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Most popular baby names in New Mexico, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in New Mexico in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 4,673 girls and 6,500 boys are in the New Mexico list.

#1 for girls
Mia
66 babies · #6 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
115 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · New Mexico 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records66same
  2. #2Olivia“olive; olive branch”65▲ 3
  3. #2Sophia“wisdom”65▲ 2
  4. #4Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”60▲ 5
  5. #5CamilaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #19 vs #1,051 in 202559▼ 3
  6. #6ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel57▲ 4
  7. #7IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”56▼ 1
  8. #8Amelia“vigor, bravery”53▼ 1
  9. #9Aria“a musical aria”45▲ 3
  10. #9AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”45▼ 1
  11. #9Emma“entire”45▼ 6
  12. #12EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”41▲ 1
  13. #13CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”38▲ 3
  14. #13ElenaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel38▲ 10
  15. #15LeilaniHawaiian, meaning “a lei; a child + heavenly, royal”37▲ 19
  16. #16AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel36▲ 49
  17. #16EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records36▲ 10
  18. #16GiannaSame root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”36same
  19. #16LaylaEditor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US36▲ 7
  20. #16Luna“the moon”36▼ 5
  21. #21ValentinaSame root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”34▲ 23
  22. #22LilianaForm of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”31▲ 15
  23. #23AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records30▼ 8
  24. #23MadisonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies30▲ 3
  25. #23VioletFrom the word “violet”30▼ 4

Top 25 boys · New Mexico 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records115same
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”109same
  3. #3MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”99same
  4. #4Elijah“Yahweh is my god”76▲ 1
  5. #5SantiagoSpanish form of James, meaning “May He Heel”70same
  6. #6Sebastian“august, venerable, exalted”69▲ 3
  7. #7EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters67▲ 1
  8. #8EliasForm of Elijah, meaning “Yahweh is my god”66▲ 2
  9. #8Ezekiel“God strengthens”66▼ 4
  10. #10LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records63▼ 3
  11. #11LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records60▲ 2
  12. #12OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records59same
  13. #13TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202553▲ 2
  14. #14Adriel“flock of God”49▲ 17
  15. #14Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”49▲ 50
  16. #16GabrielFinnish, meaning “God is my strong man, God is my hero”48▼ 2
  17. #17Daniel“God is my judge”47▼ 6
  18. #17Michael“who is like God?”47▼ 1
  19. #19AngelEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 202545▲ 1
  20. #19Julian“Roman personal name”45▲ 1
  21. #19Samuel“God has set or God has placed”45▲ 6
  22. #22Alexander“to defend + man”43▲ 1
  23. #22Joseph“(God) shall add”43▲ 42
  24. #24James“May He Heel”42▲ 16
  25. #25LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”41▲ 33

Names that stand out in New Mexico

Names in the New Mexico top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of New Mexico births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameNew MexicoUSShare vs US
Amaris#100#75412.4×
Xiomara#82#4637.8×
Selena#69#2685.0×
Cataleya#64#2374.7×
Ariella#37#1744.7×
Ximena#46#1834.3×
Alora#52#1954.3×
Nayeli#94#2704.2×

Boys

NameNew MexicoUSShare vs US
Andres#44#2004.8×
Aziel#39#1864.5×
Zayden#57#2134.4×
Diego#35#1584.0×
Ismael#90#2634.0×
Antonio#50#1763.8×
Miguel#82#2123.5×
Ezekiel#8#613.4×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in New Mexico). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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