Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1959
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(85,291) |
Michael |
85,291 |
| 2(83,967) |
David |
83,967 |
| 3(78,644) |
James |
78,644 |
| 4(76,445) |
John |
76,445 |
| 5(74,542) |
Robert |
74,542 |
| 6(56,946) |
Mark |
56,946 |
| 7(51,385) |
William |
51,385 |
| 8(47,204) |
Richard |
47,204 |
| 9(40,291) |
Thomas |
40,291 |
| 10(33,595) |
Steven |
33,595 |
| 11(30,796) |
Charles |
30,796 |
| 12(30,784) |
Timothy |
30,784 |
| 13(29,537) |
Joseph |
29,537 |
| 14(26,794) |
Kevin |
26,794 |
| 15(26,641) |
Kenneth |
26,641 |
| 16(26,280) |
Jeffrey |
26,280 |
| 17(25,709) |
Paul |
25,709 |
| 18(25,156) |
Daniel |
25,156 |
| 19(23,877) |
Donald |
23,877 |
| 20(23,301) |
Gary |
23,301 |
| 21(23,122) |
Ronald |
23,122 |
| 22(20,735) |
Brian |
20,735 |
| 23(19,885) |
Gregory |
19,885 |
| 24(19,765) |
Scott |
19,765 |
| 25(18,432) |
Larry |
18,432 |
| 26(17,975) |
Anthony |
17,975 |
| 27(16,916) |
Edward |
16,916 |
| 28(16,505) |
Stephen |
16,505 |
| 29(16,042) |
Dennis |
16,042 |
| 30(15,287) |
Douglas |
15,287 |
| 31(15,041) |
Randy |
15,041 |
| 32(15,010) |
George |
15,010 |
| 33(14,546) |
Terry |
14,546 |
| 34(13,227) |
Ricky |
13,227 |
| 35(12,916) |
Christopher |
12,916 |
| 36(12,326) |
Jerry |
12,326 |
| 37(11,997) |
Mike |
11,997 |
| 38(11,912) |
Bruce |
11,912 |
| 39(11,759) |
Keith |
11,759 |
| 40(11,290) |
Peter |
11,290 |
| 41(11,067) |
Steve |
11,067 |
| 42(10,941) |
Frank |
10,941 |
| 43(10,557) |
Patrick |
10,557 |
| 44(9,932) |
Craig |
9,932 |
| 45(9,798) |
Raymond |
9,798 |
| 46(9,729) |
Eric |
9,729 |
| 47(8,794) |
Roger |
8,794 |
| 48(8,728) |
Danny |
8,728 |
| 49(8,343) |
Dale |
8,343 |
| 50(8,152) |
Alan |
8,152 |
| 51(7,878) |
Wayne |
7,878 |
| 52(7,730) |
Jeff |
7,730 |
| 53(7,565) |
Tony |
7,565 |
| 54(7,504) |
Carl |
7,504 |
| 55(7,489) |
Jeffery |
7,489 |
| 56(7,480) |
Russell |
7,480 |
| 57(7,388) |
Joe |
7,388 |
| 58(7,089) |
Andrew |
7,089 |
| 59(7,060) |
Randall |
7,060 |
| 60(6,828) |
Tim |
6,828 |
| 61(6,635) |
Gerald |
6,635 |
| 62(6,600) |
Lawrence |
6,600 |
| 63(6,544) |
Matthew |
6,544 |
| 64(6,308) |
Johnny |
6,308 |
| 65(6,307) |
Billy |
6,307 |
| 66(6,129) |
Walter |
6,129 |
| 67(5,915) |
Rodney |
5,915 |
| 68(5,862) |
Philip |
5,862 |
| 69(5,829) |
Jimmy |
5,829 |
| 70(5,687) |
Jim |
5,687 |
| 71(5,678) |
Chris |
5,678 |
| 72(5,676) |
Bobby |
5,676 |
| 73(5,602) |
Barry |
5,602 |
| 74(5,597) |
Phillip |
5,597 |
| 75(5,534) |
Curtis |
5,534 |
| 76(5,474) |
Arthur |
5,474 |
| 76(5,474) |
Ronnie |
5,474 |
| 78(5,375) |
Willie |
5,375 |
| 79(5,351) |
Martin |
5,351 |
| 79(5,351) |
Glenn |
5,351 |
| 81(5,183) |
Roy |
5,183 |
| 82(5,068) |
Tom |
5,068 |
| 83(5,063) |
Henry |
5,063 |
| 84(5,051) |
Ralph |
5,051 |
| 85(5,016) |
Jack |
5,016 |
| 86(4,953) |
Samuel |
4,953 |
| 87(4,944) |
Harold |
4,944 |
| 88(4,940) |
Jay |
4,940 |
| 89(4,936) |
Rick |
4,936 |
| 90(4,647) |
Darrell |
4,647 |
| 91(4,637) |
Greg |
4,637 |
| 92(4,607) |
Albert |
4,607 |
| 93(4,597) |
Bill |
4,597 |
| 94(4,489) |
Bryan |
4,489 |
| 95(4,426) |
Dean |
4,426 |
| 96(4,371) |
Micheal |
4,371 |
| 97(4,367) |
Allen |
4,367 |
| 98(4,343) |
Stanley |
4,343 |
| 99(4,332) |
Todd |
4,332 |
| 100(4,313) |
Louis |
4,313 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(54,504) |
Mary |
54,504 |
| 2(41,616) |
Susan |
41,616 |
| 3(40,412) |
Linda |
40,412 |
| 4(36,783) |
Karen |
36,783 |
| 5(36,469) |
Donna |
36,469 |
| 6(35,224) |
Patricia |
35,224 |
| 7(31,387) |
Debra |
31,387 |
| 8(30,185) |
Cynthia |
30,185 |
| 9(29,549) |
Deborah |
29,549 |
| 10(25,702) |
Lisa |
25,702 |
| 11(25,357) |
Barbara |
25,357 |
| 12(24,712) |
Pamela |
24,712 |
| 13(23,361) |
Sandra |
23,361 |
| 14(23,078) |
Nancy |
23,078 |
| 15(21,814) |
Kathy |
21,814 |
| 16(21,423) |
Brenda |
21,423 |
| 17(21,291) |
Sharon |
21,291 |
| 18(20,949) |
Cheryl |
20,949 |
| 19(19,972) |
Diane |
19,972 |
| 20(19,542) |
Debbie |
19,542 |
| 21(18,422) |
Elizabeth |
18,422 |
| 22(18,137) |
Carol |
18,137 |
| 23(17,629) |
Kathleen |
17,629 |
| 24(17,401) |
Teresa |
17,401 |
| 25(16,972) |
Cindy |
16,972 |
| 26(16,211) |
Julie |
16,211 |
| 27(15,031) |
Lori |
15,031 |
| 28(14,962) |
Janet |
14,962 |
| 29(14,663) |
Denise |
14,663 |
| 30(14,529) |
Laura |
14,529 |
| 31(13,707) |
Tammy |
13,707 |
| 32(12,854) |
Robin |
12,854 |
| 33(12,791) |
Kimberly |
12,791 |
| 34(11,655) |
Theresa |
11,655 |
| 35(11,596) |
Kim |
11,596 |
| 36(11,577) |
Margaret |
11,577 |
| 37(10,489) |
Janice |
10,489 |
| 38(10,474) |
Rebecca |
10,474 |
| 39(10,408) |
Cathy |
10,408 |
| 40(10,022) |
Catherine |
10,022 |
| 41(9,884) |
Judy |
9,884 |
| 42(9,726) |
Carolyn |
9,726 |
| 43(9,470) |
Christine |
9,470 |
| 44(8,919) |
Ann |
8,919 |
| 45(8,862) |
Rhonda |
8,862 |
| 46(8,783) |
Terri |
8,783 |
| 47(8,777) |
Michelle |
8,777 |
| 48(8,656) |
Connie |
8,656 |
| 49(8,637) |
Diana |
8,637 |
| 50(8,520) |
Joyce |
8,520 |
| 51(8,059) |
Paula |
8,059 |
| 52(7,985) |
Sheila |
7,985 |
| 53(7,919) |
Tina |
7,919 |
| 54(7,899) |
Dawn |
7,899 |
| 55(7,795) |
Beverly |
7,795 |
| 56(7,534) |
Laurie |
7,534 |
| 57(7,416) |
Peggy |
7,416 |
| 58(7,341) |
Sherry |
7,341 |
| 59(7,313) |
Betty |
7,313 |
| 60(7,304) |
Valerie |
7,304 |
| 61(7,284) |
Shirley |
7,284 |
| 62(7,247) |
Maria |
7,247 |
| 63(7,058) |
Lynn |
7,058 |
| 64(6,919) |
Annette |
6,919 |
| 65(6,907) |
Wanda |
6,907 |
| 66(6,875) |
Darlene |
6,875 |
| 67(6,863) |
Jane |
6,863 |
| 68(6,773) |
Angela |
6,773 |
| 69(6,745) |
Kathryn |
6,745 |
| 70(6,566) |
Judith |
6,566 |
| 71(6,458) |
Bonnie |
6,458 |
| 72(6,439) |
Martha |
6,439 |
| 73(6,430) |
Vicki |
6,430 |
| 74(6,379) |
Kelly |
6,379 |
| 75(6,345) |
Gail |
6,345 |
| 76(6,337) |
Joan |
6,337 |
| 77(6,234) |
Jean |
6,234 |
| 78(6,232) |
Jennifer |
6,232 |
| 79(6,138) |
Katherine |
6,138 |
| 80(6,068) |
Beth |
6,068 |
| 81(5,921) |
Gloria |
5,921 |
| 82(5,745) |
Anne |
5,745 |
| 83(5,713) |
Wendy |
5,713 |
| 84(5,651) |
Leslie |
5,651 |
| 85(5,580) |
Amy |
5,580 |
| 86(5,554) |
Jill |
5,554 |
| 87(5,475) |
Anita |
5,475 |
| 88(5,446) |
Rose |
5,446 |
| 89(5,445) |
Michele |
5,445 |
| 90(5,420) |
Vickie |
5,420 |
| 91(5,397) |
Ellen |
5,397 |
| 92(5,347) |
Joanne |
5,347 |
| 93(5,256) |
Virginia |
5,256 |
| 94(5,231) |
Dorothy |
5,231 |
| 95(5,214) |
Terry |
5,214 |
| 96(5,162) |
Suzanne |
5,162 |
| 97(5,056) |
Ruth |
5,056 |
| 98(4,951) |
Rita |
4,951 |
| 99(4,878) |
Anna |
4,878 |
| 100(4,845) |
Renee |
4,845 |
