The 1959 Baby Name Report

4,157,992 babies, 10,606 unique names — the risers, fallers, and brand-new arrivals of 1959

👑 #1 girls: Mary (7 years running) 👑 #1 boys: Michael (6 years running) 382 debuts

Top girls

  1. Mary54,504
  2. Susan41,616
  3. Linda40,412
  4. Karen36,783
  5. Donna36,469
  6. Patricia35,224
  7. Debra31,387
  8. Cynthia30,185
  9. Deborah29,549
  10. Lisa25,702

Top boys

  1. Michael85,291
  2. David83,967
  3. James78,644
  4. John76,445
  5. Robert74,542
  6. Mark56,946
  7. William51,385
  8. Richard47,204
  9. Thomas40,291
  10. Steven33,595

Full top-50 rankings for 1959 →

🚀 Fastest risers

  1. Venus #1,011 → #570 (+441)
  2. Gigi #925 → #630 (+295)
  3. Nola #853 → #627 (+226)
  4. Shannon #647 → #459 (+188)
  5. Monique #644 → #457 (+187)
  6. Brigitte #773 → #591 (+182)
  7. Cara #878 → #706 (+172)
  8. Darren #382 → #213 (+169)
  9. Tamie #714 → #576 (+138)
  10. Shauna #804 → #667 (+137)

📉 Biggest fallers

  1. Unknown #685 → #851 (−166)
  2. Dion #522 → #679 (−157)
  3. Cheryle #614 → #735 (−121)
  4. Clarice #669 → #790 (−121)
  5. Karon #687 → #798 (−111)
  6. Delphine #520 → #628 (−108)
  7. Chandra #648 → #755 (−107)
  8. Dottie #675 → #781 (−106)
  9. Sharlene #582 → #687 (−105)
  10. Beverley #689 → #789 (−100)

✨ Never recorded before 1959

Rowdy (22) Briggette (18) Shulem (13) Briggitte (12) Gema (12) Prisca (10) Renatta (10) Ronan (10) Shmiel (10) Skylar (10)

382 names appeared in SSA records for the first time ever in 1959.

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What were the most popular baby names in 1959?
Mary was the #1 girl name and Michael the #1 boy name in 1959, out of 4,157,992 recorded births.
What baby name rose fastest in 1959?
Venus made the biggest jump in 1959, climbing 441 spots to #570.
How many new baby names appeared in 1959?
382 names were recorded by the SSA for the first time ever in 1959.