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Names of New Mexico

1,797,826 births across 3,618 different names since 1910. No name belongs to New Mexico more than Eloy.

Most concentrated in New Mexico

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Eloy 1,166 33.6×
Erlinda 611 32.0×
Estevan 864 22.6×
Eloisa 485 18.3×
Margarito 325 15.9×
Leandra 271 13.2×
Reyes 316 12.7×
Ernestina 254 11.6×
Carmelita 185 11.2×
Patricio 180 11.0×
Fermin 178 10.6×
Consuelo 791 10.5×
Rosita 203 10.4×
Tillie 381 10.3×
Lupe 1,181 10.2×
Bernie 239 9.7×
Socorro 303 9.6×
Leopoldo 218 9.3×
Fidel 432 9.1×
Benito 564 9.1×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary23,842
2Maria8,883
3Elizabeth7,921
4Patricia7,310
5Jennifer7,241
6Jessica6,491
7Linda6,373
8Margaret5,530
9Barbara5,517
10Amanda5,509
11Michelle5,392
12Sarah5,337
13Melissa4,918
14Rebecca4,917
15Ashley4,851

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Michael22,705
2Robert21,113
3David20,516
4John19,331
5James18,932
6Richard12,971
7Joseph12,813
8Daniel12,771
9Jose12,318
10Christopher12,225
11William12,139
12Joe10,333
13Anthony9,773
14Matthew9,257
15Joshua8,672

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.