United States · 4,157,980 recorded births
Top baby names of 1959
Mary and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Tracy (up 47), Tami (up 37), Darryl (up 37), Dwayne (up 35).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 54,502 | · |
| 2 | Susan | 41,617 | · |
| 3 | Linda | 40,410 | · |
| 4 | Karen | 36,784 | · |
| 5 | Donna | 36,468 | ▲ 5 |
| 6 | Patricia | 35,223 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Debra | 31,388 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 30,186 | · |
| 9 | Deborah | 29,546 | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Lisa | 25,699 | ▲ 9 |
| 11 | Barbara | 25,359 | ▼ 2 |
| 12 | Pamela | 24,714 | ▼ 1 |
| 13 | Sandra | 23,359 | ▲ 2 |
| 14 | Nancy | 23,079 | ▼ 2 |
| 15 | Kathy | 21,814 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Brenda | 21,424 | · |
| 17 | Sharon | 21,292 | · |
| 18 | Cheryl | 20,947 | ▼ 5 |
| 19 | Diane | 19,972 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Debbie | 19,540 | ▲ 4 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 18,421 | ▲ 1 |
| 22 | Carol | 18,140 | ▼ 2 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 17,629 | ▼ 2 |
| 24 | Teresa | 17,400 | ▲ 2 |
| 25 | Cindy | 16,973 | · |
| 26 | Julie | 16,211 | ▼ 3 |
| 27 | Lori | 15,032 | ▲ 3 |
| 28 | Janet | 14,964 | · |
| 29 | Denise | 14,662 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Laura | 14,528 | ▼ 1 |
| 31 | Tammy | 13,707 | ▲ 13 |
| 32 | Robin | 12,854 | · |
| 33 | Kimberly | 12,790 | ▲ 6 |
| 34 | Theresa | 11,656 | ▼ 1 |
| 35 | Kim | 11,594 | ▲ 5 |
| 36 | Margaret | 11,577 | ▼ 5 |
| 37 | Janice | 10,489 | ▼ 2 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 10,475 | ▲ 3 |
| 39 | Cathy | 10,408 | ▼ 5 |
| 40 | Catherine | 10,025 | ▼ 2 |
| 41 | Judy | 9,884 | ▼ 5 |
| 42 | Carolyn | 9,727 | ▼ 5 |
| 43 | Christine | 9,471 | · |
| 44 | Ann | 8,918 | ▲ 3 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 8,861 | ▲ 3 |
| 46 | Terri | 8,783 | ▲ 5 |
| 47 | Michelle | 8,776 | ▲ 9 |
| 48 | Connie | 8,655 | ▲ 2 |
| 49 | Diana | 8,637 | ▼ 4 |
| 50 | Joyce | 8,520 | ▼ 4 |
| 51 | Paula | 8,059 | ▲ 2 |
| 52 | Sheila | 7,984 | ▲ 7 |
| 53 | Tina | 7,919 | ▲ 18 |
| 54 | Dawn | 7,898 | ▲ 30 |
| 55 | Beverly | 7,796 | · |
| 56 | Laurie | 7,535 | ▲ 14 |
| 57 | Peggy | 7,416 | ▼ 15 |
| 58 | Sherry | 7,341 | ▲ 9 |
| 59 | Betty | 7,313 | ▼ 5 |
| 60 | Valerie | 7,302 | ▲ 4 |
| 61 | Shirley | 7,284 | ▼ 9 |
| 62 | Maria | 7,249 | ▲ 3 |
| 63 | Lynn | 7,058 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Annette | 6,919 | ▲ 12 |
| 65 | Wanda | 6,907 | ▲ 1 |
| 66 | Darlene | 6,876 | ▼ 17 |
| 67 | Jane | 6,864 | ▼ 6 |
| 68 | Angela | 6,772 | ▲ 15 |
| 69 | Kathryn | 6,746 | ▼ 11 |
| 70 | Judith | 6,566 | ▼ 8 |
| 71 | Bonnie | 6,456 | ▼ 8 |
| 72 | Martha | 6,439 | ▼ 3 |
| 73 | Vicki | 6,430 | ▼ 16 |
| 74 | Kelly | 6,380 | ▲ 34 |
| 75 | Gail | 6,344 | ▼ 3 |
| 76 | Joan | 6,337 | ▼ 8 |
| 77 | Jean | 6,233 | ▼ 4 |
| 78 | Jennifer | 6,233 | ▲ 3 |
| 79 | Katherine | 6,139 | ▼ 5 |
| 80 | Beth | 6,069 | ▲ 15 |
| 81 | Gloria | 5,924 | ▼ 4 |
| 82 | Anne | 5,745 | ▲ 5 |
| 83 | Wendy | 5,712 | ▲ 24 |
| 84 | Leslie | 5,652 | ▼ 5 |
| 85 | Amy | 5,580 | ▲ 12 |
| 86 | Jill | 5,554 | ▲ 12 |
| 87 | Anita | 5,474 | ▼ 5 |
| 88 | Rose | 5,446 | ▼ 10 |
| 89 | Michele | 5,445 | ▲ 3 |
| 90 | Vickie | 5,419 | ▼ 15 |
| 91 | Ellen | 5,396 | ▲ 2 |
| 92 | Joanne | 5,347 | ▼ 12 |
| 93 | Virginia | 5,256 | ▼ 8 |
| 94 | Dorothy | 5,231 | ▼ 8 |
| 95 | Terry | 5,215 | ▼ 6 |
| 96 | Suzanne | 5,161 | ▲ 8 |
| 97 | Ruth | 5,057 | ▼ 7 |
| 98 | Rita | 4,952 | ▼ 10 |
| 99 | Anna | 4,878 | ▲ 4 |
| 100 | Renee | 4,845 | ▲ 5 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,294 | · |
| 2 | David | 83,977 | · |
| 3 | James | 78,648 | · |
| 4 | John | 76,446 | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Robert | 74,542 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Mark | 56,945 | ▲ 1 |
| 7 | William | 51,386 | ▼ 1 |
| 8 | Richard | 47,202 | · |
| 9 | Thomas | 40,296 | · |
| 10 | Steven | 33,597 | · |
| 11 | Charles | 30,797 | · |
| 12 | Timothy | 30,783 | ▲ 1 |
| 13 | Joseph | 29,539 | ▼ 1 |
| 14 | Kevin | 26,790 | ▲ 6 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 26,640 | ▼ 1 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 26,281 | ▲ 5 |
| 17 | Paul | 25,712 | ▼ 2 |
| 18 | Daniel | 25,155 | ▼ 2 |
| 19 | Donald | 23,876 | ▼ 1 |
| 20 | Gary | 23,303 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 | Ronald | 23,114 | ▼ 2 |
| 22 | Brian | 20,737 | ▲ 2 |
| 23 | Gregory | 19,889 | · |
| 24 | Scott | 19,765 | ▲ 1 |
| 25 | Larry | 18,434 | ▼ 3 |
| 26 | Anthony | 17,972 | ▲ 1 |
| 27 | Edward | 16,914 | ▲ 1 |
| 28 | Stephen | 16,504 | ▼ 2 |
| 29 | Dennis | 16,043 | · |
| 30 | Douglas | 15,290 | · |
| 31 | Randy | 15,042 | ▲ 1 |
| 32 | George | 15,012 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Terry | 14,545 | · |
| 34 | Ricky | 13,226 | · |
| 35 | Christopher | 12,915 | ▲ 4 |
| 36 | Jerry | 12,324 | ▼ 1 |
| 37 | Mike | 11,995 | ▲ 3 |
| 38 | Bruce | 11,914 | ▼ 2 |
| 39 | Keith | 11,758 | ▼ 2 |
| 40 | Peter | 11,289 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Steve | 11,068 | ▲ 3 |
| 42 | Frank | 10,942 | ▼ 4 |
| 43 | Patrick | 10,556 | ▼ 1 |
| 44 | Craig | 9,933 | ▲ 9 |
| 45 | Raymond | 9,796 | ▼ 2 |
| 46 | Eric | 9,726 | ▲ 4 |
| 47 | Roger | 8,794 | · |
| 48 | Danny | 8,727 | ▼ 3 |
| 49 | Dale | 8,343 | ▼ 3 |
| 50 | Alan | 8,151 | ▼ 1 |
| 51 | Wayne | 7,878 | ▼ 3 |
| 52 | Jeff | 7,730 | ▲ 16 |
| 53 | Tony | 7,564 | ▲ 4 |
| 54 | Carl | 7,501 | ▼ 3 |
| 55 | Jeffery | 7,487 | ▲ 4 |
| 56 | Russell | 7,480 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Joe | 7,389 | ▼ 1 |
| 58 | Andrew | 7,089 | ▼ 3 |
| 59 | Randall | 7,059 | ▲ 3 |
| 60 | Tim | 6,826 | ▲ 14 |
| 61 | Gerald | 6,636 | ▼ 3 |
| 62 | Lawrence | 6,601 | ▼ 10 |
| 63 | Matthew | 6,542 | ▼ 3 |
| 64 | Johnny | 6,311 | ▼ 3 |
| 65 | Billy | 6,308 | ▼ 1 |
| 66 | Walter | 6,128 | ▼ 3 |
| 67 | Rodney | 5,917 | ▼ 2 |
| 68 | Philip | 5,862 | ▼ 1 |
| 69 | Jimmy | 5,830 | ▲ 4 |
| 70 | Jim | 5,688 | ▲ 17 |
| 71 | Bobby | 5,677 | ▼ 2 |
| 72 | Chris | 5,676 | ▲ 21 |
| 73 | Barry | 5,601 | ▲ 6 |
| 74 | Phillip | 5,597 | ▲ 7 |
| 75 | Curtis | 5,536 | ▲ 7 |
| 76 | Arthur | 5,474 | ▼ 4 |
| 77 | Ronnie | 5,474 | ▼ 11 |
| 78 | Willie | 5,374 | ▼ 8 |
| 79 | Martin | 5,353 | ▼ 8 |
| 80 | Glenn | 5,352 | ▼ 4 |
| 81 | Roy | 5,183 | ▼ 6 |
| 82 | Tom | 5,068 | ▲ 14 |
| 83 | Henry | 5,061 | · |
| 84 | Ralph | 5,048 | ▼ 6 |
| 85 | Jack | 5,015 | ▼ 5 |
| 86 | Samuel | 4,953 | ▼ 1 |
| 87 | Harold | 4,943 | ▼ 3 |
| 88 | Jay | 4,940 | ▼ 2 |
| 89 | Rick | 4,936 | ▼ 12 |
| 90 | Darrell | 4,647 | · |
| 91 | Greg | 4,635 | ▲ 14 |
| 92 | Albert | 4,605 | ▼ 3 |
| 93 | Bill | 4,596 | ▲ 6 |
| 94 | Bryan | 4,488 | ▲ 7 |
| 95 | Dean | 4,425 | ▲ 2 |
| 96 | Micheal | 4,369 | ▼ 5 |
| 97 | Allen | 4,366 | ▼ 5 |
| 98 | Stanley | 4,343 | ▼ 10 |
| 99 | Todd | 4,332 | ▲ 17 |
| 100 | Louis | 4,311 | ▼ 6 |