The most popular baby names in New Mexico
New Mexico’s most given names in 2025 were Noah (115 boys) and Mia (66 girls), of the 11,173 babies SSA’s New Mexico file lists for 2025. Over 2016-2025, New Mexico gave Andres to boys 2.6 times as often as its national share predicts, more than any other name, and Ximena to girls 2.2 times as often.
Births under names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year.
New Mexico: SSA state baby-name file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026 (names given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state that year). SSA’s state data.
The top names in New Mexico, 2025
| Name | Births 2025 | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mia | 66 | #6 |
| 2 Olivia | 65 | #1 |
| 3 Sophia | 65 | #5 |
| 4 Sofia | 60 | #9 |
| 5 Camila | 59 | #19 |
| 6 Eliana | 57 | #10 |
| 7 Isabella | 56 | #7 |
| 8 Amelia | 53 | #4 |
| 9 Aria | 45 | #26 |
| 10 Aurora | 45 | #15 |
| 11 Emma | 45 | #3 |
| 12 Evelyn | 41 | #8 |
| 13 Charlotte | 38 | #2 |
| 14 Elena | 38 | #42 |
| 15 Leilani | 37 | #60 |
| 16 Ailany | 36 | #14 |
| 17 Ellie | 36 | #24 |
| 18 Gianna | 36 | #33 |
| 19 Layla | 36 | #36 |
| 20 Luna | 36 | #27 |
| 21 Valentina | 34 | #35 |
| 22 Liliana | 31 | #78 |
| 23 Ava | 30 | #11 |
| 24 Madison | 30 | #40 |
| 25 Violet | 30 | #13 |
Girls: #26 to #100
| Name | Births 2025 |
|---|---|
| 26 Emily | 28 |
| 27 Hazel | 28 |
| 28 Iris | 28 |
| 29 Lily | 28 |
| 30 Penelope | 28 |
| 31 Amara | 26 |
| 32 Nova | 26 |
| 33 Avery | 25 |
| 34 Chloe | 25 |
| 35 Emilia | 25 |
| 36 Harper | 25 |
| 37 Aaliyah | 24 |
| 38 Ariella | 24 |
| 39 Maya | 24 |
| 40 Riley | 24 |
| 41 Abigail | 23 |
| 42 Athena | 23 |
| 43 Eleanor | 23 |
| 44 Scarlett | 22 |
| 45 Sienna | 22 |
| 46 Elizabeth | 21 |
| 47 Lainey | 21 |
| 48 Mila | 21 |
| 49 Naomi | 21 |
| 50 Paisley | 21 |
| 51 Ximena | 21 |
| 52 Alora | 20 |
| 53 Ayla | 20 |
| 54 Daisy | 20 |
| 55 Delilah | 20 |
| 56 Ember | 20 |
| 57 Stella | 20 |
| 58 Zoey | 20 |
| 59 Arya | 19 |
| 60 Gabriella | 19 |
| 61 Natalia | 19 |
| 62 Willow | 19 |
| 63 Zoe | 19 |
| 64 Bella | 18 |
| 65 Cataleya | 18 |
| 66 Elliana | 18 |
| 67 Genesis | 18 |
| 68 Victoria | 18 |
| 69 Adeline | 17 |
| 70 Ailani | 17 |
| 71 Ariana | 17 |
| 72 Hannah | 17 |
| 73 Isla | 17 |
| 74 Maria | 17 |
| 75 Selena | 17 |
| 76 Amaya | 16 |
| 77 Catalina | 16 |
| 78 Ivy | 16 |
| 79 Juliette | 16 |
| 80 Kehlani | 16 |
| 81 Vivian | 16 |
| 82 Amira | 15 |
| 83 Anastasia | 15 |
| 84 Autumn | 15 |
| 85 Celeste | 15 |
| 86 Elianna | 15 |
| 87 Ella | 15 |
| 88 Leah | 15 |
| 89 Lucia | 15 |
| 90 Serenity | 15 |
| 91 Sophie | 15 |
| 92 Valeria | 15 |
| 93 Xiomara | 15 |
| 94 Emery | 14 |
| 95 Eva | 14 |
| 96 Everly | 14 |
| 97 Hailey | 14 |
| 98 Melody | 14 |
| 99 Nayeli | 14 |
| 100 Alice | 13 |
Girls: #101 to #389
| Name | Births 2025 | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Noah | 115 | #2 |
| 2 Liam | 109 | #1 |
| 3 Mateo | 99 | #8 |
| 4 Elijah | 76 | #7 |
| 5 Santiago | 70 | #26 |
| 6 Sebastian | 69 | #16 |
| 7 Ezra | 67 | #20 |
| 8 Elias | 66 | #13 |
| 9 Ezekiel | 66 | #61 |
| 10 Levi | 63 | #12 |
| 11 Lucas | 60 | #10 |
| 12 Oliver | 59 | #3 |
| 13 Theodore | 53 | #4 |
| 14 Adriel | 49 | #84 |
| 15 Benjamin | 49 | #11 |
| 16 Gabriel | 48 | #37 |
| 17 Daniel | 47 | #22 |
| 18 Michael | 47 | #21 |
| 19 Angel | 45 | #67 |
| 20 Julian | 45 | #25 |
| 21 Samuel | 45 | #18 |
| 22 Alexander | 43 | #30 |
| 23 Joseph | 43 | #29 |
| 24 James | 42 | #6 |
| 25 Luca | 41 | #14 |
Boys: #26 to #100
| Name | Births 2025 |
|---|---|
| 26 Leo | 40 |
| 27 Luke | 40 |
| 28 Emiliano | 39 |
| 29 William | 39 |
| 30 Adrian | 37 |
| 31 Asher | 37 |
| 32 Christopher | 37 |
| 33 David | 37 |
| 34 Jose | 37 |
| 35 Diego | 36 |
| 36 Ethan | 36 |
| 37 Roman | 36 |
| 38 Anthony | 35 |
| 39 Aziel | 34 |
| 40 Henry | 34 |
| 41 Isaiah | 34 |
| 42 Josiah | 34 |
| 43 Xavier | 34 |
| 44 Andres | 32 |
| 45 Jeremiah | 32 |
| 46 Dylan | 31 |
| 47 Grayson | 31 |
| 48 Jayden | 31 |
| 49 Matthew | 31 |
| 50 Antonio | 30 |
| 51 Giovanni | 30 |
| 52 Isaac | 30 |
| 53 Axel | 29 |
| 54 Carter | 29 |
| 55 Luis | 29 |
| 56 Waylon | 29 |
| 57 Gael | 28 |
| 58 Hudson | 28 |
| 59 Mason | 28 |
| 60 Silas | 28 |
| 61 Zayden | 28 |
| 62 Ian | 27 |
| 63 Logan | 27 |
| 64 Luka | 27 |
| 65 Maverick | 27 |
| 66 Wyatt | 27 |
| 67 Joshua | 26 |
| 68 Kai | 26 |
| 69 Micah | 26 |
| 70 Thiago | 26 |
| 71 Enzo | 25 |
| 72 Atlas | 24 |
| 73 Jesus | 24 |
| 74 Aaron | 23 |
| 75 Aiden | 23 |
| 76 Alejandro | 23 |
| 77 Beau | 23 |
| 78 Elian | 23 |
| 79 Emilio | 23 |
| 80 Lorenzo | 23 |
| 81 Robert | 23 |
| 82 Austin | 22 |
| 83 Jack | 22 |
| 84 Miguel | 22 |
| 85 Owen | 22 |
| 86 Rowan | 22 |
| 87 Zion | 22 |
| 88 Damian | 21 |
| 89 Eli | 21 |
| 90 Andrew | 20 |
| 91 Cooper | 20 |
| 92 Dominic | 20 |
| 93 Ismael | 20 |
| 94 Jackson | 20 |
| 95 Jaziel | 20 |
| 96 John | 20 |
| 97 Matias | 20 |
| 98 Matteo | 20 |
| 99 Arthur | 19 |
| 100 August | 19 |
Boys: #101 to #429
U.S. rank: the same name’s rank in the 2025 national file. The state list holds every name given to 5 or more babies of one sex in the state.
Which names does New Mexico give more often than the nation today?
Each name’s births in the state over 2016-2025 against the births its national share, year by year, would predict there; names given to at least 200 babies in the state in those years. Both charts share one scale.
Girls, 2016-2025
Boys, 2016-2025
Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.
Which names has New Mexico given more often than the nation since 1910?
The same measure over every year since 1910; names given to at least 500 babies in the state. Both charts share one scale.
Girls, since 1910
Boys, since 1910
Ratios: observed births in the state over the births predicted from each year’s national share and the state’s births that year.
New Mexico’s number one names over time
| Year | Girls’ #1 | Boys’ #1 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mia | Noah |
| 2020 | Olivia | Liam |
| 2015 | Mia | Noah |
| 2010 | Isabella | Elijah |
| 2005 | Alyssa | Joshua |
| 2000 | Alexis | Jacob |
| 1995 | Ashley | Joshua |
| 1990 | Jessica | Michael |
| 1985 | Jessica | Christopher |
| 1980 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1975 | Jennifer | Michael |
| 1970 | Michelle | Michael |
| 1965 | Lisa | Michael |
| 1960 | Mary | David |
| 1955 | Mary | Robert |
| 1950 | Mary | Robert |
| 1945 | Mary | Robert |
| 1940 | Mary | Joe |
| 1935 | Mary | Joe |
| 1930 | Mary | Joe |
| 1925 | Mary | Jose |
| 1920 | Mary | Jose |
| 1915 | Mary | John |
| 1910 | Mary | Jose |
Decade by decade
Number ones: the most given name per sex in each year’s state file.