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Top New Mexico Baby Names of 2016


Here is the list of top ten baby names in New Mexico in 2016 as compiled by the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics:

# Female Male
1 Mia Elijah
2 Sophia Noah
3 Olivia Michael
4 Emma Liam
5 Isabella Josiah
6 Ava Sebastian
7 Emily Ethan
8 Sofia Jacob
9 Abigail Aiden
4 Amelia Lucas

* Provisional Data

Amelia and Sebastian make their top 10 debut on this year’s list. Since the Department of Health began releasing this top 10 list in 2014:

  • Mia and Sophia have been the top two names for newborn girls in New Mexico.
  • Noah has been first or second among the top names for newborn boys.
  • Michael has increasingly risen in popularity from 10th place in 2014, fourth in 2015 to third this year.

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