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Baby names of 1959

In 1959 the most given names in the United States were Mary for girls (54,504 births) and Michael for boys (85,291).

← 19581960 →1939194919691979

Top 100 girls’ names

  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
  51. Paula8,059
  52. Sheila7,985
  53. Tina7,919
  54. Dawn7,899
  55. Beverly7,795
  56. Laurie7,534
  57. Peggy7,416
  58. Sherry7,341
  59. Betty7,313
  60. Valerie7,304
  61. Shirley7,284
  62. Maria7,247
  63. Lynn7,058
  64. Annette6,919
  65. Wanda6,907
  66. Darlene6,875
  67. Jane6,863
  68. Angela6,773
  69. Kathryn6,745
  70. Judith6,566
  71. Bonnie6,458
  72. Martha6,439
  73. Vicki6,430
  74. Kellynew6,379
  75. Gail6,345
  76. Joan6,337
  77. Jean6,234
  78. Jennifer6,232
  79. Katherine6,138
  80. Beth6,068
  81. Gloria5,921
  82. Anne5,745
  83. Wendynew5,713
  84. Leslie5,651
  85. Amy5,580
  86. Jill5,554
  87. Anita5,475
  88. Rose5,446
  89. Michele5,445
  90. Vickie5,420
  91. Ellen5,397
  92. Joanne5,347
  93. Virginia5,256
  94. Dorothy5,231
  95. Terry5,214
  96. Suzannenew5,162
  97. Ruth5,056
  98. Rita4,951
  99. Annanew4,878
  100. Reneenew4,845

Top 100 boys’ names

  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
  51. Wayne7,878
  52. Jeff7,730
  53. Tony7,565
  54. Carl7,504
  55. Jeffery7,489
  56. Russell7,480
  57. Joe7,388
  58. Andrew7,089
  59. Randall7,060
  60. Tim6,828
  61. Gerald6,635
  62. Lawrence6,600
  63. Matthew6,544
  64. Johnny6,308
  65. Billy6,307
  66. Walter6,129
  67. Rodney5,915
  68. Philip5,862
  69. Jimmy5,829
  70. Jim5,687
  71. Chris5,678
  72. Bobby5,676
  73. Barry5,602
  74. Phillip5,597
  75. Curtis5,534
  76. Arthur5,474
  77. Ronnie5,474
  78. Willie5,375
  79. Glenn5,351
  80. Martin5,351
  81. Roy5,183
  82. Tom5,068
  83. Henry5,063
  84. Ralph5,051
  85. Jack5,016
  86. Samuel4,953
  87. Harold4,944
  88. Jay4,940
  89. Rick4,936
  90. Darrell4,647
  91. Gregnew4,637
  92. Albert4,607
  93. Bill4,597
  94. Bryannew4,489
  95. Dean4,426
  96. Micheal4,371
  97. Allen4,367
  98. Stanley4,343
  99. Toddnew4,332
  100. Louis4,313

1959 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1959 holds 2,023,472 girls under 7,202 different names. The ten most common names covered 18% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Kelly, Wendy, Suzanne, Anna, Renee. Leaving it:Jo, Phyllis, Marilyn, Jacqueline, Helen.

The Social Security data for 1959 holds 2,134,520 boys under 4,572 different names. The ten most common names covered 29% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Greg, Bryan, Todd. Leaving it:Howard, Vincent, Eddie.