Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1948
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 350 |
| 2 | John | 308 |
| 3 | James | 286 |
| 4 | David | 276 |
| 5 | Richard | 241 |
| 6 | Joe | 201 |
| 7 | Michael | 187 |
| 8 | Larry | 164 |
| 9 | William | 157 |
| 10 | Charles | 143 |
| 11 | Johnny | 142 |
| 12 | Jerry | 124 |
| 13 | George | 117 |
| 14 | Jose | 110 |
| 15 | Frank | 107 |
| 15 | Jimmy | 107 |
| 17 | Raymond | 106 |
| 18 | Manuel | 105 |
| 19 | Joseph | 99 |
| 20 | Ronald | 98 |
| 21 | Thomas | 93 |
| 22 | Gary | 92 |
| 23 | Edward | 90 |
| 24 | Albert | 86 |
| 25 | Gilbert | 83 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Paul | 82 |
| 27 | Donald | 81 |
| 28 | Henry | 79 |
| 29 | Tommy | 77 |
| 30 | Arthur | 72 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 72 |
| 32 | Lawrence | 71 |
| 33 | Daniel | 70 |
| 34 | Ernest | 68 |
| 35 | Anthony | 66 |
| 36 | Billy | 63 |
| 37 | Danny | 62 |
| 38 | Tony | 61 |
| 39 | Juan | 60 |
| 40 | Leroy | 58 |
| 41 | Eddie | 57 |
| 42 | Mike | 56 |
| 43 | Rudy | 54 |
| 43 | Victor | 54 |
| 45 | Bobby | 50 |
| 46 | Phillip | 49 |
| 46 | Ralph | 49 |
| 48 | Roy | 48 |
| 48 | Steve | 48 |
| 50 | Dennis | 46 |
| 51 | Antonio | 45 |
| 52 | Carlos | 42 |
| 52 | Steven | 42 |
| 54 | Fred | 39 |
| 54 | Patrick | 39 |
| 54 | Ray | 39 |
| 54 | Roger | 39 |
| 54 | Ruben | 39 |
| 54 | Stephen | 39 |
| 60 | Louis | 38 |
| 60 | Samuel | 38 |
| 62 | Alfred | 35 |
| 62 | Bill | 35 |
| 62 | Terry | 35 |
| 65 | Harold | 34 |
| 65 | Leo | 34 |
| 65 | Ramon | 34 |
| 68 | Jack | 33 |
| 68 | Walter | 33 |
| 70 | Herman | 32 |
| 70 | Leonard | 32 |
| 70 | Sammy | 32 |
| 70 | Tom | 32 |
| 74 | Francisco | 31 |
| 74 | Luis | 31 |
| 74 | Martin | 31 |
| 77 | Carl | 30 |
| 77 | Don | 30 |
| 77 | Felix | 30 |
| 77 | Freddie | 30 |
| 77 | Ronnie | 30 |
| 82 | Benny | 29 |
| 82 | Charlie | 29 |
| 82 | Eloy | 29 |
| 85 | Eugene | 28 |
| 85 | Jesus | 28 |
| 87 | Wayne | 27 |
| 88 | Andy | 26 |
| 88 | Douglas | 26 |
| 88 | Harry | 26 |
| 88 | Mark | 26 |
| 88 | Pete | 26 |
| 93 | Bruce | 25 |
| 93 | Orlando | 25 |
| 95 | Allen | 24 |
| 95 | Stanley | 24 |
| 97 | Jesse | 23 |
| 97 | Jim | 23 |
| 97 | Melvin | 23 |
| 100 | Gerald | 22 |
| 100 | Peter | 22 |