Name Yearbook

Top baby names in New Mexico, 1981

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	299
2	Jessica	287
3	Amanda	233
4	Melissa	184
5	Crystal	174
6	Sarah	171
7	Stephanie	159
8	Michelle	136
9	Andrea	114
10	April	108
11	Nicole	107
12	Angela	106
13	Elizabeth	105
14	Amber	102
14	Rachel	102
14	Rebecca	102
17	Maria	101
18	Heather	92
19	Amy	90
19	Kimberly	90
19	Lisa	90
19	Monica	90
19	Veronica	90
24	Christina	88
25	Tiffany	76
26	Erin	74
27	Laura	71
27	Valerie	71
29	Vanessa	70
30	Alicia	65
30	Shannon	65
32	Danielle	62
33	Jamie	60
33	Tanya	60
33	Victoria	60
36	Erica	59
37	Mary	58
38	Patricia	54
38	Sara	54
40	Julie	52
41	Cynthia	50
42	Brandy	46
42	Samantha	46
44	Anna	45
44	Melanie	45
46	Brandi	44
46	Emily	44
46	Megan	44
49	Renee	43
50	Felicia	42

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	381
2	Christopher	352
3	David	266
4	Matthew	246
5	Jason	241
6	Joshua	240
7	Joseph	226
8	Daniel	222
9	Robert	218
10	John	202
11	James	183
12	Justin	164
13	Eric	153
14	Ryan	143
15	Anthony	142
16	Jeremy	140
17	Jonathan	135
18	Richard	129
19	Brandon	115
20	Jose	111
21	Steven	110
22	Aaron	109
22	William	109
24	Brian	105
25	Adam	104
26	Andrew	97
26	Gabriel	97
26	Jesse	97
29	Nicholas	95
30	Kevin	93
31	Thomas	89
32	Mark	84
33	Carlos	81
34	Jacob	80
35	Nathan	79
36	Charles	78
36	Paul	78
38	Timothy	77
39	Patrick	71
40	Juan	67
41	Samuel	65
42	Benjamin	63
42	Stephen	63
44	Adrian	61
44	Manuel	61
46	Antonio	59
47	Jesus	57
47	Sean	57
49	Jeremiah	56
50	Dustin	53