Most Popular Baby Names of 1959
In 1959, Mary (54,504 births) was the most common U.S. girl name and Michael (85,291 births) the most common boy name.
Top 100 boy names of 1959
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,291 |
| 2 | David | 83,967 |
| 3 | James | 78,644 |
| 4 | John | 76,445 |
| 5 | Robert | 74,542 |
| 6 | Mark | 56,946 |
| 7 | William | 51,385 |
| 8 | Richard | 47,204 |
| 9 | Thomas | 40,291 |
| 10 | Steven | 33,595 |
| 11 | Charles | 30,796 |
| 12 | Timothy | 30,784 |
| 13 | Joseph | 29,537 |
| 14 | Kevin | 26,794 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 26,641 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 26,280 |
| 17 | Paul | 25,709 |
| 18 | Daniel | 25,156 |
| 19 | Donald | 23,877 |
| 20 | Gary | 23,301 |
| 21 | Ronald | 23,122 |
| 22 | Brian | 20,735 |
| 23 | Gregory | 19,885 |
| 24 | Scott | 19,765 |
| 25 | Larry | 18,432 |
| 26 | Anthony | 17,975 |
| 27 | Edward | 16,916 |
| 28 | Stephen | 16,505 |
| 29 | Dennis | 16,042 |
| 30 | Douglas | 15,287 |
| 31 | Randy | 15,041 |
| 32 | George | 15,010 |
| 33 | Terry | 14,546 |
| 34 | Ricky | 13,227 |
| 35 | Christopher | 12,916 |
| 36 | Jerry | 12,326 |
| 37 | Mike | 11,997 |
| 38 | Bruce | 11,912 |
| 39 | Keith | 11,759 |
| 40 | Peter | 11,290 |
| 41 | Steve | 11,067 |
| 42 | Frank | 10,941 |
| 43 | Patrick | 10,557 |
| 44 | Craig | 9,932 |
| 45 | Raymond | 9,798 |
| 46 | Eric | 9,729 |
| 47 | Roger | 8,794 |
| 48 | Danny | 8,728 |
| 49 | Dale | 8,343 |
| 50 | Alan | 8,152 |
| 51 | Wayne | 7,878 |
| 52 | Jeff | 7,730 |
| 53 | Tony | 7,565 |
| 54 | Carl | 7,504 |
| 55 | Jeffery | 7,489 |
| 56 | Russell | 7,480 |
| 57 | Joe | 7,388 |
| 58 | Andrew | 7,089 |
| 59 | Randall | 7,060 |
| 60 | Tim | 6,828 |
| 61 | Gerald | 6,635 |
| 62 | Lawrence | 6,600 |
| 63 | Matthew | 6,544 |
| 64 | Johnny | 6,308 |
| 65 | Billy | 6,307 |
| 66 | Walter | 6,129 |
| 67 | Rodney | 5,915 |
| 68 | Philip | 5,862 |
| 69 | Jimmy | 5,829 |
| 70 | Jim | 5,687 |
| 71 | Chris | 5,678 |
| 72 | Bobby | 5,676 |
| 73 | Barry | 5,602 |
| 74 | Phillip | 5,597 |
| 75 | Curtis | 5,534 |
| 76 | Arthur | 5,474 |
| 76 | Ronnie | 5,474 |
| 78 | Willie | 5,375 |
| 79 | Glenn | 5,351 |
| 79 | Martin | 5,351 |
| 81 | Roy | 5,183 |
| 82 | Tom | 5,068 |
| 83 | Henry | 5,063 |
| 84 | Ralph | 5,051 |
| 85 | Jack | 5,016 |
| 86 | Samuel | 4,953 |
| 87 | Harold | 4,944 |
| 88 | Jay | 4,940 |
| 89 | Rick | 4,936 |
| 90 | Darrell | 4,647 |
| 91 | Greg | 4,637 |
| 92 | Albert | 4,607 |
| 93 | Bill | 4,597 |
| 94 | Bryan | 4,489 |
| 95 | Dean | 4,426 |
| 96 | Micheal | 4,371 |
| 97 | Allen | 4,367 |
| 98 | Stanley | 4,343 |
| 99 | Todd | 4,332 |
| 100 | Louis | 4,313 |
Top 100 girl names of 1959
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 54,504 |
| 2 | Susan | 41,616 |
| 3 | Linda | 40,412 |
| 4 | Karen | 36,783 |
| 5 | Donna | 36,469 |
| 6 | Patricia | 35,224 |
| 7 | Debra | 31,387 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 30,185 |
| 9 | Deborah | 29,549 |
| 10 | Lisa | 25,702 |
| 11 | Barbara | 25,357 |
| 12 | Pamela | 24,712 |
| 13 | Sandra | 23,361 |
| 14 | Nancy | 23,078 |
| 15 | Kathy | 21,814 |
| 16 | Brenda | 21,423 |
| 17 | Sharon | 21,291 |
| 18 | Cheryl | 20,949 |
| 19 | Diane | 19,972 |
| 20 | Debbie | 19,542 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 18,422 |
| 22 | Carol | 18,137 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 17,629 |
| 24 | Teresa | 17,401 |
| 25 | Cindy | 16,972 |
| 26 | Julie | 16,211 |
| 27 | Lori | 15,031 |
| 28 | Janet | 14,962 |
| 29 | Denise | 14,663 |
| 30 | Laura | 14,529 |
| 31 | Tammy | 13,707 |
| 32 | Robin | 12,854 |
| 33 | Kimberly | 12,791 |
| 34 | Theresa | 11,655 |
| 35 | Kim | 11,596 |
| 36 | Margaret | 11,577 |
| 37 | Janice | 10,489 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 10,474 |
| 39 | Cathy | 10,408 |
| 40 | Catherine | 10,022 |
| 41 | Judy | 9,884 |
| 42 | Carolyn | 9,726 |
| 43 | Christine | 9,470 |
| 44 | Ann | 8,919 |
| 45 | Rhonda | 8,862 |
| 46 | Terri | 8,783 |
| 47 | Michelle | 8,777 |
| 48 | Connie | 8,656 |
| 49 | Diana | 8,637 |
| 50 | Joyce | 8,520 |
| 51 | Paula | 8,059 |
| 52 | Sheila | 7,985 |
| 53 | Tina | 7,919 |
| 54 | Dawn | 7,899 |
| 55 | Beverly | 7,795 |
| 56 | Laurie | 7,534 |
| 57 | Peggy | 7,416 |
| 58 | Sherry | 7,341 |
| 59 | Betty | 7,313 |
| 60 | Valerie | 7,304 |
| 61 | Shirley | 7,284 |
| 62 | Maria | 7,247 |
| 63 | Lynn | 7,058 |
| 64 | Annette | 6,919 |
| 65 | Wanda | 6,907 |
| 66 | Darlene | 6,875 |
| 67 | Jane | 6,863 |
| 68 | Angela | 6,773 |
| 69 | Kathryn | 6,745 |
| 70 | Judith | 6,566 |
| 71 | Bonnie | 6,458 |
| 72 | Martha | 6,439 |
| 73 | Vicki | 6,430 |
| 74 | Kelly | 6,379 |
| 75 | Gail | 6,345 |
| 76 | Joan | 6,337 |
| 77 | Jean | 6,234 |
| 78 | Jennifer | 6,232 |
| 79 | Katherine | 6,138 |
| 80 | Beth | 6,068 |
| 81 | Gloria | 5,921 |
| 82 | Anne | 5,745 |
| 83 | Wendy | 5,713 |
| 84 | Leslie | 5,651 |
| 85 | Amy | 5,580 |
| 86 | Jill | 5,554 |
| 87 | Anita | 5,475 |
| 88 | Rose | 5,446 |
| 89 | Michele | 5,445 |
| 90 | Vickie | 5,420 |
| 91 | Ellen | 5,397 |
| 92 | Joanne | 5,347 |
| 93 | Virginia | 5,256 |
| 94 | Dorothy | 5,231 |
| 95 | Terry | 5,214 |
| 96 | Suzanne | 5,162 |
| 97 | Ruth | 5,056 |
| 98 | Rita | 4,951 |
| 99 | Anna | 4,878 |
| 100 | Renee | 4,845 |
Biggest movers since 1958
Names with at least 500 births in both years, by percent change in births.
| Name | Births 1958 | Births 1959 | Change | Rank 1958 → 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl | 1,819 | 2,778 | +53% | 167 → 130 |
| Craig | 7,272 | 9,932 | +37% | 53 → 44 |
| Dwayne | 1,398 | 1,907 | +36% | 200 → 165 |
| Jeff | 5,810 | 7,730 | +33% | 68 → 52 |
| Chris | 4,456 | 5,678 | +27% | 93 → 71 |
| Todd | 3,467 | 4,332 | +25% | 116 → 99 |
| Kenny | 1,422 | 1,763 | +24% | 197 → 174 |
| Tim | 5,536 | 6,828 | +23% | 74 → 60 |
| Greg | 3,790 | 4,637 | +22% | 105 → 91 |
| Bret | 1,514 | 1,839 | +21% | 187 → 170 |
| Name | Births 1958 | Births 1959 | Change | Rank 1958 → 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garry | 1,762 | 1,475 | -16% | 172 → 195 |
| Daryl | 1,787 | 1,559 | -13% | 170 → 189 |
| Lawrence | 7,539 | 6,600 | -12% | 52 → 62 |
| Herbert | 2,085 | 1,843 | -12% | 157 → 169 |
| Stanley | 4,910 | 4,343 | -12% | 88 → 98 |
| Allan | 1,603 | 1,442 | -10% | 180 → 200 |
| Clifford | 2,810 | 2,536 | -10% | 128 → 139 |
| Norman | 3,073 | 2,777 | -10% | 125 → 131 |
| Rick | 5,462 | 4,936 | -10% | 76 → 89 |
| Leslie | 1,943 | 1,757 | -10% | 161 → 175 |
| Name | Births 1958 | Births 1959 | Change | Rank 1958 → 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy | 2,109 | 3,368 | +60% | 178 → 131 |
| Tami | 1,829 | 2,741 | +50% | 190 → 154 |
| Kelly | 4,472 | 6,379 | +43% | 108 → 74 |
| Dawn | 5,674 | 7,899 | +39% | 84 → 54 |
| Tammy | 9,988 | 13,707 | +37% | 44 → 31 |
| Donna | 26,955 | 36,469 | +35% | 10 → 5 |
| Sandy | 2,567 | 3,275 | +28% | 156 → 133 |
| Wendy | 4,484 | 5,713 | +27% | 107 → 83 |
| Lisa | 20,200 | 25,702 | +27% | 19 → 10 |
| Dana | 2,388 | 2,971 | +24% | 162 → 143 |
| Name | Births 1958 | Births 1959 | Change | Rank 1958 → 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peggy | 10,070 | 7,416 | -26% | 42 → 57 |
| Jo | 5,226 | 4,054 | -22% | 91 → 115 |
| Darlene | 8,279 | 6,875 | -17% | 49 → 66 |
| Jody | 2,226 | 1,860 | -16% | 170 → 190 |
| Vicki | 7,433 | 6,430 | -13% | 57 → 73 |
| Vickie | 6,248 | 5,420 | -13% | 75 → 90 |
| Cheryl | 24,118 | 20,949 | -13% | 13 → 18 |
| Debora | 2,248 | 1,963 | -13% | 167 → 184 |
| Marilyn | 4,948 | 4,343 | -12% | 96 → 109 |
| Debra | 35,524 | 31,387 | -12% | 6 → 7 |