Popular baby names in New Mexico, 2018

The most popular baby names in New Mexico in 2018 were Isabella for girls (96 babies) and Noah for boys (123). Isabella ranked #4 nationally for girls. Noah ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 13,464 babies born in New Mexico in 2018 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in New Mexico in 2018

Names given at least 15 times in New Mexico that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Avianna: 23 babies, 8.7× the national rate
Yaretzi: 15 babies, 6× the national rate
Daleyza: 22 babies, 5.7× the national rate
Aspen: 20 babies, 4.8× the national rate
Amiyah: 17 babies, 4.2× the national rate
Harley: 20 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Amara: 21 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Izabella: 17 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Athena: 34 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Amaya: 30 babies, 3.8× the national rate

Boys

Nehemiah: 22 babies, 6.5× the national rate
Joaquin: 22 babies, 5.5× the national rate
Ezequiel: 16 babies, 5.3× the national rate
Elian: 17 babies, 5.2× the national rate
Matthias: 17 babies, 5.1× the national rate
Andres: 37 babies, 5× the national rate
Marcos: 15 babies, 5× the national rate
Raiden: 15 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Orion: 22 babies, 4.5× the national rate
Malakai: 16 babies, 4.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in New Mexico, 2018

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017	US rank
1	Isabella	96	↑2	4
2	Mia	92	↓1	7
3	Sophia	92	↓1	5
4	Emma	88	↑1	1
5	Olivia	84	↓1	2
6	Sofia	71	↑3	17
7	Ava	64	↓1	3
8	Amelia	62	↑10	8
9	Camila	60	↑8	18
10	Aria	57	↓3	19
11	Mila	56	–	14
12	Abigail	51	↓4	11
13	Aurora	45	↓1	44
14	Evelyn	45	–	10
15	Luna	45	↑13	23
16	Emily	43	↓6	12
17	Layla	43	↑3	27
18	Aaliyah	42	↑5	65
19	Avery	42	↑5	16
20	Scarlett	41	↑2	20
21	Genesis	39	new	57
22	Zoey	39	↑12	29
23	Charlotte	37	↓8	6
24	Aubrey	35	↑25	37
25	Serenity	35	↑11	75
26	Athena	34	↑17	>100
27	Madison	33	↓11	22
28	Penelope	33	↓7	26
29	Kaylee	32	new	97
30	Hailey	31	new	79
31	Hazel	31	↑7	42
32	Riley	31	↑1	28
33	Zoe	31	↑7	40
34	Amaya	30	↑13	>100
35	Brooklyn	29	–	47
36	Ellie	29	new	36
37	Leilani	29	new	>100
38	Elizabeth	28	↓25	13
39	Ella	28	new	15
40	Leah	28	new	41
41	Victoria	28	↓12	21
42	Ximena	28	↓3	>100
43	Delilah	27	new	92
44	Emilia	27	new	58
45	Grace	27	↓18	24
46	Ivy	27	new	86
47	Natalie	27	↓21	39
48	Andrea	26	new	>100
49	Arianna	26	new	95
50	Bella	26	new	48

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017	US rank
1	Noah	123	–	2
2	Liam	118	↑2	1
3	Elijah	93	↓1	7
4	Mateo	88	↑2	37
5	Logan	85	↑4	10
6	Sebastian	81	↑7	18
7	Mason	79	↑11	9
8	Daniel	76	↓3	15
9	Julian	75	↑28	36
10	Ezekiel	72	↓3	87
11	Santiago	71	↓8	82
12	Aiden	70	↑11	19
13	Oliver	69	↑16	5
14	Benjamin	68	↑6	6
15	Alexander	66	–	11
16	James	65	↓4	4
17	Michael	64	↓7	14
18	Josiah	63	↓10	52
19	Gabriel	60	↑2	35
20	Jacob	60	↓1	13
21	Ezra	59	↑12	59
22	David	58	↑4	22
23	Ethan	58	↓12	12
24	Joseph	57	–	23
25	Elias	56	↑7	67
26	Jeremiah	55	↑15	64
27	Joshua	53	↑9	40
28	William	53	↓3	3
29	Anthony	51	↑6	38
30	Levi	51	↑18	33
31	Adrian	50	new	62
32	Isaiah	50	↑2	51
33	Lucas	50	↓19	8
34	Damian	49	new	>100
35	Jaxon	49	↓5	39
36	Jayden	49	↓19	29
37	Matthew	48	↓21	20
38	Samuel	47	↓16	21
39	Grayson	46	new	32
40	Dylan	45	↓13	31
41	Wyatt	44	↑8	27
42	Christopher	42	↓11	42
43	Eli	42	↑1	57
44	Christian	41	↑6	54
45	Caleb	40	–	45
46	Diego	40	new	>100
47	Jackson	40	new	17
48	Xavier	38	↓5	88
49	Andres	37	new	>100
50	Dominic	37	new	75

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