Name Yearbook

Top baby names in New Mexico, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	274
2	Michelle	204
3	Melissa	152
4	Lisa	140
5	Angela	113
6	Kimberly	108
7	Stephanie	99
8	Amy	97
9	Elizabeth	85
10	Monica	83
11	Heather	82
12	Rebecca	81
12	Tammy	81
14	Mary	77
15	Cynthia	74
16	Maria	71
17	Christina	70
18	Laura	68
19	Sandra	67
20	Jessica	66
21	Patricia	65
22	Christine	64
22	Melanie	64
22	Valerie	64
25	Denise	62
26	Julie	60
27	Veronica	57
28	Brenda	54
28	Kelly	54
30	Andrea	53
30	Shannon	53
30	Tina	53
33	Karen	52
33	Lori	52
33	Pamela	52
36	Yvette	51
37	Theresa	50
38	Nicole	49
38	Rachel	49
40	Dawn	47
40	Deborah	47
40	Victoria	47
43	Anna	46
44	Donna	45
44	Renee	45
46	Tanya	44
47	Susan	43
48	Tracy	42
49	Linda	41
50	Annette	40

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	369
2	Christopher	307
3	David	266
4	Robert	253
5	James	224
6	John	193
7	Brian	147
8	Jason	146
9	Joseph	144
10	Richard	135
11	Daniel	133
12	Anthony	123
13	William	122
14	Eric	113
15	Matthew	110
16	Mark	108
17	Steven	98
18	Thomas	97
19	Paul	90
20	Kevin	79
21	Kenneth	78
22	Jeffrey	77
23	Charles	76
24	Gregory	73
25	Andrew	69
26	Patrick	68
27	Ronald	65
27	Timothy	65
29	Raymond	63
30	Frank	62
31	Scott	61
32	Manuel	60
33	Edward	58
34	Johnny	57
34	Juan	57
36	Jose	56
37	Sean	55
38	Joe	54
39	Aaron	52
40	Shawn	51
41	Jonathan	50
42	Gabriel	49
42	Stephen	49
44	Carlos	47
44	Jerry	47
46	Chris	46
46	Larry	46
48	Gary	45
48	Ryan	45
50	Chad	44