State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1988 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,752 New Mexico births in 1988 across 809 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.

#57Dominic#195 nationally
#85Femaleoutside the national top 200
#86Isaiahoutside the national top 200
#72Tanya#186 nationally
#87Naomioutside the national top 200
#88Maleoutside the national top 200
#22Desiree#127 nationally
#79Tamara#183 nationally
#89Adriana#189 nationally
#69Julian#167 nationally
#82Ruben#178 nationally
#40Monique#135 nationally

Girls

#1Amanda326US #3
#2Jessica301US #1
#3Ashley267US #2
#4Samantha167US #8
#5Sarah160US #4
#6Stephanie153US #7
#7Nicole147US #9
#8Vanessa139US #41
#9Jennifer135US #5
#10Crystal122US #28
#11Amber117US #15
#12Tiffany112US #13
#13Michelle111US #21
#14Danielle108US #17
#15Kimberly106US #25
#16Melissa103US #16
#17Victoria99US #42
#18Andrea90US #35
#19Brittany90US #6
#20Megan88US #12
#21Heather87US #14
#22Desiree76US #127
#23Rebecca76US #26
#24Christina74US #22
#25Elizabeth73US #10
#26Rachel73US #19
#27Sara70US #30
#28Erica68US #31
#29Alicia66US #50
#30Lauren66US #11
#31Cassandra64US #59
#32Emily64US #18
#33Valerie62US #103
#34Maria61US #60
#35Kayla59US #20
#36Felicia58US #105
#37Angelica53US #109
#38Alyssa52US #47
#39Angela52US #38
#40Monique52US #135
#41Chelsea51US #33
#42Laura51US #23
#43Anna50US #54
#44Monica50US #70
#45Natasha49US #73
#46Veronica49US #83
#47Jamie47US #45
#48Amy46US #29
#49April42US #65
#50Erika41US #76
#51Katherine40US #27
#52Cynthia39US #79
#53Erin39US #37
#54Jacqueline39US #62
#55Kristen39US #36
#56Alexandra37US #49
#57Courtney37US #24
#58Denise37US #139
#59Lindsey37US #48
#60Lisa37US #43
#61Brittney36US #52
#62Kelsey36US #64
#63Caitlin35US #44
#64Mary35US #34
#65Kelly34US #32
#66Patricia34US #77
#67Miranda33US #144
#68Shannon33US #56
#69Kristina32US #68
#70Lindsay32US #57
#71Nichole32US #115
#72Tanya31US #186
#73Jasmine30US #53
#74Kathleen30US #75
#75Tara30US #67
#76Candace29US #117
#77Diana29US #85
#78Krystal29US #74
#79Tamara29US #183
#80Whitney29US #39
#81Gabrielle28US #137
#82Marissa28US #101
#83Angel27US #166
#84Brandi27US #91
#85Female27
#86Kathryn27US #55
#87Naomi27
#88Natalie27US #63
#89Adriana26US #189
#90Candice26US #130
#91Hannah26US #61
#92Bianca25US #108
#93Christine25US #51
#94Julia25US #88
#95Kendra25US #80
#96Kristin25US #58
#97Julie24US #71
#98Brianna23US #96
#99Leah23US #82
#100Renee23US #146

Boys

#1Michael355US #1
#2Christopher314US #2
#3Joshua300US #4
#4Matthew278US #3
#5Daniel227US #8
#6David211US #6
#7Justin196US #7
#8Robert185US #10
#9Andrew184US #5
#10Joseph183US #12
#11Ryan183US #13
#12James176US #9
#13Anthony173US #18
#14Eric159US #19
#15John158US #11
#16Steven137US #24
#17Nicholas129US #14
#18Jonathan128US #15
#19Aaron126US #31
#20Jose121US #49
#21Kevin121US #20
#22Richard118US #32
#23Jacob115US #28
#24Brandon108US #17
#25Brian105US #22
#26Jason103US #27
#27Gabriel101US #102
#28Timothy99US #25
#29Adam95US #26
#30Jeremy95US #35
#31William93US #16
#32Kyle92US #21
#33Thomas90US #23
#34Nathan84US #44
#35Cody83US #43
#36Benjamin82US #30
#37Patrick81US #42
#38Paul77US #46
#39Travis76US #41
#40Sean75US #38
#41Adrian74US #101
#42Dustin73US #48
#43Mark73US #39
#44Jesse66US #55
#45Jesus63US #104
#46Stephen63US #40
#47Manuel62US #139
#48Samuel62US #45
#49Isaac61US #143
#50Tyler61US #33
#51Alexander60US #34
#52Zachary59US #29
#53Edward57US #62
#54Bryan51US #54
#55Juan51US #68
#56Carlos49US #80
#57Dominic47US #195
#58Charles46US #37
#59Marcus46US #66
#60Derek45US #53
#61Jeffrey45US #36
#62Luis44US #75
#63Vincent44US #82
#64Jared43US #60
#65Kenneth43US #51
#66Phillip43US #71
#67Derrick42US #97
#68Mario42US #106
#69Julian41US #167
#70Randy40US #113
#71Gregory38US #50
#72Miguel38US #111
#73Victor38US #89
#74Antonio37US #72
#75Shawn37US #61
#76Lucas34US #112
#77Martin34US #117
#78Corey33US #56
#79Johnny33US #129
#80Raymond33US #84
#81Mathew32US #142
#82Ruben32US #178
#83Scott32US #47
#84Cory31US #59
#85Francisco30US #132
#86Isaiah30
#87Jordan30US #52
#88Male29
#89Nathaniel29US #81
#90Shane29US #67
#91Alan28US #110
#92Austin28US #63
#93Devin28US #98
#94Erik28US #92
#95Evan28US #74
#96Joel28US #85
#97Alex27US #58
#98Cameron27US #69
#99Lawrence27US #150
#100Alejandro26US #176

On the move since 1987

Rising

↑26Cassandra#31
↑25Edward#53
↑23Alyssa#38
↑23Marcus#59
↑22Kelsey#62
↑22Diana#77
↑21Tiffany#12
↑21Chelsea#41

Falling

↓29Shannon#68
↓26Whitney#80
↓25Krystal#78
↓25Kendra#95
↓25Alex#97
↓23Joel#96
↓22Scott#83
↓19Kelly#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1987 rankings.