Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1956

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	506
2	Robert	461
3	David	460
4	John	368
5	Richard	355
6	James	352
7	William	210
8	Mark	197
9	Joseph	193
10	Steven	192
11	Charles	181
12	Gary	164
12	Paul	164
14	Thomas	158
15	Larry	152
15	Ronald	152
17	Anthony	148
17	Joe	148
19	Daniel	139
20	Raymond	130
21	Kenneth	128
22	George	127
23	Donald	126
24	Johnny	121
25	Jerry	110

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Edward	102
26	Frank	102
26	Stephen	102
29	Timothy	99
30	Gilbert	94
31	Jose	93
32	Manuel	88
33	Dennis	86
34	Terry	79
35	Lawrence	75
36	Albert	72
36	Henry	72
38	Patrick	71
39	Gregory	70
40	Randy	69
40	Steve	69
42	Jimmy	68
43	Phillip	66
44	Leroy	65
45	Ernest	63
46	Danny	60
46	Ruben	60
48	Roy	59
49	Bobby	58
49	Jeffrey	58
51	Arthur	57
52	Andrew	55
53	Ralph	54
53	Samuel	54
55	Martin	53
56	Gerald	52
56	Ray	52
58	Bruce	51
59	Douglas	50
59	Juan	50
59	Tony	50
62	Alfred	49
62	Jack	49
62	Peter	49
65	Keith	47
65	Leonard	47
65	Ricky	47
68	Billy	46
68	Roger	46
70	Eddie	45
70	Kevin	45
70	Tommy	45
73	Christopher	44
74	Ronnie	43
75	Antonio	42
76	Carlos	40
76	Walter	40
78	Mike	39
79	Benjamin	38
79	Randall	38
79	Victor	38
82	Russell	37
83	Alan	36
83	Rudy	36
83	Scott	36
86	Leo	34
87	Ramon	33
87	Rodney	33
87	Stanley	33
90	Brian	32
90	Carl	32
90	Glenn	32
93	Harold	31
93	Louis	31
93	Philip	31
96	Eugene	30
97	Allen	29
97	Dale	29
97	Leslie	29
100	Freddie	27
100	Sammy	27