Most Popular Baby Names in New Mexico (2025)

The most popular baby names in New Mexico in 2025 were Mia for girls and Noah for boys, based on Social Security data for babies born in the state.

Names that rank much higher in New Mexico than in the country as a whole include Leilani, Liliana, Amara, Ezekiel, Adriel, and Angel.

State data is published a year behind the national list, and it only includes names given to at least five babies of one sex in the state.

Top 100 baby names in New Mexico

Girls

Girls
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Mia	66	–
2	Olivia	65	↑ 3
3	Sophia	65	↑ 1
4	Sofia	60	↑ 5
5	Camila	59	↓ 3
6	Eliana	57	↑ 4
7	Isabella	56	↓ 1
8	Amelia	53	↓ 1
9	Aria	45	↑ 3
10	Aurora	45	↓ 2
11	Emma	45	↓ 8
12	Evelyn	41	↑ 2
13	Charlotte	38	↑ 4
14	Elena	38	↑ 10
15	Leilani	37	↑ 20
16	Ailany	36	↑ 49
17	Ellie	36	↑ 10
18	Gianna	36	–
19	Layla	36	↑ 6
20	Luna	36	↓ 9
21	Valentina	34	↑ 27
22	Liliana	31	↑ 16
23	Ava	30	↓ 8
24	Madison	30	↑ 5
25	Violet	30	↓ 5
26	Emily	28	↓ 13
27	Hazel	28	↑ 7
28	Iris	28	↑ 24
29	Lily	28	↑ 10
30	Penelope	28	↑ 26
31	Amara	26	↑ 13
32	Nova	26	–
33	Avery	25	↑ 27
34	Chloe	25	↑ 57
35	Emilia	25	↑ 26
36	Harper	25	↓ 8
37	Aaliyah	24	↓ 14
38	Ariella	24	↑ 35
39	Maya	24	new
40	Riley	24	↓ 7
41	Abigail	23	↓ 25
42	Athena	23	↑ 17
43	Eleanor	23	↑ 42
44	Scarlett	22	↓ 14
45	Sienna	22	new
46	Elizabeth	21	↓ 25
47	Lainey	21	–
48	Mila	21	↓ 29
49	Naomi	21	↓ 9
50	Paisley	21	↓ 7
51	Ximena	21	↓ 1
52	Alora	20	new
53	Ayla	20	↑ 31
54	Daisy	20	new
55	Delilah	20	↓ 29
56	Ember	20	↑ 36
57	Stella	20	new
58	Zoey	20	↓ 1
59	Arya	19	new
60	Gabriella	19	↑ 18
61	Natalia	19	↓ 25
62	Willow	19	new
63	Zoe	19	↑ 1
64	Bella	18	new
65	Cataleya	18	↑ 25
66	Elliana	18	↓ 21
67	Genesis	18	↓ 36
68	Victoria	18	↓ 27
69	Adeline	17	↑ 19
70	Ailani	17	new
71	Ariana	17	new
72	Hannah	17	new
73	Isla	17	↓ 27
74	Maria	17	new
75	Selena	17	new
76	Amaya	16	↓ 54
77	Catalina	16	↓ 2
78	Ivy	16	↓ 41
79	Juliette	16	new
80	Kehlani	16	new
81	Vivian	16	new
82	Amira	15	new
83	Anastasia	15	↓ 25
84	Autumn	15	↓ 1
85	Celeste	15	new
86	Elianna	15	new
87	Ella	15	↓ 21
88	Leah	15	↓ 35
89	Lucia	15	↓ 27
90	Serenity	15	↑ 8
91	Sophie	15	new
92	Valeria	15	new
93	Xiomara	15	new
94	Emery	14	↓ 17
95	Eva	14	↓ 2
96	Everly	14	↓ 10
97	Hailey	14	↓ 30
98	Melody	14	↓ 30
99	Nayeli	14	new
100	Alice	13	↓ 19

Boys

Boys
#	Name	Babies	Change
1	Noah	115	–
2	Liam	109	–
3	Mateo	99	–
4	Elijah	76	↑ 1
5	Santiago	70	↑ 1
6	Sebastian	69	↑ 3
7	Ezra	67	↑ 1
8	Elias	66	↑ 2
9	Ezekiel	66	↓ 5
10	Levi	63	↓ 3
11	Lucas	60	↑ 2
12	Oliver	59	–
13	Theodore	53	↑ 2
14	Adriel	49	↑ 18
15	Benjamin	49	↑ 50
16	Gabriel	48	↓ 2
17	Daniel	47	↓ 6
18	Michael	47	↓ 2
19	Angel	45	↑ 1
20	Julian	45	↑ 2
21	Samuel	45	↑ 4
22	Alexander	43	↑ 1
23	Joseph	43	↑ 44
24	James	42	↑ 17
25	Luca	41	↑ 38
26	Leo	40	–
27	Luke	40	–
28	Emiliano	39	↓ 10
29	William	39	↓ 1
30	Adrian	37	↑ 1
31	Asher	37	↓ 7
32	Christopher	37	↑ 6
33	David	37	↓ 12
34	Jose	37	↓ 17
35	Diego	36	↑ 17
36	Ethan	36	↑ 34
37	Roman	36	↑ 20
38	Anthony	35	↑ 20
39	Aziel	34	new
40	Henry	34	↓ 7
41	Isaiah	34	↓ 7
42	Josiah	34	↓ 6
43	Xavier	34	↑ 5
44	Andres	32	↑ 5
45	Jeremiah	32	↑ 8
46	Dylan	31	↓ 3
47	Grayson	31	↑ 24
48	Jayden	31	↓ 3
49	Matthew	31	↓ 19
50	Antonio	30	↑ 50
51	Giovanni	30	↑ 26
52	Isaac	30	↓ 13
53	Axel	29	↑ 16
54	Carter	29	↑ 12
55	Luis	29	↑ 1
56	Waylon	29	new
57	Gael	28	↓ 22
58	Hudson	28	↑ 38
59	Mason	28	↓ 40
60	Silas	28	↑ 38
61	Zayden	28	↑ 31
62	Ian	27	↓ 33
63	Logan	27	↓ 21
64	Luka	27	↑ 15
65	Maverick	27	↑ 11
66	Wyatt	27	↑ 8
67	Joshua	26	↓ 13
68	Kai	26	↓ 22
69	Micah	26	↑ 21
70	Thiago	26	new
71	Enzo	25	↓ 27
72	Atlas	24	new
73	Jesus	24	↑ 5
74	Aaron	23	↑ 19
75	Aiden	23	↓ 38
76	Alejandro	23	↑ 8
77	Beau	23	new
78	Elian	23	↑ 17
79	Emilio	23	↓ 39
80	Lorenzo	23	↓ 25
81	Robert	23	new
82	Austin	22	new
83	Jack	22	new
84	Miguel	22	↑ 2
85	Owen	22	new
86	Rowan	22	↓ 4
87	Zion	22	new
88	Damian	21	↓ 37
89	Eli	21	↓ 29
90	Andrew	20	↓ 26
91	Cooper	20	new
92	Dominic	20	new
93	Ismael	20	↓ 6
94	Jackson	20	↓ 26
95	Jaziel	20	new
96	John	20	new
97	Matias	20	new
98	Matteo	20	new
99	Arthur	19	new
100	August	19	new

Names more popular in New Mexico

Names in the state's top 50 that rank far higher in New Mexico than across the US.

Girls

Name	New Mexico	US
Leilani	#15	#60
Liliana	#22	#78
Amara	#31	#98
Aaliyah	#37	#101
Ariella	#38	#174
Athena	#42	#109
Sienna	#45	#94

Boys

Name	New Mexico	US
Ezekiel	#9	#61
Adriel	#14	#84
Angel	#19	#67
Emiliano	#28	#94
Adrian	#30	#74
Jose	#34	#95
Diego	#35	#158
Aziel	#39	#186

Number-one names in New Mexico by year

Year	Girls	Boys
2025	Mia (66)	Noah (115)
2024	Mia (81)	Noah (105)
2023	Olivia (78)	Liam (119)
2022	Sophia (75)	Liam (136)
2021	Mia (78)	Noah (123)
2020	Olivia (94)	Liam (126)
2019	Ava (106)	Liam (139)
2018	Isabella (96)	Noah (123)
2017	Mia (108)	Noah (131)
2016	Mia (131)	Elijah (115)
2015	Mia (122)	Noah (131)
2014	Mia (120)	Noah (125)

Source: US Social Security Administration state files. A name only appears in a state list if at least five babies of one sex received it there that year.

Top 100 baby names in New Mexico

Girls

Boys

Names more popular in New Mexico

Girls

Boys

Number-one names in New Mexico by year

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