Most Popular Baby Names of 1959
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Mary | 0 |
| 2 | David | 0 | 2 | Susan | 0 |
| 3 | James | 0 | 3 | Linda | 0 |
| 4 | John | +1 | 4 | Karen | 0 |
| 5 | Robert | -1 | 5 | Donna | +5 |
| 6 | Mark | +1 | 6 | Patricia | -1 |
| 7 | William | -1 | 7 | Debra | -1 |
| 8 | Richard | 0 | 8 | Cynthia | 0 |
| 9 | Thomas | 0 | 9 | Deborah | -2 |
| 10 | Steven | 0 | 10 | Lisa | +9 |
| 11 | Charles | 0 | 11 | Barbara | -2 |
| 12 | Timothy | +1 | 12 | Pamela | -1 |
| 13 | Joseph | -1 | 13 | Sandra | +2 |
| 14 | Kevin | +6 | 14 | Nancy | -2 |
| 15 | Kenneth | -1 | 15 | Kathy | -1 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | +5 | 16 | Brenda | 0 |
| 17 | Paul | -2 | 17 | Sharon | 0 |
| 18 | Daniel | -2 | 18 | Cheryl | -5 |
| 19 | Donald | -1 | 19 | Diane | -1 |
| 20 | Gary | -3 | 20 | Debbie | +4 |
| 21 | Ronald | -2 | 21 | Elizabeth | +1 |
| 22 | Brian | +2 | 22 | Carol | -2 |
| 23 | Gregory | 0 | 23 | Kathleen | -2 |
| 24 | Scott | +1 | 24 | Teresa | +2 |
| 25 | Larry | -3 | 25 | Cindy | 0 |
| 26 | Anthony | +1 | 26 | Julie | -3 |
| 27 | Edward | +1 | 27 | Lori | +3 |
| 28 | Stephen | -2 | 28 | Janet | 0 |
| 29 | Dennis | 0 | 29 | Denise | -2 |
| 30 | Douglas | 0 | 30 | Laura | -1 |
| 31 | Randy | +1 | 31 | Tammy | +13 |
| 32 | George | -1 | 32 | Robin | 0 |
| 33 | Terry | 0 | 33 | Kimberly | +6 |
| 34 | Ricky | 0 | 34 | Theresa | -1 |
| 35 | Christopher | +4 | 35 | Kim | +5 |
| 36 | Jerry | -1 | 36 | Margaret | -5 |
| 37 | Mike | +3 | 37 | Janice | -2 |
| 38 | Bruce | -2 | 38 | Rebecca | +3 |
| 39 | Keith | -2 | 39 | Cathy | -5 |
| 40 | Peter | +1 | 40 | Catherine | -2 |
| 41 | Steve | +3 | 41 | Judy | -5 |
| 42 | Frank | -4 | 42 | Carolyn | -5 |
| 43 | Patrick | -1 | 43 | Christine | 0 |
| 44 | Craig | +9 | 44 | Ann | +3 |
| 45 | Raymond | -2 | 45 | Rhonda | +3 |
| 46 | Eric | +4 | 46 | Terri | +5 |
| 47 | Roger | 0 | 47 | Michelle | +9 |
| 48 | Danny | -3 | 48 | Connie | +2 |
| 49 | Dale | -3 | 49 | Diana | -4 |
| 50 | Alan | -1 | 50 | Joyce | -4 |
| 51 | Wayne | -3 | 51 | Paula | +2 |
| 52 | Jeff | +15 | 52 | Sheila | +7 |
| 53 | Tony | +4 | 53 | Tina | +18 |
| 54 | Carl | -3 | 54 | Dawn | +30 |
| 55 | Russell | -1 | 55 | Beverly | 0 |
| 56 | Jeffery | +3 | 56 | Laurie | +14 |
| 57 | Joe | -1 | 57 | Peggy | -15 |
| 58 | Andrew | -3 | 58 | Sherry | +9 |
| 59 | Randall | +4 | 59 | Betty | -5 |
| 60 | Tim | +14 | 60 | Valerie | +4 |
| 61 | Gerald | -3 | 61 | Shirley | -9 |
| 62 | Lawrence | -10 | 62 | Maria | +4 |
| 63 | Matthew | -3 | 63 | Lynn | -3 |
| 64 | Johnny | -3 | 64 | Annette | +12 |
| 65 | Billy | -1 | 65 | Wanda | 0 |
| 66 | Walter | -4 | 66 | Jane | -5 |
| 67 | Rodney | -2 | 67 | Darlene | -18 |
| 68 | Philip | 0 | 68 | Angela | +15 |
| 69 | Jimmy | +4 | 69 | Kathryn | -11 |
| 70 | Jim | +17 | 70 | Judith | -8 |
| 71 | Bobby | -2 | 71 | Bonnie | -8 |
| 72 | Chris | +21 | 72 | Martha | -3 |
| 73 | Barry | +6 | 73 | Vicki | -16 |
| 74 | Phillip | +7 | 74 | Kelly | +34 |
| 75 | Curtis | +7 | 75 | Gail | -3 |
| 76 | Arthur | -4 | 76 | Joan | -8 |
| 77 | Ronnie | -11 | 77 | Jean | -4 |
| 78 | Willie | -8 | 78 | Jennifer | +3 |
| 79 | Glenn | -2 | 79 | Katherine | -5 |
| 80 | Martin | -9 | 80 | Beth | +15 |
| 81 | Roy | -6 | 81 | Gloria | -4 |
| 82 | Tom | +14 | 82 | Anne | +5 |
| 83 | Henry | 0 | 83 | Wendy | +24 |
| 84 | Ralph | -6 | 84 | Leslie | -5 |
| 85 | Jack | -5 | 85 | Amy | +12 |
| 86 | Samuel | -1 | 86 | Jill | +12 |
| 87 | Jay | -1 | 87 | Anita | -5 |
| 88 | Harold | -4 | 88 | Michele | +4 |
| 89 | Rick | -13 | 89 | Rose | -11 |
| 90 | Greg | +15 | 90 | Vickie | -15 |
| 91 | Darrell | -1 | 91 | Ellen | +2 |
| 92 | Bill | +7 | 92 | Joanne | -12 |
| 93 | Albert | -4 | 93 | Virginia | -8 |
| 94 | Bryan | +7 | 94 | Dorothy | -8 |
| 95 | Dean | +2 | 95 | Terry | -6 |
| 96 | Allen | -4 | 96 | Suzanne | +8 |
| 97 | Micheal | -6 | 97 | Ruth | -7 |
| 98 | Todd | +18 | 98 | Rita | -10 |
| 99 | Stanley | -11 | 99 | Anna | +4 |
| 100 | Louis | -6 | 100 | Renee | +5 |