Most popular girls’ 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 | Mary | 366 |
| 2 | Patricia | 203 |
| 3 | Linda | 198 |
| 4 | Donna | 194 |
| 5 | Susan | 193 |
| 6 | Debbie | 183 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 179 |
| 8 | Barbara | 163 |
| 8 | Debra | 163 |
| 10 | Karen | 159 |
| 10 | Sandra | 159 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 152 |
| 13 | Deborah | 135 |
| 14 | Kathy | 119 |
| 15 | Lisa | 118 |
| 16 | Cindy | 116 |
| 17 | Carol | 113 |
| 18 | Pamela | 112 |
| 18 | Theresa | 112 |
| 20 | Diana | 106 |
| 21 | Nancy | 102 |
| 21 | Sharon | 102 |
| 23 | Maria | 100 |
| 24 | Brenda | 99 |
| 25 | Diane | 95 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Martha | 93 |
| 27 | Anna | 91 |
| 28 | Cheryl | 89 |
| 29 | Teresa | 86 |
| 30 | Laura | 85 |
| 31 | Gloria | 84 |
| 32 | Rose | 83 |
| 33 | Janet | 82 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 78 |
| 35 | Angela | 72 |
| 35 | Loretta | 72 |
| 37 | Julie | 71 |
| 38 | Judy | 69 |
| 38 | Kathleen | 69 |
| 38 | Virginia | 69 |
| 41 | Darlene | 68 |
| 42 | Christine | 67 |
| 42 | Tammy | 67 |
| 44 | Yolanda | 66 |
| 44 | Yvonne | 66 |
| 46 | Annette | 65 |
| 47 | Denise | 64 |
| 48 | Catherine | 63 |
| 48 | Cathy | 63 |
| 48 | Margaret | 63 |
| 48 | Paula | 63 |
| 48 | Sylvia | 63 |
| 53 | Lori | 61 |
| 54 | Shirley | 60 |
| 55 | Rhonda | 59 |
| 56 | Kim | 56 |
| 57 | Betty | 55 |
| 57 | Beverly | 55 |
| 57 | Rita | 55 |
| 57 | Valerie | 55 |
| 61 | Connie | 54 |
| 62 | Carla | 53 |
| 63 | Kelly | 52 |
| 64 | Carolyn | 51 |
| 64 | Frances | 51 |
| 64 | Marie | 51 |
| 64 | Roberta | 51 |
| 68 | Kathryn | 50 |
| 68 | Terri | 50 |
| 68 | Tina | 50 |
| 71 | Michelle | 49 |
| 71 | Terry | 49 |
| 73 | Dolores | 48 |
| 73 | Robin | 48 |
| 75 | Sherry | 47 |
| 76 | Anita | 45 |
| 76 | Bernadette | 45 |
| 76 | Dorothy | 45 |
| 79 | Jo | 44 |
| 80 | Helen | 43 |
| 80 | Irene | 43 |
| 80 | Katherine | 43 |
| 80 | Sarah | 43 |
| 84 | Sally | 42 |
| 85 | Elaine | 41 |
| 85 | Lorraine | 41 |
| 87 | Evelyn | 39 |
| 88 | Becky | 38 |
| 88 | Joann | 38 |
| 88 | Priscilla | 38 |
| 91 | Janice | 37 |
| 91 | Leslie | 37 |
| 91 | Stephanie | 37 |
| 94 | Juanita | 36 |
| 94 | Peggy | 36 |
| 96 | Grace | 35 |
| 96 | Jeanette | 35 |
| 96 | Jennifer | 35 |
| 96 | Joyce | 35 |
| 96 | Kimberly | 35 |