Name Legacy

Names unique to New Mexico

The most distinctive New Mexico baby names.

In 2025 the most distinctive New Mexico names were Zia and Hiram. Across the whole record it is Josefita and Filadelfio.

Unique New Mexico names in 2025

#GirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1Zia88×Hiram65×
2Amariah96×Ramon104×
3Amaris135×Santos103×
4Santana54×Andres323×
5Araceli114×Azariah153×
6Ariah124×Aziel343×
7Xiomara153×Zayden282×
8Estrella113×Aziah62×
9Avianna113×Armando122×
10Kaeli93×Fabian142×
11Aylah63×Diego362×
12Daleyza123×Jiraiya72×
13Marisol103×Zachariah122×
14Zayla73×Ezekiel662×
15Ariella242×Jairo72×
16Selena172×Antonio302×
17Xitlali62×Adriel492×
18Cataleya182×Darian72×
19Ramona82×Ismael202×
20Ximena212×Enrique102×
21Renesmee52×Azaiah82×
22Alora202×Uriah92×
23Aislinn52×Miguel222×
24Zariah112×Aurelius62×
25Camila592×Danny92×

Decade by decade

The most distinctive name of each decade.

DecadeGirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1910sManuelita78257×Eloy114204×
1920sMela61200×Arsenio35172×
1930sClorinda84156×Arsenio54146×
1940sPrescilla72152×Salomon5780×
1950sMerlinda30109×Edison6538×
1960sMerlinda2992×Edison4935×
1970sEvangeline7125×Philbert2045×
1980sTranette1373×Philbert519×
1990sMiquela1067×Wacey1560×
2000sMiquela1176×Cruzito1146×
2010sYalexa33144×Ezariah1044×
2020sAzriella533×Cruzito1042×

All years, 1910–2025

#GirlBirthsvs nationalBoyBirthsvs national
1Josefita97153×Filadelfio1896×
2Merlinda83134×Dennison1173×
3Yalexa33126×Elfego1173×
4Pita27119×Procopio1068×
5Manuelita279119×Rubel1068×
6Miquela26118×Telesfor1068×
7Fedelina24115×Filimon1964×
8Clorinda241112×Epimenio1663×
9Rafaelita21110×Philbert3556×
10Mela121109×Cruzito2955×
11Delfinia20108×Tranquilino1042×
12Petrita31107×Adelaido1537×
13Eufelia19105×Manuelito636×
14Loyola2899×Eloy1,16630×
15Vangie4998×Abie1728×
16Pablita1698×Wacey1525×
17Lugarda1698×Kee15825×
18Orlinda2291×Donaciano2722×
19Tranette1387×Eppie522×
20Gregorita1387×Liberato522×
21Tita1881×Estevan86420×
22Placida1178×Arsenio10517×
23Deluvina1178×Albino8217×
24Crucita1178×Epifanio11016×
25Erminda1073×Florencio17915×

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Multipliers compare each name’s share of New Mexico births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org