State roster

Top names in New Mexico

The names most likely to appear on 1989 New Mexico birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,777 New Mexico births in 1989 across 814 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.

#70Dominic#198 nationally
#78Naomioutside the national top 200
#93Jaimeoutside the national top 200
#88Joe#195 nationally
#34Monique#139 nationally
#97Orlandooutside the national top 200
#98Andresoutside the national top 200
#30Desiree#127 nationally
#91Ruben#186 nationally
#99Tanya#193 nationally
#52Manuel#139 nationally
#56Isaac#137 nationally

Girls

#1Ashley310US #2
#2Jessica285US #1
#3Amanda276US #4
#4Samantha180US #6
#5Sarah153US #5
#6Brittany142US #3
#7Stephanie136US #8
#8Nicole134US #12
#9Jennifer125US #7
#10Amber114US #14
#11Danielle104US #17
#12Vanessa101US #50
#13Elizabeth93US #10
#14Alyssa92US #33
#15Megan92US #11
#16Melissa92US #19
#17Crystal91US #32
#18Heather87US #15
#19Andrea84US #39
#20Tiffany84US #16
#21Erica82US #34
#22Kayla82US #20
#23Michelle80US #22
#24Victoria76US #44
#25Rachel75US #18
#26Christina72US #23
#27Cassandra69US #54
#28Rebecca69US #24
#29Kimberly68US #28
#30Desiree64US #127
#31Lauren64US #9
#32Monica60US #68
#33Maria57US #56
#34Monique56US #139
#35Felicia55US #111
#36Alicia53US #53
#37Courtney53US #21
#38Emily53US #13
#39Lisa53US #55
#40Angelica52US #107
#41April52US #66
#42Mary51US #38
#43Sara51US #29
#44Amy50US #35
#45Valerie50US #117
#46Veronica50US #85
#47Chelsea48US #27
#48Laura48US #25
#49Erin46US #40
#50Angela45US #47
#51Kristen44US #36
#52Alexandra43US #43
#53Hannah43US #42
#54Brittney42US #41
#55Caitlin42US #49
#56Katherine41US #26
#57Marissa41US #81
#58Jacqueline39US #64
#59Kelsey38US #31
#60Bianca37US #91
#61Jamie37US #52
#62Jordan37US #72
#63Alexandria36US #104
#64Natasha36US #87
#65Anna35US #51
#66Denise34US #145
#67Erika34US #73
#68Jasmine34US #30
#69Brenda30US #132
#70Catherine30US #67
#71Cynthia30US #84
#72Kelly30US #37
#73Kathryn29US #58
#74Brianna28US #77
#75Candace28US #133
#76Krystal28US #82
#77Melanie28US #88
#78Naomi28
#79Natalie28US #62
#80Patricia28US #89
#81Shannon28US #61
#82Candice27US #134
#83Christine27US #59
#84Diana27US #86
#85Kristin27US #60
#86Adriana26US #135
#87Kristina26US #65
#88Sabrina26US #116
#89Kendra25US #99
#90Gabrielle24US #112
#91Lindsey24US #48
#92Briana23US #126
#93Julia23US #96
#94Kathleen23US #90
#95Katrina23US #114
#96Whitney23US #57
#97Katie22US #45
#98Morgan22US #69
#99Tanya22US #193
#100Angel21US #167

Boys

#1Michael381US #1
#2Christopher327US #2
#3Matthew287US #3
#4Joshua280US #4
#5Daniel259US #6
#6Joseph213US #11
#7David198US #5
#8Anthony191US #16
#9Robert186US #10
#10Justin183US #8
#11Andrew179US #7
#12John164US #12
#13James157US #9
#14Ryan154US #13
#15Steven148US #22
#16Jacob145US #26
#17Aaron129US #31
#18Eric128US #21
#19Brandon125US #18
#20William120US #15
#21Jose119US #46
#22Jonathan115US #17
#23Nicholas113US #14
#24Kevin106US #19
#25Nathan104US #43
#26Kyle103US #20
#27Jeremy94US #34
#28Brian88US #24
#29Timothy88US #28
#30Adam87US #27
#31Benjamin86US #29
#32Richard85US #33
#33Zachary84US #25
#34Gabriel83US #110
#35Sean79US #39
#36Juan78US #63
#37Thomas78US #23
#38Stephen77US #40
#39Cody74US #45
#40Carlos72US #77
#41Patrick72US #38
#42Adrian71US #100
#43Mark70US #42
#44Tyler69US #30
#45Dustin68US #48
#46Jason66US #35
#47Travis66US #41
#48Alexander60US #32
#49Jesse59US #50
#50Paul58US #49
#51Luis57US #73
#52Manuel57US #139
#53Samuel57US #47
#54Derek56US #54
#55Charles55US #36
#56Isaac55US #137
#57Raymond54US #86
#58Jordan53US #44
#59Jesus51US #103
#60Bryan50US #56
#61Shane48US #71
#62Gregory46US #52
#63Jared46US #57
#64Phillip46US #75
#65Martin45US #117
#66Scott45US #51
#67Jeffrey44US #37
#68Antonio43US #76
#69Kenneth43US #53
#70Dominic42US #198
#71Joel42US #88
#72Victor42US #89
#73Julian39US #138
#74Vincent39US #80
#75Alex38US #60
#76Shawn38US #65
#77Cameron37US #64
#78Corey37US #55
#79Edward37US #62
#80Mario37US #116
#81Miguel37US #108
#82Austin36US #59
#83Francisco35US #125
#84Marcus35US #67
#85Nathaniel35US #84
#86Evan32US #69
#87Johnny32US #133
#88Joe31US #195
#89Lucas31US #114
#90Javier30US #166
#91Ruben29US #186
#92Ian28US #68
#93Jaime28
#94Roberto28US #149
#95Derrick27US #99
#96Mathew26US #143
#97Orlando26
#98Andres25
#99Casey25US #90
#100Erik25US #95

On the move since 1988

Rising

↑38Hannah#53
↑32Bianca#60
↑29Jordan#58
↑29Shane#61
↑25Marissa#57
↑25Joel#71
↑24Alyssa#14
↑24Brianna#74

Falling

↓32Lindsey#91
↓28Derrick#95
↓27Tanya#99
↓26Edward#79
↓25Marcus#84
↓22Anna#65
↓20Kathleen#94
↓20Jason#46

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1988 rankings.