Top 100 baby names in the United States in 1959
See the most popular baby names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1958.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,579 | 0 |
| 2 | David | 84,212 | 0 |
| 3 | James | 78,942 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 76,675 | +1 |
| 5 | Robert | 74,777 | -1 |
| 6 | Mark | 57,075 | +2 |
| 7 | Mary | 54,671 | -1 |
| 8 | William | 51,541 | -1 |
| 9 | Richard | 47,332 | 0 |
| 10 | Susan | 41,704 | 0 |
| 11 | Linda | 40,531 | +1 |
| 12 | Thomas | 40,423 | -1 |
| 13 | Karen | 36,864 | 0 |
| 14 | Donna | 36,539 | +9 |
| 15 | Patricia | 35,310 | -1 |
| 16 | Steven | 33,693 | 0 |
| 17 | Debra | 31,455 | -2 |
| 18 | Charles | 30,947 | 0 |
| 19 | Timothy | 30,862 | +2 |
| 20 | Cynthia | 30,251 | -1 |
| 21 | Joseph | 29,631 | -1 |
| 22 | Deborah | 29,615 | -5 |
| 23 | Kevin | 26,889 | +9 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 26,750 | 0 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 26,341 | +8 |
| 26 | Paul | 25,787 | -1 |
| 27 | Lisa | 25,758 | +14 |
| 28 | Barbara | 25,427 | -6 |
| 29 | Daniel | 25,230 | -3 |
| 30 | Pamela | 24,752 | -2 |
| 31 | Donald | 23,964 | -2 |
| 32 | Sandra | 23,414 | +4 |
| 33 | Gary | 23,378 | -6 |
| 34 | Ronald | 23,203 | -4 |
| 35 | Nancy | 23,133 | -4 |
| 36 | Kathy | 21,853 | -1 |
| 37 | Brenda | 21,477 | 0 |
| 38 | Sharon | 21,341 | 0 |
| 39 | Cheryl | 20,987 | -5 |
| 40 | Brian | 20,776 | +5 |
| 41 | Diane | 20,023 | -2 |
| 42 | Gregory | 19,950 | +1 |
| 43 | Scott | 19,804 | +4 |
| 44 | Terry | 19,760 | -4 |
| 45 | Debbie | 19,588 | +6 |
| 46 | Larry | 18,520 | -4 |
| 47 | Elizabeth | 18,469 | +1 |
| 48 | Carol | 18,216 | -4 |
| 49 | Anthony | 18,054 | +3 |
| 50 | Kathleen | 17,677 | -4 |
| 51 | Teresa | 17,439 | +7 |
| 52 | Cindy | 17,006 | +2 |
| 53 | Edward | 16,977 | 0 |
| 54 | Stephen | 16,532 | -4 |
| 55 | Julie | 16,238 | -6 |
| 56 | Dennis | 16,103 | -1 |
| 57 | Douglas | 15,343 | -1 |
| 58 | Randy | 15,229 | +1 |
| 59 | George | 15,117 | -2 |
| 60 | Lori | 15,061 | +5 |
| 61 | Janet | 14,993 | 0 |
| 62 | Denise | 14,715 | -2 |
| 63 | Laura | 14,561 | -1 |
| 64 | Robin | 14,381 | +2 |
| 65 | Tammy | 13,765 | +23 |
| 66 | Ricky | 13,308 | -3 |
| 67 | Christopher | 12,956 | +6 |
| 68 | Kimberly | 12,900 | +9 |
| 69 | Kim | 12,699 | 0 |
| 70 | Jerry | 12,516 | -6 |
| 71 | Mike | 12,021 | +8 |
| 72 | Bruce | 11,951 | -5 |
| 73 | Keith | 11,806 | -3 |
| 74 | Theresa | 11,686 | -3 |
| 75 | Margaret | 11,601 | -7 |
| 76 | Peter | 11,316 | +5 |
| 77 | Steve | 11,095 | +8 |
| 78 | Frank | 10,991 | -6 |
| 79 | Patrick | 10,595 | +4 |
| 80 | Janice | 10,516 | -5 |
| 81 | Rebecca | 10,495 | +1 |
| 82 | Cathy | 10,431 | -8 |
| 83 | Catherine | 10,045 | -3 |
| 84 | Craig | 9,961 | +30 |
| 85 | Judy | 9,909 | -9 |
| 86 | Raymond | 9,841 | -2 |
| 87 | Eric | 9,761 | +15 |
| 88 | Carolyn | 9,760 | -10 |
| 89 | Christine | 9,496 | -3 |
| 90 | Ann | 8,931 | +3 |
| 91 | Rhonda | 8,882 | +5 |
| 92 | Dale | 8,872 | -2 |
| 93 | Roger | 8,823 | +1 |
| 94 | Kelly | 8,818 | +36 |
| 95 | Terri | 8,810 | +6 |
| 96 | Michelle | 8,793 | +14 |
| 97 | Danny | 8,769 | -5 |
| 98 | Connie | 8,746 | -1 |
| 99 | Diana | 8,658 | -10 |
| 100 | Joyce | 8,551 | -9 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.