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Popular baby names in New Mexico
Compare the boy and girl names recorded most often in this state.
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Leading boy name
Michael
22,657 recorded births
Leading girl name
Mary
23,834 recorded births
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Boy names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | 1 | 22,657 |
| Robert | 2 | 21,091 |
| David | 3 | 20,481 |
| John | 4 | 19,313 |
| James | 5 | 18,890 |
| Richard | 6 | 12,959 |
| Joseph | 7 | 12,770 |
| Daniel | 8 | 12,724 |
| Jose | 9 | 12,276 |
| Christopher | 10 | 12,191 |
| William | 11 | 12,100 |
| Joe | 12 | 10,332 |
| Anthony | 13 | 9,740 |
| Matthew | 14 | 9,227 |
| Joshua | 15 | 8,643 |
| Charles | 16 | 8,301 |
| Thomas | 17 | 7,926 |
| Paul | 18 | 7,587 |
| Manuel | 19 | 7,517 |
| Andrew | 20 | 7,269 |
| Steven | 21 | 6,955 |
| Mark | 22 | 6,692 |
| Jacob | 23 | 6,540 |
| Frank | 24 | 6,372 |
| Juan | 25 | 6,368 |
| George | 26 | 5,836 |
| Raymond | 27 | 5,794 |
| Gabriel | 28 | 5,628 |
| Jason | 29 | 5,590 |
| Eric | 30 | 5,471 |
| Kenneth | 31 | 5,193 |
| Carlos | 32 | 5,180 |
| Edward | 33 | 5,177 |
| Ryan | 34 | 5,119 |
| Kevin | 35 | 4,984 |
| Johnny | 36 | 4,977 |
| Samuel | 37 | 4,894 |
| Jonathan | 38 | 4,881 |
| Patrick | 39 | 4,856 |
| Brian | 40 | 4,832 |
| Antonio | 41 | 4,686 |
| Jerry | 42 | 4,678 |
| Brandon | 43 | 4,671 |
| Aaron | 44 | 4,659 |
| Justin | 45 | 4,650 |
| Larry | 46 | 4,598 |
| Jesus | 47 | 4,577 |
| Benjamin | 48 | 4,557 |
| Donald | 49 | 4,358 |
| Timothy | 50 | 4,256 |
| Ronald | 51 | 4,130 |
| Gary | 52 | 4,108 |
| Gilbert | 53 | 4,103 |
| Henry | 54 | 4,050 |
| Luis | 55 | 4,013 |
| Julian | 56 | 3,861 |
| Adrian | 57 | 3,836 |
| Nicholas | 58 | 3,795 |
| Albert | 59 | 3,781 |
| Stephen | 60 | 3,712 |
| Adam | 61 | 3,686 |
| Isaac | 62 | 3,657 |
| Nathan | 63 | 3,607 |
| Isaiah | 64 | 3,557 |
| Ernest | 65 | 3,460 |
| Alexander | 66 | 3,393 |
| Jimmy | 67 | 3,384 |
| Arthur | 68 | 3,383 |
| Elijah | 69 | 3,361 |
| Martin | 70 | 3,325 |
| Victor | 71 | 3,284 |
| Tony | 72 | 3,269 |
| Lawrence | 73 | 3,245 |
| Jesse | 74 | 3,236 |
| Noah | 75 | 3,192 |
| Jeremy | 76 | 3,147 |
| Jeffrey | 77 | 3,143 |
| Phillip | 78 | 3,110 |
| Miguel | 79 | 3,020 |
| Dominic | 80 | 3,010 |
| Billy | 81 | 2,932 |
| Jack | 82 | 2,885 |
| Zachary | 83 | 2,781 |
| Tyler | 84 | 2,771 |
| Gregory | 85 | 2,764 |
| Ramon | 86 | 2,684 |
| Ruben | 87 | 2,683 |
| Santiago | 88 | 2,672 |
| Danny | 89 | 2,671 |
| Francisco | 90 | 2,667 |
| Angel | 91 | 2,564 |
| Ethan | 92 | 2,553 |
| Kyle | 93 | 2,536 |
| Dennis | 94 | 2,508 |
| Scott | 95 | 2,503 |
| Bobby | 96 | 2,502 |
| Louis | 97 | 2,497 |
| Tommy | 98 | 2,493 |
| Jordan | 99 | 2,402 |
| Sean | 100 | 2,366 |
Girl names
| Name | Rank | Recorded births |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 1 | 23,834 |
| Maria | 2 | 8,865 |
| Elizabeth | 3 | 7,899 |
| Patricia | 4 | 7,310 |
| Jennifer | 5 | 7,240 |
| Jessica | 6 | 6,492 |
| Linda | 7 | 6,373 |
| Margaret | 8 | 5,524 |
| Barbara | 9 | 5,517 |
| Amanda | 10 | 5,509 |
| Michelle | 11 | 5,387 |
| Sarah | 12 | 5,329 |
| Melissa | 13 | 4,918 |
| Rebecca | 14 | 4,917 |
| Ashley | 15 | 4,843 |
| Stephanie | 16 | 4,742 |
| Sandra | 17 | 4,504 |
| Victoria | 18 | 4,500 |
| Betty | 19 | 4,401 |
| Lisa | 20 | 4,388 |
| Gloria | 21 | 4,278 |
| Karen | 22 | 4,128 |
| Frances | 23 | 4,084 |
| Anna | 24 | 4,063 |
| Cynthia | 24 | 4,063 |
| Helen | 26 | 4,050 |
| Kimberly | 27 | 3,966 |
| Emily | 28 | 3,941 |
| Laura | 29 | 3,928 |
| Samantha | 30 | 3,896 |
| Virginia | 31 | 3,890 |
| Angela | 32 | 3,824 |
| Emma | 33 | 3,773 |
| Susan | 34 | 3,724 |
| Rose | 35 | 3,717 |
| Andrea | 36 | 3,683 |
| Nancy | 37 | 3,638 |
| Donna | 38 | 3,482 |
| Theresa | 39 | 3,375 |
| Christina | 40 | 3,319 |
| Dorothy | 41 | 3,297 |
| Martha | 42 | 3,278 |
| Nicole | 43 | 3,241 |
| Rachel | 44 | 3,236 |
| Alice | 45 | 3,231 |
| Deborah | 46 | 3,148 |
| Sharon | 47 | 3,074 |
| Amy | 48 | 3,064 |
| Brenda | 49 | 3,054 |
| Monica | 50 | 3,041 |
| Olivia | 51 | 3,037 |
| Crystal | 52 | 3,034 |
| Marie | 52 | 3,034 |
| Julia | 54 | 2,957 |
| Dolores | 55 | 2,934 |
| Christine | 56 | 2,909 |
| Diana | 57 | 2,908 |
| Carol | 58 | 2,865 |
| Teresa | 59 | 2,852 |
| Veronica | 60 | 2,844 |
| Amber | 61 | 2,842 |
| Vanessa | 62 | 2,828 |
| Debra | 63 | 2,776 |
| Pamela | 64 | 2,757 |
| Evelyn | 65 | 2,740 |
| Josephine | 66 | 2,737 |
| Juanita | 67 | 2,728 |
| Valerie | 68 | 2,713 |
| Katherine | 69 | 2,702 |
| Lucy | 70 | 2,640 |
| Alyssa | 71 | 2,637 |
| Isabella | 72 | 2,601 |
| Sophia | 73 | 2,547 |
| Carmen | 74 | 2,504 |
| Alicia | 75 | 2,495 |
| Ruth | 76 | 2,486 |
| Heather | 77 | 2,450 |
| Alexis | 78 | 2,414 |
| Irene | 79 | 2,400 |
| Rita | 80 | 2,398 |
| Julie | 81 | 2,331 |
| Mia | 82 | 2,292 |
| Danielle | 83 | 2,289 |
| Denise | 84 | 2,249 |
| Shirley | 85 | 2,231 |
| Grace | 86 | 2,218 |
| Catherine | 87 | 2,211 |
| Isabel | 88 | 2,191 |
| Judy | 89 | 2,163 |
| Eva | 90 | 2,136 |
| Ruby | 91 | 2,128 |
| Sylvia | 92 | 2,115 |
| Kathleen | 93 | 2,110 |
| Anita | 94 | 2,092 |
| Natalie | 95 | 2,081 |
| Sara | 96 | 2,078 |
| Mariah | 97 | 2,026 |
| Janet | 98 | 1,995 |
| Cecilia | 98 | 1,995 |
| Jacqueline | 100 | 1,987 |