Most Popular Names of 1959
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1959
#1 Mary54,502 births#2 Susan41,617 births#3 Linda40,410 births#4 Karen36,784 births#5 Donna36,468 births#6 Patricia35,223 births#7 Debra31,388 births#8 Cynthia30,186 births#9 Deborah29,546 births#10 Lisa25,699 births#11 Barbara25,359 births#12 Pamela24,714 births#13 Sandra23,359 births#14 Nancy23,079 births#15 Kathy21,814 births#16 Brenda21,424 births#17 Sharon21,292 births#18 Cheryl20,947 births#19 Diane19,972 births#20 Debbie19,540 births#21 Elizabeth18,421 births#22 Carol18,140 births#23 Kathleen17,629 births#24 Teresa17,400 births#25 Cindy16,973 births#26 Julie16,211 births#27 Lori15,032 births#28 Janet14,964 births#29 Denise14,662 births#30 Laura14,528 births#31 Tammy13,707 births#32 Robin12,854 births#33 Kimberly12,790 births#34 Theresa11,656 births#35 Kim11,594 births#36 Margaret11,577 births#37 Janice10,489 births#38 Rebecca10,475 births#39 Cathy10,408 births#40 Catherine10,025 births#41 Judy9,884 births#42 Carolyn9,727 births#43 Christine9,471 births#44 Ann8,918 births#45 Rhonda8,861 births#46 Terri8,783 births#47 Michelle8,776 births#48 Connie8,655 births#49 Diana8,637 births#50 Joyce8,520 births#51 Paula8,059 births#52 Sheila7,984 births#53 Tina7,919 births#54 Dawn7,898 births#55 Beverly7,796 births#56 Laurie7,535 births#57 Peggy7,416 births#58 Sherry7,341 births#59 Betty7,313 births#60 Valerie7,302 births#61 Shirley7,284 births#62 Maria7,249 births#63 Lynn7,058 births#64 Annette6,919 births#65 Wanda6,907 births#66 Darlene6,876 births#67 Jane6,864 births#68 Angela6,772 births#69 Kathryn6,746 births#70 Judith6,566 births#71 Bonnie6,456 births#72 Martha6,439 births#73 Vicki6,430 births#74 Kelly6,380 births#75 Gail6,344 births#76 Joan6,337 births#77 Jean6,233 births#77 Jennifer6,233 births#79 Katherine6,139 births#80 Beth6,069 births#81 Gloria5,924 births#82 Anne5,745 births#83 Wendy5,712 births#84 Leslie5,652 births#85 Amy5,580 births#86 Jill5,554 births#87 Anita5,474 births#88 Rose5,446 births#89 Michele5,445 births#90 Vickie5,419 births#91 Ellen5,396 births#92 Joanne5,347 births#93 Virginia5,256 births#94 Dorothy5,231 births#95 Terry5,215 births#96 Suzanne5,161 births#97 Ruth5,057 births#98 Rita4,952 births#99 Anna4,878 births#100 Renee4,845 births
Popular Boy Names in 1959
#1 Michael85,294 births#2 David83,977 births#3 James78,648 births#4 John76,446 births#5 Robert74,542 births#6 Mark56,945 births#7 William51,386 births#8 Richard47,202 births#9 Thomas40,296 births#10 Steven33,597 births#11 Charles30,797 births#12 Timothy30,783 births#13 Joseph29,539 births#14 Kevin26,790 births#15 Kenneth26,640 births#16 Jeffrey26,281 births#17 Paul25,712 births#18 Daniel25,155 births#19 Donald23,876 births#20 Gary23,303 births#21 Ronald23,114 births#22 Brian20,737 births#23 Gregory19,889 births#24 Scott19,765 births#25 Larry18,434 births#26 Anthony17,972 births#27 Edward16,914 births#28 Stephen16,504 births#29 Dennis16,043 births#30 Douglas15,290 births#31 Randy15,042 births#32 George15,012 births#33 Terry14,545 births#34 Ricky13,226 births#35 Christopher12,915 births#36 Jerry12,324 births#37 Mike11,995 births#38 Bruce11,914 births#39 Keith11,758 births#40 Peter11,289 births#41 Steve11,068 births#42 Frank10,942 births#43 Patrick10,556 births#44 Craig9,933 births#45 Raymond9,796 births#46 Eric9,726 births#47 Roger8,794 births#48 Danny8,727 births#49 Dale8,343 births#50 Alan8,151 births#51 Wayne7,878 births#52 Jeff7,730 births#53 Tony7,564 births#54 Carl7,501 births#55 Jeffery7,487 births#56 Russell7,480 births#57 Joe7,389 births#58 Andrew7,089 births#59 Randall7,059 births#60 Tim6,826 births#61 Gerald6,636 births#62 Lawrence6,601 births#63 Matthew6,542 births#64 Johnny6,311 births#65 Billy6,308 births#66 Walter6,128 births#67 Rodney5,917 births#68 Philip5,862 births#69 Jimmy5,830 births#70 Jim5,688 births#71 Bobby5,677 births#72 Chris5,676 births#73 Barry5,601 births#74 Phillip5,597 births#75 Curtis5,536 births#76 Arthur5,474 births#76 Ronnie5,474 births#78 Willie5,374 births#79 Martin5,353 births#80 Glenn5,352 births#81 Roy5,183 births#82 Tom5,068 births#83 Henry5,061 births#84 Ralph5,048 births#85 Jack5,015 births#86 Samuel4,953 births#87 Harold4,943 births#88 Jay4,940 births#89 Rick4,936 births#90 Darrell4,647 births#91 Greg4,635 births#92 Albert4,605 births#93 Bill4,596 births#94 Bryan4,488 births#95 Dean4,425 births#96 Micheal4,369 births#97 Allen4,366 births#98 Stanley4,343 births#99 Todd4,332 births#100 Louis4,311 births