Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 376 |
| 2 | Robert | 294 |
| 3 | James | 293 |
| 4 | David | 290 |
| 5 | John | 258 |
| 6 | Christopher | 167 |
| 7 | Mark | 164 |
| 8 | Richard | 160 |
| 9 | Daniel | 144 |
| 10 | Paul | 143 |
| 11 | Joseph | 135 |
| 12 | Jason | 134 |
| 13 | William | 128 |
| 14 | Steven | 127 |
| 15 | Anthony | 124 |
| 15 | Eric | 124 |
| 17 | Kevin | 121 |
| 18 | Brian | 116 |
| 19 | Thomas | 112 |
| 20 | Charles | 101 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 97 |
| 22 | Matthew | 89 |
| 23 | Timothy | 88 |
| 24 | Patrick | 85 |
| 25 | Ronald | 83 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kenneth | 79 |
| 27 | Edward | 72 |
| 27 | Scott | 72 |
| 29 | Frank | 70 |
| 30 | Andrew | 69 |
| 30 | Johnny | 69 |
| 32 | Gregory | 67 |
| 33 | Jerry | 65 |
| 33 | Joe | 65 |
| 35 | Jose | 59 |
| 35 | Raymond | 59 |
| 37 | Gary | 58 |
| 38 | Sean | 56 |
| 39 | Donald | 53 |
| 39 | George | 53 |
| 41 | Larry | 52 |
| 41 | Stephen | 52 |
| 43 | Shawn | 51 |
| 44 | Jimmy | 50 |
| 45 | Aaron | 49 |
| 46 | Phillip | 47 |
| 47 | Gilbert | 46 |
| 47 | Martin | 46 |
| 47 | Vincent | 46 |
| 50 | Gabriel | 45 |
| 50 | Randy | 45 |
| 52 | Todd | 43 |
| 53 | Gerald | 41 |
| 54 | Manuel | 40 |
| 55 | Craig | 39 |
| 55 | Peter | 39 |
| 57 | Albert | 38 |
| 57 | Dennis | 38 |
| 57 | Ernest | 38 |
| 57 | Lance | 38 |
| 61 | Danny | 37 |
| 62 | Douglas | 36 |
| 62 | Russell | 36 |
| 64 | Carlos | 35 |
| 64 | Chris | 35 |
| 66 | Billy | 34 |
| 66 | Henry | 34 |
| 68 | Jonathan | 33 |
| 68 | Juan | 33 |
| 68 | Lawrence | 33 |
| 71 | Marvin | 32 |
| 71 | Samuel | 32 |
| 73 | Adrian | 31 |
| 73 | Steve | 31 |
| 73 | Tommy | 31 |
| 73 | Victor | 31 |
| 77 | Jeffery | 30 |
| 77 | Ruben | 30 |
| 77 | Tony | 30 |
| 77 | Troy | 30 |
| 81 | Jon | 29 |
| 81 | Justin | 29 |
| 81 | Leonard | 29 |
| 84 | Arthur | 28 |
| 84 | Bobby | 28 |
| 84 | Keith | 28 |
| 84 | Ray | 28 |
| 84 | Travis | 28 |
| 89 | Darren | 27 |
| 90 | Eddie | 26 |
| 90 | Leroy | 26 |
| 90 | Ricky | 26 |
| 93 | Benjamin | 25 |
| 93 | Bryan | 25 |
| 93 | Louis | 25 |
| 96 | Alex | 24 |
| 96 | Carl | 24 |
| 96 | Chad | 24 |
| 96 | Eugene | 24 |
| 96 | Jeremy | 24 |
| 96 | Ronnie | 24 |
| 96 | Shane | 24 |
| 96 | Terry | 24 |