Popular baby names in New Mexico, 2021

The most popular baby names in New Mexico in 2021 were Mia for girls (78 babies) and Noah for boys (123). Mia ranked #8 nationally for girls. Noah ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 12,025 babies born in New Mexico in 2021 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in New Mexico in 2021

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

Xiomara: 19 babies, 11.3× the national rate
Aitana: 15 babies, 5.8× the national rate
Elianna: 15 babies, 5.7× the national rate
Avianna: 15 babies, 5.6× the national rate
Aspen: 25 babies, 5.5× the national rate
Kaylani: 17 babies, 5× the national rate
Alayah: 15 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Ximena: 25 babies, 4.1× the national rate
Ariella: 20 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Natalia: 35 babies, 3.6× the national rate

Boys

Aziel: 22 babies, 5.6× the national rate
Alijah: 15 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Nehemiah: 15 babies, 4.9× the national rate
Ezequiel: 17 babies, 4.4× the national rate
Angelo: 18 babies, 4.3× the national rate
Andres: 28 babies, 4× the national rate
Ezekiel: 91 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Santiago: 80 babies, 3.9× the national rate
Zayden: 27 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Francisco: 16 babies, 3.6× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in New Mexico, 2021

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2020	US rank
1	Mia	78	↑3	8
2	Sophia	77	–	6
3	Emma	72	–	2
4	Isabella	66	↑2	7
5	Amelia	64	–	4
6	Olivia	61	↓5	1
7	Ava	56	↑6	5
8	Luna	54	↑1	11
9	Camila	53	↓1	12
10	Charlotte	52	↑5	3
11	Aurora	46	↑5	35
12	Aria	45	↓5	22
13	Layla	44	↑9	24
14	Scarlett	42	↑12	20
15	Emily	39	↑6	21
16	Evelyn	38	↓4	9
17	Aaliyah	36	↑1	61
18	Elizabeth	36	↑6	14
19	Natalia	35	↑17	79
20	Penelope	35	↑19	23
21	Sofia	35	↓11	18
22	Leilani	33	↑3	68
23	Violet	33	↑24	36
24	Eliana	32	↑3	47
25	Autumn	31	↓6	66
26	Gianna	31	↓15	13
27	Mila	30	↑7	26
28	Abigail	29	↓14	17
29	Madison	29	new	29
30	Nevaeh	29	↑7	86
31	Hazel	28	↑15	28
32	Iris	28	new	>100
33	Riley	28	new	37
34	Serenity	28	↓11	84
35	Chloe	27	new	25
36	Ella	27	↓16	16
37	Grace	27	↑7	33
38	Ivy	27	new	49
39	Delilah	26	↓1	58
40	Zoey	26	↓23	38
41	Aspen	25	new	>100
42	Avery	25	↑8	19
43	Elena	25	↓14	53
44	Isla	25	new	34
45	Victoria	25	new	43
46	Ximena	25	new	>100
47	Alaia	24	new	>100
48	Athena	24	new	98
49	Brooklyn	24	↓18	63
50	Paisley	23	↓20	52

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2020	US rank
1	Noah	123	↑1	2
2	Liam	109	↓1	1
3	Elijah	104	↑1	4
4	Ezekiel	91	↓1	53
5	Mateo	86	–	15
6	Santiago	80	–	63
7	Sebastian	76	↑2	19
8	Levi	69	↑2	12
9	Oliver	69	↑4	3
10	Benjamin	66	↑14	7
11	Aiden	57	↑1	26
12	Josiah	57	↑15	49
13	James	56	↑3	5
14	Julian	56	↑4	33
15	Ezra	55	↑5	37
16	Michael	55	↑12	17
17	Gabriel	53	↓9	38
18	Alexander	52	↓4	13
19	Logan	52	↑7	21
20	Jayden	50	↑3	41
21	Ethan	49	↑12	20
22	Luke	49	↑9	32
23	Elias	47	↓4	48
24	Theodore	47	new	10
25	Joseph	46	↑13	28
26	Lucas	46	↓15	8
27	Henry	43	new	9
28	Jackson	42	new	14
29	Samuel	42	↑3	23
30	Isaiah	41	↑5	56
31	Adrian	40	↑3	61
32	Andrew	40	↑5	57
33	Daniel	40	↓26	16
34	Jacob	40	↓13	24
35	Jeremiah	40	↓18	82
36	William	40	↑9	6
37	Asher	39	↑4	25
38	Eli	38	↑9	64
39	Jose	38	↑11	89
40	Xavier	38	↓1	100
41	Anthony	37	↓26	43
42	Christopher	37	new	52
43	Jaxon	37	↓3	54
44	David	36	↓1	30
45	Isaac	36	↓16	40
46	Mason	36	↓24	18
47	Ian	35	new	81
48	Leo	35	new	31
49	Gael	34	new	>100
50	Damian	32	↓8	>100

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