FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in New Mexico
In 2025, Mia was the most popular girls' name in New Mexico, given to 66 babies, and Noah was the top boys' name with 115. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 4,673 girls and 6,500 boys born in New Mexico that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in New Mexico, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mia | 66 | same |
| 2 | Olivia | 65 | up 3 |
| 3 | Sophia | 65 | up 1 |
| 4 | Sofia | 60 | up 5 |
| 5 | Camila | 59 | down 3 |
| 6 | Eliana | 57 | up 4 |
| 7 | Isabella | 56 | down 1 |
| 8 | Amelia | 53 | down 1 |
| 9 | Aria | 45 | up 3 |
| 10 | Aurora | 45 | down 2 |
| 11 | Emma | 45 | down 8 |
| 12 | Evelyn | 41 | up 2 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 38 | up 4 |
| 14 | Elena | 38 | up 10 |
| 15 | Leilani | 37 | up 20 |
| 16 | Ailany | 36 | up 49 |
| 17 | Ellie | 36 | up 10 |
| 18 | Gianna | 36 | same |
| 19 | Layla | 36 | up 6 |
| 20 | Luna | 36 | down 9 |
| 21 | Valentina | 34 | up 27 |
| 22 | Liliana | 31 | up 16 |
| 23 | Ava | 30 | down 8 |
| 24 | Madison | 30 | up 5 |
| 25 | Violet | 30 | down 5 |
| 26 | Emily | 28 | down 13 |
| 27 | Hazel | 28 | up 7 |
| 28 | Iris | 28 | up 24 |
| 29 | Lily | 28 | up 10 |
| 30 | Penelope | 28 | up 26 |
| 31 | Amara | 26 | up 13 |
| 32 | Nova | 26 | same |
| 33 | Avery | 25 | up 27 |
| 34 | Chloe | 25 | up 57 |
| 35 | Emilia | 25 | up 26 |
| 36 | Harper | 25 | down 8 |
| 37 | Aaliyah | 24 | down 14 |
| 38 | Ariella | 24 | up 35 |
| 39 | Maya | 24 | up 73 |
| 40 | Riley | 24 | down 7 |
| 41 | Abigail | 23 | down 25 |
| 42 | Athena | 23 | up 17 |
| 43 | Eleanor | 23 | up 42 |
| 44 | Scarlett | 22 | down 14 |
| 45 | Sienna | 22 | up 261 |
| 46 | Elizabeth | 21 | down 25 |
| 47 | Lainey | 21 | same |
| 48 | Mila | 21 | down 29 |
| 49 | Naomi | 21 | down 9 |
| 50 | Paisley | 21 | down 7 |
| 51 | Ximena | 21 | down 1 |
| 52 | Alora | 20 | up 126 |
| 53 | Ayla | 20 | up 31 |
| 54 | Daisy | 20 | up 66 |
| 55 | Delilah | 20 | down 29 |
| 56 | Ember | 20 | up 36 |
| 57 | Stella | 20 | up 90 |
| 58 | Zoey | 20 | down 1 |
| 59 | Arya | 19 | up 42 |
| 60 | Gabriella | 19 | up 18 |
| 61 | Natalia | 19 | down 25 |
| 62 | Willow | 19 | up 43 |
| 63 | Zoe | 19 | up 1 |
| 64 | Bella | 18 | up 63 |
| 65 | Cataleya | 18 | up 25 |
| 66 | Elliana | 18 | down 21 |
| 67 | Genesis | 18 | down 36 |
| 68 | Victoria | 18 | down 27 |
| 69 | Adeline | 17 | up 19 |
| 70 | Ailani | 17 | up 243 |
| 71 | Ariana | 17 | up 37 |
| 72 | Hannah | 17 | up 213 |
| 73 | Isla | 17 | down 27 |
| 74 | Maria | 17 | up 51 |
| 75 | Selena | 17 | up 71 |
| 76 | Amaya | 16 | down 54 |
| 77 | Catalina | 16 | down 2 |
| 78 | Ivy | 16 | down 41 |
| 79 | Juliette | 16 | up 83 |
| 80 | Kehlani | 16 | up 31 |
| 81 | Vivian | 16 | up 52 |
| 82 | Amira | 15 | up 98 |
| 83 | Anastasia | 15 | down 25 |
| 84 | Autumn | 15 | down 1 |
| 85 | Celeste | 15 | up 100 |
| 86 | Elianna | 15 | up 23 |
| 87 | Ella | 15 | down 21 |
| 88 | Leah | 15 | down 35 |
| 89 | Lucia | 15 | down 27 |
| 90 | Serenity | 15 | up 8 |
| 91 | Sophie | 15 | up 25 |
| 92 | Valeria | 15 | up 175 |
| 93 | Xiomara | 15 | up 56 |
| 94 | Emery | 14 | down 17 |
| 95 | Eva | 14 | down 2 |
| 96 | Everly | 14 | down 10 |
| 97 | Hailey | 14 | down 30 |
| 98 | Melody | 14 | down 30 |
| 99 | Nayeli | 14 | up 44 |
| 100 | Alice | 13 | down 19 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 115 | same |
| 2 | Liam | 109 | same |
| 3 | Mateo | 99 | same |
| 4 | Elijah | 76 | up 1 |
| 5 | Santiago | 70 | up 1 |
| 6 | Sebastian | 69 | up 3 |
| 7 | Ezra | 67 | up 1 |
| 8 | Elias | 66 | up 2 |
| 9 | Ezekiel | 66 | down 5 |
| 10 | Levi | 63 | down 3 |
| 11 | Lucas | 60 | up 2 |
| 12 | Oliver | 59 | same |
| 13 | Theodore | 53 | up 2 |
| 14 | Adriel | 49 | up 18 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 49 | up 50 |
| 16 | Gabriel | 48 | down 2 |
| 17 | Daniel | 47 | down 6 |
| 18 | Michael | 47 | down 2 |
| 19 | Angel | 45 | up 1 |
| 20 | Julian | 45 | up 2 |
| 21 | Samuel | 45 | up 4 |
| 22 | Alexander | 43 | up 1 |
| 23 | Joseph | 43 | up 44 |
| 24 | James | 42 | up 17 |
| 25 | Luca | 41 | up 38 |
| 26 | Leo | 40 | same |
| 27 | Luke | 40 | same |
| 28 | Emiliano | 39 | down 10 |
| 29 | William | 39 | down 1 |
| 30 | Adrian | 37 | up 1 |
| 31 | Asher | 37 | down 7 |
| 32 | Christopher | 37 | up 6 |
| 33 | David | 37 | down 12 |
| 34 | Jose | 37 | down 17 |
| 35 | Diego | 36 | up 17 |
| 36 | Ethan | 36 | up 34 |
| 37 | Roman | 36 | up 20 |
| 38 | Anthony | 35 | up 20 |
| 39 | Aziel | 34 | up 62 |
| 40 | Henry | 34 | down 7 |
| 41 | Isaiah | 34 | down 7 |
| 42 | Josiah | 34 | down 6 |
| 43 | Xavier | 34 | up 5 |
| 44 | Andres | 32 | up 5 |
| 45 | Jeremiah | 32 | up 8 |
| 46 | Dylan | 31 | down 3 |
| 47 | Grayson | 31 | up 24 |
| 48 | Jayden | 31 | down 3 |
| 49 | Matthew | 31 | down 19 |
| 50 | Antonio | 30 | up 50 |
| 51 | Giovanni | 30 | up 26 |
| 52 | Isaac | 30 | down 13 |
| 53 | Axel | 29 | up 16 |
| 54 | Carter | 29 | up 12 |
| 55 | Luis | 29 | up 1 |
| 56 | Waylon | 29 | up 77 |
| 57 | Gael | 28 | down 22 |
| 58 | Hudson | 28 | up 38 |
| 59 | Mason | 28 | down 40 |
| 60 | Silas | 28 | up 38 |
| 61 | Zayden | 28 | up 31 |
| 62 | Ian | 27 | down 33 |
| 63 | Logan | 27 | down 21 |
| 64 | Luka | 27 | up 15 |
| 65 | Maverick | 27 | up 11 |
| 66 | Wyatt | 27 | up 8 |
| 67 | Joshua | 26 | down 13 |
| 68 | Kai | 26 | down 22 |
| 69 | Micah | 26 | up 21 |
| 70 | Thiago | 26 | up 50 |
| 71 | Enzo | 25 | down 27 |
| 72 | Atlas | 24 | up 67 |
| 73 | Jesus | 24 | up 5 |
| 74 | Aaron | 23 | up 19 |
| 75 | Aiden | 23 | down 38 |
| 76 | Alejandro | 23 | up 8 |
| 77 | Beau | 23 | up 25 |
| 78 | Elian | 23 | up 17 |
| 79 | Emilio | 23 | down 39 |
| 80 | Lorenzo | 23 | down 25 |
| 81 | Robert | 23 | up 109 |
| 82 | Austin | 22 | up 33 |
| 83 | Jack | 22 | up 26 |
| 84 | Miguel | 22 | up 2 |
| 85 | Owen | 22 | up 27 |
| 86 | Rowan | 22 | down 4 |
| 87 | Zion | 22 | up 48 |
| 88 | Damian | 21 | down 37 |
| 89 | Eli | 21 | down 29 |
| 90 | Andrew | 20 | down 26 |
| 91 | Cooper | 20 | up 26 |
| 92 | Dominic | 20 | up 30 |
| 93 | Ismael | 20 | down 6 |
| 94 | Jackson | 20 | down 26 |
| 95 | Jaziel | 20 | up 10 |
| 96 | John | 20 | up 10 |
| 97 | Matias | 20 | up 13 |
| 98 | Matteo | 20 | up 9 |
| 99 | Arthur | 19 | up 155 |
| 100 | August | 19 | up 50 |
Names New Mexico likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in New Mexico than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Zia, Estrella and Xiomara for girls, and Azariah, Luciano and Hezekiah for boys.
Girls
- Zia: 23.6× (61 babies)
- Estrella: 7.9× (52 babies)
- Xiomara: 7.2× (72 babies)
- Daleyza: 6.4× (66 babies)
- Avianna: 5.6× (53 babies)
- Ariella: 4.6× (113 babies)
- Ximena: 4.5× (124 babies)
- Adelina: 4.2× (53 babies)
- Amaya: 4.1× (109 babies)
- Aspen: 4× (81 babies)
Boys
- Azariah: 6.6× (66 babies)
- Luciano: 5× (87 babies)
- Hezekiah: 4.7× (50 babies)
- Dariel: 4.3× (68 babies)
- Aziel: 4.1× (109 babies)
- Andres: 4× (137 babies)
- Cruz: 4× (82 babies)
- Ezekiel: 3.9× (415 babies)
- Joaquin: 3.8× (74 babies)
- Manuel: 3.7× (69 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in New Mexico belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1964. For boys, it's Michael, from 1967 to 1982.
Girls
- Mia: 2024–2025
- Olivia: 2023
- Sophia: 2022
- Mia: 2021
- Olivia: 2020
- Ava: 2019
- Isabella: 2018
- Mia: 2014–2017
- Sophia: 2011–2013
- Isabella: 2006–2010
- Alyssa: 2004–2005
- Alexis: 1999–2003
- Ashley: 1997–1998
- Samantha: 1996
- Ashley: 1995
- Jessica: 1994
- Ashley: 1991–1993
- Jessica: 1990
- Ashley: 1989
- Amanda: 1987–1988
- Jessica: 1984–1986
- Jennifer: 1972–1983
- Michelle: 1969–1971
- Lisa: 1965–1968
- Mary: 1910–1964
Boys
- Noah: 2024–2025
- Liam: 2022–2023
- Noah: 2021
- Liam: 2019–2020
- Noah: 2017–2018
- Elijah: 2016
- Noah: 2013–2015
- Jacob: 2011–2012
- Elijah: 2010
- Aiden: 2009
- Isaiah: 2008
- Jacob: 2007
- Isaiah: 2006
- Joshua: 2005
- Jacob: 2004
- Joshua: 2001–2003
- Jacob: 1999–2000
- Michael: 1998
- Joshua: 1997
- Michael: 1996
- Joshua: 1995
- Michael: 1987–1994
- Christopher: 1983–1986
- Michael: 1967–1982
- David: 1966
- Michael: 1963–1965
- David: 1958–1962
- Michael: 1956–1957
- Robert: 1955
- Michael: 1954
- Robert: 1941–1953
- Joe: 1929–1940
- Jose: 1928
- Joe: 1926–1927
- Jose: 1918–1925
- John: 1913–1917
- Jose: 1910–1912
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Olivia, Mia, Sophia, Emma, Isabella | Liam, Noah, Mateo, Ezekiel, Elijah |
| 2010s | Sophia, Isabella, Mia, Emma, Olivia | Noah, Elijah, Liam, Jacob, Michael |
| 2000s | Alyssa, Alexis, Isabella, Emily, Madison | Joshua, Jacob, Isaiah, Michael, Daniel |
| 1990s | Ashley, Jessica, Samantha, Amanda, Sarah | Michael, Joshua, Christopher, Matthew, Daniel |
| 1980s | Jessica, Amanda, Jennifer, Ashley, Crystal | Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua, Daniel |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Michelle, Melissa, Lisa, Jessica | Michael, Christopher, David, Robert, Jason |
| 1960s | Mary, Lisa, Patricia, Sandra, Elizabeth | Michael, David, Robert, John, James |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Patricia, Deborah, Barbara | Robert, Michael, David, James, John |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Gloria, Patricia, Barbara | Robert, John, James, Joe, Richard |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Maria, Helen, Margaret | Joe, Robert, Jose, John, James |
| 1920s | Mary, Maria, Helen, Margaret, Betty | Jose, Joe, John, Robert, James |
| 1910s | Mary, Maria, Margaret, Frances, Helen | Jose, John, Joe, William, Frank |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.