Top baby names of 1959

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

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
  11. Barbara25,357
  12. Pamela24,712
  13. Sandra23,361
  14. Nancy23,078
  15. Kathy21,814
  16. Brenda21,423
  17. Sharon21,291
  18. Cheryl20,949
  19. Diane19,972
  20. Debbie19,542
  21. Elizabeth18,422
  22. Carol18,137
  23. Kathleen17,629
  24. Teresa17,401
  25. Cindy16,972
  26. Julie16,211
  27. Lori15,031
  28. Janet14,962
  29. Denise14,663
  30. Laura14,529
  31. Tammy13,707
  32. Robin12,854
  33. Kimberly12,791
  34. Theresa11,655
  35. Kim11,596
  36. Margaret11,577
  37. Janice10,489
  38. Rebecca10,474
  39. Cathy10,408
  40. Catherine10,022
  41. Judy9,884
  42. Carolyn9,726
  43. Christine9,470
  44. Ann8,919
  45. Rhonda8,862
  46. Terri8,783
  47. Michelle8,777
  48. Connie8,656
  49. Diana8,637
  50. Joyce8,520

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
  11. Charles30,796
  12. Timothy30,784
  13. Joseph29,537
  14. Kevin26,794
  15. Kenneth26,641
  16. Jeffrey26,280
  17. Paul25,709
  18. Daniel25,156
  19. Donald23,877
  20. Gary23,301
  21. Ronald23,122
  22. Brian20,735
  23. Gregory19,885
  24. Scott19,765
  25. Larry18,432
  26. Anthony17,975
  27. Edward16,916
  28. Stephen16,505
  29. Dennis16,042
  30. Douglas15,287
  31. Randy15,041
  32. George15,010
  33. Terry14,546
  34. Ricky13,227
  35. Christopher12,916
  36. Jerry12,326
  37. Mike11,997
  38. Bruce11,912
  39. Keith11,759
  40. Peter11,290
  41. Steve11,067
  42. Frank10,941
  43. Patrick10,557
  44. Craig9,932
  45. Raymond9,798
  46. Eric9,729
  47. Roger8,794
  48. Danny8,728
  49. Dale8,343
  50. Alan8,152