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Top New Mexico Baby Names in 2018

December 27, 2018 - Public Relations - Information

Here is the list of top ten baby names in New Mexico in 2018 as compiled by the Department of Health’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics:

2018 Top 10 Baby Names in New Mexico*

# Female Male
1 Isabella Noah
2 Mia Liam
3 Sophia Elijah
4 Olivia Logan
5 Emma Mateo
6 Sofia Daniel
7 Ava Mason
8 Amelia Sebastian
9 Camila Benjamin
4 Mila Julian

* Provisional data

Camila, Mila and Sofia, the variant spelling for Sophia, make their top 10 debuts on this year’s list among girls; Mason, Benjamin and Julian among boys. Isabella, number one this year was the 4th most common baby name in 2017.

In addition, since the Department of Health began releasing this top 10 list in 2014:

  • Mia has been among the top two names for newborn girls in New Mexico.
  • Noah has been in the top two among boys for four of the last five years.
  • Michael has fallen out of the top 10 for the first time in five years.

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