Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1953
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 492 |
| 2 | David | 468 |
| 3 | Michael | 435 |
| 4 | John | 358 |
| 5 | James | 356 |
| 6 | Richard | 314 |
| 7 | William | 279 |
| 8 | Charles | 199 |
| 9 | Steven | 178 |
| 10 | Thomas | 176 |
| 11 | Joe | 169 |
| 12 | Gary | 164 |
| 13 | Ronald | 148 |
| 14 | Larry | 147 |
| 15 | Paul | 140 |
| 16 | Joseph | 139 |
| 17 | Daniel | 135 |
| 18 | Donald | 131 |
| 19 | George | 126 |
| 20 | Jerry | 125 |
| 21 | Mark | 121 |
| 22 | Johnny | 120 |
| 23 | Edward | 116 |
| 24 | Anthony | 114 |
| 25 | Raymond | 113 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Frank | 107 |
| 27 | Manuel | 99 |
| 28 | Stephen | 93 |
| 29 | Jose | 90 |
| 29 | Patrick | 90 |
| 31 | Jimmy | 85 |
| 32 | Albert | 82 |
| 33 | Gilbert | 81 |
| 33 | Leroy | 81 |
| 35 | Lawrence | 80 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 78 |
| 37 | Ernest | 76 |
| 38 | Dennis | 74 |
| 39 | Danny | 72 |
| 40 | Billy | 70 |
| 41 | Roger | 66 |
| 42 | Henry | 64 |
| 43 | Terry | 62 |
| 44 | Roy | 60 |
| 45 | Steve | 59 |
| 46 | Tommy | 56 |
| 47 | Timothy | 55 |
| 48 | Gregory | 53 |
| 48 | Phillip | 53 |
| 50 | Arthur | 50 |
| 50 | Samuel | 50 |
| 52 | Louis | 49 |
| 53 | Bobby | 48 |
| 53 | Randy | 48 |
| 55 | Bruce | 47 |
| 55 | Rudy | 47 |
| 57 | Douglas | 46 |
| 57 | Juan | 46 |
| 59 | Jeffrey | 44 |
| 59 | Peter | 44 |
| 59 | Ralph | 44 |
| 62 | Andrew | 41 |
| 62 | Carlos | 41 |
| 62 | Martin | 41 |
| 62 | Ruben | 41 |
| 66 | Eddie | 40 |
| 66 | Ray | 40 |
| 66 | Wayne | 40 |
| 69 | Antonio | 39 |
| 69 | Carl | 39 |
| 71 | Harold | 38 |
| 71 | Jack | 38 |
| 73 | Francisco | 37 |
| 73 | Tony | 37 |
| 73 | Victor | 37 |
| 73 | Walter | 37 |
| 77 | Gerald | 36 |
| 77 | Leonard | 36 |
| 77 | Mike | 36 |
| 80 | Alan | 33 |
| 80 | Alfred | 33 |
| 80 | Dale | 33 |
| 80 | Ricky | 33 |
| 84 | Christopher | 32 |
| 84 | Jesus | 32 |
| 86 | Luis | 31 |
| 87 | Fred | 30 |
| 87 | Philip | 30 |
| 87 | Ramon | 30 |
| 90 | Howard | 29 |
| 91 | Benjamin | 28 |
| 92 | Roberto | 27 |
| 92 | Ronnie | 27 |
| 94 | Don | 26 |
| 94 | Herman | 26 |
| 94 | Jesse | 26 |
| 94 | Leo | 26 |
| 94 | Scott | 26 |
| 94 | Stanley | 26 |
| 100 | Eugene | 25 |
| 100 | Russell | 25 |