Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1961
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 541 |
| 2 | Robert | 485 |
| 3 | Michael | 460 |
| 4 | John | 414 |
| 5 | James | 348 |
| 6 | Richard | 302 |
| 7 | Mark | 293 |
| 8 | William | 204 |
| 9 | Anthony | 198 |
| 10 | Joseph | 173 |
| 11 | Paul | 163 |
| 12 | Daniel | 159 |
| 13 | Charles | 158 |
| 13 | Ronald | 158 |
| 13 | Steven | 158 |
| 16 | Thomas | 149 |
| 17 | Larry | 137 |
| 18 | Joe | 133 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 132 |
| 20 | Gary | 130 |
| 21 | Johnny | 115 |
| 22 | Jerry | 111 |
| 23 | Danny | 110 |
| 24 | Donald | 105 |
| 25 | Raymond | 104 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kevin | 100 |
| 27 | Frank | 99 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 98 |
| 29 | Timothy | 96 |
| 30 | Mike | 95 |
| 31 | Edward | 93 |
| 32 | Steve | 91 |
| 33 | Christopher | 90 |
| 34 | Albert | 88 |
| 34 | Dennis | 88 |
| 36 | Jimmy | 86 |
| 37 | Ricky | 82 |
| 38 | Patrick | 81 |
| 39 | Stephen | 79 |
| 40 | Manuel | 76 |
| 40 | Terry | 76 |
| 42 | George | 75 |
| 42 | Gilbert | 75 |
| 44 | Gregory | 74 |
| 45 | Chris | 72 |
| 45 | Jose | 72 |
| 47 | Scott | 71 |
| 48 | Brian | 70 |
| 49 | Randy | 69 |
| 50 | Tony | 68 |
| 51 | Victor | 66 |
| 52 | Billy | 65 |
| 52 | Phillip | 65 |
| 52 | Roger | 65 |
| 55 | Andrew | 64 |
| 55 | Lawrence | 64 |
| 57 | Douglas | 63 |
| 57 | Jeff | 63 |
| 59 | Leonard | 61 |
| 60 | Arthur | 60 |
| 61 | Bobby | 58 |
| 62 | Martin | 57 |
| 63 | Ronnie | 56 |
| 64 | Eddie | 54 |
| 64 | Eric | 54 |
| 66 | Alan | 52 |
| 66 | Bruce | 52 |
| 68 | Henry | 51 |
| 68 | Peter | 51 |
| 70 | Tommy | 50 |
| 71 | Ernest | 49 |
| 71 | Louis | 49 |
| 71 | Ralph | 49 |
| 74 | Matthew | 46 |
| 75 | Randall | 45 |
| 75 | Roy | 45 |
| 77 | Keith | 43 |
| 78 | Carlos | 42 |
| 78 | Leroy | 42 |
| 80 | Alfred | 41 |
| 80 | Russell | 41 |
| 82 | Curtis | 40 |
| 82 | Dale | 40 |
| 82 | Greg | 40 |
| 82 | Tim | 40 |
| 86 | Jim | 39 |
| 87 | Carl | 38 |
| 87 | Gerald | 38 |
| 87 | Ruben | 38 |
| 90 | Bryan | 37 |
| 90 | Darrell | 37 |
| 92 | Harold | 36 |
| 92 | Jay | 36 |
| 92 | Juan | 36 |
| 92 | Rudy | 36 |
| 96 | Tom | 35 |
| 97 | Benjamin | 34 |
| 97 | Ray | 34 |
| 97 | Samuel | 34 |
| 100 | Allen | 33 |
| 100 | Craig | 33 |
| 100 | Jack | 33 |