Most popular baby names in New Mexico

In 2023, the top baby names in New Mexico were Liam for boys (119 babies) and Olivia for girls (77 babies). The next most popular were Mateo, Noah and Santiago for boys and Amelia, Mia and Isabella for girls.

Top 25 boy names in New Mexico, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Liam	119
2	Mateo	103
3	Noah	86
4	Santiago	86
5	Ezekiel	79
6	Elijah	78
7	Ezra	64
8	Josiah	61
9	Sebastian	60
10	Julian	57
11	Lucas	56
12	Elias	51
13	Levi	51
14	Samuel	50
15	Benjamin	48
16	James	48
17	Oliver	47
18	Adriel	45
19	Anthony	45
20	Jayden	43
21	Aiden	42
22	Gabriel	41
23	Isaiah	41
24	Luke	41
25	Alexander	40

Top 25 girl names in New Mexico, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Olivia	77
2	Amelia	64
3	Mia	62
4	Isabella	59
5	Emma	56
6	Sofia	56
7	Aria	49
8	Luna	49
9	Sophia	49
10	Camila	47
11	Mila	39
12	Evelyn	38
13	Aurora	36
14	Ava	35
15	Elizabeth	34
16	Eliana	33
17	Gianna	33
18	Violet	33
19	Ximena	33
20	Abigail	32
21	Charlotte	31
22	Emily	31
23	Leilani	31
24	Layla	30
25	Amara	29

Names more common in New Mexico than nationally

The share of New Mexico babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Ezekiel3.9× · 79 babies
Adriel3.9× · 45 babies
Santiago3.8× · 86 babies
Josiah3.1× · 61 babies
Emiliano3× · 30 babies
Xavier2.8× · 35 babies
Damian2.7× · 32 babies
Jeremiah2.6× · 35 babies
Mateo2.5× · 103 babies
Julian2.2× · 57 babies
Isaiah2.2× · 41 babies
Jose2.2× · 30 babies

Girls

Ximena6.3× · 33 babies
Leilani3× · 31 babies
Aria2.8× · 49 babies
Sofia2.5× · 56 babies
Mila2.3× · 39 babies
Luna2.2× · 49 babies
Camila2.1× · 47 babies
Eliana2.1× · 33 babies
Aurora2× · 36 babies
Mia1.9× · 62 babies
Isabella1.9× · 59 babies
Gianna1.9× · 33 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.