Names by year · United States
The names of 1959
In 1959, the SSA recorded 4,157,980 babies with names given at least five times. Mary was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary1 in 37 | 54,502 | #125 |
| 2 | Susan1 in 49 | 41,617 | #1,091 |
| 3 | Linda1 in 50 | 40,410 | #902 |
| 4 | Karen1 in 55 | 36,784 | #1,281 |
| 5 | Donna1 in 55 | 36,468 | #1,965 |
| 6 | Patricia1 in 57 | 35,223 | #1,336 |
| 7 | Debra1 in 64 | 31,388 | #4,478 |
| 8 | Cynthia1 in 67 | 30,186 | #1,014 |
| 9 | Deborah1 in 68 | 29,546 | #864 |
| 10 | Lisa1 in 79 | 25,699 | #991 |
| 11 | Barbara1 in 80 | 25,359 | #968 |
| 12 | Pamela1 in 82 | 24,714 | #2,251 |
| 13 | Sandra1 in 87 | 23,359 | #1,210 |
| 14 | Nancy1 in 88 | 23,079 | #967 |
| 15 | Kathy1 in 93 | 21,814 | #3,274 |
| 16 | Brenda1 in 94 | 21,424 | #1,527 |
| 17 | Sharon1 in 95 | 21,292 | #1,256 |
| 18 | Cheryl1 in 97 | 20,947 | #4,376 |
| 19 | Diane1 in 101 | 19,972 | #2,620 |
| 20 | Debbie1 in 104 | 19,540 | #5,284 |
| 21 | Elizabeth1 in 110 | 18,421 | #17 |
| 22 | Carol1 in 112 | 18,140 | #2,242 |
| 23 | Kathleen1 in 115 | 17,629 | #1,156 |
| 24 | Teresa1 in 116 | 17,400 | #911 |
| 25 | Cindy1 in 119 | 16,973 | #1,929 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 25 | 85,294 | #21 |
| 2 | David1 in 25 | 83,977 | #35 |
| 3 | James1 in 27 | 78,648 | #6 |
| 4 | John1 in 28 | 76,446 | #23 |
| 5 | Robert1 in 29 | 74,542 | #92 |
| 6 | Mark1 in 37 | 56,945 | #245 |
| 7 | William1 in 42 | 51,386 | #9 |
| 8 | Richard1 in 45 | 47,202 | #234 |
| 9 | Thomas1 in 53 | 40,296 | #34 |
| 10 | Steven1 in 64 | 33,597 | #271 |
| 11 | Charles1 in 69 | 30,797 | #48 |
| 12 | Timothy1 in 69 | 30,783 | #203 |
| 13 | Joseph1 in 72 | 29,539 | #29 |
| 14 | Kevin1 in 80 | 26,790 | #221 |
| 15 | Kenneth1 in 80 | 26,640 | #294 |
| 16 | Jeffrey1 in 81 | 26,281 | #552 |
| 17 | Paul1 in 83 | 25,712 | #262 |
| 18 | Daniel1 in 85 | 25,155 | #22 |
| 19 | Donald1 in 89 | 23,876 | #690 |
| 20 | Gary1 in 92 | 23,303 | #1,073 |
| 21 | Ronald1 in 92 | 23,114 | #638 |
| 22 | Brian1 in 103 | 20,737 | #339 |
| 23 | Gregory1 in 107 | 19,889 | #593 |
| 24 | Scott1 in 108 | 19,765 | #534 |
| 25 | Larry1 in 116 | 18,434 | #1,085 |
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