State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1986 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,831 New Mexico births in 1986 across 808 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.

#63Dominic#187 nationally
#87Andresoutside the national top 200
#89Marcosoutside the national top 200
#90Adrianaoutside the national top 200
#34Desiree#141 nationally
#94Yvetteoutside the national top 200
#97Shawnaoutside the national top 200
#97Gilbertoutside the national top 200
#100Antoinetteoutside the national top 200
#73Julian#172 nationally
#48Monique#136 nationally
#69Savannah#155 nationally

Girls

#1Jessica300US #1
#2Amanda299US #3
#3Ashley251US #2
#4Jennifer199US #4
#5Crystal175US #25
#6Stephanie174US #6
#7Sarah150US #5
#8Melissa141US #12
#9Vanessa138US #43
#10Amber131US #13
#11Nicole123US #7
#12Elizabeth120US #10
#13Heather116US #9
#14Samantha112US #21
#15Christina111US #19
#16Kimberly101US #18
#17Michelle99US #23
#18Victoria96US #54
#19Andrea84US #36
#20Monica84US #59
#21Veronica84US #77
#22Brittany83US #8
#23Erica82US #31
#24Alicia80US #45
#25Rachel78US #15
#26Tiffany77US #17
#27Danielle76US #16
#28Laura76US #20
#29Amy72US #22
#30Megan72US #11
#31Lauren71US #14
#32Sara65US #27
#33Rebecca63US #26
#34Desiree62US #141
#35Erin61US #30
#36Angela60US #33
#37Jamie60US #34
#38Maria60US #49
#39Natasha57US #70
#40Felicia54US #89
#41Valerie52US #76
#42Shannon51US #44
#43Emily50US #24
#44Kelly50US #29
#45April46US #53
#46Mary46US #37
#47Lisa45US #40
#48Monique44US #136
#49Cassandra43US #60
#50Kristen41US #41
#51Natalie39US #52
#52Renee38US #127
#53Katherine37US #28
#54Krystal37US #61
#55Kristin36US #50
#56Whitney36US #32
#57Angelica35US #130
#58Lindsey35US #39
#59Patricia35US #66
#60Tamara35US #134
#61Jacqueline34US #57
#62Julie34US #58
#63Anna33US #51
#64Christine33US #47
#65Melanie33US #97
#66Kayla32US #64
#67Courtney31US #35
#68Kendra31US #101
#69Savannah31US #155
#70Alexandra29US #72
#71Cynthia29US #81
#72Jenna29US #55
#73Julia28US #88
#74Kathleen28US #68
#75Marissa28US #115
#76Miranda28US #137
#77Tara28US #56
#78Erika27US #74
#79Sabrina27US #120
#80Denise26US #128
#81Katrina26US #99
#82Leah26US #78
#83Lindsay26US #46
#84Allison25US #42
#85Leslie25US #86
#86Sandra25US #106
#87Candace23US #114
#88Diana23US #75
#89Meghan23US #71
#90Adriana22
#91Candice22US #108
#92Nichole22US #105
#93Tanya22US #160
#94Yvette22
#95Brenda21US #124
#96Deanna21US #164
#97Shawna21
#98Theresa21US #144
#99Alisha20US #125
#100Antoinette20

Boys

#1Christopher350US #2
#2Michael317US #1
#3Joshua278US #4
#4Matthew268US #3
#5Daniel254US #6
#6David245US #5
#7Joseph219US #12
#8James210US #7
#9Robert203US #9
#10Andrew183US #8
#11Anthony180US #19
#12John173US #10
#13Ryan169US #11
#14Justin158US #14
#15Eric148US #22
#16Brandon138US #13
#17Jonathan138US #16
#18Jacob134US #31
#19Aaron129US #33
#20Nicholas127US #17
#21Adam123US #24
#22Jeremy120US #28
#23Jason118US #18
#24Kevin111US #21
#25Richard109US #29
#26Steven107US #25
#27Kyle105US #23
#28William101US #15
#29Thomas99US #26
#30Jose96US #51
#31Brian94US #20
#32Benjamin90US #30
#33Nathan81US #43
#34Timothy81US #27
#35Mark79US #35
#36Gabriel77US #95
#37Samuel76US #52
#38Patrick73US #39
#39Carlos72US #76
#40Adrian69US #99
#41Charles67US #34
#42Kenneth67US #50
#43Sean66US #37
#44Stephen66US #36
#45Cody65US #56
#46Jeffrey64US #32
#47Paul64US #45
#48Jared60US #58
#49Jesse60US #48
#50Jesus60US #109
#51Zachary60US #38
#52Dustin59US #42
#53Bryan57US #47
#54Juan55US #65
#55Mario55US #112
#56Alexander54US #41
#57Tyler52US #40
#58Manuel49US #143
#59Shawn49US #55
#60Scott47US #44
#61Jordan46US #53
#62Derek45US #57
#63Dominic45US #187
#64Martin45US #119
#65Travis45US #49
#66Phillip44US #70
#67Gregory43US #46
#68Antonio42US #73
#69Edward42US #61
#70Nathaniel42US #78
#71Marcus41US #63
#72Joel39US #72
#73Julian39US #172
#74Raymond39US #77
#75Shane38US #67
#76Isaac37US #155
#77Casey35US #83
#78Cory35US #68
#79Victor34US #88
#80Luis33US #79
#81Derrick32US #87
#82Corey30US #62
#83Jeremiah30US #118
#84Miguel30US #111
#85Lance29US #134
#86Lawrence29US #151
#87Andres28
#88Francisco28US #146
#89Marcos28
#90Peter28US #60
#91Alex27US #64
#92Ricardo27US #124
#93Keith26US #66
#94Randy26US #103
#95Bradley25US #54
#96Chad25US #59
#97Gilbert25
#98Johnny25US #125
#99Oscar25US #169
#100Ruben25US #186

On the move since 1985

Rising

↑32Alexander#56
↑32Scott#60
↑26Kenneth#42
↑25Jordan#61
↑22Renee#52
↑20Martin#64
↑17Joel#72
↑16Alicia#24

Falling

↓30Tanya#93
↓25Cynthia#71
↓24Katrina#81
↓24Francisco#88
↓24Johnny#98
↓22Christine#64
↓20Bradley#95
↓18Anna#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1985 rankings.