Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1959
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1958.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1958 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,294 | 0 |
| 2 | David | 83,977 | 0 |
| 3 | James | 78,648 | 0 |
| 4 | John | 76,446 | +1 |
| 5 | Robert | 74,542 | -1 |
| 6 | Mark | 56,945 | +1 |
| 7 | William | 51,386 | -1 |
| 8 | Richard | 47,202 | 0 |
| 9 | Thomas | 40,296 | 0 |
| 10 | Steven | 33,597 | 0 |
| 11 | Charles | 30,797 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 30 | Douglas | 15,290 | 0 |
| 31 | Randy | 15,042 | +1 |
| 32 | George | 15,012 | -1 |
| 33 | Terry | 14,545 | 0 |
| 34 | Ricky | 13,226 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 76 | Ronnie | 5,474 | -10 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.