Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1940

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joe	215
2	Robert	211
3	James	167
4	John	145
5	Richard	131
6	Jose	111
7	George	102
8	David	101
9	Frank	98
10	William	96
11	Jerry	94
12	Manuel	84
13	Donald	83
13	Jimmy	83
15	Charles	82
16	Johnny	79
17	Paul	78
18	Gilbert	71
19	Raymond	70
19	Tony	70
21	Billy	63
21	Larry	63
23	Fred	62
23	Henry	62
25	Kenneth	58

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Thomas	54
26	Tommy	54
28	Ernest	52
29	Edward	48
30	Arthur	47
31	Eddie	46
32	Juan	45
33	Carlos	44
34	Albert	43
35	Bobby	41
36	Pete	40
37	Leo	39
37	Roy	39
39	Leroy	38
39	Ronald	38
41	Jim	37
42	Daniel	36
42	Jack	36
42	Joseph	36
42	Michael	36
42	Ralph	36
47	Bill	35
47	Don	35
47	Louis	35
47	Orlando	35
51	Ray	31
52	Mike	30
53	Antonio	29
54	Freddie	28
54	Ramon	28
56	Jesus	27
57	Phillip	26
58	Alfred	25
58	Eugene	25
58	Gerald	25
58	Rudy	25
62	Charlie	24
62	Julian	24
62	Ruben	24
65	Alfonso	23
65	Benny	23
65	Dennis	23
68	Peter	22
68	Tom	22
68	Victor	22
68	Walter	22
72	Alex	21
72	Dan	21
72	Felix	21
75	Andrew	20
75	Armando	20
75	Arturo	20
75	Eloy	20
75	Gary	20
75	Herman	20
75	Lawrence	20
75	Lorenzo	20
75	Pedro	20
75	Roberto	20
85	Anthony	19
85	Bob	19
85	Gene	19
85	Lee	19
85	Philip	19
90	Ernesto	18
90	Harold	18
90	Jimmie	18
90	Samuel	18
90	Vicente	18
90	Willie	18
96	Alberto	17
96	Bennie	17
96	Floyd	17
99	Benjamin	16
99	Francisco	16
99	Pablo	16
99	Salvador	16
99	Sammy	16