Most popular boys’ names in New Mexico, 1971
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 388 |
| 2 | Robert | 289 |
| 3 | David | 274 |
| 4 | Christopher | 267 |
| 5 | James | 261 |
| 6 | John | 245 |
| 7 | Richard | 175 |
| 8 | Joseph | 164 |
| 9 | Jason | 145 |
| 9 | Mark | 145 |
| 11 | Daniel | 141 |
| 12 | Eric | 139 |
| 13 | Anthony | 136 |
| 14 | William | 125 |
| 15 | Brian | 121 |
| 15 | Steven | 121 |
| 17 | Matthew | 107 |
| 18 | Paul | 103 |
| 19 | Charles | 96 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 95 |
| 21 | Patrick | 92 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 91 |
| 23 | Thomas | 89 |
| 24 | Scott | 85 |
| 25 | Timothy | 83 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Andrew | 82 |
| 27 | Kevin | 76 |
| 28 | Edward | 74 |
| 28 | Stephen | 74 |
| 30 | Raymond | 68 |
| 31 | Ronald | 64 |
| 32 | Jose | 63 |
| 32 | Shawn | 63 |
| 34 | Chad | 59 |
| 35 | Joe | 58 |
| 35 | Johnny | 58 |
| 37 | Donald | 55 |
| 37 | Frank | 55 |
| 37 | Martin | 55 |
| 37 | Sean | 55 |
| 41 | Aaron | 54 |
| 41 | George | 54 |
| 41 | Larry | 54 |
| 44 | Gregory | 52 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 52 |
| 46 | Lawrence | 50 |
| 47 | Gary | 49 |
| 48 | Chris | 47 |
| 49 | Jerry | 46 |
| 50 | Phillip | 45 |
| 51 | Carlos | 44 |
| 51 | Gilbert | 44 |
| 51 | Jonathan | 44 |
| 54 | Dennis | 43 |
| 54 | Juan | 43 |
| 54 | Peter | 43 |
| 54 | Samuel | 43 |
| 58 | Darrell | 42 |
| 58 | Jimmy | 42 |
| 60 | Manuel | 41 |
| 61 | Travis | 39 |
| 62 | Vincent | 37 |
| 63 | Gabriel | 36 |
| 64 | Arthur | 34 |
| 64 | Billy | 34 |
| 66 | Danny | 33 |
| 66 | Ruben | 33 |
| 68 | Adrian | 32 |
| 68 | Keith | 32 |
| 68 | Randy | 32 |
| 68 | Victor | 32 |
| 72 | Adam | 31 |
| 72 | Albert | 31 |
| 72 | Ryan | 31 |
| 75 | Gerald | 30 |
| 75 | Ramon | 30 |
| 75 | Ricky | 30 |
| 75 | Steve | 30 |
| 79 | Benjamin | 29 |
| 79 | Leonard | 29 |
| 79 | Terry | 29 |
| 82 | Bryan | 28 |
| 82 | Douglas | 28 |
| 82 | Jesse | 28 |
| 82 | Joel | 28 |
| 82 | Leroy | 28 |
| 87 | Bobby | 27 |
| 87 | Rodney | 27 |
| 87 | Todd | 27 |
| 90 | Craig | 26 |
| 90 | Henry | 26 |
| 92 | Alex | 25 |
| 92 | Ernest | 25 |
| 92 | Russell | 25 |
| 92 | Troy | 25 |
| 96 | Jesus | 24 |
| 96 | Jon | 24 |
| 96 | Joshua | 24 |
| 96 | Justin | 24 |
| 96 | Shane | 24 |
| 96 | Shannon | 24 |