Name Yearbook

Top baby names in New Mexico, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	296
2	Amanda	254
3	Jessica	218
4	Melissa	201
5	Michelle	144
6	Crystal	135
7	Christina	122
8	Angela	104
9	Rebecca	103
10	Valerie	101
11	Kimberly	100
11	Monica	100
13	Heather	99
14	Sarah	98
15	Elizabeth	96
16	Amy	95
17	Lisa	93
18	Stephanie	92
19	Nicole	88
20	Andrea	85
21	Erica	79
22	Rachel	78
22	Shannon	78
24	Maria	76
25	April	75
26	Amber	73
27	Mary	72
28	Alicia	68
29	Veronica	64
30	Vanessa	57
31	Patricia	55
32	Christine	54
32	Erin	54
32	Melanie	54
35	Laura	52
35	Victoria	52
37	Tanya	51
38	Julie	50
39	Karen	47
40	Jamie	45
41	Anna	44
41	Kelly	44
43	Renee	43
44	Cynthia	42
45	Sara	40
46	Tara	39
47	Sandra	38
47	Tiffany	38
49	Denise	37
49	Samantha	37

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	387
2	Christopher	317
3	Jason	268
4	David	251
5	John	215
6	James	211
7	Robert	206
8	Joshua	202
9	Daniel	186
10	Matthew	179
11	Joseph	173
12	Eric	165
13	Richard	134
14	Anthony	129
15	Jeremy	126
16	Brian	118
17	Ryan	104
18	Jose	101
19	Timothy	100
20	Justin	99
21	Aaron	98
22	Jonathan	95
22	William	95
24	Adam	93
24	Mark	93
26	Nicholas	91
27	Patrick	89
28	Steven	87
29	Andrew	86
30	Carlos	85
31	Paul	82
32	Gabriel	78
32	Thomas	78
34	Jeffrey	73
35	Jacob	71
36	Brandon	70
36	Kevin	70
38	Charles	69
39	Nathan	68
40	Juan	63
41	Scott	62
42	Benjamin	61
43	Stephen	55
44	Mario	54
44	Travis	54
46	Jesse	53
47	Adrian	52
47	Dominic	52
49	Erik	50
49	Manuel	50