Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1959
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 516 |
| 2 | Michael | 499 |
| 3 | Robert | 446 |
| 4 | John | 381 |
| 5 | James | 365 |
| 6 | Richard | 306 |
| 7 | Mark | 266 |
| 8 | William | 237 |
| 9 | Joseph | 187 |
| 9 | Steven | 187 |
| 11 | Anthony | 164 |
| 11 | Larry | 164 |
| 11 | Paul | 164 |
| 14 | Charles | 158 |
| 15 | Gary | 155 |
| 16 | Ronald | 148 |
| 17 | Thomas | 147 |
| 18 | Daniel | 145 |
| 18 | Joe | 145 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 136 |
| 21 | Jerry | 133 |
| 22 | Mike | 131 |
| 23 | Donald | 125 |
| 24 | Johnny | 119 |
| 25 | Raymond | 112 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Edward | 109 |
| 27 | Timothy | 107 |
| 28 | Danny | 106 |
| 28 | Randy | 106 |
| 30 | Steve | 104 |
| 31 | Patrick | 103 |
| 32 | Ricky | 100 |
| 33 | George | 92 |
| 34 | Dennis | 91 |
| 34 | Frank | 91 |
| 34 | Jose | 91 |
| 37 | Gregory | 84 |
| 38 | Stephen | 82 |
| 39 | Jimmy | 78 |
| 39 | Terry | 78 |
| 41 | Kevin | 76 |
| 42 | Douglas | 75 |
| 43 | Albert | 74 |
| 43 | Scott | 74 |
| 45 | Christopher | 73 |
| 46 | Chris | 72 |
| 47 | Ernest | 71 |
| 48 | Brian | 68 |
| 49 | Bobby | 67 |
| 49 | Jeffrey | 67 |
| 49 | Phillip | 67 |
| 52 | Gilbert | 66 |
| 53 | Leroy | 65 |
| 53 | Tommy | 65 |
| 55 | Manuel | 63 |
| 55 | Ralph | 63 |
| 57 | Tony | 61 |
| 58 | Henry | 60 |
| 58 | Lawrence | 60 |
| 60 | Billy | 58 |
| 61 | Andrew | 57 |
| 61 | Eddie | 57 |
| 61 | Martin | 57 |
| 64 | Roy | 54 |
| 65 | Arthur | 53 |
| 65 | Peter | 53 |
| 67 | Roger | 52 |
| 67 | Ronnie | 52 |
| 69 | Russell | 51 |
| 70 | Bruce | 49 |
| 70 | Leonard | 49 |
| 72 | Jeff | 48 |
| 73 | Carl | 47 |
| 73 | Ray | 47 |
| 75 | Jim | 45 |
| 75 | Samuel | 45 |
| 77 | Eugene | 44 |
| 78 | Tom | 43 |
| 79 | Eric | 42 |
| 79 | Rudy | 42 |
| 81 | Ruben | 40 |
| 82 | Bill | 39 |
| 82 | Louis | 39 |
| 84 | Dale | 38 |
| 84 | Harold | 38 |
| 86 | Walter | 37 |
| 87 | Gerald | 36 |
| 88 | Alfred | 35 |
| 88 | Keith | 35 |
| 90 | Alvin | 33 |
| 90 | Carlos | 33 |
| 90 | Herman | 33 |
| 90 | Matthew | 33 |
| 90 | Philip | 33 |
| 95 | Andy | 32 |
| 95 | Don | 32 |
| 95 | Randall | 32 |
| 95 | Rodney | 32 |
| 95 | Tim | 32 |
| 95 | Wayne | 32 |