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Most popular baby names in the US, 1959

The hundred most-given girls' and boys' names in America in 1959, straight from Social Security card applications. Mary and Michael led the year.

Girls

	Name	Births
1	Mary	54,502
2	Susan	41,617
3	Linda	40,410
4	Karen	36,784
5	Donna	36,468
6	Patricia	35,223
7	Debra	31,388
8	Cynthia	30,186
9	Deborah	29,546
10	Lisa	25,699
11	Barbara	25,359
12	Pamela	24,714
13	Sandra	23,359
14	Nancy	23,079
15	Kathy	21,814
16	Brenda	21,424
17	Sharon	21,292
18	Cheryl	20,947
19	Diane	19,972
20	Debbie	19,540
21	Elizabeth	18,421
22	Carol	18,140
23	Kathleen	17,629
24	Teresa	17,400
25	Cindy	16,973
26	Julie	16,211
27	Lori	15,032
28	Janet	14,964
29	Denise	14,662
30	Laura	14,528
31	Tammy	13,707
32	Robin	12,854
33	Kimberly	12,790
34	Theresa	11,656
35	Kim	11,594
36	Margaret	11,577
37	Janice	10,489
38	Rebecca	10,475
39	Cathy	10,408
40	Catherine	10,025
41	Judy	9,884
42	Carolyn	9,727
43	Christine	9,471
44	Ann	8,918
45	Rhonda	8,861
46	Terri	8,783
47	Michelle	8,776
48	Connie	8,655
49	Diana	8,637
50	Joyce	8,520
51	Paula	8,059
52	Sheila	7,984
53	Tina	7,919
54	Dawn	7,898
55	Beverly	7,796
56	Laurie	7,535
57	Peggy	7,416
58	Sherry	7,341
59	Betty	7,313
60	Valerie	7,302
61	Shirley	7,284
62	Maria	7,249
63	Lynn	7,058
64	Annette	6,919
65	Wanda	6,907
66	Darlene	6,876
67	Jane	6,864
68	Angela	6,772
69	Kathryn	6,746
70	Judith	6,566
71	Bonnie	6,456
72	Martha	6,439
73	Vicki	6,430
74	Kelly	6,380
75	Gail	6,344
76	Joan	6,337
77	Jean	6,233
78	Jennifer	6,233
79	Katherine	6,139
80	Beth	6,069
81	Gloria	5,924
82	Anne	5,745
83	Wendy	5,712
84	Leslie	5,652
85	Amy	5,580
86	Jill	5,554
87	Anita	5,474
88	Rose	5,446
89	Michele	5,445
90	Vickie	5,419
91	Ellen	5,396
92	Joanne	5,347
93	Virginia	5,256
94	Dorothy	5,231
95	Terry	5,215
96	Suzanne	5,161
97	Ruth	5,057
98	Rita	4,952
99	Anna	4,878
100	Renee	4,845

Boys

	Name	Births
1	Michael	85,294
2	David	83,977
3	James	78,648
4	John	76,446
5	Robert	74,542
6	Mark	56,945
7	William	51,386
8	Richard	47,202
9	Thomas	40,296
10	Steven	33,597
11	Charles	30,797
12	Timothy	30,783
13	Joseph	29,539
14	Kevin	26,790
15	Kenneth	26,640
16	Jeffrey	26,281
17	Paul	25,712
18	Daniel	25,155
19	Donald	23,876
20	Gary	23,303
21	Ronald	23,114
22	Brian	20,737
23	Gregory	19,889
24	Scott	19,765
25	Larry	18,434
26	Anthony	17,972
27	Edward	16,914
28	Stephen	16,504
29	Dennis	16,043
30	Douglas	15,290
31	Randy	15,042
32	George	15,012
33	Terry	14,545
34	Ricky	13,226
35	Christopher	12,915
36	Jerry	12,324
37	Mike	11,995
38	Bruce	11,914
39	Keith	11,758
40	Peter	11,289
41	Steve	11,068
42	Frank	10,942
43	Patrick	10,556
44	Craig	9,933
45	Raymond	9,796
46	Eric	9,726
47	Roger	8,794
48	Danny	8,727
49	Dale	8,343
50	Alan	8,151
51	Wayne	7,878
52	Jeff	7,730
53	Tony	7,564
54	Carl	7,501
55	Jeffery	7,487
56	Russell	7,480
57	Joe	7,389
58	Andrew	7,089
59	Randall	7,059
60	Tim	6,826
61	Gerald	6,636
62	Lawrence	6,601
63	Matthew	6,542
64	Johnny	6,311
65	Billy	6,308
66	Walter	6,128
67	Rodney	5,917
68	Philip	5,862
69	Jimmy	5,830
70	Jim	5,688
71	Bobby	5,677
72	Chris	5,676
73	Barry	5,601
74	Phillip	5,597
75	Curtis	5,536
76	Arthur	5,474
77	Ronnie	5,474
78	Willie	5,374
79	Martin	5,353
80	Glenn	5,352
81	Roy	5,183
82	Tom	5,068
83	Henry	5,061
84	Ralph	5,048
85	Jack	5,015
86	Samuel	4,953
87	Harold	4,943
88	Jay	4,940
89	Rick	4,936
90	Darrell	4,647
91	Greg	4,635
92	Albert	4,605
93	Bill	4,596
94	Bryan	4,488
95	Dean	4,425
96	Micheal	4,369
97	Allen	4,366
98	Stanley	4,343
99	Todd	4,332
100	Louis	4,311

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Source: US Social Security Administration national data, 2025 release.