New Mexico · 1981

Top 100 names in New Mexico, 1981, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	299
#2	Jessica	287
#3	Amanda	233
#4	Melissa	184
#5	Crystal	174
#6	Sarah	171
#7	Stephanie	159
#8	Michelle	136
#9	Andrea	114
#10	April	108
#11	Nicole	107
#12	Angela	106
#13	Elizabeth	105
#14	Rachel	102
#15	Amber	102
#16	Rebecca	102
#17	Maria	101
#18	Heather	92
#19	Veronica	90
#20	Amy	90
#21	Lisa	90
#22	Kimberly	90
#23	Monica	90
#24	Christina	88
#25	Tiffany	76
#26	Erin	74
#27	Laura	71
#28	Valerie	71
#29	Vanessa	70
#30	Alicia	65
#31	Shannon	65
#32	Danielle	62
#33	Victoria	60
#34	Jamie	60
#35	Tanya	60
#36	Erica	59
#37	Mary	58
#38	Sara	54
#39	Patricia	54
#40	Julie	52
#41	Cynthia	50
#42	Brandy	46
#43	Samantha	46
#44	Anna	45
#45	Melanie	45
#46	Brandi	44
#47	Emily	44
#48	Megan	44
#49	Renee	43
#50	Felicia	42
#51	Angelica	40
#52	Christine	40
#53	Kelly	40
#54	Katherine	39
#55	Ashley	39
#56	Desiree	37
#57	Kristin	37
#58	Kristen	37
#59	Natasha	36
#60	Sandra	35
#61	Candice	35
#62	Jacqueline	34
#63	Leslie	33
#64	Pamela	33
#65	Monique	33
#66	Teresa	33
#67	Kristy	31
#68	Tara	30
#69	Stacy	29
#70	Denise	29
#71	Yvonne	29
#72	Leah	29
#73	Tamara	29
#74	Kathryn	28
#75	Diana	27
#76	Cheryl	27
#77	Lori	26
#78	Theresa	26
#79	Karen	25
#80	Miranda	25
#81	Katrina	25
#82	Candace	25
#83	Erika	24
#84	Margaret	24
#85	Julia	24
#86	Courtney	24
#87	Yvette	24
#88	Sharon	23
#89	Brenda	23
#90	Kristina	23
#91	Audrey	23
#92	Linda	23
#93	Natalie	22
#94	Bernadette	22
#95	Tina	22
#96	Lindsey	22
#97	Misty	22
#98	Nancy	21
#99	Krystal	21
#100	Cassandra	21

Uniquely popular in New Mexico

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Bernadette	22	24	2
Yvette	24	26	5
Yvonne	29	31	6
Angelica	40	43	9
Felicia	42	45	10
Desiree	37	40	10
Juanita	20	21	5
Veronica	90	97	26
Charlene	20	21	6
Valerie	71	76	22
Olivia	20	21	6
Audrey	23	25	8

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.