside the national top 200
#90Ivanoutside the national top 200
#91Sonyaoutside the national top 200
#92Bernadetteoutside the national top 200
#79Audrey#185 nationally
#99Roxanneoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Jennifer318US #1
#2Jessica292US #2
#3Amanda278US #3
#4Crystal221US #11
#5Sarah182US #5
#6Stephanie179US #8
#7Ashley158US #4
#8Nicole154US #7
#9Michelle150US #13
#10Melissa149US #6
#11Vanessa132US #49
#12Andrea119US #30
#13Amber116US #17
#14Rebecca110US #19
#15Erica105US #33
#16Monica103US #54
#17Heather100US #9
#18Christina99US #16
#19Elizabeth96US #10
#20Valerie91US #74
#21Kimberly83US #15
#22Rachel81US #20
#23Angela79US #22
#24Veronica78US #68
#25Victoria78US #58
#26Amy75US #12
#27Erin73US #18
#28Lisa71US #27
#29Danielle68US #29
#30Tiffany68US #14
#31April67US #39
#32Maria65US #43
#33Megan64US #21
#34Desiree63US #94
#35Alicia57US #41
#36Sara54US #31
#37Laura53US #23
#38Emily49US #25
#39Jamie49US #28
#40Tara49US #51
#41Mary48US #32
#42Samantha48US #40
#43Leslie47US #67
#44Anna44US #55
#45Katherine44US #34
#46Monique44US #117
#47Patricia44US #60
#48Krystal43US #78
#49Diana42US #69
#50Felicia41US #181
#51Kristen41US #37
#52Melanie41US #79
#53Shannon41US #38
#54Cassandra40US #70
#55Natalie40US #52
#56Angelica38US #186
#57Julie38US #46
#58Tanya37US #134
#59Christine35US #47
#60Kelly35US #26
#61Natasha35US #71
#62Brandy34US #57
#63Cynthia34US #62
#64Jacqueline34US #53
#65Lauren34US #24
#66Pamela34US #91
#67Renee34US #97
#68Brandi33US #56
#69Lindsey33US #35
#70Brenda32US #120
#71Candice31US #84
#72Erika31US #80
#73Karen31US #77
#74Lindsay29US #36
#75Sandra29US #88
#76Holly28US #48
#77Margaret28US #92
#78Tamara28US #131
#79Audrey27US #185
#80Kathryn27US #50
#81Kristin27US #42
#82Kristina27US #63
#83Nichole27US #93
#84Leah26US #82
#85Teresa26US #103
#86Deanna25US #149
#87Stacy25US #61
#88Brittany24US #64
#89Candace24US #104
#90Katrina24US #108
#91Sonya24
#92Bernadette23
#93Julia23US #85
#94Kara23US #101
#95Meghan23US #75
#96Miranda23US #118
#97Rachael23US #123
#98Regina23US #168
#99Roxanne23
#100Tina23US #100

Boys

#1Christopher399US #2
#2Michael398US #1
#3Matthew299US #3
#4Daniel274US #8
#5David267US #4
#6Joshua246US #5
#7James222US #6
#8Robert219US #10
#9Jason214US #7
#10Joseph207US #11
#11John201US #9
#12Justin192US #12
#13Eric161US #20
#14Anthony158US #22
#15Aaron155US #29
#16Andrew146US #15
#17Adam142US #18
#18Brandon142US #17
#19Ryan135US #13
#20Brian134US #14
#21Jonathan132US #19
#22Steven130US #23
#23Richard128US #27
#24Jose120US #48
#25Jacob110US #36
#26Jeremy110US #30
#27Gabriel106US #89
#28Thomas103US #24
#29William102US #16
#30Nicholas93US #21
#31Kevin92US #25
#32Patrick92US #37
#33Mark89US #31
#34Paul89US #39
#35Benjamin82US #32
#36Timothy81US #26
#37Juan77US #62
#38Jesse75US #46
#39Carlos72US #75
#40Nathan72US #40
#41Charles69US #33
#42Stephen66US #35
#43Kyle63US #34
#44Jeffrey62US #28
#45Adrian60US #107
#46Samuel60US #54
#47Cody58US #81
#48Gregory57US #42
#49Antonio55US #76
#50Phillip55US #66
#51Dustin53US #43
#52Dominic52
#53Jesus52US #108
#54Scott52US #38
#55Bryan51US #47
#56Travis50US #41
#57Edward49US #55
#58Jared46US #56
#59Manuel46US #145
#60Raymond46US #71
#61Sean46US #44
#62Isaac44US #151
#63Peter41US #59
#64Zachary41US #50
#65Jeremiah40US #99
#66Shawn40US #53
#67Johnny39US #116
#68Miguel39US #114
#69Francisco38US #147
#70Martin38US #122
#71Lawrence37US #132
#72Luis37US #88
#73Mario37US #115
#74Victor37US #95
#75Chad35US #49
#76Marcos34
#77Erik33US #80
#78Ian33US #77
#79Derek32US #51
#80George32US #65
#81Julian32
#82Kenneth32US #45
#83Derrick31US #78
#84Marcus31US #58
#85Orlando31
#86Andres29
#87Jerry29US #103
#88Joe29US #163
#89Nathaniel29US #79
#90Ivan28
#91Jordan28US #72
#92Randy28US #96
#93Ronald28US #64
#94Keith27US #61
#95Larry27US #85
#96Tyler27US #57
#97Joel26US #67
#98Casey25US #90
#99Frank25US #86
#100Gilbert25

On the move since 1982

Rising

↑34Katherine#45
↑29Antonio#49
↑26Luis#72
↑25Desiree#34
↑25Lindsay#74
↑25Chad#75
↑23Tara#40
↑23Erika#72

Falling

↓37Nathaniel#89
↓31Kenneth#82
↓30Kristin#81
↓27Miranda#96
↓27Frank#99
↓27Gilbert#100
↓23Casey#98
↓22Derek#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1982 rankings.