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The 100 most-chosen girl and boy names in the US in 1959, from official Social Security birth records. Every name links to its full history and popularity chart. See also the whole 1950s. Then see which names rose and fell after 1959 and what is climbing now.

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The 1959 lists

Girls100

  1. 1Mary54,502
  2. 2Susan41,617
  3. 3Linda40,410
  4. 4Karen36,784
  5. 5Donna36,468
  6. 6Patricia35,223
  7. 7Debra31,388
  8. 8Cynthia30,186
  9. 9Deborah29,546
  10. 10Lisa25,699
  11. 11Barbara25,359
  12. 12Pamela24,714
  13. 13Sandra23,359
  14. 14Nancy23,079
  15. 15Kathy21,814
  16. 16Brenda21,424
  17. 17Sharon21,292
  18. 18Cheryl20,947
  19. 19Diane19,972
  20. 20Debbie19,540
  21. 21Elizabeth18,421
  22. 22Carol18,140
  23. 23Kathleen17,629
  24. 24Teresa17,400
  25. 25Cindy16,973
  26. 26Julie16,211
  27. 27Lori15,032
  28. 28Janet14,964
  29. 29Denise14,662
  30. 30Laura14,528
  31. 31Tammy13,707
  32. 32Robin12,854
  33. 33Kimberly12,790
  34. 34Theresa11,656
  35. 35Kim11,594
  36. 36Margaret11,577
  37. 37Janice10,489
  38. 38Rebecca10,475
  39. 39Cathy10,408
  40. 40Catherine10,025
  41. 41Judy9,884
  42. 42Carolyn9,727
  43. 43Christine9,471
  44. 44Ann8,918
  45. 45Rhonda8,861
  46. 46Terri8,783
  47. 47Michelle8,776
  48. 48Connie8,655
  49. 49Diana8,637
  50. 50Joyce8,520
  51. 51Paula8,059
  52. 52Sheila7,984
  53. 53Tina7,919
  54. 54Dawn7,898
  55. 55Beverly7,796
  56. 56Laurie7,535
  57. 57Peggy7,416
  58. 58Sherry7,341
  59. 59Betty7,313
  60. 60Valerie7,302
  61. 61Shirley7,284
  62. 62Maria7,249
  63. 63Lynn7,058
  64. 64Annette6,919
  65. 65Wanda6,907
  66. 66Darlene6,876
  67. 67Jane6,864
  68. 68Angela6,772
  69. 69Kathryn6,746
  70. 70Judith6,566
  71. 71Bonnie6,456
  72. 72Martha6,439
  73. 73Vicki6,430
  74. 74Kelly6,380
  75. 75Gail6,344
  76. 76Joan6,337
  77. 77Jean6,233
  78. 78Jennifer6,233
  79. 79Katherine6,139
  80. 80Beth6,069
  81. 81Gloria5,924
  82. 82Anne5,745
  83. 83Wendy5,712
  84. 84Leslie5,652
  85. 85Amy5,580
  86. 86Jill5,554
  87. 87Anita5,474
  88. 88Rose5,446
  89. 89Michele5,445
  90. 90Vickie5,419
  91. 91Ellen5,396
  92. 92Joanne5,347
  93. 93Virginia5,256
  94. 94Dorothy5,231
  95. 95Terry5,215
  96. 96Suzanne5,161
  97. 97Ruth5,057
  98. 98Rita4,952
  99. 99Anna4,878
  100. 100Renee4,845

US babies given each name in 1959.

Boys100

  1. 1Michael85,294
  2. 2David83,977
  3. 3James78,648
  4. 4John76,446
  5. 5Robert74,542
  6. 6Mark56,945
  7. 7William51,386
  8. 8Richard47,202
  9. 9Thomas40,296
  10. 10Steven33,597
  11. 11Charles30,797
  12. 12Timothy30,783
  13. 13Joseph29,539
  14. 14Kevin26,790
  15. 15Kenneth26,640
  16. 16Jeffrey26,281
  17. 17Paul25,712
  18. 18Daniel25,155
  19. 19Donald23,876
  20. 20Gary23,303
  21. 21Ronald23,114
  22. 22Brian20,737
  23. 23Gregory19,889
  24. 24Scott19,765
  25. 25Larry18,434
  26. 26Anthony17,972
  27. 27Edward16,914
  28. 28Stephen16,504
  29. 29Dennis16,043
  30. 30Douglas15,290
  31. 31Randy15,042
  32. 32George15,012
  33. 33Terry14,545
  34. 34Ricky13,226
  35. 35Christopher12,915
  36. 36Jerry12,324
  37. 37Mike11,995
  38. 38Bruce11,914
  39. 39Keith11,758
  40. 40Peter11,289
  41. 41Steve11,068
  42. 42Frank10,942
  43. 43Patrick10,556
  44. 44Craig9,933
  45. 45Raymond9,796
  46. 46Eric9,726
  47. 47Roger8,794
  48. 48Danny8,727
  49. 49Dale8,343
  50. 50Alan8,151
  51. 51Wayne7,878
  52. 52Jeff7,730
  53. 53Tony7,564
  54. 54Carl7,501
  55. 55Jeffery7,487
  56. 56Russell7,480
  57. 57Joe7,389
  58. 58Andrew7,089
  59. 59Randall7,059
  60. 60Tim6,826
  61. 61Gerald6,636
  62. 62Lawrence6,601
  63. 63Matthew6,542
  64. 64Johnny6,311
  65. 65Billy6,308
  66. 66Walter6,128
  67. 67Rodney5,917
  68. 68Philip5,862
  69. 69Jimmy5,830
  70. 70Jim5,688
  71. 71Bobby5,677
  72. 72Chris5,676
  73. 73Barry5,601
  74. 74Phillip5,597
  75. 75Curtis5,536
  76. 76Arthur5,474
  77. 77Ronnie5,474
  78. 78Willie5,374
  79. 79Martin5,353
  80. 80Glenn5,352
  81. 81Roy5,183
  82. 82Tom5,068
  83. 83Henry5,061
  84. 84Ralph5,048
  85. 85Jack5,015
  86. 86Samuel4,953
  87. 87Harold4,943
  88. 88Jay4,940
  89. 89Rick4,936
  90. 90Darrell4,647
  91. 91Greg4,635
  92. 92Albert4,605
  93. 93Bill4,596
  94. 94Bryan4,488
  95. 95Dean4,425
  96. 96Micheal4,369
  97. 97Allen4,366
  98. 98Stanley4,343
  99. 99Todd4,332
  100. 100Louis4,311

US babies given each name in 1959.

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What was the most popular girl name in 1959?
Mary was the #1 girl name in the US in 1959, given to 54,502 babies.
What was the most popular boy name in 1959?
Michael was the #1 boy name in the US in 1959, given to 85,294 babies.

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