100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1959

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Michael 0 85,255
2 David 0 83,926
3 James 0 78,601
4 John +1 76,419
5 Robert -1 74,494
6 Mark +1 56,917
7 William -1 51,364
8 Richard 0 47,173
9 Thomas 0 40,269
10 Steven 0 33,575
11 Charles 0 30,762
12 Timothy +1 30,752
13 Joseph -1 29,523
14 Kevin +6 26,756
15 Kenneth -1 26,626
16 Jeffrey +5 26,265
17 Paul -2 25,694
18 Daniel -2 25,134
19 Donald -1 23,867
20 Gary -3 23,295
21 Ronald -2 23,108
22 Brian +2 20,737
23 Gregory 0 19,873
24 Scott +1 19,753
25 Larry -3 18,417
26 Anthony +1 17,953
27 Edward +1 16,902
28 Stephen -2 16,494
29 Dennis 0 16,037
30 Douglas 0 15,281
31 Randy +1 15,025
32 George -1 15,001
33 Terry 0 14,547
34 Ricky 0 13,206
35 Christopher +4 12,903
36 Jerry -1 12,317
37 Mike +3 11,996
38 Bruce -2 11,907
39 Keith -2 11,743
40 Peter +1 11,286
41 Steve +3 11,067
42 Frank -4 10,935
43 Patrick -1 10,551
44 Craig +9 9,920
45 Raymond -2 9,794
46 Eric +4 9,724
47 Roger 0 8,790
48 Danny -3 8,727
49 Dale -3 8,344
50 Alan -1 8,148
51 Wayne -3 7,885
52 Jeff +16 7,726
53 Tony +4 7,562
54 Carl -3 7,501
55 Russell -1 7,478
56 Jeffery +3 7,474
57 Joe -1 7,389
58 Andrew -3 7,092
59 Randall +4 7,062
60 Tim +14 6,831
61 Gerald -3 6,634
62 Lawrence -10 6,605
63 Matthew -3 6,558
64 Billy 0 6,304
65 Johnny -4 6,300
66 Walter -4 6,118
67 Rodney -2 5,915
68 Philip -1 5,849
69 Jimmy +4 5,834
70 Jim +17 5,687
71 Bobby -2 5,674
72 Chris +21 5,670
73 Barry +6 5,601
74 Phillip +7 5,587
75 Curtis +7 5,525
76 Ronnie -10 5,472
77 Arthur -6 5,467
78 Willie -8 5,374
79 Glenn -2 5,350
80 Martin -8 5,348
81 Roy -6 5,175
82 Tom +14 5,063
83 Henry +1 5,058
84 Ralph -6 5,040
85 Jack -5 5,016
86 Samuel -1 4,959
87 Harold -4 4,940
88 Jay -2 4,938
89 Rick -13 4,935
90 Greg +15 4,643
91 Darrell -1 4,641
92 Bill +7 4,602
93 Albert -4 4,600
94 Bryan +7 4,491
95 Dean +2 4,428
96 Micheal -5 4,373
97 Allen -5 4,362
98 Stanley -10 4,334
99 Todd +17 4,333
100 Louis -6 4,305
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
1 Mary 0 54,477
2 Susan 0 41,598
3 Linda 0 40,410
4 Karen 0 36,773
5 Donna +5 36,467
6 Patricia -1 35,219
7 Debra -1 31,372
8 Cynthia 0 30,169
9 Deborah -2 29,552
10 Lisa +9 25,689
11 Barbara -2 25,356
12 Pamela -1 24,711
13 Sandra +2 23,355
14 Nancy -2 23,079
15 Kathy -1 21,816
16 Brenda 0 21,418
17 Sharon 0 21,290
18 Cheryl -5 20,943
19 Diane -1 19,974
20 Debbie +4 19,537
21 Elizabeth +1 18,432
22 Carol -2 18,129
23 Kathleen -2 17,627
24 Teresa +2 17,390
25 Cindy 0 16,966
26 Julie -3 16,220
27 Lori +3 15,024
28 Janet 0 14,960
29 Denise -2 14,661
30 Laura -1 14,530
31 Tammy +13 13,707
32 Robin 0 12,858
33 Kimberly +6 12,781
34 Theresa -1 11,643
35 Kim +5 11,593
36 Margaret -5 11,573
37 Janice -2 10,488
38 Rebecca +3 10,475
39 Cathy -5 10,414
40 Catherine -2 10,023
41 Judy -5 9,883
42 Carolyn -5 9,735
43 Christine 0 9,470
44 Ann +3 8,919
45 Rhonda +3 8,853
46 Terri +5 8,784
47 Michelle +9 8,776
48 Connie +2 8,660
49 Diana -4 8,639
50 Joyce -4 8,514
51 Paula +2 8,053
52 Sheila +7 7,987
53 Tina +18 7,918
54 Dawn +30 7,898
55 Beverly 0 7,791
56 Laurie +14 7,533
57 Peggy -15 7,409
58 Sherry +9 7,344
59 Betty -5 7,318
60 Valerie +4 7,307
61 Shirley -9 7,284
62 Maria +3 7,242
63 Lynn -3 7,060
64 Annette +13 6,921
65 Wanda +1 6,905
66 Jane -5 6,872
67 Darlene -18 6,871
68 Angela +15 6,772
69 Kathryn -11 6,743
70 Judith -8 6,567
71 Bonnie -8 6,457
72 Martha -3 6,440
73 Vicki -16 6,429
74 Kelly +34 6,380
75 Gail -3 6,353
76 Joan -8 6,338
77 Jean -4 6,234
78 Jennifer +3 6,234
79 Katherine -5 6,138
80 Beth +15 6,066
81 Gloria -5 5,924
82 Anne +5 5,741
83 Wendy +24 5,711
84 Leslie -5 5,651
85 Amy +12 5,583
86 Jill +12 5,554
87 Anita -5 5,477
88 Michele +4 5,445
89 Rose -11 5,443
90 Vickie -15 5,423
91 Ellen +2 5,390
92 Joanne -12 5,341
93 Virginia -8 5,255
94 Dorothy -8 5,237
95 Terry -6 5,214
96 Suzanne +8 5,162
97 Ruth -7 5,052
98 Rita -10 4,950
99 Anna +4 4,875
100 Renee +5 4,843