State name profile
Most Popular Baby Names in New Mexico
The boys' and girls' names most often given in New Mexico, ranked by total recorded births in Social Security Administration state data, 1910–2025.
- Michael
- #1 boy name
- Mary
- #1 girl name
- 653,212
- Births recorded
- 1910–2025
- Years covered
New Mexico's all-time #1 names are Michael for boys and Mary for girls, based on 653,212 SSA birth registrations since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, New Mexico has recorded 653,212 births across its top 50 boy and top 50 girl names since 1910. Michael leads all boys with 22,705 births, while Mary tops the girls with 23,842. This profile covers decade-by-decade leaders and the full top-50 rankings for both sexes.
- Michael #1 boy name
- Mary #1 girl name
- 653,212 births recorded
Where New Mexico sits by recorded name volume
New Mexico: 1,797,826 SSA name registrations (SPARSE · rank 37/51). Inventory signal only, orthogonal to the top-50 lists below.
New Mexico vs all states by SSA name registrations
Where this state's disclosed SSA name-state registration total sits among every tracked jurisdiction
1,797,826 37th of 51 higher than 14 of 51 states
Jurisdictions, banded by SSA name-registration count
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Source Social Security Administration state baby-name files · 2026-08-11
New Mexico naming snapshot
According to SSA state files through 2025, Mary is #1 of 23,842 cumulative SSA births in New Mexico ≠ Mia #1 of 389 2025 girl names at all-time rank #51; Michael is #1 of 22,705 cumulative SSA births in New Mexico ≠ Noah #1 of 429 2025 boy names at all-time rank #51.
- Mia
- 2025 girls #1, all-time #51
- Mary
- all-time girls #1, 2025 #51
- Noah
- 2025 boys #1, all-time #51
- Michael
- all-time boys #1, 2025 #17
Both sexes in New Mexico already split latest-year vs all-time leaders, cumulative totals since 1910 and 2025 use different denominators.
Data updated Aug 2026
Both sexes trend-led
What a thin registry book shows for New Mexico
New Mexico sits in the lightest third of SSA name-state registration totals (1,797,826 · SPARSE · #37/51). Cumulative top-50 leaders are Michael (22,705 boy births) and Mary (23,842 girl births) across 653,212 top-50 registrations since 1910. Both sexes are TREND-LED: the latest 2025 #1 differs from the all-time cumulative #1 on each side. Boy top-50 share 411,951 vs 241,261 for girls.
In New Mexico, the latest SSA year #1 differs from the all-time cumulative #1 for both boys and girls, a dual trend split against the long book.
Coverage notes on a thin state file
Decade-by-decade data for New Mexico extends back to 1910. In the 1910s, the #1 boy name was Jose and the #1 girl name was Mary. By the 2020s, the top names had shifted to Liam for boys and Olivia for girls.
SSA state files include any name appearing five or more times in a given state-year; lower-frequency names are suppressed for privacy. Figures are comparable across all 50 states and DC. Alternate spellings (Sophia vs Sofia) are separate names; middle names are not tracked. This page is for informational and research purposes.
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Top 10 girls' names in New Mexico, 2025
Single-year SSA state registrations (389 names reported)
- Mia
Mia
66 births
- Olivia
Olivia
65 births
- Sophia
Sophia
65 births
- Sofia
Sofia
60 births
- Camila
Camila
59 births
- Eliana
Eliana
57 births
- Isabella
Isabella
56 births
- Amelia
Amelia
53 births
- Aria
Aria
45 births
- Aurora
Aurora
45 births
What this shows Mia leads 2025 girls in New Mexico; Mary remains the all-time cumulative #1 at rank #51 in 2025.
Top 10 boys' names in New Mexico, 2025
Single-year SSA state registrations (429 names reported)
- Noah
Noah
115 births
- Liam
Liam
109 births
- Mateo
Mateo
99 births
- Elijah
Elijah
76 births
- Santiago
Santiago
70 births
- Sebastian
Sebastian
69 births
- Ezra
Ezra
67 births
- Ezekiel
Ezekiel
66 births
- Elias
Elias
66 births
- Levi
Levi
63 births
What this shows Noah leads 2025 boys in New Mexico; Michael remains the all-time cumulative #1 at rank #51 in 2025.
Top 10 girls' names in New Mexico
Cumulative births recorded in state SSA files (1910–2025)
- Mary
Mary
23,842 births
- Maria 8,883
Maria
8,883 births
- Elizabeth 7,921
Elizabeth
7,921 births
- Patricia 7,310
Patricia
7,310 births
- Jennifer 7,241
Jennifer
7,241 births
- Jessica 6,491
Jessica
6,491 births
- Linda 6,373
Linda
6,373 births
- Margaret 5,530
Margaret
5,530 births
- Barbara 5,517
Barbara
5,517 births
- Amanda 5,509
Amanda
5,509 births
What this shows Mary leads New Mexico girls with 23,842 recorded births.
Top 10 boys' names in New Mexico
Cumulative births recorded in state SSA files (1910–2025)
- Michael
Michael
22,705 births
- Robert
Robert
21,113 births
- David
David
20,516 births
- John
John
19,331 births
- James
James
18,932 births
- Richard
Richard
12,971 births
- Joseph
Joseph
12,813 births
- Daniel
Daniel
12,771 births
- Jose
Jose
12,318 births
- Christopher
Christopher
12,225 births
What this shows Michael leads New Mexico boys with 22,705 recorded births.
Decade-by-Decade Leaders
The #1 boy and girl name in New Mexico for each decade
How we calculated this
For each decade, we sum every year's SSA state-level birth count per name, then take the single name with the highest ten-year total for each sex. A name can lead a decade with a strong single peak year or with steady, moderate demand across all ten years, the total treats both the same way.
| Decade | Top Boy | Births | Top Girl | Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Jose | 1,059 | Mary | 1,911 |
| 1920s | Jose | 1,885 | Mary | 3,785 |
| 1930s | Joe | 2,018 | Mary | 4,329 |
| 1940s | Robert | 2,842 | Mary | 5,227 |
| 1950s | Robert | 4,539 | Mary | 4,607 |
| 1960s | Michael | 4,246 | Mary | 2,175 |
| 1970s | Michael | 3,737 | Jennifer | 2,665 |
| 1980s | Michael | 3,778 | Jessica | 2,971 |
| 1990s | Michael | 2,542 | Ashley | 1,909 |
| 2000s | Joshua | 1,753 | Alyssa | 1,146 |
| 2010s | Noah | 1,268 | Sophia | 1,218 |
| 2020s | Liam | 696 | Olivia | 430 |
Boy Top 50 Boy Names
| # | Name | Total Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 22,705 |
| 2 | Robert | 21,113 |
| 3 | David | 20,516 |
| 4 | John | 19,331 |
| 5 | James | 18,932 |
| 6 | Richard | 12,971 |
| 7 | Joseph | 12,813 |
| 8 | Daniel | 12,771 |
| 9 | Jose | 12,318 |
| 10 | Christopher | 12,225 |
| 11 | William | 12,139 |
| 12 | Joe | 10,333 |
| 13 | Anthony | 9,773 |
| 14 | Matthew | 9,257 |
| 15 | Joshua | 8,672 |
| 16 | Charles | 8,316 |
| 17 | Thomas | 7,943 |
| 18 | Paul | 7,593 |
| 19 | Manuel | 7,526 |
| 20 | Andrew | 7,289 |
| 21 | Steven | 6,963 |
| 22 | Mark | 6,698 |
| 23 | Jacob | 6,560 |
| 24 | Juan | 6,382 |
| 25 | Frank | 6,372 |
| 26 | George | 5,847 |
| 27 | Raymond | 5,798 |
| 28 | Gabriel | 5,678 |
| 29 | Jason | 5,598 |
| 30 | Eric | 5,479 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 5,201 |
| 32 | Carlos | 5,199 |
| 33 | Edward | 5,177 |
| 34 | Ryan | 5,129 |
| 35 | Kevin | 4,991 |
| 36 | Johnny | 4,985 |
| 37 | Samuel | 4,940 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 4,897 |
| 39 | Patrick | 4,857 |
| 40 | Brian | 4,830 |
| 41 | Antonio | 4,717 |
| 42 | Aaron | 4,682 |
| 43 | Jerry | 4,679 |
| 44 | Brandon | 4,677 |
| 45 | Justin | 4,650 |
| 46 | Benjamin | 4,606 |
| 47 | Jesus | 4,603 |
| 48 | Larry | 4,598 |
| 49 | Donald | 4,358 |
| 50 | Timothy | 4,264 |
Girl Top 50 Girl Names
| # | Name | Total Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 23,842 |
| 2 | Maria | 8,883 |
| 3 | Elizabeth | 7,921 |
| 4 | Patricia | 7,310 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 7,241 |
| 6 | Jessica | 6,491 |
| 7 | Linda | 6,373 |
| 8 | Margaret | 5,530 |
| 9 | Barbara | 5,517 |
| 10 | Amanda | 5,509 |
| 11 | Michelle | 5,392 |
| 12 | Sarah | 5,337 |
| 13 | Melissa | 4,918 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 4,917 |
| 15 | Ashley | 4,851 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 4,742 |
| 17 | Victoria | 4,518 |
| 18 | Sandra | 4,504 |
| 19 | Betty | 4,401 |
| 20 | Lisa | 4,388 |
| 21 | Gloria | 4,278 |
| 22 | Karen | 4,128 |
| 23 | Frances | 4,084 |
| 24 | Anna | 4,071 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 4,063 |
| 26 | Helen | 4,050 |
| 27 | Emily | 3,970 |
| 28 | Kimberly | 3,966 |
| 29 | Laura | 3,928 |
| 30 | Samantha | 3,903 |
| 31 | Virginia | 3,890 |
| 32 | Angela | 3,824 |
| 33 | Emma | 3,818 |
| 34 | Rose | 3,726 |
| 35 | Susan | 3,724 |
| 36 | Andrea | 3,691 |
| 37 | Nancy | 3,637 |
| 38 | Donna | 3,482 |
| 39 | Theresa | 3,375 |
| 40 | Christina | 3,319 |
| 41 | Dorothy | 3,297 |
| 42 | Martha | 3,278 |
| 43 | Nicole | 3,246 |
| 44 | Alice | 3,244 |
| 45 | Rachel | 3,241 |
| 46 | Deborah | 3,148 |
| 47 | Olivia | 3,103 |
| 48 | Sharon | 3,074 |
| 49 | Amy | 3,064 |
| 50 | Brenda | 3,054 |
Read with New Mexico
Nearest ABS peers for a thin-registry state (New Mexico · SPARSE · TREND-LED).
SPARSE TREND-LED
District of Columbia · QUIET
1,497,731 SSA registrations (near-scale with New Mexico; ABS Δ 300,095). Leader lane may differ from New Mexico's TREND-LED.
Maine · QUIET
1,472,936 SSA registrations (near-scale with New Mexico; ABS Δ 324,890). Leader lane may differ from New Mexico's TREND-LED.
Idaho · QUIET
1,322,199 SSA registrations (1.4× smaller than New Mexico; ABS Δ 475,627). Leader lane may differ from New Mexico's TREND-LED.
Rhode Island · QUIET
1,222,600 SSA registrations (1.5× smaller than New Mexico; ABS Δ 575,226). Leader lane may differ from New Mexico's TREND-LED.
Why names rise and fall
New Mexico stamps SPARSE · TREND-LED - read the matching SSA methodology before quoting state leaders.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files, 1910–2025 (ssa.gov).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
Read our methodology - thin-registry states: how small SSA state files are compared without inventing suppressed names.
According to the Social Security Administration, as of June 2026 this profile draws directly on the agency's state-level public-use files, which document 6,696,687 state-level records across all 51 reporting jurisdictions spanning 1910-2025.
