Top Baby Names of 1959
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1959, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1959)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 85,291 |
| 2 | David | 83,967 |
| 3 | James | 78,644 |
| 4 | John | 76,445 |
| 5 | Robert | 74,542 |
| 6 | Mark | 56,946 |
| 7 | William | 51,385 |
| 8 | Richard | 47,204 |
| 9 | Thomas | 40,291 |
| 10 | Steven | 33,595 |
| 11 | Charles | 30,796 |
| 12 | Timothy | 30,784 |
| 13 | Joseph | 29,537 |
| 14 | Kevin | 26,794 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 26,641 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 26,280 |
| 17 | Paul | 25,709 |
| 18 | Daniel | 25,156 |
| 19 | Donald | 23,877 |
| 20 | Gary | 23,301 |
| 21 | Ronald | 23,122 |
| 22 | Brian | 20,735 |
| 23 | Gregory | 19,885 |
| 24 | Scott | 19,765 |
| 25 | Larry | 18,432 |
| 26 | Anthony | 17,975 |
| 27 | Edward | 16,916 |
| 28 | Stephen | 16,505 |
| 29 | Dennis | 16,042 |
| 30 | Douglas | 15,287 |
| 31 | Randy | 15,041 |
| 32 | George | 15,010 |
| 33 | Terry | 14,546 |
| 34 | Ricky | 13,227 |
| 35 | Christopher | 12,916 |
| 36 | Jerry | 12,326 |
| 37 | Mike | 11,997 |
| 38 | Bruce | 11,912 |
| 39 | Keith | 11,759 |
| 40 | Peter | 11,290 |
| 41 | Steve | 11,067 |
| 42 | Frank | 10,941 |
| 43 | Patrick | 10,557 |
| 44 | Craig | 9,932 |
| 45 | Raymond | 9,798 |
| 46 | Eric | 9,729 |
| 47 | Roger | 8,794 |
| 48 | Danny | 8,728 |
| 49 | Dale | 8,343 |
| 50 | Alan | 8,152 |
| 51 | Wayne | 7,878 |
| 52 | Jeff | 7,730 |
| 53 | Tony | 7,565 |
| 54 | Carl | 7,504 |
| 55 | Jeffery | 7,489 |
| 56 | Russell | 7,480 |
| 57 | Joe | 7,388 |
| 58 | Andrew | 7,089 |
| 59 | Randall | 7,060 |
| 60 | Tim | 6,828 |
| 61 | Gerald | 6,635 |
| 62 | Lawrence | 6,600 |
| 63 | Matthew | 6,544 |
| 64 | Johnny | 6,308 |
| 65 | Billy | 6,307 |
| 66 | Walter | 6,129 |
| 67 | Rodney | 5,915 |
| 68 | Philip | 5,862 |
| 69 | Jimmy | 5,829 |
| 70 | Jim | 5,687 |
| 71 | Chris | 5,678 |
| 72 | Bobby | 5,676 |
| 73 | Barry | 5,602 |
| 74 | Phillip | 5,597 |
| 75 | Curtis | 5,534 |
| 76 | Arthur | 5,474 |
| 77 | Ronnie | 5,474 |
| 78 | Willie | 5,375 |
| 79 | Glenn | 5,351 |
| 80 | Martin | 5,351 |
| 81 | Roy | 5,183 |
| 82 | Tom | 5,068 |
| 83 | Henry | 5,063 |
| 84 | Ralph | 5,051 |
| 85 | Jack | 5,016 |
| 86 | Samuel | 4,953 |
| 87 | Harold | 4,944 |
| 88 | Jay | 4,940 |
| 89 | Rick | 4,936 |
| 90 | Darrell | 4,647 |
| 91 | Greg | 4,637 |
| 92 | Albert | 4,607 |
| 93 | Bill | 4,597 |
| 94 | Bryan | 4,489 |
| 95 | Dean | 4,426 |
| 96 | Micheal | 4,371 |
| 97 | Allen | 4,367 |
| 98 | Stanley | 4,343 |
| 99 | Todd | 4,332 |
| 100 | Louis | 4,313 |