EveryBabyNames

Top Baby Names of 1959

United States · 4,157,980 recorded births this year · Source: Social Security Administration

Published by the EveryBabyNames data team · data last verified

Top 100 — Girls

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Mary54,502—
#2Susan41,617—
#3Linda40,410—
#4Karen36,784—
#5Donna36,468↑5
#6Patricia35,223↓1
#7Debra31,388↓1
#8Cynthia30,186—
#9Deborah29,546↓2
#10Lisa25,699↑9
#11Barbara25,359↓2
#12Pamela24,714↓1
#13Sandra23,359↑2
#14Nancy23,079↓2
#15Kathy21,814↓1
#16Brenda21,424—
#17Sharon21,292—
#18Cheryl20,947↓5
#19Diane19,972↓1
#20Debbie19,540↑4
#21Elizabeth18,421↑1
#22Carol18,140↓2
#23Kathleen17,629↓2
#24Teresa17,400↑2
#25Cindy16,973—
#26Julie16,211↓3
#27Lori15,032↑3
#28Janet14,964—
#29Denise14,662↓2
#30Laura14,528↓1
#31Tammy13,707↑13
#32Robin12,854—
#33Kimberly12,790↑6
#34Theresa11,656↓1
#35Kim11,594↑5
#36Margaret11,577↓5
#37Janice10,489↓2
#38Rebecca10,475↑3
#39Cathy10,408↓5
#40Catherine10,025↓2
#41Judy9,884↓5
#42Carolyn9,727↓5
#43Christine9,471—
#44Ann8,918↑3
#45Rhonda8,861↑3
#46Terri8,783↑5
#47Michelle8,776↑9
#48Connie8,655↑2
#49Diana8,637↓4
#50Joyce8,520↓4
#51Paula8,059↑2
#52Sheila7,984↑7
#53Tina7,919↑18
#54Dawn7,898↑30
#55Beverly7,796—
#56Laurie7,535↑14
#57Peggy7,416↓15
#58Sherry7,341↑9
#59Betty7,313↓5
#60Valerie7,302↑4
#61Shirley7,284↓9
#62Maria7,249↑3
#63Lynn7,058↓3
#64Annette6,919↑12
#65Wanda6,907↑1
#66Darlene6,876↓17
#67Jane6,864↓6
#68Angela6,772↑15
#69Kathryn6,746↓11
#70Judith6,566↓8
#71Bonnie6,456↓8
#72Martha6,439↓3
#73Vicki6,430↓16
#74Kelly6,380
#75Gail6,344↓3
#76Joan6,337↓8
#77Jean6,233↓4
#77Jennifer6,233↑4
#79Katherine6,139↓5
#80Beth6,069↑15
#81Gloria5,924↓4
#82Anne5,745↑5
#83Wendy5,712
#84Leslie5,652↓5
#85Amy5,580↑12
#86Jill5,554↑12
#87Anita5,474↓5
#88Rose5,446↓10
#89Michele5,445↑3
#90Vickie5,419↓15
#91Ellen5,396↑2
#92Joanne5,347↓12
#93Virginia5,256↓8
#94Dorothy5,231↓8
#95Terry5,215↓6
#96Suzanne5,161
#97Ruth5,057↓7
#98Rita4,952↓10
#99Anna4,878
#100Renee4,845

Top 100 — Boys

RankNameBirthsvs. prior yr
#1Michael85,294—
#2David83,977—
#3James78,648—
#4John76,446↑1
#5Robert74,542↓1
#6Mark56,945↑1
#7William51,386↓1
#8Richard47,202—
#9Thomas40,296—
#10Steven33,597—
#11Charles30,797—
#12Timothy30,783↑1
#13Joseph29,539↓1
#14Kevin26,790↑6
#15Kenneth26,640↓1
#16Jeffrey26,281↑5
#17Paul25,712↓2
#18Daniel25,155↓2
#19Donald23,876↓1
#20Gary23,303↓3
#21Ronald23,114↓2
#22Brian20,737↑2
#23Gregory19,889—
#24Scott19,765↑1
#25Larry18,434↓3
#26Anthony17,972↑1
#27Edward16,914↑1
#28Stephen16,504↓2
#29Dennis16,043—
#30Douglas15,290—
#31Randy15,042↑1
#32George15,012↓1
#33Terry14,545—
#34Ricky13,226—
#35Christopher12,915↑4
#36Jerry12,324↓1
#37Mike11,995↑3
#38Bruce11,914↓2
#39Keith11,758↓2
#40Peter11,289↑1
#41Steve11,068↑3
#42Frank10,942↓4
#43Patrick10,556↓1
#44Craig9,933↑9
#45Raymond9,796↓2
#46Eric9,726↑4
#47Roger8,794—
#48Danny8,727↓3
#49Dale8,343↓3
#50Alan8,151↓1
#51Wayne7,878↓3
#52Jeff7,730↑16
#53Tony7,564↑4
#54Carl7,501↓3
#55Jeffery7,487↑4
#56Russell7,480↓2
#57Joe7,389↓1
#58Andrew7,089↓3
#59Randall7,059↑3
#60Tim6,826↑14
#61Gerald6,636↓3
#62Lawrence6,601↓10
#63Matthew6,542↓3
#64Johnny6,311↓3
#65Billy6,308↓1
#66Walter6,128↓3
#67Rodney5,917↓2
#68Philip5,862↓1
#69Jimmy5,830↑4
#70Jim5,688↑17
#71Bobby5,677↓2
#72Chris5,676↑21
#73Barry5,601↑6
#74Phillip5,597↑7
#75Curtis5,536↑7
#76Arthur5,474↓4
#76Ronnie5,474↓10
#78Willie5,374↓8
#79Martin5,353↓8
#80Glenn5,352↓4
#81Roy5,183↓6
#82Tom5,068↑14
#83Henry5,061—
#84Ralph5,048↓6
#85Jack5,015↓5
#86Samuel4,953↓1
#87Harold4,943↓3
#88Jay4,940↓2
#89Rick4,936↓12
#90Darrell4,647—
#91Greg4,635
#92Albert4,605↓3
#93Bill4,596↑6
#94Bryan4,488
#95Dean4,425↑2
#96Micheal4,369↓5
#97Allen4,366↓5
#98Stanley4,343↓10
#99Todd4,332
#100Louis4,311↓6